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A Darkness Forged in Fire: Book One of the Iron Elves Audiobook
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Konowa Swift Dragon, former commander of the Empire's elite Iron Elves, is looked upon as anything but ordinary. He has murdered a Viceroy, been court-martialed, seen his beloved regiment disbanded, and been banished in disgrace to the one place he despises the most—the forest.
Now all Konowa wants is to be left alone with his misery. But for him, nothing is ever that simple. The mysterious and alluring Visyna Tekoy, the highborn daughter of an elfkynan governor, seeks him out in the dangerous wild with a royal decree that he resume his commission as an officer in Her Majesty's Imperial Army, effective immediately. For in the east, a falling Red Star heralds the return of a magic long vanished from the earth. Rebellion grows within the Empire as a frantic race to reach the Star unfolds. It is a chance for Konowa to redeem himself—even if the entire affair appears doomed to be a suicide mission. And the soldiers recruited for the task are not at all what he expects. Worse, his key adversary in the perilous race for the Star is the dreaded Shadow Monarch—a legendary elf-witch whose machinations for absolute domination spread deeper than Konowa could ever imagine.
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“I’m always thrilled by seeing a new author press the boundaries of the conventions of fantasy. Chris Evans does just that—taking the broad sword and sorcery archetypes and placing them squarely in a new and exciting environment.”
— R. A. Salvatore
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Strong storytelling, a compelling cast of heroes and villains, and a keen knowledge of military tactics of the Napoleonic era make this...a splendid read.
— Library Journal Starred Review -
“A masterful debut—if J. R. R. Tolkien and Bernard Cornwell had a literary love child, this would be it.”
— Karen Traviss, #1 New York Times bestselling author -
“Fascinating…combining the best touches of fantasy and military storytelling.”
— John Ringo, New York Times bestselling author of the Legacy of the Aldenata -
“An earthy, sardonic antihero, Konowa (Swift Dragon) stands uneasily at the crux of a complicated network of loyalties while flanked by a large, colorful cast…A truly worrying conclusion hooks readers for book two.”
— Booklist
A Darkness Forged in Fire Listener Reviews
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" I seldom don't make through a book, but this one was so deadly I couldn't finish. A lot of uninteresting characters wandering to nowhere, interminably. "
— S., 5/10/2011 -
" I gave up after chapter 14. <br/>I have such limited time to read that unless a book grabs me, konks me over the head, and sucks my life into it, I have a had time finishing just to say I finished. <br/>Very witty writing, but the plot just wasn't enough to grab me. "
— Terri, 3/5/2011 -
" to jumpy for me, I don't like switching all the time from character to character "
— Robert, 2/20/2011 -
" Excellent book, grips you from the start. "
— Orla, 1/15/2011 -
" I never got into this book. I found it difficult to follow. I never could figure out the main characters were really about. The creatures and others were interesting and unique. "
— Roxann, 8/15/2010 -
" I liked the characters and the story but unfortunately it didn't reach "really liked it" status. Some things were to silly, like the squirrel they fired to hit the canonball in mid air. "
— Reader73, 7/22/2010
About Chris Evans
Chris Evans was born in Toronto, Canada, and now lives in New York City. He has earned degrees in English, history, and political science, and a master’s degree in history with distinction specializing in military history. Before moving to the United States he was a military historian and conducted battlefield tours of Europe in addition to being the military historical consultant on a television documentary on the First World War. Chris is currently the editor of history and current affairs/conflicts books at Stackpole Books where he launched the Stackpole Military History Series that now has over 120 titles in print. The Iron Elves is Chris’ first series and is being translated into French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Czech.
About Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area’s theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.