The Harp of Kings
Juliet Marillier
Sep 2019 · RB Media · Narrated by Alex Wyndham, Frazer Douglas, and Moira Quirk
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A young woman is both a bard-and a warrior-in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels. Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and is a rare talent on the harp. But Liobhan's burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island. She and her brother train there to compete for places, and find themselves joining a mission while still candidates. Their unusual blend of skills makes them ideal for this particular job, which requires going undercover as traveling minstrels. For Swan Island trains both warriors and spies. Their mission: to find and retrieve a precious harp, an ancient symbol of kingship, which has gone missing. If the instrument is not played at the upcoming coronation, the candidate will not be accepted and the kingdom will be thrown into disarray. Faced with plotting courtiers and tight-lipped druids, an insightful storyteller, and a boorish Crown Prince, Liobhan soon realizes an Otherworld power may be meddling in the affairs of the kingdom. When ambition clashes with conscience, Liobhan must make a bold decision-and the consequences may break her heart.
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November 10, 2020
Absolutely loved this audio book! The book itself told an amazing story. The only problem I had with it was that it was told through an English accent 😬. This story was set in a pre Christian Ireland and to have it told through English actors was a bit of a desservice... Especially seeing as some of the actors couldn't pronounce simple names as easy as 'Eoin and Gráinne' (names still used today, for example) or words like bodhrán (a type of drum that is still used today in traditional Irish bands) but other than that, they were great readers!
About the author
Juliet Marillier (born July 27, 1948) is a New Zealand born writer of fantasy, especially historical fantasy. She currently lives in Western Australia. While Marillier writes mostly for adults, her recent books have included Cybele's Secret, a sequel to her novel for young adults Wildwood Dancing. Cybele's Secret won a 2008 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novel - Young Adult. Her latest release is Heir to Sevenwaters, a stand-alone novel related to the Sevenwaters Trilogy. She won the Aurealis Award in 2014 for Fantasy Novel with her title Dreamer's Pool.
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