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  • The Ember Blade

  • The Darkwater Legacy, Book 1
  • By: Chris Wooding
  • Narrated by: Simon Bubb
  • Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (389 ratings)

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The Ember Blade

By: Chris Wooding
Narrated by: Simon Bubb
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Summary

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
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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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Brilliant

I loved this book. Great story and characters. Really good narrator too. Couldn’t stop listening

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My favourite audio book of the year so far

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!

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Loved it!

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

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Amazing

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

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Loved this book!

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!

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Believable

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

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⇪↑☝︎⇧⥣GRUB

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

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Grub think this great book.

Grub think this great book. Grub has big tattoo on his back to show how great this book is. Grub read 1000 books a day, and this book greatest of all.

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Enjoyed this

worth the Time to stick with a slowish start, good fun though. Some few tropes that are twisted and shown new life!

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Really rather good

If anything it drags a little bit in the middle but that can be forgiven for such a long listen.

Great characters and some nice twists. Plot runs along nicely. Not quite game of thrones gruesome but there’s certainly plenty of action on.

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