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The Ember Blade

The Darkwater Legacy, Book 1

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The Ember Blade

By: Chris Wooding
Narrated by: Simon Bubb
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A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man's journey to find his destiny.

Aren has lived by the rules all his life. He's never questioned it; that's just the way things are. But then his father is executed for treason, and he and his best friend, Cade, are thrown into a prison mine, doomed to work until they drop. Unless they can somehow break free....

But what lies beyond the prison walls is more terrifying still. Rescued by a man who hates him yet is oath-bound to protect him, pursued by inhuman forces, Aren slowly accepts that everything he knew about his world was a lie. The rules are not there to protect him or his people but to enslave them. A revolution is brewing, and Aren is being drawn into it, whether he likes it or not.

The key to the revolution is the Ember Blade. The sword of kings, the Excalibur of his people. Only with the Ember Blade in hand can their people be inspired to rise up...but it's locked in an impenetrable vault in the most heavily guarded fortress in the land.

All they have to do now is steal it....

©2018 Chris Wooding (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Scary

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Critic reviews

"The Ember Blade is hands down the best fantasy novel I've ever read." (Grimdark Magazine)
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I loved this book. Great story and characters. Really good narrator too. Couldn’t stop listening

Brilliant

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This was a fantastic listen, I loved the characters Grub being my favourite. Great world building and looking forward to the next instalment. The narrator was brilliant!

My favourite audio book of the year so far

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Cracking story, well narrated. I liked that it was, for its fantastical elements, still gritty and grounded.
Looking forward to book 2

Loved it!

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Amazingly well written story and performance. Would recommend this to any fan of fantasy. Can’t wait to read the next one.

Amazing

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Captivating, from start to finish.
can't wait for The Ember Blade pt. 2.
Simon Bubb is a master at telling these
stories, I'm a new fan.
Chris Wooding, WOW! What a genius
he truly is! I've read several of his books
and I've never found one I didn't love 😁

Fantastic!

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really enjoyed the book, couldn't stop listening, looking forward to book 2. narrated really good

Ember blade

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I hadn’t heard of this before, not seen anywhere on social media but it really should be. Brilliantly written, performed. Totally gripping. Needs to be shouted about more

A hidden gem

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I have to be honest the first 4 hours of this book were a little bit of a struggle for me but my goodness the remainder of this book did not disappoint, I couldn’t stop listening. Everything I look for in epic fantasy. Adventure, twists, revenge and even heart ache. I cannot wait for book 2!

Loved this book!

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I was with this group from the start, absolytely fantastic I could not stop llistening

Believable

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GRUB IS ABOVE ME, I THINK GRUB IS VERY SMART GRUB LIKE BOOK COS GRUB IS PERFECT

⇪↑☝︎⇧⥣GRUB

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