A Desert Torn Asunder

Song of Shattered Sands, Book 6

By: Bradley P. Beaulieu

Narrated by: Kate Reading

The final book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series closes the epic fantasy saga in a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.

The plans of the desert gods are coming to fruition. Meryam, the deposed queen of Qaimir, hopes to raise the buried elder god, Ashael, an event that would bring ruin to the desert.

Çeda and Emre sail for their ancestral home to bring the traitor, Hamid, to justice. To their horror, they discover that the desert tribes have united under Hamid's banner. Their plan? A holy crusade to annihilate Sharakhai, a thing long sought by many in the tribes. In Sharakhai, meanwhile, the blood mage, Davud, examines the strange gateway between worlds, hoping to find a way to close it. And King Ihsan hunts for Meryam, but always finds himself two steps behind.

When Meryam raises Ashael, all know the end is near. Ashael means to journey to the land that was denied to him an age ago, no matter the cost to the desert. It now falls to Çeda and her unlikely assortment of allies to find a way to unite not only the desert tribes and the people of Sharakhai, but the city's invaders as well. Even if they do, stopping Ashael will cost them dearly, perhaps more than all are willing to pay.

©2021- Bradley P. Beaulieu (P)2021 Bradley P. Beaulieu

Brilliant!

I can remember when I listened to the first book, and I thought to myself, "I am not sure..." There a lot of unsavory people in this series, and thankfully there is a lot of justice well served. These books will be on my list of the best of the best. I don't have the words to describe how much I enjoyed this book. Kate Readung was in top form. Bradley P. Beaulieu wove a story as fine a silk. Thank you both for the many hours of enjoyment.

Outstanding series

Great depth of characters and story. Engaging from beginning to end. Highly recommend this series.

excellent story with a well thought out ending.

a broad variety of strong characters with dedication and perseverance to work together to win the right to a future with out the control of selfish kings and gods.

Excellent Ending To A Excellent Series

It's rare that you have a six book series that manages to not have any lag in one of the middle books, but Song of Shattered Sands does just that. I enjoyed every book in this series and couldn't wait for the next. A Desert Torn Asunder is the best one yet as Beaulieu finds away to weave all the threads of the previous stories into a fantastic conclusion.

There were some minor pitfalls in the audio version of this series as there was a narrator change in the middle which no one likes. However bringing in a legendary narrator like Kate Reading turned out to be a plus for me. I think the author should consider having Reading go back and redo the first couple books to give the series completion, though I know some preferred the original narrator Sarah Coomes.

Overall, I enjoyed this series and this book. I will miss the characters who have brought me hours of listening pleasure.

Awesome!

Great conclusion to a truly epic story! I will always recommend this author and anything else that he writes!

I'd rather read the physical book.

I'm not a fan of character voices and there's lot in this narration. I especially don't like the women characters being read in wimpering whispers and the male characters read in monster voices. Makes me feel like a child listening to a bedtime story. Sometimes it seemed like the narrator didn't realize who was speaking until the end of a sentence, so the voice established for that character was missed and then picked back up after the realization. It also lacked dramatic pauses after monumental events.

last book was nothing but filler

The story was finished and then extended with a minor thread. it left me feeling the character were being dragged forward for no reason.