The Exile

The Bound and the Broken, Book 2.5

De: Ryan Cahill

Narrado por: Derek Perkins

Do not hesitate. Do not contemplate mercy.

The Lorian empire took everything from Dayne. His family. His home. His people.

He will carve a bloody path through Epheria. He will have his vengeance, by blade and by blood.

This is his story...the story of The Exile.

The Exile is a companion novella to The Bound and The Broken series, not a standalone novella. Previous books in the series should be listened to first.

©2022 Ryan Cahill (P)2023 Podium Audio

Best Novella I’ve ever read

This is the best in the series so far and the best novella I’ve ever read. Very well done.

absolutely worthwhile

one of the best novella's I have ever read. fast-paced and full of important backstory for some major characters in the main series

Epic

another glorious addition to the bound and the broken series. I liked Dayne from Of Darkenss And Light but he is now one of my favorite characters. also the additional content about Belina was great. their sibling relationship was real and relatable.

Great material to build the world and add suspense

I enjoyed this appendix more than I anticipated. Yes, it's a bit short for a full credit, but book 3 is super long so I feel like all in all this was worth it. I could manage the series without book "3.5" but this installment added a layer of richness and appreciation for the characters who show up in book 3.
Narrator was... AHmazing

excellent character and world development.

excellent character development and world building, fleshes out an interesting character from the primary story arc.

Great Book

All books in this series are excellent! Well written and engaging. I highly recommend them.

4.5 Stars

4.5 Stars 🌟

This is the novella that finally gives us the backstory of Dayne's life. Dayne is a character that was just kind of thrown into the story in book 2 of The Bound and the Broken Series. I thought I had missed something, but eventually realized that nope, he was just dropped in. Then there was the author's note at the end saying, "wait....there are going to be answers in the ne novella that's coming out."

So, if you haven't already figured it out, this is not a stand alone. None of this is going to make sense unless you are already reading TBTB series. I immediately liked Dayne as a character and in this short story, we also get a bit more on the political situation in Valtara. Even though Valtara is part of the Epherian realm, it is still somewhat separate and experiencing it's own set of challenges.
AND....they have Wyverns!!

One of my favorite parts of this story was watching the friendship between Dayne and Belina grow. She is definitely a character and I foresee some very interesting times in the future with these two.

Very good listen

To short for a credit, but writing is excellent. It should have been an add-on.

Phenomenal

I'm beginning to understand you should always expect bloody chaos, and your heart to be at least a little broken after one of Cahill's novellas.
"By blade and by blood."

Performance

He keeps saying the wrong name. It goes back and forth so much at one point, if I didn't know better, you would think there was another character with them.