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Vulcan Rising
- The Zauberi Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Skye Alley
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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Vulcan Rising
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Publisher's Summary
Even your most deeply buried secrets can find their way back to you.
Agatha and Joseph are raising a family in the quiet suburbs south of Birmingham. But the secrets of Agatha's past threaten to expose themselves after Joseph investigates a noise he hears in the middle of the night and stumbles upon a world that he did not even know existed.
When their son Thomas is kidnapped, Joseph and Agatha have to rely on each other to figure out why he was taken and how to get him back, whatever the cost.
Along the way, Agatha discovers to her horror that even her most deeply buried secrets are finding their way back to her. And the consequences are inescapable.
Vulcan Rising is the first book in The Zauberi Chronicles series. It is a work of contemporary/dark fantasy where Stephen King's The Institute meets Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Lana @ Indie Accords
- 15-06-2022
Exciting start to this contemporary fantasy series
This was nothing like I expected after seeing the cover. I picked this up after seeing it was a SPFBO8 entrant.
I don't know if this would be classed as Contemporary or Urban Fantasy but it was a really fun and quick read and the wit was great!
Vulcan Rising was a pretty run of the mill fantasy once I realised it was UF fantasy, but that didn't make it overly predictable or diminish my enjoyment in any way.
I did struggle to click initially with a couple of Agatha's flashbacks but once I realised this is what they were it was easy enough to follow. I know some people have issues reading italics for any length of time but a time stamp or similar may have been helpful for some readers. I believe the author has since added this
The prophecy and chosen one Tropes are here as I love but the standout and uniqueness for me were the POVs of the parents. I love when parents are the main characters, being a parent myself and the relationship and couple banter in this was great.
For me, it was Joseph who carried this story. He was extremely relatable and realistic and could easily be the Veteran next door that you invite to have a BBQ with your families.
The narration by Skye Alley was great and I thoroughly enjoyed it as well
I do wish that this series had covers that expressed the awesomeness and the Blurb gave us a little more of the fantasy that is between its covers.
I hate that I am a shallow cover buyer, but it is the cover that grabs me and the Blurb that I purchase. If it wasn't for SPFBO this title wouldn't be on my radar which is a shame because it is a good story. I enjoyed it and want to know what happens next for these characters.
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