Book description
Alchemised: A Sonic Descent into Darkness
Saskia Maarleveld doesn't just narrate this audiobook-she bleeds Helena's trauma through every syllable. From the first guttural revelation that "the war is over" and "Holdfast is dead," you're plunged into a world where victory tastes like ash and survival is the cruelest joke.
Maarleveld's voice becomes Helena's fractured psyche-brittle when she's suppressed, fierce when her true power surfaces. The audiobook format amplifies every moment of memory loss like a physical wound. When Helena struggles against her captors, you don't just hear the words-you feel the desperate scrape of her mind against the void of her forgotten months.
The necromancer's voice cuts through like rusted steel, each interaction with Helena crackling with dangerous tension. Maarleveld masterfully distinguishes between the corrupt guild families' smug cruelty and the Resistance's desperate hope, creating an auditory landscape where every character's true nature bleeds through their vocal DNA.
This isn't just fantasy-it's a war crime rendered in sound. The crumbling estate becomes a character itself, its decay echoing Helena's disintegration. Every suppressed memory fights to break free, and Maarleveld delivers each revelation like a sucker punch to the solar plexus.
The real horror isn't the undead-it's Helena's realization that her lost memories might hold the key to everything. Maarleveld's performance captures that devastating moment when you understand your own mind has become both prison and battleground.
A masterclass in audiobook storytelling that will leave you questioning which is worse: remembering or forgetting.
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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