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A review by briarrose1021
Egris and the Silence of the Storm by Stephen Landry, Robbie Ballew
5.0
This book is told from the point of view of Egris, the faun who joins Arianna on her journey to end the curse plaguing the lands in Arianna and the Spirit of the Storm, the first book of the series. In this prequel, we see the start of the curse and how it affects the faun.
Though a prequel, and taking place 15 years before the start of book 1, I would still recommend reading or listening to it after reading or listening to book 1. The worldbuilding in that book will help provide a wider picture of the events happening in the prequel.
Listening to the effects resulting from the absolute lack of rain is heartbreaking, especially when one considers the propaganda that will be coming from the elves to paint the fauns as monsters. Yet, the actions of the fauns are motivated by the hunger they are facing with no rain to provide a harvest. Still, the actions of the elves are clearly excessive and motivated by ignorance and bigotry. Seeing the effects of the curse from the faun's point of view after reading book 1, which is filled with the very negative views of the fauns (satyrs) resulting from the propaganda.
This audiobook is narrated by Robbie Ballew, one of the authors, and he did very well for not being a professional narrator. Though there were places where his pacing felt a little rushed to me, it was not enough to negatively affect my listening or my enjoyment of it.
Though a prequel, and taking place 15 years before the start of book 1, I would still recommend reading or listening to it after reading or listening to book 1. The worldbuilding in that book will help provide a wider picture of the events happening in the prequel.
Listening to the effects resulting from the absolute lack of rain is heartbreaking, especially when one considers the propaganda that will be coming from the elves to paint the fauns as monsters. Yet, the actions of the fauns are motivated by the hunger they are facing with no rain to provide a harvest. Still, the actions of the elves are clearly excessive and motivated by ignorance and bigotry. Seeing the effects of the curse from the faun's point of view after reading book 1, which is filled with the very negative views of the fauns (satyrs) resulting from the propaganda.
This audiobook is narrated by Robbie Ballew, one of the authors, and he did very well for not being a professional narrator. Though there were places where his pacing felt a little rushed to me, it was not enough to negatively affect my listening or my enjoyment of it.