Wraithblade

The Wraithblade Saga, Book 1

By: S.M. Boyce

Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell

Connor Magnuson is going to conquer Death itself.

A penniless drifter, Connor has survived the last eight years alone in a cursed woodland teeming with monsters that eat grown men whole. Shunned, forgotten, and with nowhere else to go, he looks death in the eye every night and draws his sword to face it. The forest, after all, burned the fear out of him long ago.

Still, it hasn't hardened the last shreds of his heart quite yet. When Connor hears a mysterious girl scream in the middle of nowhere, he ends up in a brutal battle that nearly costs him his life. His bravery does not go unrewarded, and in the aftermath of the fight, he finds himself bonded to the most infamous enchantment the world has ever seen: the Wraith King. The undead abomination grants him godlike power, but legendary magic always comes with a cost. Even as his fellow outcasts flock to him for help, Connor is branded as an outlaw. Kings and lords alike know where the wraith has gone, and they'll slit his throat to take it from him. To them, a peasant like Connor is unworthy. He's a mistake to be corrected, and nothing more.

But Connor is no ordinary man, and he'll drag those hunters to hell with him if that's what it takes to protect what is his.

©2020 S. M. Boyce (P)2021 Tantor

Needs some work.

The story itself is ok but the author uses a lot of words to convey simple ideas. Some outcomes are so obvious that it's hard to listen too. The characters are likable but the depth and development are lacking. I love long books but this could have had 4 hrs cut and it would not have changed a thing.

a review

The story was interesting but at times I found it hard to stay focused with the narrator. best way I can put it, he read the boring going through the motion parts like it should be interesting and I found that distracting. Definitely was trying to hard.

The Wraith Blade (book 1)

This was the most exciting performance I’ve ever heard! Never a dull moment and it seemed when there were parts of the story where I would compare what I would do for a situation, so did the character. Conner was amazing as a leader. ‘The leader who lead without any intentions” sums it up perfectly. Got to say, ’m impressed. The only down fall of the whole story was Zander lived. Getting book two now.

I enjoyed it

I liked the narrators voice. Was not a big fan of his female voices though. Nothing you can really do about that. The story was good. I do wish the chapters blended a little better besides just switching between characters.

Decent listen if you can get past the voice narration

I mostly enjoyed the book despite the voices the narrator used for secondary characters (male characters sounded like bad Sean Connery meets drunk & boisterous pirate with a pinch of Cartman, and the females sounded like Roz from Monster's Inc with a bad Russian accent). Some of the fight scenes went on too long, but otherwise it was a decent listen.