Book description
Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke & Bone achieves an extraordinary resonance in its audiobook format, where Taylor's lyrical prose and intricate worldbuilding are amplified by the immersive power of voice. The narrative's core-Karou, the blue-haired art student navigating a hidden life between Prague's tangled lanes and a millennium-old celestial war-gains visceral immediacy through vocal performance. Listeners hear the scrape of charcoal on paper, the whisper of multilingual dialogue (including non-human tongues), and the crackle of a world where winged strangers scar doorways with black handprints. Taylor's established reputation, bolstered by translations across 32 languages and accolades like the National Book Award finalist status for Lips Touch, ensures this audiobook transcends typical fantasy; it delivers a meticulously constructed universe where monsters are guardians, angels are casualties, and a love story roots itself in violence as much as beauty. The narrator's cadence masterfully balances Karou's youthful vulnerability with the weight of her forgotten origins, making the revelation of her true nature-a thread woven through Akiva's "fiery eyes" and Marrakesh's alleyway collision-feel both inevitable and devastating. Crucially, the audiobook format elevates Taylor's signature style: the "scorched doorways," the devil's dwindling supply of human teeth, and the sheer, unsettling wonder of Karou's existence are no longer merely described but lived. This is not a story about a girl discovering her past; it is a sensory journey where every whispered secret, every brushstroke in her sketchbook, and every scar from a war older than memory resonates with profound emotional texture. For fantasy enthusiasts, this audiobook isn't just a listen-it's a revelation, proving why Taylor remains a defining voice in contemporary mythic fiction, where every word hums with the gravity of a world both ancient and achingly new.
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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