Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir

By: Sam Farren

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The first book in the Dragonoak trilogy, The Complete History of Kastelir—

After being exiled to the farmland around her village, Rowan Northwood takes the only chance at freedom she might ever get: she runs away with a passing Knight and doesn't look back. The woman cares nothing for Rowan's company, yet she’s the first person who isn’t repulsed by the powers that burn within her.

Rowan soon learns that the scope of their journey is more than a desperate grasp at adventure. She breaks away from the weighty judgement of her village and has no choice but to abandon her kingdom altogether. Sir Ightham's past takes them to Kastelir, a young country draped in the shadow of its long-dead queen: a woman who was all tusks and claws and great, spiralling horns. Hiding her necromancy is no longer Rowan's greatest challenge, and what hounds them across Kingdoms and through mountains is already fifteen-hundred years in the making.

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The Complete History of Kastelir is the first book in a trilogy, following a necromancer, an exiled knight, and a pane. From knights to dragons, necromancy guides the story in this slow-paced, character-driven novel, with plenty of lesbian romance throughout. All three books in the trilogy are now available: The Complete History of Kastelir, The Sky Beneath the Sun, and Gall and Wormwood.

Not digging the AI narrator. Recommend just reading for yourself.

The story is good. Liked the characters and overall, enjoyed the book. But that narration! Super distracting! Same “voice” for all the characters, no or incorrect inflection making it confusing as to who is saying what and the normal pauses and tone changes in speech were not there or not where they were supposed to be. The book is worth a read, just do the reading yourself.

Great story

I don’t care for virtual voice, but this is probably the best version of virtual voice I’ve heard. It helps that the story is AMAZING!! Definitely on to the next in the series.