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Title: Age of Assassins
Subtitle: The Wounded Kingdom, Book 1
Author: RJ Barker
Narrator: Joe Jameson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 08-03-17
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
To catch an assassin, use an assassin....
Girton Club-Foot, apprentice to the land's best assassin, still has much to learn about the art of taking lives. But their latest mission tasks him and his master with a far more difficult challenge: to save a life. Someone, or many someones, is trying to kill the heir to the throne, and it is up to Girton and his master to uncover the traitor and prevent the prince's murder.
In a kingdom on the brink of civil war and a castle thick with lies, Girton finds friends he never expected, responsibilities he never wanted and a conspiracy that could destroy an entire land.
Critic Reviews:
"Age of Assassins reveals its mysteries with the style of a magic show and the artful grace of a gifted storyteller." (Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld)
"Dead gods, dread magic, and a lead that feels like a breath of fresh air. Great fun." (Peter Newman, author of The Vagrant)
"Outstanding. Beautifully written, perfectly paced and assured. Kept me reading well into the early hours of the morning. A wonderful first book - a wonderful book, period - that should be at the very top of your to-read list." (James Islington, author of The Shadow of what was Lost)
Members Reviews:
Superb tale of murder and intrigue.
Reminiscent of the Farseer trilogy, excellent audiobook. highly recommended with brilliant narration. I enjoyed every minute from beginning to end.
Damned fine debut!
Would you consider the audio edition of Age of Assassins to be better than the print version?
Can't say. I've only listened to the Audio, but the story was 5* so I would say they are equal.
What did you like best about this story?
Right up my cobbled street. Medieval setting with a fantastical flare that reveals antlered war mounts and colourful armour; reinforced kilts and good ol' Welsh names! I don't see that enough, and as a history geek (specifically Anglo-Welsh wars), this impressed me muchly.
Have you listened to any of Joe Jamesons other performances? How does this one compare?
Nope, so N/A
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Murder mystery in a magic-tainted medieval castle.
Any additional comments?
The story had me guessing at suspects throughout. I'd like to claim I'd figured it out early on... or at all, truth be told, but I didn't. I had suspicions about the right sort of people, but I never guessed at reasons, motives, secrets until they were revealed. Bravo, RJ. Bravo.
Solid fantasy debut.
This was an old school traditional coming of age fantasy tale. The world building was adequate without being anything special but R.J. Barker had an engaging enough writing style to suck me into his story and both the plot and characters were good.
The story was actually quite good. Girton was an easy to root for lead character and the story was engaging enough. We got a nice mix of action and intrigue and I really liked Girton's relationship with his master.
The world building could have been a bit better. This seemed a pretty interesting world and plenty of stuff about the lands and magic were hinted at but most of what we learned in this first book was a little vague for my liking. The other real flaw of the story was Barker's choice to have this tale set up as a Name of the Wind style flashback story.
