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The Emperor of Evening Stars

By: Laura Thalassa
Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens, Nathaniel Priestley
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Publisher's summary

In the beginning, there was darkness.

Before he met Callie, before he became the Bargainer, there was Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother, cursed with little magic, and destined to marry a slave. But fate had something else in mind.

Till darkness dies.

From the barren caves of Arestys to the palace of Somnia to the streets of earth, this is how Desmond Flynn, a fairy who began with nothing, became the Emperor of Evening Stars.

This is a novella told from Desmond Flynn’s perspective.

©2021, 2023 Laura Thalassa (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

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This should have been the first Book

This prequel was so good... I wonder why she didn't start the story from Des' point of view. i love love that we get to see/ hear the inner workings of his shadows.
This part of the trilogy... alll heart. Desmond loves deep and unrelenting.
I read a review of Rhapsodic and the person said we never get to see him being evil. Umm we did now and it was glorious!

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3.5*

I like this series and with each book I like it more but it hasn't made it to a full 4 star or higher for me.

I can put my finger on why.
I did like this book a bit more than the 1st and 2nd book and I'm not sure if it cause there is a different narrator or that the story has progressed enough for me to be more invested (even though this was a retelling from Des's pov)

Don't get me wrong, I'm still continuing the series though.

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Holy Shizzle

I have enjoyed the first two books in this trilogy - the story is compelling, the characters are well written - but this novella is probably my favorite so far. It has added a layer of insight to Des' motivation, added depth and detail to the world building of the first two books, and increased my enjoyment of the series as a whole. That is impressive for a little 2.5 series prequel. Plus, the narration is perfect! A fully fleshed out Desmond Flynn complete with backstory and inner monologue is a beautiful thing to behold. I loved this audiobook.

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Muy favorite of the series so far

Again the narrator majes the difference, I really enjoy this one, the POV of Desmond was my favorite, It’s very romantic, and cute, this one was my favorite.
Nothing I didn’t like from this one

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Definitely a must read in order to understand the MMC

I needed to listen to this audiobook in order to understand the male character side of the story. He was just to mysterious that it was a little annoying. Just because I was afraid he was someone else than what he showed. But this book answers all my questions. This book is definitely a must in order to understand a lot more. The narrators did an awesome so definitely recommend.

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Favorite of the Series

This has been my favorite book out of the whole series. Des’s point of view and narration has much more mature than the other books and you can really feel his love for her. His backstory and thoughts he had during events that happened in the first few books were well written.

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Great listen

Love the depth of the story. Only wish all the books were read by two people.

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The narrator 🥵

The narrator is phenomenal!! I could listen to this man read the dictionary. His performance was passionate with just enough darkness to make you swoon. The story is a great pov switch. Loved it!

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Great read!

This story is listened to best after completing Rhapsodic and A Strange Hymn. This is is Desmond’s POV for events before Callie, when they first met, and important moments after they reconnected. The voice actor (Nathanial) did amazing. I couldn’t stop listening. He really made Desmond come to life.

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Nice Bow-Tie

I luv this series!! This book was a good wrap up of Desmond’s character. The narration was perfection! Mmm…that Nathaniel Priestly was a hit!!🥰

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