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Two Heads, Two Spikes
- The Pearl of Wisdom Saga, Book 1
- Narrated by: Evie Cameron
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's summary
Knights. Queens. Chaos.
Could you defy a king's command to protect your only daughter?
With intense hatred brewing among the ruling families, Duke Jon Colbert has a choice to make. Will the indomitable duke bend a stiff knee and obey the king or risk treason to be the first man in many years to defy his king openly?
In a land where the lines between good and evil can be both clear and blurred, motives for revenge become entangled in a world of intrigue, deception, and drama. Separate storylines converge to weave a vivid literary tapestry of interesting characters with questionable intentions.
Two Heads, Two Spikes is the first volume in Jason Paul Rice's Pearl of Wisdom Saga. If you love George RR Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and Robin Hobb, you'll enjoy a series that combines their tradition with a multiple point of view epic fantasy set in the medieval period.
Pick up Two Heads, Two Spikes and embark on an adventure filled with darkness, forbidden romance, family struggles, suspense, action, and strong female characters amid overtones of classic fantasy.
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The (Sort of) Dark Mage is the story of a young man named Waldo who grows up in a world where monsters, the undead, and dark magic are part of everyday life. He is forced to go on a journey to prove himself and soon discovers that his beliefs don't fit into the wider world.
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Engaging, but has no ending.
- By Ryan on 07-30-17
By: Nelson Chereta
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Shadowmarch
- Shadowmarch, Volume I
- By: Tad Williams
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 29 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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For generations the misty Shadowline has marked the boundary between the lands of men and the lost northern lands that are the lair of their inhuman enemies, the ageless Qar. But now that boundary line is moving outward, threatening to engulf the northernmost land in which humans still live - the kingdom of Southmarch.
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It's the characters that matter...
- By JC on 11-09-10
By: Tad Williams
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A Kingdom Besieged
- Book One of the Chaoswar Saga
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: John Meagher
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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After nearly 30 years and more than two dozen novels, Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle has become one of the most iconic, beloved, and enduring sagas in modern fantasy. The Riftwars were epic battles between Good and Evil whose ramifications have echoed through generations. The latest entry in the epic, A Kingdom Besieged, ushers in the most fearsome threat the Kingdom has yet faced - the Chaoswar - a magic apocalypse with cataclysmic results.
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Job Opening: New Narrator Needed
- By Rob G. on 02-17-13
By: Raymond E. Feist
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Ink Mage
- A Fire Beneath the Skin, Book 1
- By: Victor Gischler
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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In the first installment of the A Fire Beneath the Skin trilogy, the city of Klaar has never fallen. No enemy has ever made it across the Long Bridge or penetrated the city's mighty walls. Even when a powerful invading army shows up at the gates, the duke and his daughter, Rina Veraiin, are certain that it poses little threat. But they are cruelly betrayed from within and, in a horrific spasm of violence, the city is brought to its knees.
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mixed feelings
- By Elvira on 10-28-15
By: Victor Gischler
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Altdorf
- The Forest Knights, Book 1
- By: J.K. Swift
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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A wild land too mountainous to be tamed by plows…A Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, his cunning overshadowed only by his ambition…A young Priestess of the Old Religion, together with a charismatic outlaw, sparking a rebellion from deep within the forests…And an ex-Hospitaller caught between them all. At the end of the thirteenth century, five hundred orphans and second sons are rounded up from villages in the Alpine countryside and sold to the Hospitaller Knights of St John. Trained to serve as Soldiers of Christ, they fight in eastern lands they know nothing about, for a cause they do not understand.
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Life's Trials.
- By Gary Carter on 04-05-18
By: J.K. Swift
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The Sworn
- The Fallen Kings Cycle, Book 1
- By: Gail Z. Martin
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
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As plague and famine scourge the Winter Kingdoms, a vast invasion force is mustering from beyond the northern seas. And at its heart, a dark spirit mage wields the blood magic of ancient, vanquished gods. Summoner-King Martris Drayke must attempt to meet this great threat, gathering an army from a country ravaged by civil war. Neighboring lands reel toward anarchy while plague decimates their leaders.
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Above average book with a poor narrator
- By Ross on 02-11-11
By: Gail Z. Martin
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The Wrath of the Orphans
- Book One of Elmoryn's The Kinless Trilogy
- By: Chris Philbrook
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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What do you do when everything you've ever known is ripped away from you, leaving nothing but ashes and charred memories behind? You get angry. So very angry. Malwynn and his twin sister, Umaryn, live in a small town in Northern Varrland. In idyllic New Picknell nearly nothing happens, and when their day-to-day routine is interrupted by a skirmish between an invading patrol of the dead from The Amaranth Empire and a defending force from Varrland, their world begins to come undone.
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FURIOUS TICKLING ENSUED
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 09-27-17
By: Chris Philbrook
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Servant of the Crown
- Heir to the Crown, Book 1
- By: Paul J Bennett
- Narrated by: Greg Patmore
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Tragedy tears Gerald's world apart, and only his unwavering loyalty to the Baron of Bodden saves him. After serving as a soldier for years, a single act of self-sacrifice thrusts his future into the world of politics. Cut off from all he knows, he becomes no more than a pawn to those in command. Banished with little more than the clothes on his back, he seeks a new purpose, for what is a warrior who has nothing left to fight for?
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Well written and interesting
- By Kevin Potter on 05-24-19
By: Paul J Bennett
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Dividing Eden
- By: Joelle Charbonneau
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances - and rivals - can be deceiving. When Eden's king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option - to take part in a Trial of Succession.
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Waiting for next book, but not desperately
- By Bruce on 02-16-19
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New Spring
- The Wheel of Time Prequel
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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For three days battle has raged in the snow around the great city of Tar Valon. In the city, a foretelling of the future is uttered. On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, a child is born, an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before he can be killed by the forces of the Shadow.
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Read it after reading others in the series
- By Stacy Fair on 12-13-07
By: Robert Jordan
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Moonburner
- By: Claire Luana
- Narrated by: Emma Lysy
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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When 17-year-old Kai is exposed as a female sorceress, a moonburner, she knows the punishment is death. Despite the odds against her, Kai escapes her fate and undertakes a harrowing journey to a land where moonburners are revered and trained as warriors. But the moonburner citadel is not the place of refuge and learning that Kai imagined.
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Excellent!!
- By Natalie @ ABookLoversLife on 11-07-16
By: Claire Luana
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- 05-07-17
Intriguing Story
I found this story to be complex, intriguing, and interesting. There is plenty of action from the get-go, some of it violent. There are political machinations, backstabbing, and betrayals. The cast of characters is numerous, and trying to keep them all straight made it hard to listen to this book casually. You really need to pay atteniion to keep up with everyone and what is going on. Be forewarned, this is book 1 in a series, so you'll need to buy the succeeding books or audiobooks if you want to know how it ends.
The narration was good, and the delivery was even and well-paced,
I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.
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- Anita Ewing
- 04-15-17
Loved the book, audio makes it better.
This has a great plot line. Nobody ever knows what to do with a bad ruler, especially their children. Does a wrong make a right or a right that makes everything wrong. I received this audiobook for free, but voluntarily reviewed.
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- Christine Newton
- 05-02-17
Fans of GoT will enjoy
Any additional comments?
I really enjoyed the first volume of this saga and would recommend it to readers who like the Game of Thrones series.
I suspect that some folks wouldn't find this book satisfying, because of the POV-switching (point of view) and because there are so many characters and plot lines. I suppose that's understandable, but I think that it's important to acknowledge what these types of books are all about. These aren't easy or quick reads. The cover of the book says that it's Volume 1 of a saga, so we know that plot arcs will continue in the next books. And, because the book is about political intrigues, we know that characters will be complex and there will be plot devices such as betrayals and secrecy. So, starting the book with the right mindset is important and one could argue that it's unfair to give this book low ratings because of this. it's like giving a comic book a low rating because it has too many pictures and not enough words.
The narration was effective, which is good (I often get grumpy when listening to an enjoyable story with mediocre narration).
The reason why I didn't give this book a full five stars is because audiobook listeners don't have the benefit of maps and family tree diagrams that are typically found at the front of print books. It makes an already complex book even more challenging, so there were a few times when I forgot who was who. I think that's normal for a book like this, but it seemed to be a bit more frustrating because of the audio format. I think this is something that authors/publishers should improve; I don't think it would be too difficult to scan diagrams into pdf format and make them available in the Audible library or on the author's website, and it would add customer value significantly for readers such as myself!
I provided this review in exchange for a complimentary copy of this audiobook from the narrator, author, or publisher.
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- kelly lauffenburger
- 05-09-17
Lots of action
This story has all of the excitement, blood, love, death and deceit. It has many story lines that were in the beginning hard to follow. The more I listened the more I understood.
This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.
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- Ashanti
- 06-27-17
Epic Fantasy That Sadly Misses The Mark.
I received this book through Audio Book Boom in exchange for an honest review. The need to write a review was the only reason I finished this book. There is nothing terribly wrong about this book to make me hate it. There just wasn’t anything compelling about it either. The beginning for me was the worst. I do concede that it gets better, but never enough so that I actually wanted to continue reading it. I like epic sized books set in a medieval type of time period with sword, sorcery and palace intrigue a la “Game of Thrones” and “Codex Alera” or any number of others. Although “Game of Thrones,” and “Codex Alera” are from two big name authors, I don’t actually require that my epic fantasy comes from a big name author. If it’s good, it’s good. This book just wasn't that good.
As far as I'm concerned, “Two Heads, Two Spikes” had too many unnecessary and uninteresting story threads that the book could have done without. I guarantee if they were removed, not only would they not have been missed by anyone, but the story that remained would have become much more compelling and focused.
“Two Heads, Two Spikes: The Pearl Of Wisdom Saga, Book 1,” just didn’t do it for me. It was a struggle to get through and I don’t have any intention of reading book two. I know I’m in the minority on this one compared to the reviews on Amazon, but, for what it’s worth, I stand by my opinion.
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- Joss1685
- 06-09-17
a rollercoaster ride
I liked a lot the narrator for this one, ot was pretty cool.
the plot was dense and if you didnt put attention to the details you could get lost pretty quickly.
what i really liked of this book was that the twists were so interesting and all the politicals affairs and such and the betrayals were pretty fun and edgy.
its a little crude with some things, however if you really like political views in books you will enjoy this one.
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- Kitty ranma
- 11-26-17
Confusing start but still worth listening too.
It took me quite a while to get into this, but I kept coming back to it because this audio book was given to me for free at my request from the publisher or author or narrator and I provided this unbiased voluntary review.
I almost quite many times it wasn't until the 40% mark that I started to enjoy it. The first 40% had me confused about who was doing what and what was going on. It was all over the place being told by several points of view. That could have been a lot clearer, saying so in so's pov.
The narrator was great but unfortunately it didn't help keep me more interested until about the 35% mark.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Action-packed, Entertaining, Great world building, Original, Page-turner, Twisted, Wonderful characters.
Oops I forgot to mention that I'm looking forward to the next part.
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- Joshua and Sharon Hood
- 04-24-17
Valiant and courageous
Lots of displays of variance and courageous acts in this story. I believe it would have been a better read than a listen. It was hard keeping track of who was who since their names were all similar. Maybe in print it would have been easier. But all in all a good story.
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- Tracie Poling
- 04-11-17
Interesting, busy, well narrated
I thought the story was a little hard to follow in the beginning, if you're not paying full attention you may get lost as I did. Once I figured out what the writer was doing it became much more interesting.
There are a lot of characters and a few with similar names so be careful not to mix them up. As far as name go, I thought the really bad guy names(I'd say it but I don't want to give anything away) was lacking in creativity as well as the name of their island. It rather reminded me of a Saturday morning cartoon character. Overall it was a very interesting book, with lots of twists and turns and a very high cliff to hang from at the end.
The narrator was excellent, very well spoken and clearly understood. At times it may have been hard to distinguish which character was speaking, but again you have to pay full attention so this was likely my fault not hers.
I would recommend this book, but if you're offended by graphic violence, cursing, or sex then this would not be for you.
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- Tammy Brazeau
- 04-24-17
If you enjoy the Game of Thrones
I was gifted this audio ARC from the author/ Narrator for a honest and unbiased review.
Jason Paul Rice must of been writing this book for a long time. The amount of characters and locations in this book is outstanding.
Once again Evie Cameron did an outstanding job with all the different voices.
If you enjoy the Game of Thrones you will love this audiobook
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