The Skull Throne

Rating 4.4
23h 54min
The Demon Cycle
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Description of the book

In the grand tradition of George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan, Sunday Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett continues his critically acclaimed Demon Cycle with the next dramatic instalment: THE SKULL THRONE.

The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty.

Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honour and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all.

But Arlen Bales, the Painted Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honour refuse. Rather than risk defeat, Arlen cast them both from a precipice, leaving the world without a saviour, and opening a struggle for succession that threatens to tear the Free Cities of Thesa apart.

In the south, Inevera, Jardir's first wife, must find a way to keep their sons from killing one another and plunging their people into civil war as they strive for enough glory to make a claim on the throne.

In the north, Leesha Paper and Rojer Inn struggle to forge an alliance between the duchies of Angiers and Miln against the Krasians before it is too late.

Caught in the crossfire is the duchy of Lakton – rich and unprotected, ripe for conquest.

All the while, the corelings have been growing stronger, and without Arlen and Jardir there may be none strong enough to stop them.

Only Renna Bales may know more about the fate of the missing men, but she, too, has disappeared…

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Format:

Part:

4

Length Audiobook:

23h 54min

Language:

English

Published:

09/04/2015

Publisher Audiobook:

HarperCollins UK

ISBN Audiobook:

9780007568000

What others think

Reviews of The Skull Throne

Narration is excellent and thankfully this installment doesn't make the mistakes of the previous two. Arland is once again a main character making decisions, rhenna gets a bit of depth, we get a further insight into the political infighting of the krasians and greenlanders, leisha is nowhere near as annoying and she actually gets some kind of challenge and arc to her character. I hope the last one continues like this and doesn't become a soap opera like the second book.

Angus

I've been waiting to read the fifth book in the series but had forgotten what happened in this, the previous book. This series is very rich in every way and the reading of this title was week done although there are noticeable changes in audio volume and quality from time to time where the narrator has resumed his telling. But this aside I very much enjoyed this and will proceed directly to the fifth book. Then all we need to hope for is that someone makes this into a series of movies which, if done right, will surpass LOTR. Thank you Peter V. Brett for this outstanding story

Gordon

Riktigt bra!

David

Fantastisch!

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