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The Starless Crown

By: James Rollins
Narrated by: James Rollins, Nicola Barber
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Summary

"The story touches on many familiar fantasy plot points—magic, an ancient language, an ability to commune with wild creatures, a climactic battle between the forces of good and evil—yet manages to be satisfying. It’s aided by a capable reading from Barber, who invests Rollins’ characters with a variety of British accents that help make each a distinguishable, real person."- The Providence Journal

This audiobook includes a special introduction written and read by James Rollins.

An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins.

A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death.

Fleeing into the unknown, she is drawn into a team of outcasts:

A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he’s forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home.

A drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother's shadow and claims a purpose of his own.

An imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact—one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe.

On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation.

But with each passing moment, doom draws closer.

WHO WILL CLAIM THE STARLESS CROWN?

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

©2022 James Rollins (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

"Rollins is what you might wind up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.”—The New York Times 

"Adventurous and enormously engrossing."—NPR 

"The story touches on many familiar fantasy plot points—magic, an ancient language, an ability to commune with wild creatures, a climactic battle between the forces of good and evil—yet manages to be satisfying. It’s aided by a capable reading from Barber, who invests Rollins’ characters with a variety of British accents that help make each a distinguishable, real person."—The Providence Journal

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Loved it loved it loved it!

From the minute I started listening to this I was enthralled. I neglected my home my family and my job! I just couldn't stop listening to it. Towards the end I started listening less and less because I didn't want it to end. Thank you l!

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Riveting.

Excellent narration. Brilliant storyline. I felt pulled into a world that ours could be and we are lucky it's not. Can't wait for next book.

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Just brilliant

Nicola Barber excellent. James Rollins, at his best!! I have read all his books and he never disappoints. Please hurry up with the sequel!!

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Excellent!!

What an amazing experience.
The storyline drew me in as if I was there.
All the characters are believable, even the non human ones.
As for the performances, well, all I can say is they’re perfect.
Please don’t change them for the next book.
Highly recommended.

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I was too bored to finish it

I loved the beginning, those first two chapters were really exciting. But then it just… bleurgh. I got within two hours of the end but I just can’t be bothered. Also I think it’s grossly inappropriate for grown men to be lusting after a 14 year old. The author could easily have made her 17 or 18, but no he went with 14. 🤮

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I wanted to like this.

The story sounds like it was made for the sakes of making it. A lot of nice ideas but to be honest it was convoluted-too much too fast. I couldn’t keep track and eventually, although I listened to the end, I just glazed over and felt cut off and immeasurably bored. I literally can’t wait for my next book. Any book. Perhaps if the names were familiar I could put faces to them and actually remember who the heck he was talking about. But the action… oh please why wasn’t there time between one life critical moment and the next. It never settled down and just became unbelievable. Might be right up your street, just not for me.

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Spellbinding

Excellent world building, great characters, engaging story. I await the next with baited breath

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One of the best books I’ve ever read, and I read a LOT!

Absolutely fantastic book, gripping!! The story, the performance, everything is just fantastic! I highly recommend!

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