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Hope and Red

By: Jon Skovron
Narrated by: Jon Skovron
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'The most fun I've had with a novel this year' Fantasy Faction

IN A FRACTURING EMPIRE SPREAD ACROSS SAVAGE SEAS, TWO PEOPLE FIND A COMMON CAUSE.

HOPE, the lone survivor of a village massacred by the emperor's forces, is secretly trained as a warrior and instrument of vengeance.

RED, an orphan adopted by a notorious matriarch of the criminal underworld, learns to be an expert thief and con artist.

Together they will take down an empire.

'A phenomenal read' Bookbag

'Vivid and unpredictable' SciFiNow©2016 Jon Skovron Fantasy Fiction
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Critic reviews

Action-packed . . . Compelling characters and tense action
Superb fantasy packed with daring pirates, brave warriors, intelligent thieves and revolution . . . A phenomenal read
A great swashbuckling adventure
Fast-paced, substantial and entertaining
All stars
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Expect great things from this author. His imagination runs free and his writing keeps pace. Excellent!

What a debut

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Really good story line, gripping, strange but we'll worth a listen. If your thinking about getting it I would say go for it well worth the money.

Brilliant

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Excellent, fast paced, imaginative tale, full of gusto and fun. Read this if you are looking for jolly, raucous escapism.

Buoyant romp.

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There are parallels to be made in this book to "The Lies of Locke Lamora". Less funny and slightly more political, the scene is very similar and the main characters also very similar.

This was right up my avenue as far as books are concerned and I was not disappointed at all. I don't remember the prose being particularly stand out but it was all about the characters and the development was good. Enough back story to have a good sense of purpose for the two main characters, not so much that the books strays off course.

There is always something endearing about the lovable thief in any book and this one was no exception. Some very good peripheral characters completed a well rounded, good romp of a book.

Never a big fan of the author narrating but I though Skovren did an excellent job. The most disappointing thing was to find that there was not a sequel.

Looking forward to the next one

Looking forward to the next one!

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Thoughts when reading this book:

Stilted dialogue.

Cheesey revenge plot

Villain so evil I'm surprised he doesn't laugh all the time.

Narration was ok.

Cheesey

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