The Daughters' War

De: Christopher Buehlman

Narrado por: Nikki Garcia

Duración: 13 h y 14 m

Resumen del Editor

Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, goblin-infested years just before The Blacktongue Thief.

The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men.

They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war.

Now, our daughters take up arms.

Galva—Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill—has defied her family’s wishes and joined the army’s untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind.

The road to victory is bloody, and goblins are clever and merciless. The Raven Knights can take nothing for granted—not the bonds of family, nor the wisdom of their leaders, nor their own safety against the dangerous war birds at their side. But some hopes are worth any risk.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2024 Christopher Buehlman (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Buehlman has a real gift for writing complicated, endearing characters trying to do their best in a complicated, fully lived-in world. I can’t wait for his next book.”—Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Get in Trouble

“Christopher Buehlman’s worldbuilding is second-to-none, so grimly evocative it feels like the worst parts of history in the best possible way. Galva’s story is full of heartbreak and despair, but its darkness is balanced by exquisitely-crafted moments that explore the bonds of friendship, sisterhood, and love that endure despite the soul-shattering horrors of war.”—Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld

“Thrilling. . . Series fans looking for insight into Buehlman’s badass heroine’s psyche will want to check this out.”—Publishers Weekly

So good I might buy physical copies of this series!

I cannot wait for more out of this universe and I hope there will be more. I finished TBT in a day and a half (no sleep, only answers) and this kept me hooked.

A Worthy Prequel

I fell unexpectedly in love with the world, heroes and monsters we met in The Blacktongue Thief and couldn’t get wait to see more of them. In fact, it became the first audiobook I listened to more than once in its entirety (3 times), so I had built up a lot of internal hype for this prequel and it delivered.

I was concerned that seeing more of the goblins might make them lose some of their horror, but seeing them on campaign against humanity (sorry, kynd) made them an even more satisfying evil. Ultimately, Galva’s story is as epic as it needed to be, and was exactly what I wanted. I’m ready for the next one!

*NOTE: there’s a small issue with the audiobook. The narrator kills it, but a few short lines of dialogue fell off (I’m guessing in editing/mixing). I noticed it in chapters 40 and 41, and then once or twice elsewhere later on. It’s literally like 5 words in total, so you won’t lose the story at all, it’s just a touch jarring in a performance that is so worthy of the story! Hopefully the publisher can shore it up.

I understand

I understand why someone would be upset to find that this is not the direct continuation of the first story in the series and rather a sort of prequel (a weird choice to make for the second book in a series) but it is just as worthy of time and attention as the first and equally beautiful.

Absolutely Beautiful

I love this book so much. Galva the best of kind, of warriors, of lovers. The story delivers all that I could want in a telling of the horror and thrill of battle, of the heartbreak of betrayal, and of the consequence of choices. The author doesn't waste characters and even those who make but a brief appearance on the pages leave a mark of importance. And the corvids... I'll never look at or hear the call of another raven without thinking of them. I look forward to the next book. Please.

Amazing, and WORTHY, Follow-up

First, don't listen to the few reviews complaining about the narrator. Nikki Garcia is AMAZING and was 100% necessary for a book where Galva is the POV character for, almost, the entirety. Her voice is beautiful and a woman's voice is 100% needed for this book. Not only that, but Garcia IS Galva. She brings so much depth to Galva. Here we get a Galva that, while sometimes there in Blacktongue, is so much more... vulnerable and well rounded as a character. We get to truly know the girl who was Galva before she becomes the lovable but hard veteran we know in Blacktongue. We know why Galva is how she is and also why she is what she is (in every way- as a soldier, person, lover, friend, etc.). Also, this book is so, so sad at times and so dark that I think a woman's voice is needed throughout, in order to soften what might be the most depressing fantasy tale I've ever read; I don't mean that disparagingly either. I mean the utmost respect when I say this book is depressing. Why? Because this book makes you CARE so much about Galva and the others, that given the state of affairs they are, it cannot help but be depressing to know people we love so much are put in such awful situations. The story though is not all bleak. The happy, high moments are as high as the lowest moments are low. There's a beautiful balance of the two throughout the book. I was brought to tears several times .Before I blather on about this wonderful book though, I have to touch on the bad reviews I've seen once more...


The one main culprit of these negative reviews I'm thinking of in particular, besides the ones bashing the FANTASTIC NARRATOR and even going so far as to complain that the story is about Galva, said nothing happens in the book. WHAT!? What book could they have read!? Surely it wasn't this one, because so much happens in this book that I feel it could have easily gone another 5 hours to truly do the story justice. Heck, my only complaint is that the book isn't long enough. Anyways, enough about my problems with the bad reviews lol.

If you loved Blacktongue, you will love TDW. That said, this is a much sadder and haunting book. The action scenes are great but in a different way. In BT, the action was like an action movie almost- say, John Wick- with a smaller cast of characters and more explosions etc. In contrast, this book feels like a fantasy version of Saving Private Ryan. By that, I mean just how gritty and real the book treats this terrifying war with goblins. You feel the cost of war and the desperation it brings. Those things were there in BT but here they are front and center; That's why I love this book so much, it took from BT what I had never seen really in fantasy- and loved- and expanded on it. That thing is horror and grit. Yes, ASOIAF definitely is right there with how real the impact of war feels but what makes Buehlman's writing so unique in fantasy and especially here, is the horror. The goblins are absolutely terrifying in this book. The enemy isn't like your LOTR mindless cannon fodder. No, these are formidable enemies who are winning the war against mankind. They are cunning, awful, formidable enemies who are something you truly are afraid of... and mainly, afraid for our Galva and her loved ones (mainly them). Speaking of love and fear, discussing so many dark things I also want to talk about the reason for that intense fear: love (of these characters). The reason this book made me so fearful of the goblins is because it made me truly care about everyone deeply. This book makes you care so much about Galva and what the other characters, and her Corvids, mean to her, that when any of them get hurt, die, are in harms way, etc. you are terrified for them and heartbroken for Galva. That's the reason the biters are so scary here (biters are slang for goblin) and the fear this book induces works unlike anything I've encountered in fantasy. To know who Galva is now and just how integral she is to this current state of the world in this story... it adds so much more to her and I now must listen to Blacktongue again. I can't wait, I NEED to see how much more vibrant she might be now, given what I know about her now. I pray that the next book doesn't take years to reach us because I need to know what happens next to these wonderful characters and this beautiful world.

In closing, buy the damn book if you enjoyed Blacktongue Thief and you'll be happy you did. This is absolutely a worthy, and NECESSARY follow-up to BT. It brings so much more depth to everything in BT, especially the characters who are in both books. I think this will be even more obvious when we get to the follow-up for Blacktongue; We need to know the cost of war here in the Crownlands and why Queen Mirayah (I'm probably butchering the spelling) is so important to man-reach (and Galva). I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. I know I'll be listening to it a second time as soon as I finish Balcktongue yet again. Thanks so much, yet again, Christopher Buehlman! And thankyou Nikki Garcia, for giving Galva so much depth and nuance in your telling of this story.

The narrator

This is a wonderful story, told with all the gritty ugliness of war. I love that Christopher Buehlman is unafraid to tell us the ugliness of war as well as the beauty of friendship. I truly enjoyed every moment of this book. I will listen to it again.

not like the first one

soooooo boring. I was expecting more of the same but this story was completely different and very dull.

Brutal and Beautiful World Building

I'm a fan of this author. I have a bias. That being said the world this book and the previous book are set in have captured my imagination. I was looking forward to this for a very long time and I'm not disappointed. Some other reviews express disappointment... I think The Blacktongue thief was funny. It was a narrative from a different character with a different story to tell. This book was about Galva and I found the action and imagery awesome and terrible. The goblins aren't just "bad" like in a Tolkien novel, they are horrific. Buehlman is a fantastic horror writer and mixing this high fantasy with his brand of horror is a powerful combination. My only regret is now we need to wait for the next entry.

missing audio in chapter 41...

I sure would've liked to know what the general said...

Seriously, who did quality assurance on this?

It's only a couple missing lines, but wow.

I enjoy the author's books, but whoever produced this audiobook, I will be wary of future purchases.

Waited the entire book for something to happen.

I really wish the author would have followed up “The Black Tongued Thief” with the direct sequel. I found this book to be slower than molasses without much to it. I am looking forward to picking up after the events of book 1.