A Curse of Krakens

The Seven Kennings, Book 3

By: Kevin Hearne

Narrated by: Xe Sands, Luke Daniels

From the New York Times bestselling creator of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the epic fantasy trilogy that began with A Plague of Giants, about a war that broke a continent—and opened the door to a new world.

Seeker and Sower

Pen Yas ben Min’s cousin was one of the legendary heroes of the wars against the giants until her untimely death. Pen has grown up in her famous cousin’s shadow, but when she’s given a quest to plant the seed of the magical Fourth Tree, she has a chance to step into the light—and usher in a new age for her country.

Fighter and Friend

Abhi’s life—and the world—changed when he discovered a lost magic: the power to speak to animals. After fighting so many battles, he’s weary and longs for home and his love, Tamhan. But before he can return, there is one last mission that only Abhi can complete: to speak to the colossal creatures who wait beneath the waves—the krakens.

Sailor and Explorer

Koesha and her shipmates have already made an impossible journey by navigating the Northern Yawn, at the end of which she secured an unusual cloak. But when that cloak turns out to be the key to unlocking the mystery of the Seventh Kenning, Koesha has to risk everything on another life-threatening journey and hope that she can steer her crew to safety.

Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s action-packed Seven Kennings series

A PLAGUE OF GIANTS • A BLIGHT OF BLACKWINGS • A CURSE OF KRAKENS

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing the Dramatis Personae, Chronological Timeline, Kaurian Calendar, and Maps from the printed book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Kevin Hearne (P)2023 Random House Audio

Excellent conclusion to an excellent trilogy

A fitting end to the trilogy. Day 52 is really something. Both of the narrators continue to knock the voices out of the park. Thanks for this ride Kevin!

Great world building

Luke Daniel’s range of voices combined with Hearne’s world building stand out in a crowd of Fantasy sagas. The magic system is interesting and the history and detail put into this series is amazing. The only thing that I didn’t care for overall were a few earthly words/idioms used in the series, but they are few and far between.

epic

Kevin Hearne and Luke Daniels did it again!!
A great end to a truely epic trilogy. Geat story and even better narrators.

Beautiful

I have never cried and smiled through the closing chapters of any book in my life and will always keep the characters, their stories, and their lessons with me forever.

A satisfying conclusion

A satisfying conclusion to this interesting trilogy. With a combination of horror, action, and tongue-in-cheek comedy, this series from Kevin Hearne sets up a world of unique forms of magic, framed through the lens of a recounting of an invasion.

The story has a wide cast of characters with their own unique viewpoints, and wraps up the loose ends fairly cleanly with no mysterious foreshadowing of a growing evil to setup another trilogy.

That being said, the world is rich enough that there are many more tales that could be told in this world setting, I look forward to a return to the world of the 7 kennings again in the future.

Great conclusion to a fantastic trilogy

One of my favorite series ever! Superb, complex world building and the highly skilled narrators really help you keep the characters distinct.

The most masterful epic

One of the best epics I have ever read. Kevin Hearne weaves together novel new storylines, characters that you fall in love with, intrigue, an incredible wit in an epic for the ages. Luke Daniel’s performance seamlessly ads a masterful touch.

This generation’s Tolkien

I devour everything Kevin writes. The worlds and characters he has created are amazing. The 7 kennings is fantastic. A constant struggle between good and evil, right and wrong.

Phenomenal

Where to begin? I suggest you begin with book one if you haven't already. This trilogy is wonderful. Think original, rather than prequel. I read the book on release and added the audiobook to my Kevin Hearne collection at the same time. I spent today in the hospital recovering from surgery and this audio book took me out of my misery and graciously allowed me along for the ride.

The characters are individually fantastic, writing for so many POV characters is nightmare but Mr. Hearne makes it look easy. The story is great. I love the world building, the attention to language and the nuances of the races as much as their obvious differences. The entire experience has been superb. This series is worthy of everyone's time. I cannot rate it highly enough.

Luke Daniels and Xe Sands are outstanding, as they were in the previous 2 installments. The care and love with which they present the story is a delicious salve that helped tremendously with my recovery today. Creating individual voices for POV characters isn't just tricky for the author, the interpretations by these 2 fine voice actors are just as good. Perhaps it is my familiarity with the characters over 3 books but at no point was I ever unsure of which character was in the driver's seat. Kudos all round for that.

This is a story of high fantasy. The series is a different approach to the genre and unwraps itself in an unusual but not unfamiliar fashion. It harks back to the old oral tradition of story telling. From the get go I was onboard. I really hope you are too.

Mr. Hearne has a wicked sense of humor, an enviable imagination, a philosophy, at least in his writing of this book, which permits exploration of fundamental facets of humanity. He also has a deep compassion for our flawed species. All that AND mustard, gigantic monsters, gods, bugs, magic and krakens. what are you waiting for? Listen to this TODAY!!

Each book is epic

The writing is top notch, the multiple points of view show the whole picture, and the narrators do a great job. I like the landing of the alliance on the shores of the bone giants.