THE IRON CROWN
Dragon Spirits #1
by L.L. MacRae
Narrator: RJ Bayley
Length: 17 hours 7 minutes
Released: July 22, 2022
Producer: Audiobook Empire
Publisher: L.L. MacRae
Genre: High Fantasy
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE IRON CROWN (Dragons Spirits, #1) . . . This journey with Fenn and Calidra is one that has many parts. At least that was how I saw things. It was not as simple as finding himself or who he was. Fenn had to discover the world around him and himself and the dragon spirit that mocked him. Or so he thought. There are things that will present challenges to him and his quest to find himself and some answers.I did find sections of the story that were a bit long and at the time. I thought they may have been a bit drawn out. But as the story progressed further that extra information was needed. Connections made and progress made. This story is not for the person that cannot hang on for the depths to unfold. There are many things laying behind other things in this story.
RJ Bayley was a new narrator to me and I was there for the whole ride.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Audiobook Empire. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Fenn’s first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, face to face with a dragon spirit mocking him, all knowledge gone apart from his own name.
Lost and confused, his only hope for answers is Calidra—a woman living on the edge of the world with her partner. Forced to return home when her father dies, Calidra has put off facing her estranged mother for seven years, and she begrudgingly helps Fenn, forging papers for him so he can avoid the Queen’s Inquisitors.
But her mother is the least of her worries when they discover an ancient enemy is rising again. It should be impossible with the Iron Crown in power—and Fenn is terrified he might unwittingly be playing a part in the war’s resurgence.
Surrounded by vengeful spirits and powerful magic, Fenn’s desperate attempt to find his way home might well alter the fate of Tassar, and every power in it.
A new high-fantasy series bursts into life with the Dragon Spirits who reign supreme in the magic-drenched world of Tassar.
L.L. MacRae is a fantasy author of character-driven stories and epic adventure. Her books usually contain dragons, bucket-loads of magic, and are typically fun and hopeful.
She lives in a tiny village in the English countryside, has a degree in Psychology, and was a professional copywriter before going full-time as an author—swapping corporate copy for magic and dragons!
An accomplished full-time voice actor and audiobook narrator with 4 years of experience.
RJ’s voice has been described by peers as a ‘well-weighted baritone, balanced & deep at the same time.’
Natually he’s got a mild Yorkshire lilt that’s trustworthy and relatable. He’s extremely adaptable however and capable of many convincing accents, or anything you throw at him really.
RJ’s broadcast quality studio consists of a fully acoustically treated room, RØDE NT-1A microphone, Reaper digital audio workstation and Izotope RX7 for clean-up and mastering for that high end sound.
So far he’s narrated over 30 audiobooks with more currently in production. As a VO he’s been the voice of brands such as Nickelodeon, Johnson and Johnson, Network Rail, Aegon, Accord and more.
He’s friendly, reliable, professional, takes direction well and always makes sure you’re happy with your narration.
He maintains he’s not trying to ruin his own career by deafening himself with heavy metal on his dog walks.
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L.L. MacRae's Top 10 Books Read Last Year
- Burn Red Skies - Kerstin Espinosa Rosero (epic fantasy with dragons, elemental magic, and airship smugglers)
- Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee (final book in the Green Bone Saga - urban fantasy, crazy family dynamics, mafia-style characters with great martial arts)
- Reaper Man - Sir Terry Pratchett (the second of the “Death” books)
- Underlord/Uncrowned - Will Wight (some of my favourites in the Cradle series!)
- Legends & Lattes - Traveis Baldee (great slice of life, cosy epic fantasy!)
- The Thirteenth Hour - Trudie Skies (gaslamp/steampunk fantasy that’s quintessentially British! Feels very epic)
- Wolfeater - Anthony Mitchell (standalone fantasy set in a freezing landscape where survival is never guaranteed)
- Orconomics - J. Zachary Pike (satirical fantasy/D&D style adventuring with a very grumpy protagonist!)
- Iron Truth - S.A. Tholin (sci-fi - two people try and find a way off a ravaged planet where no one can be trusted, everyone haunted by demons…)
- Last Gifts Of The Universe - Rory August (cosy sci-fi about loss, family, and adventure)
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