Caleb Carr's penchant for blending history with rich storytelling propelled him to the #1 spot on the New York Times best-seller list. Here Carr weaves a genre-bending saga that follows the fortunes of Broken, a wealthy fortress city where clashing steel decides who reigns. While Sixt Arnem, leader of the king's army, prepares for war, powerful merchant Lord Baster-kin hatches his own devious plot. Outside Broken, a group of exiles known as the Bane, led by the female tracker Keera and the philosopher Caliphestros, strive to breach the city walls.
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November 20, 2014 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781470334178
- File size: 1034482 KB
- Duration: 35:55:10
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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May 15, 2013
Best-selling American novelist and military historian Carr (The Alienist) brings his talent for historical detail to this epic fantasy tale. Notes and explanatory information are included that support the (fictional) pretense that this tale is actually a discovered historical document. The story concerns the medieval kingdom of Broken and features corrupt rulers, religious conflict, battles, magic, and much more. However, the complex plot, interesting setting, and mythic heroic elements are overshadowed by the dense, disjointed storytelling, with overly long sentences, inconsistent narrative voice, mostly two-dimensional characters, a slow-moving plot, and wordy dialog. Heroically narrated by professional actors and narrators Tim Gerard Reynold (story), George Guidall (notes and introduction), and John Curless (correspondence), who each provide rich and lively narration. VERDICT While the narrative has some problems, this will be of interest to fans of the author, fantasy, and alternate histories.--Denise A. Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary Coll. Lib., Newburgh, NY
Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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