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Wraith Knight by C.T. Phipps Narrator: Peter Berkrot
Series: Wraith Knight #1
Published by Crossroad Press on January 9th 2019
Genres: Fantasy
Length: 10 hours and 41 minutes
Format: Audiobook
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The King Below, Enemy of the World, is dead. Will his successor save the world...or rule it? Jacob Riverson was once the greatest hero of an age. Cut down during what should have been the final battle against the King Below, he was condemned to centuries of torment as a Wraith Knight in the service of said monster. With the destruction of his master, Jacob finds his free will returning and discovers he is in a world torn by civil war between the King Below's former slaves and the heroes who "saved" them. Joining forces with the overly-idealistic but brilliant warrior Regina Whitetremor, Jacob must determine whether he has any place in the new world and whether his destiny is as a hero or monster. Or both. Wraith Knight is book one of the Three Worlds saga by C.T. Phipps.
It is no secret I’m a big of Charles Phipps’ writing. His stories are always good for a laugh. When he asked me to try this Wraith Knight series, I figured why not.
This story follows Jacob Riverson, a former war hero, but after falling in battle, he became a wraith knight and fight for the evil he was fighting against. As he starts to get his free will, he finds the world different than he last remembered it.
This story was a bit more of typical fantasy than I normally read. It has Formor and Sidhe and a lot of war and a quest. It read to me like Phipps take on a Tolkien-ish story (I’m saying that having never actually read a Tolkien story, but having seen the Lord of the Rings movies).
As with most of Phipps stories, Wraith Knight had really great characters I really enjoyed my time with them. They are very real and flawed characters, and pretty funny, too. I really have a fun time with any of Phipps characters and these were no different.
While this wasn’t my favorite C.T. Phipps story, I still enjoyed Wraith Knight. I think it was just a bit more typical fantasy than I like. So, the storyline wasn’t my favorite, but I enjoyed the characters as much as any other. They really kept me interested in the story.
Narration:
This was my first time listening to Peter Berkrot. I really enjoyed his narration. I thought he did a great job with all the voices, especially the two female secondary characters. His pacing and tone are on point. I would gladly listen to another book by this him.
Listen to a clip: HERE
About Peter Berkrot
A veteran of stage and screen, Peter Berkrot’s career spans four decades. Highlights include feature roles in Caddyshack and Showtime’s Brotherhood, and appearances on America’s Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. His voice can be heard on television, radio, video games, documentaries, and industrials. He is a prominent acting coach and a regular contributor to the award-winning news program Frontline produced by WGBH in Boston. Peter served as director of narration for the Emmy-nominated The Truth About Cancer. Peter has recorded over 170 audiobooks, over 100 for children. He has been nominated for an Audie Award and has received a number of AudioFile Earphones Awards and starred reviews. His favorite titles include Toby and the Secrets of the Tree by Timotee de Fombelle, Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith, The Accident by Linwood Barclay, and the Last Policeman trilogy by Ben H. Winters.
About C.T. Phipps
C.T. Phipps is a lifelong student of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. An avid tabletop gamer, he discovered this passion led him to write and turned him into a lifelong geek. He is a regular reviewer at The United Federation of Charles and the author of Agent G, Cthulhu Armageddon, The Red Room series, Lucifer’s Star, Straight Outta Fangton, and The Supervillainy Saga.
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I started listening to audiobooks when a new book in a series was coming out and I wanted to get a refresher, but didn’t have time to read all the books (I think it was Anita Blake). I fell in love. I stayed with strictly re-reading books that I’d already read for a long time. I eventually tried an audiobook for something that I hadn’t read first and was hooked there too. Now, I listen to audio for both re-reads and first time. I have some series that I’ve given up reading and only listen. I try to get any many books/audiobooks from the library to help save on my budget. Books on CD and the newer digital downloads from the library really allow me to listen more. I then purchase my favorites (because who can wait in line for your favorite book??) and less mainstream books from Audible or some other online retailer.
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Ah yes I can understand for the tipical fantasy things. I think it’s the first time I hear about this one tough!
I really love this author. He writes some really fun stuff.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
The genre might make it more my thing. Wonderful review!
Yeah, I’m not sure this is my genre, but I still enjoyed my time with the characters.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
Glad you still enjoyed this, Melanie, even though it’s not your favorite of the author. You’ve a much keener sense about fantasy than I could ever be?
I do like some styles of fantasy. This is a bit more high fantasy that I’m used to. But I love this author and his characters.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
I’m glad you had fun with this even though it’s a bit outside your reading genre. I like to try books from authors I like when they write in dofferent genres.
Me too. Sometimes I find a new genre that I enjoy.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
Sounds interesting. I’m finding I am enjoying fantasy – but in audiobook, so maybe I’ll give this a try. Of course, I do prefer their to be a romantic storyline, but not always!
There is some potential romance in this series, but not in this story. Maybe in the future.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
I’ve never tried this author but I love a good fantasy story so this could be a good entry point for me.
This author writes some really funny stuff (though this story has less humor than most of his stories).
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
Despite not loving the read, it’s good that you are still enjoying C.T. Phipps’ work! Nice review Melanie.
He’s a really fun author. I can’t wait for his next book.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart