Empire of Bones

Ashtown Burials #3

By: N. D. Wilson

Narrated by: Thomas Vincent Kelly

Fans of both Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones will be captivated by the lost civilizations, ancient secrets, and buried treasure found in the third book of the Ashtown Burials series, an action-packed adventure by N. D. Wilson, the author of Leepike Ridge and the 100 Cupboards trilogy.

Cyrus and Antigone Smith have thwarted Dr. Phoenix's plans—for the moment. And they've uncovered a new threat from the transmortals and managed to escape with their lives. Their next adventure will take them deep into the caves below Ashtown, where they will look for help from those imprisoned in one of Ashtown's oldest tombs.

©2013 N. D. Wilson (P)2013 Random House

I really enjoyed these books

This series fills a need for fun, well-written fiction with a thoughtful message which is sure to appeal to modern audiences. It is better than most authors who write in the fantasy/ science fiction genres. This is the only modern fiction series I have listened to or read which comes close to the kind of insights with which Lewis and Tolkien sought to write. Wilson’s fiction is not quite that deep, but he does deliver a story that satisfies both our sense of adventure and our hunger for something deeper.

This book was released in 2013. Isn’t it time to write another to tie up some loose ends, Mr. Wilson?

GREAT BOOK

Can’t wait for the next one!!! Eager to see what will happen to Phoenix and all the loose ends tied up.

Great, but could use more tests for son-singing

I love ND Wilson's work --especially his reverence for family. I love that belief in the redemption of mankind and the presence of a benevolent Creator Is the warp of his tales. In this series he makes great use of his knowledge of history and mythology to create a vivid and intriguing cast of characters.

My only gripe is that the action is relentless. He has created such a rich world, but we are rarely allowed to bask in its riches. There are so many actions sequences! And the characters take a lot of physical punishment-- more than seems reasonable. I realize that the target audience is tween-aged boys. But I would have loved to have heard more backstories!

overall enjoyable though unusual story

excellent narrator. listened to whole series. really good character development but story itself was a little strange and somewhat disjointed. was a little disappointed in sudden end, seemed like left loose ends

The quality

Simply great and wholesome. Not your typical cheap fantasy for mass market. Author knows what he is doing. And yes, he is working on the next book.

worst narrator, ruins an excellent story

thankfully I am familiar with this fabulous series and was able to look beyond the terrible narration to enjoy the story being told. If you have made it this far, with such a mediocre, miserable narrator, you can understand how good this series is. I don't blame you if you had to return the book because the narrator's interpretations of characters were almost offensively stereotypical and fit the worst cliches you could think of when it comes to voice work. I was truly cringing throughout portions of the book and the other two because of how bad this narrator is. Speed it up a bit and it is better. Not good but better. Such a shame for an exciting story!

One of my favorite series

The story is written excellently. Entertainment that also encourages you live, and to live well. The narrator also does wonderful at the voices.

We need the end

The series is grate and tells an interesting and fascinating story. But this book had a very interesting ending. This ending had many lose ends such as, where did Phoenix go, where is Cyrus, what happened to Greaves.

This book was written long ago I think it is about time you wrote the next book

Excellent book!

This book and series is outstanding! The author did an excellent job creating the story and characters. I really enjoy N. D. Wilson's books!
Thomas Vincent Kelly did a great job reading this book and the previous two! I thoroughly enjoyed these books! Can't wait for the next in the series.

great book.

great job to all that had a part in making this book. this is the third book of three and all three so far have been great.