House of Earth and Blood (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)

Crescent City, Book 1

By: Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by: Danny Montooth, Kit Swann, Sarah Ruth Thomas, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Gabriel Michael, full cast, Khaya Fraites, Nick Russo, Danny Gavigan, Sura Siu, Stephanie Nemeth Parker

Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Sarah J. Maas's CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life–working hard all day and partying all night–until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.

Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose–to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion–one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and thrilling suspense, this richly inventive new dramatized audiobook fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom–and the power of love.

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

Performed by Colleen Delany, Kit Swann, Danny Montooth, Gabriel Michael, Nick Russo, Sura Siu, Khaya Fraites, Stephanie Nemeth-Parker, Danny Gavigan, Sarah Ruth Thomas, Emily Beresford, Charlie Albers, Patrick Boylan, Gail Shalan, Robb Moreira, Daniel Llaca, Torian Brackett, Nhea Durousseau, Debi Tinsley, Morgan Dalla Betta, Henry W. Kramer, Belsheber Rusape, Deepa Samuel, Jonathan David Bullock, Lise Bruneau, Thomas Penny, Taylor Coan, Holly Adams, Wyn Delano, Jeri Marshall, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Michael Glenn, Christopher Williams, Christopher Walker, and Jonathon Church.

©2020 Sarah J. Maas (P)2024 Graphic Audio LLC

I laughed, I cried, I need the next book NOW

Absolutely perfect - I wouldn’t change a thing, I can’t wait for the next book. No seriously I cannot wait until July and September, and I absolutely might lose my mind while I wait for the third book. The cast was immaculate and I could see it all. Very much a movie in my mind.

So many emotions while enjoying this book

The background sounds and music makes it so much better!! The cast is amazing you really get pulled into the story.

wow

This author beautiful reflects love in all its wonderful, life worth living forms. In my humble opinion a "must read "

Hunt’s voice

Why does he sound like a 90 year old. Awful
Choice. Graphic audio needs to pick better actors

10/10

Well written and beautiful delivery from all who participated, narrated man the whole 9.
A must listen!

The narration voice is ….

This is awesome to get a dramatic version of the audio book, the background audio is so compelling for the different scenes. The narration voice has to be AI read. It’s sometimes painful. The pauses are often in the wrong place and some words are just obviously not pronounced correctly. But the story SJM has created here is amazing. The actual voice actors did a fabulous job as well.

Had me sobbing

The full cast really brings the story to life. I’m impatiently waiting the next book

Intense!!!

The story complimented by the performance, created such an intense emotional range in me! While I usually remain very composed, from a point on, I was just swept by the wave of emotions of the characters.. crying, dispairing, hoping, laughing...! Definitely worth it!!! Great experience.

Amazing full cast performance!

I have these books but found myself finding the story come to life much more with the full cast dramatized reading which really sucked me in! It’s a great story and even better thanks to graphic audio and audible’s availability of it!

Third times a Charm

This is my 3rd reread and this format just helped me grasp the plot lines so much better and I was able to gain additional connections to the rest of the universe. Highly recommend this novel and format!