I’ve quite enjoyed the Ethereal Earth series and its audiobooks, and so when I was offered a copy of this most recent audiobook, I gladly accepted.
I hadn’t had a chance to give it a listen until recently, but I’m certainly glad that I got some time.
Thanks very much to the author (and narrator) for the review copy!
After barely surviving an onslaught of elves and Templars and assorted monsters—not to mention the devilish machinations of an old god—Gabe and his friends had hoped for some time to recover. But when an overwhelming threat shows up on their doorstep far ahead of schedule, they quickly discover that time is yet one more force stacked against them. Along with practically everything else.
So together with old friends and new, Gabe searches desperately for more allies to form an unprecedented coalition to stand against the coming End—all the while being careful not to mention that it’s at least partially his fault.
But even Gabe’s rock-bottom expectations are thwarted when the shaky path he envisions for their future suddenly crumbles beneath him, and he’s taken on a wild ride far from home…straight into the grasping claws of his own nightmares.
Dawn Razed is the fourth book in the Ethereal Earth series, an ongoing saga about identity and imagination…and how dangerous it is to have one without the other.
This is the continuing story of Gabe, Heather, and their friends (and ….friends?) as they fight against the evil End that is coming. The homeland of the elves is especially in danger, and Gabe and friends find themselves helping one of their biggest enemies. Without spoiling the first books in the series, it’s up to Gabe and his friends to shenanigans their way into saving the day, and maybe also the universe?
I really enjoy Gabe’s sense of humor, and how Heather returns it. Their adventures together, while they get particularly dark at times, are lightened up by their quick wit.
This is the sort of audiobook that you can start listening to and before you know it you’re 8 hours in and have done all your weekend chores in one day. It’s narrated by the author, and like the previous books, he does a fantastic job with it. I think he’s getting better and better each volume he narrates.
I recommend the Ethereal Earth series if you like a chonky urban fantasy that doesn’t feel so chonky when you get going with it. 4/5 stars!~
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