The Queen of All That Dies

The Fallen World, Book 1

By: Laura Thalassa

Narrated by: Laurel Schroeder

In the future, the world is at war. For the last decade, King Lazuli of the Eastern Empire has systematically taken over the world. No one knows much about him other than a series of impossible facts: he cannot die, he has not aged since the conflict began, and he wants to rule the world.

All Serenity Freeman has known is bloodshed. War has taken away her mother, her home, her safety. As the future emissary of the Western United Nations, the last autonomous region of the globe, she is responsible for forging alliances where she can.

Surrender is on the horizon. The king can taste it; Serenity feels it deep within her bones. There is no other option. Now the two must come face to face. For Serenity, that means confronting the man who's taken everything from her. For the king, it means meeting the one woman he can't conquer. But when they meet, something happens. Cruelty finds redemption.

Only in war, everything comes with a price. Especially love.

©2015 Laura Thalassa (P)2017 Laura Thalassa

good story, terrible narrator

why didn't anyone tell the narrator that you can hear her breathe after each sentence, and her voice trails away in a very odd manner. I assume there was a producer that should have given her a heads up? The story itself is interesting, but I struggled to finish because of the speaker.

Good book!!!

When I read the excerpt of this book I was not sure I would like it but the tragedy and sacrifice that serenity endures is priceless. I’m looking forward to the next book.

story 10/10, narration is rough,.. .

FABULOUS BOOK!!!! Rough narration though. wish there was a male narrator for the King POV

Love this Series

This series is amazing from start to finish. I love the readers and how they give a good description on the characters, looks and influential power of each individual. Will read and listen again and again.

best action series ever

loved it listen to the series 2× it was that good she is a badass and he is a total beast but they are good together they inspire each other to be better than what they are

queen of all that dies

love the story line can't wait for the next book. And I'm not in to romance

Better than I expected

I really enjoyed this book. Narrator not so much. Her speech comes off very choppy. Looking forward to the next

Fast paced, engaging and keeps you hanging...

In a future world the world is at war. The Eastern Empire controls most of the planet with the Western United Nations being the last hold out. However surrender is in the air and Serenity is sent with her father to represent the WUN in peace talks. However the King of the Eastern Empire has other ideas... and Serenity is not sure how she feels about it all, as this is the man who caused her mother to be killed.

Fast paced listen, this New Adult book kept me engaged throughout. I enjoyed the world building and the tension between the main characters.

If you hate cliffhangers then avoid this book.

This narrator....

Any additional comments?

Love the series, happy they made it into an audio book, but I really wish they had picked a different narrator. It's like all of her sentences trail off and don't feel completed. I know this sounds crazy, but it's almost like she's trying to sound sly. Like, I could picture her reading this with her eyes narrowed and looking around shiftily.

Narrator fits the character

A lot of reviews are unhappy with the narrator, but she fits the character. Serenity has grown up in a world where showing emotion is a dangerous thing, so she doesn’t know how to express it. The narrators for the other series this author writes are really expressive and more of a performance. I can see how people are unhappy with the pauses and things, but I didn’t mind it so much when I put the context of the book into consideration.