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Fourth Wing

By: Rebecca Yarros
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
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Now with two bonus chapters read by Teddy Hamilton. Re-download the title now to listen to the extended version!

A #1 New York Times bestseller • Optioned for TV by Amazon Studios • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award, semi-finalist • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023

"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."—Booklist, starred review

"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end ... A fantasy like you've never read before."—Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away … because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom’s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

©2023 Rebecca Yarros (P)2023 Recorded Books

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More please

Question, how do I always manage to pick up an epic book that is part of a series. I need more, I want to know what happens next! This series is definitely on my watch list to see when the next book is released. I love the plot and the twists and the romance. so, more please!!

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Narrator was unwell

I really like the tone this narrator has. I think they do great character work. However, unfortunately they were very obviously unwell while recording. There are unedited parts where you can hear sniffling and struggling breath sounds. It was mostly in the first part of the book so it got less noticeable with time but it was enough to be distracting. The book is so much fun though. I want a dragon.

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Definitely lived up to the book tok hype

My only issue is… and yes I know it is dumb… but I’m neurodivergent. I react to certain textures, tastes, and sounds. And the narrator, Rebecca Soler, kept swallowing really loudly at the end of long sentences. I could hear her saliva. Like I said, stupid, but god it gave me the ick. I ended up buying the physical copy just so I could have a reprieve. It’s worth noting for the neurotypical, she was otherwise a good narrator.

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So worth it

This story grips you and pulls you in.

this story has you cheering on Violet and wanting her to keep going and keep proving people wrong and some people very right.

I do have to warn you this story does drop you off a cliffhanger but so worth it.

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My favourite book of 2023

I can’t even leave a proper review right now because I’m still suffering from the end of this book, but I can tell you that it was AMAZING. My favourite read of 2023. For more details on why, check out any of the other 5 star reviews. They’re not lying.

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Great read

I loved this book, the story is great and so to the narrator. Highly recommend.

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Loved this story

Well done Rebecca Yarros! This book is well written and kept me in the grips of the story. I can’t wait for the next book.

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Well damn!!!

Such a an entertaining read. I found myself quite interested in little Violet. The framework for the story is excellent.

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Brilliant everything

Amazing story, super relatable heroine, laughed out loud in many places, excellent narration, sex scenes amazing, the pace of the story perfect, cliffhanger the best without being too awful!!! Freaking loved it, recommend to everyone, cannot wait for the second! Would give ten stars if I could!

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We witness how this young fragile girl evolve into such a fair warrior.

Learning and maturing not only for her mother’s approval but to show that she herself can stand on her two feet with out being afraid of being drag down by what others may think.

This book contains dragons,griffins, wayvern with an addition if this awsome set of character.

Such a good read to take out anyone from a bad slump.

And if I may the last chapter was EPIC!

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