Magic Shifts (Dramatized Adaptation)

Kate Daniels, Book 8

By: Ilona Andrews

Narrated by: Nora Sofyan, Kelly Baskin, Ken Jackson, Michael John Casey, full cast, Michael Glenn, Nick J. Russo, Elias Khalil, Niusha Nawab, K’Lai Rivera, Robb Moreira, Richard Rohan

After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate–former Beast Lord Curran Lennart–are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time.

But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing, Kate and Curran shift their focus to investigate his disappearance. As they dig further into the merc’s business, they discover that the Mercenary Guild has gone to hell and that Eduardo’s recent assignments are connected in the most sinister way…

An ancient enemy has arisen, and Kate and Curran are the only ones who can stop it–before it takes their city apart piece by piece.

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

Performed by Nora Sofyan, Michael Glenn, Kelly Baskin, Michael John Casey, Richard Rohan, Elias Khalil, K’Lai Rivera, Ken Jackson, Nick J. Russo, Robb Moreira, Niusha Nawab, Joel David Santner, Jonathan Sleep, Chris Davenport, KenYatta Rogers, Jameson Hunt, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Matthew Pauli, Nazia Chaudhry, Troy Allan, James Konicek, Evan Casey, Daniel Llaca, Christopher Walker, Yenni Ann, Nathaniel Priestley, RJ Bayley, DeJeanette Horne, Cody Roberts, Renee Dorian, Julian Dailey, Marni Penning, Dominique Salvacion, Shravan Amin, Matthew Schleigh, Jessica Threet, Emlyn McFarland, Maria Amelia Park, Bradley Foster Smith, Areanna Luckett, Su Ling Chan, Carolyn Kashner, James J. Johnson, Karen Novack, Sara Greenfield, Steve Wannall, Nicole Shara, Matthew Bassett, Triya Leong, Donald Guzzi, Gregory Linington, Tanja Milojevic, Ryan Dalusung, NJ Agwuna, and Lolita Horne.

©2015 Ilona Andrews (P)2025 Graphic Audio LLC

Spot on voice actors

This dramatized audiobook felt like a movie playing in my mind—every scene came to life vividly. The cast is phenomenal, delivering both emotion and action with such authenticity that I was completely drawn in. Their chemistry and dedication shine through, making this an unforgettable experience. I can't wait for another audiobook from this talented team!

Werebuffalos, ghouls, and djinns, oh my!

Kate: “He has the worst timing- always”
Curran: “It’s his superpower.”
Even intermissions move you closer to the end. Book 8 takes a breather after the previous book’s climatic meeting of Kate Daniels and her near-god father Roland.

“Do you remember me now?”
This story mostly focuses on Kate, Curran, and Julie as they adjust to suburban life away from the Pack. They are soon wrapped up in a mystery involving missing Eduardo, their were-buffalo friend. Along the way, Kate starts to learn what her magical claiming of the City of Atlanta really means. We are treated to new magic and new beings, including ghouls and Djinns. But the best parts of this book involve old characters in new situations: Curran trying to be a friendly neighbor and Roland the Almighty digging the onion rings at Applebee’s.

The shorter length of the graphic audio format was appreciated, especially given the forced separation from most of the Pack. It felt like much of the extended cast of the series got only cameo moments. There’s also an extended period of recuperation and the shorter graphic audio helped to get through that and back to the mystery. Not anywhere near my favorite book in the series, but a solid supernatural mystery nonetheless.

One of my favorite books in the series!

A deep dive into our favorite characters. Watching them adjust to the changes in their lives is refreshing and relatable. As a series the world of Kate Daniels gets more and more fascinating. Investigations lead to another mesmerizing high stakes adventure. Worth listening to over and over!

An excellent recreation of a book I already loved

I have relistened to the story several times by the original audio book. But this full cast rendition of the audio book allowed me to enjoy it again and even more through the great cast, acting, and production. I recommend this audio book to all fans of the series and fans of fantasy and paranormal books in general.

Awesome Series!

This is one of my favorite series and I’ve read this series a minimum of 3 times, and the dramatic version was great. I enjoyed the movie in my mind. Adventures are shifting now that Kate and Curran are on their own. But are they really on their own? One character I wish had more face time in the books is Luther, I feel he can be like Roman and have his own story one day. He’s fun and full of magic, it might even be fun to see him get in trouble with some djinn. Production was great and enjoyed all the narration of all the characters.

wow! Ilona Andrews what a team

as with all of her kids annual stories this one is exciting captive crushing entertaining and exciting! I know I said exciting twice but it deserves it. cast are awesome! all I can say is very good 5 out of five.

I love GraphicAudio, but this seemed phoned in.

I enjoy the Kate Daniels series, and I love the Graphic Audio books, but this one didn't seem like they were really into giving the performance.
Nothing like the rest of the Graphic Audio books for this series.

Two simple examples:
1) Kate's voice when she is near to death in the hospital is barely different than how she is normally. This is supposed to be a pivotal scene, but it plays like nothing special. And then when she is supposed to have a flat, emotionless voice... well, it isn't.

2) A fight and climatic scene at the end is just sort of blah. again, not given the weight it's supposed to have.

These are just two examples... there are plenty more. but basically for these two scenes, the regular audio book and narrator gives them much, much more feeling. Pretty much the same with the rest of the book.