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  • The Road of Bones

  • The Ashen, Book 1
  • By: Demi Winters
  • Narrated by: Islay Jacobs
  • Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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The Road of Bones

By: Demi Winters
Narrated by: Islay Jacobs
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Summary

A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret that threatens them all.

Silla Nordvig is running for her life.

The Queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest: travel the treacherous Road of Bones—a thousand-mile stretch haunted by warbands, creatures of darkness, and a mysterious murderer—and go to Kopa, where a shield house awaits her.

After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a supply wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over Axe Eyes, the brooding leader of the Crew, while avoiding the Wolf, his distractingly handsome right-hand man. But the queen's ruthless assassin has other plans and hunts Silla obsessively.

Will Silla make it safely to Kopa? Or will she fall prey to the perils of the Road of Bones?

Featuring an immersive world blending fairy tales with Vikings, The Road of Bones leads you on an adrenaline-fueled chase with fun banter and a slow-building enemies-to-lovers romance. It is book one in the Ashen Series.

©2023 Demi Winters (P)2024 Podium Audio

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Further icing on an already perfect cake

Having read the book ( which has become one of my top 5 favourite reads of all time) I thought I’d listen to the audiobook and found myself immersed again in a different kind of perfection. Being read to rather than reading myself felt it allowed a deep immersion due to the wonderful emotional narration and active reading of the narrator. It brought to life the complex relationships, the exquisitely rendered characters and the thrilling storyline, the gorgeous intimacy and the evocative settings—each part perfectly executed to harmonise into a superlative book. Demi Winters is extraordinary!

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So good

I found this really enjoyable, not something I'd usually read, but I'm really looking forward to the next book.

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SUCH a good listen!

This is the first Viking romance/fantasy book I’ve listened/read and it did not disappoint!

The character development was strong, I liked the fact that side characters had their own stories rather than just added for ‘bulk’. The main sorry wasn’t overall predictable, although the MFC does seem to have a lot of ‘luck’.

I feel like the story has enabled a strong foundation for the next book which I can’t to read!

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Best Book this year!

This book had me from the very first moment. I was up all night reading it. I highly recommend !

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