Brand of Light

The Droseran Saga, Book 1

De: Ronie Kendig

Narrado por: Adam Gold

2020 Carol Award Winner

2020 Alliance Award Winner

2020 Realm Makers Award

"... an epic story in the making...." (Booklist)

There's a price on her head, and it has everything to do with the brand on her arm.

Tertian Space Coalition has blessed every planet in the quadrants with high technology, save one: Drosero. But in spite of their tenuous treaty with the ruling clans, TSC has plans for the backward planet. And they're not alone.

After a catastrophic explosion, Kersei Dragoumis awakens in a derelict shuttle, alone, injured, and ignorant of the forbidden technology that has swept her into a nightmare. The brand she's borne since childhood burns mysteriously, but the pain is nothing to that when she learns her family is dead and she is accused of their murders.

Across the quadrants, Marco Dusan responds to the call of a holy order-not to join them, but to seek a bounty. Gifted - or cursed - with abilities that mark him a Kynigos, a tracker sworn to bring interplanetary fugitives to justice, Marco discovers this particular bounty has nothing to do with justice and everything to do with prophecy. One that involves the hunter as much as the hunted.

©2020 Ronie Kendig (P)2021 Ronie Kendig

Reseñas de la Crítica

"...an epic story in the making...." (Booklist)

Brilliant!!

Ronie continues to tie my heart up into knots and masterfully has me wanting more! Her complexities of story lines and characters are deeply realistic, even if heavy they are done with a grace and authenticity - my heart was so full when she acknowledged Kathy Tyers and her influence as I grew up with The Firebird Series etched on my heart ☺️ Ronie this story rivals that in such amazing ways and will be next to Kathy’s in my opinion! You both continue to inspire my day dreams of starship battles, adventure, romance and seeking to deepen my relationship with the Lord!

Thank you! ]
-Becky

P.S. Adam Gold, Sir, you are a MASTER!!!! Please keep bringing books to LIFE =D

Enjoyed

The story starts slow in audio form because of the large number of names and the oddness of the names - very hard to remember so many!
The narrator is pretty over the top in movie trailer dramatic announcer mode, no matter how mundane any sentence might be.
Looking forward to the sequel, though it will certainly be stressful.

Amazing!!!

I loved this story line! It was engaging and kept you locked in the entire time. Can’t wait to jump into book 2!

Layered and complex, but delightful

What depth is layered in this novel! Depth of emotion. Depth of plot. Depth of character. Extremes of compassion, cruelty and greed are pitted against and among this large cast of characters. The ending is a twisted combination of beauty and horror. I need the next one yesterday.

Fantastic Story!

I read this book awhile back and was captivated!
When I heard there was an Audible of it, I knew I needed to get it.
I am amazed at the narration! His voice is so smooth and truly make the characters come alive!

Don’t miss this amazing story and narrator!!!

This is hands down my favorite audiobook ever! I read this story when it first came out and it is amazing - one of my all time favorite stories! My original review of the book is below. Now, pair it with this narrator and WOW! This is such an immersive listen. The narrator brings these characters and this story to life! He voices Marco perfectly! Trust me on this, you do not want to miss this one!

This story is BRILLIANT! The worldbuilding, the characters, the storyline, the pacing, it is EPIC!! I was sucked in from chapter one and I barely put the book down. And when the story ended? I may have shouted “Nooooo!” I was not ready for it to be over and I really need book 2, right now! I’m not sure that I have ever wanted to read a sequel as badly as I want to read this one! I am dying to see what happens next!

I loved so many things about this story, but I’ll keep this review about my two favorite characters, mainly because of spoilers. Marco...you really just can’t help but love everything about him! He’s a bounty hunter who has a heightened sense of smell, so much so that he can smell emotions, like fear or happiness. And, boy oh boy does this set us up for some really...intense situations, especially with Kersei! Speaking of Kersei, she is fierce, tough, immensely likable and perfect for Marco. Some of the things she goes through will just break your heart. I really want to say so much more, but I can’t or I will definitely head into spoiler territory.

Do yourself a favor and pick up this story! It is beautifully written, impossible to put down, and you will be sucked into this incredible world of which you will not want to leave!

Wow!

I read this book when it first came out and loved it then. I heard a lot of hype about the audiobook and the narrator. Wow! Just wow! Adam Gold is the perfect person for this. He made this into a whole production that immerses the listener into this story. I also have to say that I just LOVE his voice! I could listen to him read the phonebook and still enjoy it! I usually don’t like male narrators, but this one blew me away!

Very entertaining

This is not my usual genre but I’ve had my eye on it for a while and decided to add it to my 25 in ‘25 backlist. Although I’m a big fan of Star Wars, sci-fi is often hard for me to grasp, with all the intense world building and unusual names, but I found myself immediately immersed in this space opera. With just the right amount of adventure, danger, intrigue, gifts and curses, and romance, I listened right along to all almost 20 hours of this one. I really enjoyed Adam Gold’s narration.

I loved these well-written characters. Kersei and Marco, and even Tigo, were phenomenal and the secrets and adventures were mind-blowing. There are hints of more to come and all the connections were brilliant.

Content: of course there was some violence, as well as references to prostitutes, an attempted rape, some innuendo, references to affairs, and kissing.

Awesome!

Such a fabulous book! Kendig has woven together realistic details amidst fantasy in a way that grabs the reader’s attention. Awesome narration as well!!