King of the Bastards
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $19.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Doug Greene
About this listen
Part sword and sorcery, part extreme horror, King of the Bastards is a wild adventure across seas, beaches, and mountains full of horrifying monstrosities, dark magic, and demonic entities.
Rogan has been many things in his life as an adventurer - a barbarian, a thief, a buccaneer, a rogue, a lover, a reaver, and most recently, a king. Now, this prehistoric bane of wizards and tyrants finds himself without a kingdom, lost in a terrifying new world, and fighting for his life against pirates, zombies, and the demonic entity known as Meeble. And even if he defeats his foes, Rogan must still find a way to return home, regain his throne, save his loved ones, and remind everyone why he's the king of the bastards.
©2015 Apex Publications (P)2017 Beacon AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
-
The Seven
- The Labyrinth, Book 1
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Labyrinth - an interdimensional construct that binds all of reality together. Now, the Labyrinth is threatened. A group of malevolent cosmic entities, known as The Thirteen, have been loosed upon the universe. Ob, Leviathan, Behemoth, Nodens, Meeble, Shtar, Kandara and the rest of their kind have one goal: The complete destruction of all Creation. Seven unlikely warriors from across time and space have been called upon to stop them. If they fail, reality itself will crumble. And the collapse has already begun.
-
-
Frankie is the goat
- By Stoli Stol E. on 01-26-24
By: Brian Keene
-
Earthworm Gods II: Deluge
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Scott Weinberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the last of the mountains sink beneath the waves, the survivors make a desperate final stand. But the worms aren't the only enemy they face. The worldwide ocean is host to a legion of monsters, each more terrifying than the last, and mankind is vastly outnumbered by these new horrors.
-
-
Hopeless
- By G. Parlee on 10-15-24
By: Brian Keene
-
Clickers vs Zombies
- By: J.F. Gonzalez, Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the aftermath of a devastating tsunami and a series of undersea earthquakes, hordes of Clickers swarm onto the California coastline, slaughtering everything in their path. As the attacks spread to other parts of the world, humanity fights back, unaware that a second foe is about to emerge—Ob, the leader of a supernatural race of beings known as the Siqqusim, who have the ability to possess and reanimate the dead. Now, Earth faces an invasion from not one, but two enemies—the mindless and hungry Clickers, and the evil and equally ravenous zombies.
-
-
ALL THE ZOMBIES. And the Clickers.
- By C. Petersen on 12-17-22
By: J.F. Gonzalez, and others
-
Dead Sea
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The city streets are no longer safe. They are filled instead with the living dead, rotting predators driven only by a need to kill and eat. Some of the living still struggle to survive, but with each passing day, their odds grow worse. Some survivors have fled, frantically searching for a place to escape, even briefly, the slaughter around them.
-
-
Safe at Sea…
- By DDViews on 04-05-23
By: Brian Keene
-
Ghost Walk
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Halloween is coming, and a new haunted attraction is open for business in LeHorn's Hollow. Folks will come from miles around to walk down the spooky trail and get scared witless. But there's one thing the owners of the ghost walk haven't counted on. There really is something waiting in the woods - a vast, ancient evil whose hunger threatens to consume all life on Earth. Soon, the unsuspecting customers will pay their money and get in line...to die.
-
-
A must listen
- By Jason on 04-29-17
By: Brian Keene
-
The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham
- By: Brian Keene, Nick Mamatas
- Narrated by: Mark Meer
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A hilarious, shocking, terrifying thrill ride across the American landscape, The Damned Highway combines two great flavors of weird: the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson and the uncanny terrors of H. P. Lovecraft. Horror legend Brian Keene and cult storytelling master Nick Mamatas dredge up a tale of drug-fueled eldritch madness from the blackest depths of the American nightmare.
-
-
Great story
- By Alonzo on 07-31-22
By: Brian Keene, and others
-
The Seven
- The Labyrinth, Book 1
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Labyrinth - an interdimensional construct that binds all of reality together. Now, the Labyrinth is threatened. A group of malevolent cosmic entities, known as The Thirteen, have been loosed upon the universe. Ob, Leviathan, Behemoth, Nodens, Meeble, Shtar, Kandara and the rest of their kind have one goal: The complete destruction of all Creation. Seven unlikely warriors from across time and space have been called upon to stop them. If they fail, reality itself will crumble. And the collapse has already begun.
-
-
Frankie is the goat
- By Stoli Stol E. on 01-26-24
By: Brian Keene
-
Earthworm Gods II: Deluge
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Scott Weinberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the last of the mountains sink beneath the waves, the survivors make a desperate final stand. But the worms aren't the only enemy they face. The worldwide ocean is host to a legion of monsters, each more terrifying than the last, and mankind is vastly outnumbered by these new horrors.
-
-
Hopeless
- By G. Parlee on 10-15-24
By: Brian Keene
-
Clickers vs Zombies
- By: J.F. Gonzalez, Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the aftermath of a devastating tsunami and a series of undersea earthquakes, hordes of Clickers swarm onto the California coastline, slaughtering everything in their path. As the attacks spread to other parts of the world, humanity fights back, unaware that a second foe is about to emerge—Ob, the leader of a supernatural race of beings known as the Siqqusim, who have the ability to possess and reanimate the dead. Now, Earth faces an invasion from not one, but two enemies—the mindless and hungry Clickers, and the evil and equally ravenous zombies.
-
-
ALL THE ZOMBIES. And the Clickers.
- By C. Petersen on 12-17-22
By: J.F. Gonzalez, and others
-
Dead Sea
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The city streets are no longer safe. They are filled instead with the living dead, rotting predators driven only by a need to kill and eat. Some of the living still struggle to survive, but with each passing day, their odds grow worse. Some survivors have fled, frantically searching for a place to escape, even briefly, the slaughter around them.
-
-
Safe at Sea…
- By DDViews on 04-05-23
By: Brian Keene
-
Ghost Walk
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Halloween is coming, and a new haunted attraction is open for business in LeHorn's Hollow. Folks will come from miles around to walk down the spooky trail and get scared witless. But there's one thing the owners of the ghost walk haven't counted on. There really is something waiting in the woods - a vast, ancient evil whose hunger threatens to consume all life on Earth. Soon, the unsuspecting customers will pay their money and get in line...to die.
-
-
A must listen
- By Jason on 04-29-17
By: Brian Keene
-
The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham
- By: Brian Keene, Nick Mamatas
- Narrated by: Mark Meer
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A hilarious, shocking, terrifying thrill ride across the American landscape, The Damned Highway combines two great flavors of weird: the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson and the uncanny terrors of H. P. Lovecraft. Horror legend Brian Keene and cult storytelling master Nick Mamatas dredge up a tale of drug-fueled eldritch madness from the blackest depths of the American nightmare.
-
-
Great story
- By Alonzo on 07-31-22
By: Brian Keene, and others
-
The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World is a collection of short stories set in the world of The Rising, examining the history of the Siqqusim, the arrival of the first zombie, the fall of mankind, and the terrifying events that occur after City of the Dead's conclusion.
-
-
Was and Still Is.
- By Justin Mylie on 03-01-23
By: Brian Keene
-
Terminal
- Author's Preferred Edition
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tommy O’Brien once hoped to leave his run-down industrial hometown. But, marriage and fatherhood have kept him running in place, working a job that doesn’t even pay the bills. And now, he seems fated to stay for the rest of his life: He's just learned he’s going to die young - and soon. But he refuses to leave his family with less than nothing - especially now that he has nothing to lose. Over a couple of beers with his best friends, John and Sherm, Tommy launches a bold scheme to provide for his family’s future. One man’s war with God may impact us all.
-
-
Incredible book
- By Nathan on 03-31-22
By: Brian Keene
-
The Complex
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There was no warning. No chance to escape. They came suddenly. Naked. Bloodthirsty. Sadistic. They descended upon the Pine Village Apartment Complex, relentlessly torturing and killing anyone they could find. Fearing for their lives, the residents of the complex must band together. Eleven strangers. The only thing they have in common is the unstoppable horde that wants to kill them. If they are to make it through the night, they must fight back.
-
-
Keene in fine form & Williamson is sublime
- By @bellmojo on 08-17-16
By: Brian Keene
-
A Gathering of Crows
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Brinkley Springs is a quiet little town. Some say the town is dying. They don't know how right they are. Five mysterious figures are about to pay a little visit to Brinkley Springs. They have existed for centuries, emerging from the shadows only to destroy, to kill. To feed. They bring with them terror and carnage, and leave death and blood in their wake. As the night wears on, Brinkley Springs will be quiet no longer. Screams will break the silence. But when the sun rises again, will there be anyone left to hear?
-
-
love Keene
- By saad alkashif on 01-03-18
By: Brian Keene
-
Dark Hollow
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Something very strange is happening in LeHorn's Hollow. Eerie, piping music is heard late at night, and mysterious fires have been spotted deep in the woods. Women are vanishing without a trace overnight, leaving behind husbands and families. When up-and-coming novelist Adam Senft stumbles upon an unearthly scene, it plunges him and the entire town into an ancient nightmare. Folks say the woods in LeHorn's Hollow are haunted, but what waits there is far worse than any ghost.
-
-
Just... don't waste money on this.
- By jennifer ibarra on 06-21-17
By: Brian Keene
-
Take the Long Way Home
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All across the world, people suddenly vanish in the blink of an eye. From their cars during the rush hour commute. From shopping malls. Their homes. Their beds. Even from the arms of their loved ones. Airline pilots. World leaders. Teachers. Parents. Children. Gone. Steve, Charlie, and Frank were just trying to get home when it happened. Now they find themselves left behind and wishing they'd disappeared, too.
-
-
Sound the trumpet
- By timj26 on 02-26-20
By: Brian Keene
-
The Rising: Deliverance
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hell has come to earth as sadistic zombies rampage and massacre the human population. Reverend Thomas Martin has lost his congregation to the chaos but has found two wayward survivors to protect—Becky and John. The three of them have holed up in Martin's church in a desperate attempt for survival. But as supplies run low and civilization crumbles around them, Martin must come to a realization—God has abandoned them. But why?
-
-
A good horror quick listen
- By Addam Dallman on 07-10-23
By: Brian Keene
-
With Teeth
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Time Winters
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For a group of middle-aged friends, the trip into the forest was supposed to be simple. All they had to do was find a place to set up their criminal enterprise, and all of their financial problems would be solved. But now, night is falling, and with the darkness comes something else. Something fast. Something ferocious. Something...with teeth.
-
-
Outstanding narration & a fun story.
- By Chris Miller on 07-13-21
By: Brian Keene
-
City of the Dead: Author's Preferred Edition
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this sequel to The Rising, cities are overrun with legions of the undead, intent on destroying what's left of the living. Trapped inside a fortified skyscraper, a handful of survivors prepare to make their last stand against an unstoppable, merciless enemy. With every hour their chances diminish and their numbers dwindle, while the ranks of the dead continue to rise. Because sooner or later, everything dies. And then it comes back, ready to kill.
-
-
Better than the first book.
- By Natalie @ ABookLoversLife on 01-19-18
By: Brian Keene
-
Darkness on the Edge of Town
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
One morning, the residents of Walden, Virginia, woke up to find the rest of the world gone. Just...gone. Surrounding their town was a wall of inky darkness, plummeting Walden into permanent night. Nothing can get in - not light, not people, not even electricity, radio, TV, internet, food, or water. And nothing can get out.
-
-
Really terrific little novel...
- By Chris Miller on 09-25-19
By: Brian Keene
-
Kill Whitey
- By: Brian Keene
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the Russian criminal underworld, there is a man named Whitey. He is unstoppable and always gets what he wants. Some say he can't be hurt. Some say he can't be killed. Larry Gidson is about to find out. He is a dock worker on the run with Sondra Belov, a beautiful stripper. Whitey wants Sondra, and he will torture and kill to get her. Larry, his friends, and even his cat will never be safe unless they give him Sondra - or they kill Whitey.
-
-
Excellent
- By timj26 on 01-31-20
By: Brian Keene
-
Clickers
- By: J.F. Gonzalez, Mark Williams
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Phillipsport, Maine, is a quaint and peaceful seaside village. But when hundreds of creatures pour out of the ocean and attack, its residents must take up arms to drive the beasts back. They are the Clickers, giant, venomous, bloodthirsty crabs from the depths of the sea. The only warning to their rampage of dismemberment and death is the terrible clicking of their claws. But these monsters aren't merely here to ravage and pillage. They are being driven onto land by fear.
-
-
H.P. Lovecraft's Deep Ones meets "The Birds"
- By Old Man Parker on 07-05-21
By: J.F. Gonzalez, and others
Related to this topic
-
The Grim Company
- By: Luke Scull
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.
-
-
Pretty bad, but not actively terrible
- By Travis Lamkin on 09-13-15
By: Luke Scull
-
Blood Eye
- By: Giles Kristian
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In a thrilling adventure of brotherhood, warfare, and treachery, Giles Kristian takes us into ninth-century England, a world of darkness, epic conflict, and an unforgiving God served by powerful priests. On ships shaped like dragons, bristling with oars and armor, Jarl Sigurd and his fierce Norsemen have come in search of riches. And riches they are promised, by an English ruler who sends Sigurd and his wolves to steal a holy manuscript from another kingdom.
-
-
ODIN DESPISES WEAKNESS
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-01-14
By: Giles Kristian
-
Fatemarked
- The Fatemarked Epic, Book 1
- By: David Estes
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come. An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.
-
-
Written to fit an ideology, not the story it tells
- By znidarsic.blaz on 04-30-18
By: David Estes
-
Sword Play
- Forgotten Realms: Netheril, Book 1
- By: Clayton Emery
- Narrated by: Malcom Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thousands of years before the Age of Elminster, dragons rule the skies of Faern, and elves dominate the huge forests that cover the land. Only in the mighty, magical empire of Netheril are men a force to be reckoned with. Bored and haughty in his midair castle, the Netherese mage Candlemas bets fellow wizard Sysquemalyn that a certain barbarian who has caught his eye can survive the most savage tests his friend - and deadly rival - can devise. The only rule: The tests must offer the subject some slight chance to survive.
-
-
2nd Edition Forgotten Realms Feel
- By Joanne T Percy on 01-17-21
By: Clayton Emery
-
In the Land of Hershel
- The Sunrider Saga, Book 0
- By: Rafael Hohmann
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Five knights tell stories of ancient lands, madness, and terrifying monsters...but no one can top Knight Elric's tale of the Land of Hershel, a monstrous swamp filled with horrifying creatures and an ever-present threat. If you stop moving, you drown. "In the Land of Hershel" is a short story set in the thrilling world of SunRider.
-
-
Good but
- By Mistina on 05-09-23
By: Rafael Hohmann
-
God's Last Breath
- By: Sam Sykes
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 25 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The great demon Khoth-Kapira has broken free of his prison and taken his first step upon the mortal world. And he owes it all to Lenk. Believing that the demon will heal a broken world that the gods have abandoned, Lenk serves as reluctant champion to Khoth-Kapira's cause. But as the desperate and fearful flock to Khoth-Kapira's banner, begging for salvation, Lenk begins to doubt his patron's great designs.
-
-
Fantastic Finish
- By Casey on 07-18-18
By: Sam Sykes
-
The Grim Company
- By: Luke Scull
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.
-
-
Pretty bad, but not actively terrible
- By Travis Lamkin on 09-13-15
By: Luke Scull
-
Blood Eye
- By: Giles Kristian
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In a thrilling adventure of brotherhood, warfare, and treachery, Giles Kristian takes us into ninth-century England, a world of darkness, epic conflict, and an unforgiving God served by powerful priests. On ships shaped like dragons, bristling with oars and armor, Jarl Sigurd and his fierce Norsemen have come in search of riches. And riches they are promised, by an English ruler who sends Sigurd and his wolves to steal a holy manuscript from another kingdom.
-
-
ODIN DESPISES WEAKNESS
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-01-14
By: Giles Kristian
-
Fatemarked
- The Fatemarked Epic, Book 1
- By: David Estes
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come. An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.
-
-
Written to fit an ideology, not the story it tells
- By znidarsic.blaz on 04-30-18
By: David Estes
-
Sword Play
- Forgotten Realms: Netheril, Book 1
- By: Clayton Emery
- Narrated by: Malcom Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thousands of years before the Age of Elminster, dragons rule the skies of Faern, and elves dominate the huge forests that cover the land. Only in the mighty, magical empire of Netheril are men a force to be reckoned with. Bored and haughty in his midair castle, the Netherese mage Candlemas bets fellow wizard Sysquemalyn that a certain barbarian who has caught his eye can survive the most savage tests his friend - and deadly rival - can devise. The only rule: The tests must offer the subject some slight chance to survive.
-
-
2nd Edition Forgotten Realms Feel
- By Joanne T Percy on 01-17-21
By: Clayton Emery
-
In the Land of Hershel
- The Sunrider Saga, Book 0
- By: Rafael Hohmann
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Five knights tell stories of ancient lands, madness, and terrifying monsters...but no one can top Knight Elric's tale of the Land of Hershel, a monstrous swamp filled with horrifying creatures and an ever-present threat. If you stop moving, you drown. "In the Land of Hershel" is a short story set in the thrilling world of SunRider.
-
-
Good but
- By Mistina on 05-09-23
By: Rafael Hohmann
-
God's Last Breath
- By: Sam Sykes
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 25 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The great demon Khoth-Kapira has broken free of his prison and taken his first step upon the mortal world. And he owes it all to Lenk. Believing that the demon will heal a broken world that the gods have abandoned, Lenk serves as reluctant champion to Khoth-Kapira's cause. But as the desperate and fearful flock to Khoth-Kapira's banner, begging for salvation, Lenk begins to doubt his patron's great designs.
-
-
Fantastic Finish
- By Casey on 07-18-18
By: Sam Sykes
-
The Companions
- Forgotten Realms: The Sundering, Book 1
- By: R.A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This latest installment in New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore's beloved fantasy saga, The Companions moves Salvatore's signature hero Drizzt into a new era of the Forgotten Realms. As Drizzt's fate hangs in the balance, he reflects on the lives of the trusted allies who stood by his side throughout his early life - the friends now known as the Companions of the Hall. Meanwhile, the first stirrings of the Sundering begin.
-
-
BWAHAHA! R.A. Salvatore does it again!
- By Roger on 08-14-13
By: R.A. Salvatore
-
The Mortal Tally
- By: Sam Sykes
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cier'Djaal, once the crowning glory of the civilized world, has gone from a city to a battlefield and a battlefield to a graveyard. Foreign armies clash relentlessly on streets laden with the bodies of innocents caught in the crossfire. Cultists and thieves wage shadow wars, tribal armies foment outside the city's walls, and haughty aristocrats watch the world burn from on high. As his companions struggle to keep the city from destroying itself, Lenk travels to the Forbidden East in search of the demon who caused it all. But even as he pursues Khoth-Kapira, dark whispers plague his thoughts.
-
-
Great Middle Entry
- By Casey on 04-15-18
By: Sam Sykes
-
Wit'ch Fire
- The Banned and the Banished, Book 1
- By: James Clemens
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck, Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On a fateful night five centuries ago, three mages made a desperate last stand, sacrificing everything to preserve the only hope of goodness in the beautiful, doomed land of Alasea. Now, on the anniversary of that ominous night, a girl-child ripens into the heritage of lost power. But before she can even comprehend her terrible new gift, the Dark Lord dispatches his winged monsters to capture her and bring him the embryonic magic she embodies.
-
-
An Amazing Journey
- By Drink Coffee, Read Books on 12-27-14
By: James Clemens
-
Night of Knives
- Novels of the Malazan Empire, Book 1
- By: Ian C. Esslemont
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The small island of Malaz and its city gave the great empire its name, but now it is little more than a sleepy, backwater port. Tonight, however, things are different. Tonight the city is on edge, a hive of hurried, sometimes violent activity; its citizens bustle about, barring doors, shuttering windows, avoiding any stranger's stare. Because tonight there is to be a convergence, the once-in-a-generation appearance of a Shadow Moon - an occasion that threatens the good people of Malaz with demon hounds and other, darker things....
-
-
Worth the wait
- By Aran on 06-20-16
By: Ian C. Esslemont
-
The Hammer and the Blade
- A Tale of Egil and Nix
- By: Paul S. Kemp
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
So here’s the plan: Kill the demon, steal the treasure, and retire to a life of luxury! It sounds easy when put like that. However, most unfortunately for warrior-priest Egil and sneak thief Nix, when the demon they kill turns out to have worshippers in high places, retirement is not an option. A wonderfully fast-paced fantasy adventure redolent of the classic tales of swords and sorcery, from New York Times best-selling author Paul S. Kemp.
-
-
4 stars standard sword and sorcery fantasy
- By Adnan on 07-21-12
By: Paul S. Kemp
-
Half a King
- Shattered Sea, Book 1
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Yarvi, second son of the feared King Uthrik and the ruthless Queen Laithlin of Gettland, was born with a useless hand, and cannot hold a shield, or do any of the things expected from a man. Left an outcast, he's surrendered his birthright and been given a woman's place as apprentice to Mother Gundring, Gettland's Minister, training to be an adviser, diplomat, healer and translator. But when his father and brother are murdered by Grom-gil-Gorm, King of neighboring Vansterland, Yarvi is forced to take the Black Chair and become king himself.
-
-
this is good
- By reese on 02-24-19
By: Joe Abercrombie
-
Altar of Influence: The Orsarian War
- A Prelude to the Dying Lands Chronicle
- By: Jacob Cooper
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sacrifice. The single act capable of bringing both death and life simultaneously. Thannuel Kerr is handsome, young, and brash, fumbling through childhood toward his inevitable inheritance: the next Lord of the Western Province. He struggles to accept his arranged marriage and to grow into the man he must become. The journey toward that end, however, is fraught with more peril than he could possibly imagine.
-
-
A Compelling Read!
- By Voracious Reader on 10-17-16
By: Jacob Cooper
-
Iron Axe
- The Books of Blood and Iron, Book 1
- By: Steven Harper
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this brand new series from the author of the Clockwork Empire series, a hopeless outcast must answer Death's call and embark on an epic adventure... Although Danr's mother was human, his father was one of the hated Stane, a troll from the mountains. Now Danr has nothing to look forward to but a life of disapproval and mistrust, answering to "Trollboy" and condemned to hard labor on a farm. Until, without warning, strange creatures come down from the mountains to attack the village.
-
-
I DON'T WANT YOU TO FOLLOW ME,
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 07-22-17
By: Steven Harper
-
Iron Kingdoms Excursions: Season One Collection
- By: Larry Correia, Douglas Seacat, Howard Tayler, and others
- Narrated by: Ray Porter, Bronson Pinchot, Scott Aiello
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Take a short journey to adventure with Iron Kingdoms Excursions! Each season features six volumes, each containing three very short tales about the people, creatures, and machines of Immoren. The Season One Collection gathers all 18 previously released tales from the first season of Iron Kingdom Excursions into one book. Experience the Iron Kingdoms through the eyes of nine talented authors, including New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia, Hugo Award winner Howard Tayler, and Iron Kingdoms lead writer Douglas Seacat.
-
-
Big disappointment
- By Linda Luella on 01-03-15
By: Larry Correia, and others
-
A Time for Swords
- A Time for Swords, Book 1
- By: Matthew Harffy
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lindisfarne, AD 793. There had been portents - famine, whirlwinds, lightning from clear skies, serpents seen flying through the air. But when the raiders came, no one was prepared. They came from the North, their dragon-prowed longships gliding out of the dawn mist as they descended on the kingdom's most sacred site. It is 8th June AD 793, and with the pillage of the monastery on Lindisfarne, the Viking Age has begun. While his fellow monks flee before the Norse onslaught, one young novice stands his ground.
-
-
Good start to a new series.
- By Scott on 04-17-22
By: Matthew Harffy
-
The Novice
- By: Taran Matharu
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fletcher is working as a blacksmith's apprentice when he discovers he has the rare ability to summon demons from another world. Chased from his village for a crime he did not commit, Fletcher must travel with his demon, Ignatius, to an academy for adepts, where the gifted are taught the art of summoning. Along with nobles and commoners, Fletcher endures grueling lessons that will prepare him to serve as a Battlemage in the Empire's war against the savage Orcs.
-
-
Entertaining but not art
- By richard on 05-31-17
By: Taran Matharu
-
The Fate's Forsaken Omnibus
- Books 1-2 and Prequel Novella
- By: Shae Ford
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 37 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Books 1, 2, and the prequel novella of the Fate's Forsaken series. The series follows the adventures of Kael: a young man who is thrust from his home in the Unforgivable Mountains and onto a hero's path. The journey is long, the battles are fierce - nearly all of his companions are outlaws. And Kael's rotten bad luck seems to make everything worse. This is his story.
-
-
Fantasy with light romance
- By Skipper on 09-23-15
By: Shae Ford
What listeners say about King of the Bastards
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- The Bookwyrm Speaks
- 06-08-17
Unabashed Pulp fantasy goodness!
I picked this up on a whim, liking the idea that someone wrote an unabashed old school pulp fantasy. I wasn't disappointed! This reads like an old RE Howard Conan book, only one where Conan had his kingdom, tired of the throne and passed his kingdom on to his heir to rule while he want back out and had more adventures. All this takes place in a pre Hyperborea Eath, so some of the countries and places will sound similar. If that sounds intriguing, this is the book for you. While on a fishing trip off one of his old ally states, in a bireme of all things, his ship is attacked by a tentacled horror, Pirates, and then zombies after the ship is destroyed. Before the ship sank, though, Rogan is told by the lead pirate he was sent by Logan's unknown bastard son, and he has conquered his kingdon and imprisoned the rightful king, and are raping and pillaging across his kingdom. They end up on a beach in unfamiliar territoy and discovver a tribe of natives. The native, and a group of Amazons who happen to be staying with the natives, agree to help them get home if they get rid of the evil necromancer and his demon on the top of the local mountain. Well, needs must, so if off to slay the wizard. What follows is a wild trip to the mountain, with the inevetible comingling with the Amazons, with hilarious results.The climb up the mountain is crazy, and the fight after involving magic, strange science and even a dash of time travel is just gonzo fun. This being pulp fiction, you can probably figure out how it ends. It is a lot of fun right through to the end.
The characters are all larger than life Conan archetypes. Rogan is big, powerful and an epic warrior, even pushing 60. His nephew and aide is also an epic warrior. The Amazons are all beautiful, even with the one breast missing (traditional Amazons) and great warriors, all while being wildcats in bed. This is certainly not a PC kind of title. Its much more old school, and I think it is an underserved market in the current marketplace. While they may be over the top, they are entertaining. The settings are well thought out and described, and fit the story well. The plot is fast paced, and relies on a lot of action to keep things moving.You just dont see this kind of book written too much anymore, sadly.
Doug Greene's narration was solid, keeping the story moving and giving the characters their own voices. Very good effort on his part.
If you are into the kind of fantasy RE Howard was writing, this is something you may want to check out. I know I am looking forward to any sequels.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mr. & Mrs. V
- 09-29-19
Fun barbarian adventure
You get exactly what you expect, and if it is what you are looking for this story is a lot of fun.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Patrick
- 07-06-17
Cool title
I thought this was going to be a grimdark fantasy. Instead it was a simple mess. The dialogue went from old style cliche' to " I am going to take a p*ss". The narrator sounded like he read the whole thing from a teleprompter without ever seeing it before. He didn't even attempt to change voice once throughout the whole book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- saad alkashif
- 08-06-17
awful narrator. can't listen to it.
I love Keene books and was looking forward to a short, exciting adventure but this narrator is just bad. tried to give it awhile to see if I could adjust to him but I can't. he's dull and doesn't fluctuate his voice at all
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!