Winter's Fury

The Furyck Saga, Book 1

By: A.E. Rayne

Narrated by: Finty Williams

Jael Furyck isn’t happy. Her father is dead. Her uncle has stolen the throne.

And now, her uncle wants to marry her off to the fallen son of her arch-enemy. But Jael is a battle-hardened warrior, trained to kill since she was 10-years-old. She doesn’t plan on being anyone’s wife.

Eadmund Skalleson is drunk. His father is threatening him with a wife again. And this time he’s given him an ultimatum. Marry Jael Furyck or your brother returns from exile. But if Eadmund was ever going to choose a wife, it wouldn’t be Jael Furyck. Not her. Not ever.

Winter’s Fury is the first book in The Furyck Saga, a gripping epic-fantasy series that takes you into a richly woven world of warring kingdoms, mysterious dreamers, dark magic, and an ancient prophecy that emerges from the shadows to weave a dangerous web around them all....

©2017 A.E. Rayne (P)2021 Podium Audio

Strong female lead

The female lead is strong both physically and emotionally. I love how this story progresses, the “sidekick” characters are well written and the storyline never lags. I appreciate that even though the story continues there isn’t an unnecessary cliffhanger ending just for the sake of drama.

My only beef would be that sometimes following the multiple storylines that switched back and forth was difficult because the character voices were distinct enough. That said, I can’t wait for the next installment, I’ve already downloaded it.

Solid start with a great Narrator.

I did have a few issues with the story. The biggest one being how much that I hate almost everything about augury/omen/divination. Regardless of the origin of the divination (magic, gods, etc..) or the interpretation of said omen... it takes the human element out of the story. That being said, I still enjoyed this story. I think that the talent of the narrator was some of the reason I did so. There are a few things that might offend some people. Rape, forced marriages, alcoholism. The story is set in a Viking/ Medieval setting...these things were not unrealistic (back then, or now for that matter), and not done in a way that glorifies them. I will be getting the next in the series. (and I will be checking to see if I can get Finty as my voice for Alexa...)

Amazing fast paced intriguing adventure!

Not a dull second! Character build up is done to perfection, the story moves along at a fast pace and you just don’t want to put this book down! The narrator does and excellent job! Bravo to her! This book is a new favorite of mine! So hard to come across one like this one. So, I’ll stop here because I can’t wait to listen to the next one! I do highly recommend it.

Loved it

Refreshingly different storyline. Had my full attention throughout. Loved the characters and I always enjoy listening to Finty Williams.

wonderful, kept me on the edge of my seat.

wonderful, kept me on the edge of my seat.
I very enjoyed it very much.
Jo

Great story building and telling

This was a fantastic read! Great world building and wonderful characters to fall in love with. Kept me intrigued the whole listen! Excited for the next installment.

Decent

This was a very good story. However, the book was far longer than it had to be - unnecessarily repetitive in some instances. I think had I been reading instead of listening, I would have given up halfway through.

The narrator was quite good, except for her annoying habit of adding 'r' to the end of some words, eg., "saw-r".

love it

I own it on my Kindle and I love it. it's so different having someone to read it to you.

Cold Fight in the Snow

I really enjoyed this listen. The Narrator is excellent and the story was great. So many stories now a day seem to follow the most horrible and hateful expectations. This story ended up proving the dreaming profit wrong. The story is very good so far and I am really looking forward to the next installment.

Feels like the female version of The Last Kingdom, totally worth it!

I absolutely loved it, could not stop listening. Filled with action, about a female warrior who is badass. Jael continues to impress and inspire you. Jael Furyck has a very Uhtred-esque feel to her character. Like Cornwell, Rayne had a way of implementing unexpected humor with her characters, which I also loved aside from the ass kicking scenes. The storyline made me want to stay up all night, I couldn’t get enough of it. One of the best books I’ve listened to in a while.