• The Cuckoo

  • By: Leo Carew
  • Narrated by: Matt Addis
  • Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (116 ratings)

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The Cuckoo

By: Leo Carew
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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Publisher's summary

Two fierce armies collide in the finale of the Under the Northern Sky trilogy, a thrilling and savagely visceral epic fantasy from Leo Carew, an author who "will remind readers of George R. R. Martin, David Gemmell, or . . . Joe Abercrombie." (Booklist)

Albion continues to be divided by revolt and bloodshed, as alliances collapse and are made anew.

Driven obsessively for glory, the upstart Bellamus and his exiled queen Aramilla are marshalling resistance and building a powerful army.

Returning to the Hindrunn, Keturah is forced to fend for herself, battling enemies on all sides just when she is most in need of a place of safety.

And all the while, the young Black Lord must deal not only with the aftermath of a great betrayal, but the cold shadow of the Kryptea, threatening to destroy everything he has fought for...

For more from Leo Carew, check out:

The Wolf

The Spider

The Cuckoo

©2022 Leo Carew (P)2022 Orbit

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Absolutely great!

I loved this trilogy, EPIC characters that are so captivating and deep, you will find yourself cheering for them and thinking about them after you put away the book. Series is dark and crazy emotional (at least for myself) fantasy that feels like a believable story. Great job. I didn't have so much fun in a long time. Fantastic book. Politics, epic scale battles, twists, adventure, breathing world of giants and creatures.. I feel like there is so much more to be pulled out of this world imagined by the author.. Crazy potential to continue... Maybe with another trilogy?.. Please! Lol

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First time I’m sad I finished a book

This book was so good that getting to the end of it was just devastating. All around an amazing book and I hope there is more to come. Now all I want to do is go back in time in this novel’s world and sword fight along side these heroes.

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Not even finished

Pure awesomeness! Just halfway finished. Don't want it to end. It's time for a TV show.

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Great book!

A wonderful story, a must read for anyone who likes fantasy. I wish there were more in the series!

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Amazing ending

Ending was great for this near perfect series. Highly recommend for anyone who likes ASOIAF

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What a fantastic finale

This serried has been one on my favorites for years and I have waited so very patiently for this third installment. I was not disappointed.
This book will boil your blood, it will raise you up and make you long for a battlefield. I cannot even express how I felt, sadness, rage, extreme happiness. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS SERIES!
Join the battle for the black kingdom. Join the legions in their charge. Become one of those fabled warriors.

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Great conclusion

This was bay far the best of the 3 books! I highly recommend it and this series

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Couldn’t stop listening

The narrator pulls you so deep into the story. My kids and I loved all 3 books.

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Loved this series!

I cried like a baby at the end. To bring such emotion with words is truly the pinnacle of an author’s talent by simply wielding imagination with expertise. Great job also on the narration. It brought it all to life. Beautiful and terrible battles. I enjoyed every swing of the sword.

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Solid Conclusion

I don't know how to feel now. This story was well written but unsatisfyingly painful. I feel much the same as I did after several seasons of Game of Thrones or the books they were written after. I don't think I have ever teared up at the end of a book series, but I did at this ending. It is definitely worth the read or listen, but do not expect to come away from the end with anything but a sense of loss.

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