The World Apart Complete Box Set

By: Robin D. Mahle

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart, Graham Halstead

All four books in the World Apart series plus an extended prequel AND Exclusive Bonus Content!

Can two broken souls fix a world that's been shattered?

Clark and Adelaide think their lives can't get any worse. Until they meet each other.

Adelaide—heiress to the wealthiest man in the Ceithren Empire—has felt a void since her sister's death. Just as she's resigned herself to the empty life her father chose for her, a relic from a world that shouldn't exist plunges her into chaos.

Clark—son of the greatest terrorist the empire has ever known—is still reeling from his father's death. Since then, his life has boiled down to two things: his brothers and his next mission. When his mission to bring back a mystical artifact goes awry, he's forced to choose between getting the job done and saving the life of a spoiled socialite.

But Clark isn't the only one after the artifact. He and Adelaide must work together to survive . . . if only they can manage to avoid killing each other before their enemies have the chance.

The World Apart series will make you question everything you thought you knew about life, humanity, and the choices we make for the people we love.

©2018, 2020 Robin D. Mahle (P)2023 Tantor

One of my favorite series!

This is my third time reading the series but my first time as an audiobook. The narrators weren’t my favorite, but I got used to them after awhile.

Great story

At first I thought I might be annoyed by the MC but I fell into the story and loved both the character development and world the author created. Action, new worlds, conflict, love..... not spicy but I didn't mind with this one at all because of the more realistic build of romance and relationship, set in a fantasy world. Palpable emotions throughout the story and actually enjoyed the ending. Would definitely recommend.

The plot is very good. It’s engaging aging and it has a lot of surprises. It’s a sci-fi -fantasy/magical tale..

I liked the plot, although at times it was a little difficult to follow. There are a lot of organizations, good guys/bad guys that sometimes turn into good guys. I was expecting a lot from this book because I have read other books by this author, along with her partner. But this one did not delight me as much as the others. The narration was just OK. And I think that’s why I could not really get fully into the characters. The women especially just did not connect. their parts were read very matter-of-factly with not much real emotion. Rowan and Charlotte in the other books written by this author are so much more intriguing & interesting. In this series of books, most of the time Addie really annoyed me. The men in the other stories just seem so much stronger, so much more romantic in a rough way. You know they’re going to get together and you just can’t wait for that to happen. However, in these books, yes you know they’re going to get together, but their trials and tribulations just do not seem as serious as they should have. Even though there was kidnapping and violence, none of it could compare to what happens in the other series. i don’t know if it’s because of the accents, but I just felt like the people reading these books didn’t do an outstanding job. I just didn’t really feel that attached to the main women characters in this story nor the men. There was just something lacking. I think perhaps it was the humor in the other books which is not forced. There were attempts at humor in this book, but they just did not quite appear spontaneous and clever like they do in the other stories. I appreciated the books because it’s a nice long read and being able to listen to it kept me very entertained for a couple of weeks. But unfortunately, I can’t give it a high rating.

Great Story

Loved the bonding of the key characters and their sacrifices in this series… great narration as well.

Good Storytelling

The narration was good as was the story. I only wish more detail had gone into the world building. The variety of characters and the ending was perfect.

So good!

I loved the story. The narrators really brought the characters to life. I cried a lot. I felt Nell's & Addies pain. I understand Clark's abandonment issues. There is a lot of action, love, thrill, and headache sections, which keeps the listener engaged and enthralled. This was my first time listening to anything by this author, and I was very impressed by her creativity. This book is so worth it, I never wanted the story to end. When the story did end, the ending was so powerful and well written. I adore happy endings, and I got one with this book.

Great Story, wish the female voice fit better

I loved this story, but was sometimes pulled out of the story because of the way the female reader said things with the wing emotions and mumbled at times. Not my favorite reader.
But I still loved the story!!

Worried that the continuing saga would be too much for me but it was really nice to have time to enjoy the characters I enjoyed.

The characters were all believable and yet surprisingly there was enough time to really develop them.I like the magic and mystery friendship and romance.

Just Okay

I’m still trying to decide how I feel about this book. I really had a hard time getting into it because I had read such a great series before and I think I was just comparing it to the other book. I have a feeling it does not have to do with the writing, but it was the narration. I didn’t like the narrators and I think that’s what made it hard for me to listen to this book. I did keep at it because I wanted to see what happened to the characters. I won’t say what happens, but I think if I would’ve cared more for the characters, I would have cried. I felt nothing.

To be fair, I may have to listen to it again. if I do, I could change this review.

Ste story itself. Brilliant!

I liked them overall, separately and individually. The story was good, and the author pulled everything together in a good way in the end.