Book description
Dead Empire by Kate Elliott: A Symphony of Shadows
Kate Elliott's Dead Empire unfolds like a funeral dirge-beautiful, inevitable, and haunting. The audiobook draws you into its dark embrace with the subtle precision of a blade sliding between ribs.
Marshal Dannarah's exile from the Hundred isn't just geographical; it's a descent into the underworld of power politics where loyalty rots faster than corpses in summer heat. Elliott's narration breathes life into every betrayal, every calculated maneuver for the throne, transforming what could be mere political machinations into something far more sinister.
The true horror lies not in monsters, but in how easily idealism curdles into something unrecognizable. Dannarah's journey toward the Sirniakan Empire feels like watching someone willingly chain themselves to a throne built on bones. Meanwhile, Captain Kellas and his Black Wolves snarl and snap at the edges of civilization, their rebellion painting the landscape in shades of moral ambiguity.
Elliott's prose carries the weight of ancient curses, each sentence meticulously crafted to build an atmosphere thick enough to choke on. The audiobook format amplifies this perfectly-her voice becoming the whisper in your ear that you can't quite place, the one that speaks of things better left buried.
When stolen magic awakens something that should have remained dead, the real terror begins. Not the kind that makes you jump, but the kind that settles in your chest and makes you question every alliance, every motive, every breath you've taken for granted.
Dead Empire doesn't just tell a story-it performs an exorcism on your expectations.
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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
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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