The Horde King of Shadow

Hordes of the Elthika, Book 1

By: Zoey Draven

Narrated by: Victoria Connolly, Sean Masters, June DeBorahae, Lia Langola, Gregory Salinas, Aaron Shedlock, Marcio Catalano, Jenna Sharpe, Sean Orlikowski

The fearsome creature came from across Drukkar’s Sea...and there was a rider on its back.

As a scholar in Dothik’s library, Klara has spent her life trying to understand the strange dreams that have plagued her since she was a child—visions of dragons and a world with no written record. Rejected by her royal bloodline after her mother’s death, Klara hides her chilling secret, knowing her rare magic could get her killed.

But when a dragon suddenly appears in Dothik, those dreams become a monstrous reality.

Sarkin Dirak’zar, king of the Sarrothian horde, cares only about finding heartstones—the dwindling power source for their revered dragons. Ice-cold and merciless, the last thing Sarkin wants is a wife, especially a weak and unwanted princess who likely won’t last one night on dragonback. Yet the key to acquiring heartstones lies in Klara’s visions, and so he gives her a cruel choice: marry him to save her people…or let Dothik burn.

Her first duty as queen? Claim a dragon of her own. What’s even more alarming is that unexpected desire begins to simmer with her beguiling but guarded husband...even though his barbed cage of a heart is only meant to keep her away.

©2024 Zoey Draven (P)2025 Zoey Draven

Perfect

The narrators were perfect! Loved the different narrators. The story was even better. I recommend this audiobook.

I keep saying Draven can’t possibly get any better…

…and I am soo wrong. I was so disappointed when she said she was done writing the Horde Kings of Dakar, that she would create a new series. Oh. My. Gawd. This is so good and Sean Masters will melt your soul with his buttery, deep voice. Possibly my new favorite male narrator. Narration is top notch and hearing Aaron Sherlock, who is the Voice of the Kings of Dakar was so warming. If you’re new to Zoey Draven you can’t go wrong, if you have her entire audio catalog like I do, well, you already know. 🖤🖤⚔️🖤🖤

I LOVE The Horde King of Shadow

I loved the Horde King Series and now I love The Horde King of Shadow, please write more about Sarkin Dirak’zar, king of the Sarrothian horde and his wife Klara. They need babies and a love interest for Klara's brother and juist more stories about everyone.I loved all of the characters. Thank you for the right mix of adventure and romace.

I loved the Horde King of Shadow!

First of all, everything that Zoey Draven writes is amazing! I’m so excited where this new series leads, this book was a great start. I really liked the FMC, she is one of my favorites of Draven’s characters. She was smart, brave and not bad at communication. The MMC was just the right amount of broody and sweet. I highly recommend this Audiobook, the narration was top notch and made the whole experience come to life.

Highly Recommend!

Big fan of Zoey Draven and her Horde King series. This is a great start to her Hordes of Elthika series, also set on the planet Dakkar. The narration was on point. Loved it! Highly recommended this book and the audio as well.