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The Kinsmen Universe

By: Ilona Andrews
Narrated by: Samantha Cook
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This is an anthology edition of the Kinsmen Universe, which includes Silent Blade and Silver Shark, plus a new short story.

Family is everything. Talent is power. And revenge is sweet.

In a distant, future world Kinsmen - small powerful groups of genetically and technologically advanced families - control vast financial empires. They are their own country, their own rulers, and their only limits are other Kinsmen. The struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport: in business, on the battlefield...and sometimes in the bedroom.

Silent Blade
Old hatreds die hard. Old love dies harder.

On the planet Rada, Meli Galdes' family is of minor rank, and were relying on her marriage to Celino, the razor-smart, ruthless leader of the powerful Carvanna empire. When he abruptly breaks their engagement, he ruins her family and guarantees that Meli will never marry, as no suitor will oppose the rich and influential Carvannas.

But Meli has a rare, secret, lethal - and valuable - talent. As a melder of energy, she's capable of severing anything in her path. So she "leaves" her family and trains to become one of the best and most lethal of assassins, all the while covertly guarding her family's interests. Now she's ready to quit; but she has one more assignment.

To kill the man who ruined her life.

Silver Shark
Claire Shannon is a killer...and her weapon is her mind.

Born on a planet torn by war for over 300 years, Claire is a soldier: a psycher, with the ability to read, control, and destroy the minds of enemy psychers and to infiltrate the biological network where they battle to death.

When Claire's faction loses the war, she barely escapes extermination from both sides, as her talent brands her as too dangerous to society. By so-deeply burying her ability that she avoids detection, Claire is instead deported to Rada as a refugee, where she must find work to remain. She finds a job as personal assistant to Venturo Escana, a premiere kinsman; one of Rada's most wealthy entrepreneurs - and most powerful psychers.

She thought she had left war behind, but now she must hide her skills and her growing feelings from Venturo...and this battle might just cost her everything....

"A Mere Formality"
The leader of the fierce Reigh people expires during an intergalactic summit, putting 30 million colonists' lives and livelihoods in jeopardy. When the new heir to the Reigh throne, Lord Nagrad, demands restitution, the phrase "'a life for a life" turns the intergalactic calamity into an arranged marriage contract between Lord Nagrad and sharply intelligent diplomatic analyst Deirdre Lebed...and the negotiation of terms becomes anything but formal!

©2018 Iona Andrews (P)2019 Ilona Andrews
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Couldn't stop listening!

I wish Ilona would write more in the Kinsmen universe I really enjoy the concept. Love these stories!

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Fast Paced

I really liked the three stories but wish they could have been longer. The last story seemed the shortest and though it seems to have a happy ending, it seemed to abruptly end.

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Oh how I miss Rene Raudman

I had hoped Rene would narrate this because she does a great job of telling stories. She gets you feeling like you are part of the story. Samantha Cook has me feeling like I'm sitting in the audience while she is reading the book. Flat, not much excitement/feeling. It's hard to get through these books, but alas, I love the stories and would prefer to listen than read.

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SURPRISING TREAT!

I won a copy of Silver Shark a few years ago, and fell in love with the Kinsmen Universe. Imagine my surprise when I was checking for "New Releases" in Audible today, and found this anthology!

This audiobook is worth the credit and your time. Highly recommended stories.

THANK YOU for releasing this audio version of the Kinsmen Universe!

5 AWESOME STARS!!!

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Great story terrible narration

I love Ilona Andrews books, always read them first when I have a bunch of books available. The narration on this one was just horrible to the point where it made me want to delete the book off my phone several times. Only the storyline kept me listening. Other Ilona Andrews books have great narration, don't know what happened here.

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Excellent storytelling

As always, Ilona Andrews never fails to deliver!! Excellent storytelling, world building, characters and narrator. Reader gets carried away, cares for the protagonists of each and every story as if arr in every day life. More Kinsmen stories please and Thanks!

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Luv exploring the authors less known works.

It is always fun to read an authors lesser known works. You can see where the author is working out story lines and themes they are interested in and we readers get a wonderful treat to listen to.

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fun collection

really enjoyed these three stories. the narration was a little flat, but felt like it got better as we went along, and the stories are worth it.

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Finally!

If Silent Blade wasn't the very first eBook I've bought, it was among the first five. The story thoroughly enthralled me those decades ago. Since my disability, I have recently searched and searched for a way to have it TTS.

Finally, I found The Kinsmen Universe, prompted by a favorable mention of Ilona Andrews. Of course that kicked Silent Blade to the forefront of my mind--yet again. So I did a search on audible to see what other books, if any, were available. The first title, apparently the most recent posted, was The Kinsmen Universe. That sounded really familiar, and when I read the publisher notes, lo and behold, there Was Silent Blade--as and audiobook! Along with another novella and a short story.

I listened to the Kinsmen Universe twice, back to back. The voice performance was excellent, and the two other stories, which were new to me, were just as enjoyable as Silent Blade.

I'd really, really love to hear a full blown novel set in this universe!

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Obsessed

I am obsessed With “Silver Shark.” It is my current comfort read/listen. Glad to have it in audio!

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