Crown of Vengeance

The Dragon Prophecy, Book 1

By: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

Narrated by: Kate Rudd, Christopher Lane

Crown of Vengeance begins a new epic fantasy saga from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory.

She is the unwanted spawn of a mad king and queen, her lands lost before her birth; her family - her very name - erased from history. Cursed by many, yet protected by an even greater curse.

She was born on a night of storm and terror, raised in protected concealment, then banished from the only home she had ever known - an ancient enemy's final stroke in a war begun centuries before.

Secret studies of hidden lore reveal the truth of the prophecy that heralded her coming. Dark dreams teach lessons of war and duty, of strategy and magecraft that she could not learn in a thousand lifetimes.

She does not have a thousand lifetimes. She has just one - and time is running out. For the prophecy spoke not just of her, but of a great Darkness that would destroy the elven kingdoms. A Darkness that is coming ever closer.

She is Vieliessar Farcarinon and she must save her people. Even if she must shatter custom and destroy the world she was born to rule.

©2012 Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Give it time...

The high fantasy elven language can be a bit much at first. Give yourself time, let the feel and emotion of the story take hold. This was a fantastic start to the prequel trilogy to the Obsidian Trilogy. Being thrust back into this world reminded me of how much I missed it.

Audio makes this book so much better!

I read this in print just after it came out. I enjoyed it, but the long, complex Elvish proper names frequently got in the way of the actual story for me. Listening to Kate's excellent performance allowed me to let the names just be names and the story to shine. Hopefully she will perform the sequel due out in October.

Brilliant!!!

I had always hoped this story would be told after I read the other books based in this world. It did not disappoint! Kate Rudds STUNNING performance complimented by the wonderful tones of Christopher Lane were on point perfect!!!

Great Book! When is #3 coming out?

I love this book and book 2. I'm not a huge fan of the female narrator but the book is good enough that I can tolerate her voice. I'm really hoping that book 3 in this series comes out eventually.

Wonderful story, set in a beautiful world

I grew up reading the other books in this world by Mercades Lackey and James Mallory. This book is a wonderful start to what I'm sure will be yet another masterful and beautiful story.