A new kind of war has come to the continent of Ithos.
Airborne mage armies traverse enemy territory in utter secrecy. Vast city-liches conspire to influence events from afar, while city-states and archmages unleash strange new magics in a rapidly accelerating magical arms race. Nations and great powers that have remained quiescent for years have begun reaching out into the growing power vacuum. Magical superweapons and giant monsters are wielded by every side in a deadly tangle of alliances and factions, as each squabbling force spirals in towards their inevitable final conflict. At the center of that spiral lays the capital of the Havath Dominion, where a vengeful madman has proclaimed the precise date and time he will destroy the city.
The Last Echo will ring, and in its wake looms the threat of the Tongue Eater. Hugh and his friends are the only ones who can stop the ancient weapon, but the web of lies they’ve woven is fraying rapidly, and even their own allies have begun to question their mission. Monsters and archmages capable of leveling cities would stop at nothing to claim the Tongue Eater, leaving Hugh and the others with no one to trust.
And if they fail to stop the Tongue Eater, it could mean madness and death for the entire continent.
Contains a special note from the author.
Author:
John Bierce
John Bierce is a fantasy novelist, history and science buff, SFF fan, and general all-around dork. He travels the world full-time as a digital nomad, and has an unhealthy obsession with geology.
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PERFORMER:
Ralph Lister
RALPH LISTER is a native-British, multiple Audie Awards winner/finalist and Earphones Award winner, and over 12 years has narrated more than 500 single-voice and multi-cast audiobooks. For non-fiction (political commentary, biography, history, religion, and self-help), Ralph is aided by a life-long personal interest in history and current affairs, a facility with many modern languages, and 15 years of overseas business experience. As an equally in-demand narrator of fiction, his Audie-nominated work is filled with the authentic voices of people and creatures of all ages and accents. Recent narrations include Rudyard Kipling’s _Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle_ (for Penguin Random House Audio), and James Clavell’s renowned Asian saga titles, _Shōgun_ and _Noble House_ (for Blackstone Audio). Hired and re-hired by major US audiobook publishers and producers, Ralph is now based in Barcelona, Spain, where he also continues his passion for on-camera acting. On-camera work includes the role of Emmet Vale in **_Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice_**. Two-time Eclipse Award Winner for Best Actor (Film), Grand Award Winner for Best Actor (Stage). Fluent in Spanish, conversational in French and German, and familiar with Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Latin, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin.
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