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King of Shadows
- Matthew Corbett, Book 8
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
It’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Greathouse and former enemy Professor Fell. They seek Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro. Legend claims the mirror can be used to summon demons from beyond.
But fate has other plans for Matthew as their ship is disabled by a pod of whales, and they seek refuge on a secluded island. The islanders welcome them with a massive feast, but all is not what it seems. As the island pulls them deeper into its influence, the castaways struggle to maintain their grip on reality, even their very identity. Matthew must keep his wits about him and solve the mystery enshrouding the other side of the island, where an active volcano looms and a secretive creature lurks.
The King of Shadows is the eighth installment in best-selling author Robert McCammon’s acclaimed series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, a brave “problem-solver” who now faces a challenging foe that threatens to take over his most valuable resource: his own mind.
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- Ali Tait
- 10-07-22
Corbett is back!
Another excellent tall tale in the Matthew Corbett series - I loved it. Back stories were revealed for several of the villains - Cardinal Black & Mac Decay - along with the story of a shipwreck, a mysterious island which is at first a haven & then becomes something rather more sinister. Wish Hudson Greathouse had been featured a little more but that’s a minor point. Excellent narration again. As another reviewer has said - it’ll be a hard wait for the next book!
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- Kay
- 29-11-23
Always a good yarn
I have read each book in succession and this was by far the least enjoyable. It seemed a filler and was not necessary. Please can we get the final book soon as I’m sure this will be up to the wonderful standard we know and love.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-07-22
Mathew Corbett reigns
Another great MC book. Not exactly what I expected but still brilliant and as always a great narration from Edoardo Ballerini. The story is in 2/3rds. 1 for Mathew, and one each on the life of the 2 villains telling you what led to what they became and why.. Instead of looking for a mirror in Italy they end up on an island which has a terrible influence over it's inhabitants. Robert McCammon has done it again it's going to be a hard wait for the next instalment.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-01-23
Entertaining but.......
this doesn't feel necessary as part of Matthew's story!
That said, I enjoyed the narrative and the performance. it just felt like a bit of a filler!
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- cat
- 23-07-22
Fabulous !!!
I always love listening to these books and as always was not disappointed! His vivid description transports you to Mathews world.
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- david
- 06-07-22
Glad he’s back!
So glad to hear this had been released. A bit different to the others in the series as it tapers off to give the story of the the early years of some of the villains eg cardinal black, but thoroughly enjoyable.
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- mustangclaire
- 07-02-23
Absolutely brilliant.
This follows Matthew Corbett, 'problem solver' in the Matthew Corbett series.
I'm not sure where it sits in the series (we learn about previous characters back story's) but I didn't really care. It's been a while since I finished his last in the series. This reminded me what an excellent story teller this author is. Plus it's humourous too, in parts. It centre's around Corbett who becomes stranded on an island after the ship he is on becomes unrepairable. On first inspection it appears to be paradise, populated by friendly people. But all in not as it seems......
Absolutely first class narration.
I'm off to listen to the series of books all over again.
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- J
- 10-10-22
Great story. worth waiting for.
Great story. worth waiting for. Wonderful how we learn more about characters who we had previously seen as just evil. McCarron evokes sympathy and understanding for them. One feels that this is not merely a great story, but also a lesson in human nature and how we are are all shapes by the course of our lives, sometimes into something that barely resembles how we were in our youth.
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- Mr J Walker
- 23-08-22
amazing as normal
just the most naturally gifted storyteller ever , return to form in this series, innovation is superb five star
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- Anne Holvey
- 29-08-22
Boring
Very much a non story compared to the previous titles which I really enjoyed and a tad boring
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