Book description
Stephen R. Donaldson's A Man Rides Through, the second installment in the Mordant's Need duology, doesn't just continue the story-it deepens it, twists it, and drags you further into a world where mirrors don't just reflect, they devour. This isn't a safe fantasy read. It's raw, layered, and emotionally jagged, narrated with a clarity that makes every revelation sting a little more.
The audiobook format suits Donaldson's prose beautifully. His sentences are dense with meaning and nuance, and a skilled narrator can tease out the tension coiled within each line. Geraden and Terisa-two misfits, each lost in their own way-stumble into a destiny they never asked for, powered by forces they barely understand. Geraden, once mocked for his failures, and Terisa, a woman displaced from her mundane reality into a world that both needs and fears her, become reluctant beacons of change in a kingdom crumbling under magical tyranny.
Vagel, the Arch-Imager, is a villain who chills not through spectacle but through manipulation, his presence felt like a slow tightening of rope around your chest. The horror here isn't just in the grotesque manifestations of corrupted Imagery, but in the quiet betrayals and moral ambiguities that blur the line between savior and destroyer.
What makes this audiobook gripping is how Donaldson forces you to feel the weight of power-not as a gift, but as a burden. Geraden and Terisa's growth is messy, painful, and achingly real. Their love story doesn't bloom in calm, but amid chaos, suspicion, and sacrifice. You hear their voices crack with uncertainty, then harden with resolve, and it's impossible not to be moved.
A Man Rides Through doesn't offer easy victories or neat endings. It offers truth-ugly, necessary, and transformative. For fans of intelligent fantasy that doesn't shy away from emotional complexity, this audiobook is a haunting ride to the edge of sacrifice and self-discovery.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience