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    Dryad-Born
    Dryad-Born
    Dryad-Born
    Audiobook15 hours

    Dryad-Born

    Written by Jeff Wheeler

    Narrated by Sue Pitkin

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The struggle to save the plague-ridden kingdoms continues in this captivating second novel in the Whispers from Mirrowen series.

    The orphan Phae has kept her innate ability secret since she was young. Not only does she possess the dangerous fireblood, but she can also steal the memories of anyone who looks into her eyes.

    Phae has no idea that her combination of powers is extraordinary. She is the unwitting key to discovering the secret origin of the plagues…and she is also now a target. The ruthless Arch-Rike of Kenatos has sent his most menacing servant—the Quiet Kishion—to destroy her.

    As Phae struggles to wield her powers and escape her pursuers, a team of allies has already been dispatched on a quest to end the plagues. Some face the horrors in the Arch-Rike’s secret lair, while others search for the fabled lost Shatalin temple.

    The determined allies must square off against the Arch-Rike, who is ever steadfast in his aim to kill Phae…and let the plagues rage on.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 4, 2014
    ISBN9781480572744
    Dryad-Born
    Author

    Jeff Wheeler

    Jeff Wheeler is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Harbinger and Kingfountain series, as well as the Muirwood, Mirrowen, and Landmoor novels. He took an early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and devout member of his church. He lives in the Rocky Mountains and is the founder of Deep Magic: The E-Zine of Clean Fantasy and Science Fiction. Find out more about Deep Magic at www.deepmagic.co, and visit Jeff’s many worlds at www.jeff-wheeler.com.

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    • 3/5
      Narrator was just as awful as for the 1st book of this series. I nearly stopped listening but made it till the end, but I will not listen to the last part, since the voices and their attempts to adopt to the different persons in the story is just not working.
      The plot of the story is also not to good and so I quit.

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    • 5/5
      Great read! I love the explanation of the different types of magic.
    • 3/5
      Ok so i did love the story but there were so many times that the narrator mixed with the loooooong loong drawn out unnecessary descriptions and irrelevant details seemed to just zone me out and id have to rewind 2 min 3 min 5 min OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN because it was just not easy to follow at so many points and i go through a lot of audiobooks. And i did like the narrators vpice but some of the characters sounded the same and there were no breaks or transitions sometimes so its like what the who is this what just happened where are we which could be due to the writing but idk
    • 5/5
      Great sequel to Fire Blood, definitly a worthwhile read and full of twists and foreshadowing
    • 5/5
      I received this book for free from the publisher (47 North) in exchange for a review.

      This is the second book in Wheeler's 'Whispers of Mirrowen' series. It centers around Phae, who is dryad-born, a not heard of, or very rare, birth, combined with the magic of the Fireblood. There is short background on her growing up, and her limited knowledge of the Fireblood and the dryad ability to steal memories from a person. Phae's life is turned around when she is sought out, and she discovers that she is a key figure in ridding the land of the Plague. In her attempt to flee her pursuers, she discovers her real father, joins with the once-enemy Kishion, and learns of her dryad magic, the use which is needed in the Scourged Lands to be rid of the Plague. The characters introduced in the first book ("FIREBLOOD") are also on their quests Tyrus sent them upon. All reunite near the end, and ready to head to the Scourge Lands.

      Wheeler first captivated me with his MUIRWOOD series, and again pulls me in with this second novel of Mirrowen. Though the basics of the plot being a group of young persons on quests to discover not only themselves, but save the kingdom, is a pretty common story plot, Wheeler has done a wonderful job of making the events they go through interesting. Characterization is a bit bland, and in my opinion could use some more filling out, but there is enough difference between each person. The cover art is excellent, too.
    • 5/5
      MUCH BETTER THAN BOOK 1, FIREBLOOD - Where the first book, Fireblood, had lots of lagging and kinda boring detail, Dryad-Born had lots more action and thus was far more engaging. This begins right were it ended with the various characters separating and going on their various missions given to them by Tyrus in the hopes of all converging again once they all have what they need to enter the Scourgelands and end the plague.This book introduces us to two very important new characters, Phae and the Quiet Kishion: **MINOR SPOILERS BELOW**The Kishion is an assassin who is completely impervious to pretty much everything (fire, arrows, blades, poison) and cannot be killed. He initially is sent by the villainous Arch-Rike to either capture or kill Phae; capture and bring her to him if he can or kill her if he has to. He inexplicably feels the urge to protect Phae and seems to find something about her familiar but due to his memory being taken he remembers nothing about who he is, what he is, and why he wants to protect Phae. He's a man who has slaughtered hundreds in service to the Rike and believes that the Rike removes his memories so that he doesn't have to suffer the guilt of his murderous actions (which proves to be a lie later). The Kishion eventually abandons the Rike, instead choosing to protect Phae at all costs and hopes to somehow regain his memories. The idea of regaining his memories is an internal struggle he goes back and forth on throughout the book. On the one hand, he wants to know who and what he is and what he's done but on the other hand, he fears knowing all the heinous acts he's committed in service to the Rike and is terrified he will not able to withstand the guilt of all that he's done.Phae is 16 year old girl with powers she doesn't understand. She posses the ability known as "fireblood" that allows her to create flames and the ability to steal memories from anyone who looks her in the eye (she can control if/when she steals memories. its not automatic). She is uncertain where her abilities come from. Towards the beginning of the book, Phae is told who and what she in and over the course of the book she is forced to decide whether to reject what she is (and thus damning all of mankind) or accept what she and make a sacrifice that will end the plague and save millions. For the longest time, she sees the decision she has to make as unfair (which it kinda is, I mean she's only 16 and the fate of mankind rests on her) and just wants to go back to her simple life. After being captured by The Kishion, she begins to realize that he's not the thoughtless murderer he's been forced to be due to his lack of memory. She ultimately vows to help him regain his memories.I don't want to provide any further details from the story so as not to ruin any revelations so I'll just say that this book did what the first didnt.....grabbed my attention within the first few pages and kept it for the entirety of the book. It is leaps and bounds better than the first and only gets better in the final book of the trilogy.
    • 5/5
      I received a ARC the publisher 47North in exchange for an honest review.I found this book to be a vast improvement over the first.I liked the new character Phae and enjoyed more action in the book. If this book were a standalone novel I would recommend this over the first.Thank you to the author for writing such a great novel.I look forward next book in the series POISONWELL.