Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews Narrator: Renée Raudman
Series: Edge #3
Published by Ace, Tantor Audio on November 29, 2011
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 385
Length: 14 hours, 18 minutes
Format: Audiobook, Paperback
Source: Purchased
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n The Broken, people shop at Walmart, and magic only lives in fairy tales; in The Weird, aristocrats still rule and the strength of your magic controls your fate; and The Edge is the borderland where anything can happen...
Audrey Callahan has a unique talent: no door is closed to her; and – thanks to her Edge family, a motley crew of grifters and layabouts – she's a consummate conwoman. But she's severed all ties with her past, finally gotten a legitimate job in The Broken, and Audrey couldn’t be happier. But now her dad has swindled her into one last job...
What do you get when you take the best thief, grifter and gambler make him into a secret agent? You get Kaldar Mar. Judge Dobe probably put it best, “I guess you’re familiar with the law. You hit it over the head, set its house on fire, and got its sister pregnant.” Deeply scarred by his aunt’s death, Kaldar has some scores to settle – and his new assignment might let him do just that. A priceless object has been stolen and Kaldar must retrieve it at any cost. Piece of cake…until Audrey shows up after the same item.
Love the world! Love the characters!
Wether you are following along in order or you have never read any of the books in this series, you will not miss a thing and never be lost. I enjoy the writing team of Ilona Andrews. They know how to bring a world to life with such amazing descriptions. I feel like I am being taking away into The Edge for the first time. We are pulled right back into The Edge on a fun filled adventure. From the first page to the last you will be hanging onto your seat.
Fate’s Edge is book three in The Edge series. This is Kaldar Mar’s story. Kaldar is always looking for the next adventure and the next con. He’s what we would call a smooth criminal. He will not hesitate to use his charisma and good looks to get what he wants. He has become a member of the Mirror, to gain the means to seek revenge, but he never expects to run across a women who will change his life. I enjoyed Kaldar and his smooth ways as well as his magical skill.
Audrey is a very fascinating women. Her family are grifters, thieves, and always looking for the next big score. She is very aware of the consequences of that type of life and has tried to make an honest life for herself, but one visit from her father will change all of this, putting her life in danger and putting a man in her path that will change everything. I liked Audrey, she is strong, understands the life of a grifter and has a very unique magical skill.
I relished the con storyline! It’s smart, interesting and created a perfect pathway for the hero and heroine to fall in love. Audrey and Kaldar complemented each other, kept each other on their toes, and built a compatible relationship. They are very similar and so in tune with one another that working as a team was a dream.
The kids, Jack and George, were great additions to this book. We get to see them grow up more. They added humor, heart, and made what was once a bunch of misfits, a team. They also added a great presence in this story that I thoroughly adored.
If you’re a fan of urban fantasy romance, then make sure you check out The Edge series. We get a delightful adventure, slick hero’s, and happy endings.
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COYER Challenge is adopting our Read-along. You can read about COYER and join that challenge HERE. On the Sunday after the review posts, they will host a Google meeting (like we do for COYER book club) at 12 PT, 2 CT, 3 ET and 9pm Europe, for a one hour chat. The chat is March 23. COYER is moving from Facebook to Discord. The Google meeting chat is HERE.
Here’s your to-do list:
- Find your copies of these books, borrow them from a friend, get them at the library or buy them.
- Sign up to join the Read-along
- Join the chat on Sunday!
- Read book 4 Steel’s Edge by April 25
- Look to the COYER event or the blog Facebook page for pacing schedules. These are moving to Discord.
- Make note of a favorite quote or two as you read the book. I REALLY hope you all will contribute your quotes to the rafflecopters and participate in the chats, as we have great prizes.
- If you haven’t read the books before, make a list of questions you have for the discussion. If you have read them, please don’t spoil new readers.
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Who said (enter the answer in the Rafflecopter, don’t put in the comments)
Who said “Will you two nincompoops stop screwing around?”
There are other options in the rafflecopter for you to enter discussion questions and quotes to share.
Who said “Hugh was difficult as a child. Some things he just didn’t understand. Our parents and me, we tried our best to take care of him, but his mind just didn’t work the same way. You had to spell things out for him. Obvious things. Hugh always liked dogs and other animals better than people. Said they were simpler.” in Bayou Moon is Murid.
The villain was Spider.
Observations and questions you shared from Bayou Moon:
(Thank you so much for sharing!) If you can answer any of these questions, you can do so in a comment.
- I may have missed it, but did Erian die at the end?
- How did William not realize he had all that money. Silly Wolf.
- Parts of this were like watching a horror movie!
- Cerise and William are my favorite couple of the series.
Quotes you readers shared from Bayou Moon:
“If you love him, fight for him. Nothing worth keeping is free in this world. If you don’t love him, cut him loose. Just don’t take too long to decide. Our future might be short.”
“The boys had written back. William picked up the letter and looked at it. It was short. George’s writing was perfect, with letters neatly placed. Jack’s looked like a chicken had written it in the dirt.”
“You shouldn’t have gone off your land. Now you’re all alone out here and your family can’t help you.” Cerise’s grin got wider. “You’re looking at it the wrong way. I’m not all alone with you. You’re alone with me. You should’ve brought more people. Six won’t do it.”
“Nature had forgotten to install a volume control when he was born, and he came with two sound settings: thunder and louder thunder.”
“ Lord William sat at the stern. Muscular, fit, wrapped in black leather, and more handsome than a man had a right to be. The first time she saw him, she almost did a double take. He had the whole tall, dark, and lethal thing going. Except at the moment he wore the expression of a man who’d just got a mouth full of soggy spinach. Maybe he was upset that his pretty leather pants got wet. Lord William was bad news.
That he was a blueblood from the Weird was plain as day: expensive clothes, well-groomed hair, and excellent weapons. She’d felt a spark of magic when that little crossbow went off. And he fired it fast, didn’t even pause to take aim, and still hit that cursed fish in the gills. The man had training, the kind of training bluebloods from the Weird got when they wanted to play soldier. Excellent balance—he walked on the boat as if it were solid ground. Light on his feet. Very fast. Probably very strong, if the muscle on his arms was any indication. Bad news.
Why couldn’t she have gotten another Edger or some dimwit from the Broken for a passenger? No, she got Lord Leather Pants here.”
Interviews with Ilona Andrews:
2011-Jan 12: Literatopia Interview
2011- May 24: Bookpushers interview
2023- Oct 20: Noveltea Corner, Online discussion video
Be sure to enter the giveaways!!!
Giveaway:
For each Edge book, Ace Books will give away a paperback copy (US only) or $9 Amazon GC (Intl).
Grand-Prize Giveaway:
There will be 2 winners chosen.
For a US winner, there will be a complete set of the Innkeeper Graphic Audio audiobooks (6) offered by Nancy Yost Literary Agency.
For an Intl winner, it will be the four Edge series audiobooks from Tantor and Recorded Books. The codes work in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Schedule:
We are doing one book every 4-5 weeks, posting on Fridays. We will have a review for most of the books with the team here at Books of My Heart plus some of our friends.
Jan 17: On the Edge – Victoria @First of All
Feb 21: Bayou Moon – Brandee @Unconventional Bookworms
Mar 21: Fate’s Edge – Angela @ Angel’s Book Nook
Apr 25: Steel’s Edge – Sophia
May 16: Clean Sweep – Barb @ Booker T’s Farm
Jun 20: Sweep in Peace – Lillian @ Mom with a Reading Problem
Jul 18: One Fell Swoop – Carole @ Carole’s Random Life
Aug 15: Sweep of the Blade – Rachel @ Waves of Fiction
Sep 19: Sweep with Me – Robin
Oct 17: Sweep of the Heart – Elizabeth @ Elizabeth’s Romance Reviews
Nov 21: Sweep (unlikely but if there is a new book next year we will add it here)
About Renée Raudman
Renée Raudman is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator. A multiple Audie Award nominee, she has earned a number of AudioFile Earphones Awards, including for The Last Secret by Mary McGarry Morris and Wesley the Owl by Stacey O’Brien, as well as a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award for Joe Schreiber’s Chasing the Dead. She has also performed on film, TV, radio, and stage, including the recurring roles of Jordon on ABC’s One Life To Live, Phyllis on NBC’s Passions, and guest-starring roles on prime-time TV. She has been heard in cartoons (The Simpsons, Billy & Mandy), videogames, and on the E! channel. Her narration of Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper was selected by Library Journal as one of the best audiobooks of 2009, and her reading of Marthe Jocelyn’s Would You was selected by the ALA as one of the best young adult audiobooks of 2009.
About Ilona Andrews
“Ilona Andrews” is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)
Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Texas with their two children and many dogs and cats.
They have co-authored several bestselling series, including the #1 NYT bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels, rustic fantasy of the Edge, paranormal romance of Hidden Legacy, and Innkeeper Chronicles, which they post as a free weekly serial.
About Angela at Angel’s Book Nook
I’m a mother, wife, dog owner, animal, and book lover. My favorite animals are horses & dogs. I’m a book blogger Angel’s Book Nook. As for reading, I love all things Paranormal & Urban Fantasy. My favorite shifters are dragons!
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 25-Audio
- 25-COYER
George and Jack were my favorite part of this one, though it was fun to see Kaldar really having to work for something when he got serious about romance. 🙂 Great review, Angela!
George and Jack are such a key to these stories and the next series in my mind.
Good review! I got behind, I’m afraid, and haven’t started this one yet. I’ll have to try to catch up before the next book.
This one is really fun so I hope you will be able to catch up and continue with us.
I loved the heists and Jack and George were awesome.
I agree. Both things made this one more fun!
I’m going to miss out on the chat today, we have plans and won’t be back home in time. Enjoy!
Angela, thanks so much for sharing your great review and joining us in the Read-along!
I fell behind again but now I have something to look forward to reading this week to catch up. I remember loving this one so much and the scenes with Jack and George were just a cherry on top
yes this was a really fun one. I especially enjoy George and Jack. I remembered them as each book a separate romance which is true but the romance isn’t exactly a focus, the plot is. So more like fantasy or urban fantasy. I wanted to do them together for the connection to Innkeeper.
It’s so funny how I’ve completely forgotten everything and I read them less than 10 years ago. So it was a fun surprise to re-read the story. I love Kaldar’s magic – it’s so cool.
This is one reason I do the Read-alongs to re-read favorites but also to read them all together instead of a year apart. Some of the Innkeeper I have only read through the weekly snippets on their blog so I look forward to the published and more polished versions, again all together.
I’m behind so I haven’t listened to this one yet! I’m sorry I missed out on the chat today. I don’t know that I would’ve participated even if I did read the book, because I don’t feel good. I will listen to this soon.
I hope you are feeling better by now. This one is really fun and there are multiple plot lines: the heist, the George/Jack and the romance.
Gotta love Jack and George. LOL I had a blast with this series.
yes I really wanted to take this opportunity to read them all together since the characters go through both series.
I enjoyed the book. All of the main Edger characters were a lot of fun.
This one was so fun! It had the heist, the romance and the George / Jack growth.
That narrator is SO good.
yes I’ve been enjoying the audio books. I actually read these so long ago I think I got paperbacks from the library!