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Thursday, May 6, 2021

TOUR Audio - YA FANTASY - THE RAGE OF SAINTS (The Watcher Epic, #2) by S.A. Klopfenstein Narrator Stacey Krejci

THE RAGE OF SAINTS
The Watcher Epic, #2
by S.A. Klopfenstein
Narrator: Stacey Krejci
Length: 15 hours 24 minutes
Released: August 10th 2020
Publisher: S.A. Klopfenstein
Genre: Fantasy; YA


  • Tori Burodai (the Gallows Girl) - She is the heroine of the books. She was raised on the Yan Avii Steppe with her mother, but spent most of her formative years as a slave in the Oshan Empire. She soon learns she can wield magic, though few sorcerers still exist in her world. She is tough and pragmatic, but must wrestle with her demons in order to properly wield her magic and become the hopeful leader she is meant to be.
  • Darien Redvar - He is Tori’s best friend as the story begins. He is an idealist as the story begins, but soon learns how difficult it truly is to resist an empire when is forced to serve in the chancellor’s Legions. Can he resist his training, or will he become like the soldiers who slaughtered his family as a boy?
  • Ren Andovier - He is the leader of the Shadow Watch and a charismatic leader, though some of his training methods are a bit questionable. He has a great ability to inspire and motivate others, though his true intentions and reasons are not always clear.
  • Kale Andovier - He is the brooding younger brother to Ren. He does not seek the limelight and has many regrets from his past. He fights for those he loves, but he cares more than he often lets on.
  • Cyrus Maro (the chancellor) - He is the primary villain of the series. He fought his way to power, and is determined to prove his merit over the weakness of his ancestors. He has a complicated and tragic backstory that slowly unravels as the story progresses. He is also very manipulative, and so, some characters may perceive him as being more noble than he may actually be. Some of you may hope to see some good in him as well. Maybe that hope is well-founded. Maybe he is manipulating you too.
She defied an empire.... 

Now she's starting a war. 

The Shadow Watch has been undone. Their captain lies in the dungeons of the White Citadel, and the Gallows Girl has disappeared. 

Most of the surviving Watchers have joined the chancellor's new magical army, the Sky Guard, led by Darien Redvar, but the Gallows Boy is shaken from the return of the monsters of the Old World, and he must soon choose, once and for all, where his loyalties lie. 

Tori treks to the Great White North with an Alyut shaman, who believes she is the one who will bring Restoration to his people. A resistance is growing in the North, but Tori may not be the god the people are looking for, and the price of revolution may cost Tori her heart as well as her life. 

Meanwhile, another threat grows in strength. Old World monsters are rising up across the New World, and no one knows how they've returned. As nations ready themselves for a magical war, their return threatens to change everything. 

New alliances are set in place, new friendships are forged, new loves kindled. But no one is safe, for there can be no war without betrayal. 

Don't miss the latest installment in the best-selling epic fantasy series listeners are comparing to Mistborn and Throne of Glass!

 
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S.A. Klopfenstein grew up on a steady dose of Tolkien and Star Wars. As a child, he wrote his first story about a sleepwalking killer who was executed by lethal injection. He lives in the American West with his wife and their dog, Iorek Byrnison. He can be found exploring the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, or daring the halls of the high school where he teaches English and mythology.
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Friday, March 13, 2020

TOUR Audio - YA FANTASY - THE SHADOW WATCH (The Watcher Epic, #1) by S.A. Klopfenstein Narrator Stacey Krejci

Audiobook Blog Tour: The Shadow Watch by S.A. Klopfenstein
THE SHADOW WATCH
TheWatcher Epic, #1
by S.A. Klopfenstein
Narrator: Stacey Krejci
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes
Released: January 22nd 2020
Publisher: S.A. Klopfenstein
Genre: Fantasy; YA

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE SHADOW WATCH (The Watcher Epic, #1) . . . Whooooooooh. Vivid. Stirring. Insightful. Intriguing. Fanciful. Steady. Balance. Magic & mystical.  Twist & turns. Good vs Evil. The deed of one was all by mistake. She had a will so strong that it triggered something deep within. The ins and outs of this world was not one dimensional. The characters had layers. The direction of this one was clear that it would be a good one and that it would need more time to explore all of the possibilities. I will admit to a slow start for me but stick with it and it grows/evolves.

The narrator took some time to acclimate to. I found adjusting the speed of the audio allowed for more auditory change of pace. The story was the holder of my thoughts.  

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by S.A. Klopfenstein. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.


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In a world where sorcerers are hunted to extinction...

One girl defies a cruel empire.

Slave girl Tori Burodai never wanted to be the Gallows Girl. She never wanted to be looked to as a savior or a revolutionary. But then again, she never knew she was one of the last living Watchers.

Long ago, the sacred order of sorcerers was a force for justice in the world. Now, their magic survives only in myth.

That is, until Tori reveals incredible magic power in a desperate attempt to save the boy she loves from a cruel fate.

This act of sorcerous rebellion changes Tori’s future forever. Her defiance sparks the makings of a magic revolution that promises to restore the world to its former glory, under the guidance of a new army of sorcerers, the Shadow Watch.

But the ruler of Tori’s world has his own dark plans for magic, and he will stop at nothing to end this revolution and bend the Watchers to his will.

Even if it means pitting brother against brother. Friend against friend. And Tori against the boy she loves.

All must choose. But no matter the choice. The world will never be the same. For there can be no magic without monsters.

If you love exhilarating worlds, epic revolutions, and morally complex characters, then you will instantly love this sweeping teen fantasy series that readers/listeners are comparing to Mistborn and Throne of Glass.

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S.A. Klopfenstein grew up on a steady dose of Tolkien and Star Wars. As a child, he wrote his first story about a sleepwalking killer who was executed by lethal injection. He lives in the American West with his wife and their dog, Iorek Byrnison. He can be found exploring the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, or daring the halls of the high school where he teaches English and mythology.
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