Book description
Alix E. Harrow's The Everlasting arrives as a masterclass in time-spanning romance, perfectly realized for the audiobook format. The Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House crafts a genre-defying journey where a reluctant lady knight and a flawed historian battle across centuries to rewrite a tragic legacy. The narrative's genius lies in its circular structure: it begins and ends beneath a single yew tree, a place where a girl pulls a sword from heartwood to become legend, and a thousand years later, a man finds her-only to lose her, then find her again.
The audiobook experience elevates this intricate plot. Harrow's prose, already rich with emotional weight, gains profound depth through narration. The repeated phrases-"find her, lose her, find her, lose her again"-become hauntingly rhythmic, echoing across time like a heartbeat. Listeners feel the weight of each temporal shift, the exhaustion of endless searching, and the fragile hope of a new beginning. The narrator's voice subtly shifts to embody both the knight's quiet resolve and the historian's scholarly urgency, making the time loops feel visceral, not just conceptual.
Harrow avoids clichΓ©s by grounding the epic in intimate moments. The knight isn't defined by combat but by her reluctance to accept a destiny thrust upon her. The historian isn't a savior but a flawed seeker trying to correct his own past mistakes. Their connection isn't grand romance; it's the quiet, desperate act of choosing each other across fractured timelines. The audiobook's pacing mirrors this-slow, deliberate, letting each emotional beat land.
The book's core question-"Whose story will be written?"-resonates powerfully in audio. You hear the tension in the pauses, the desperation in whispered vows across centuries. The yew tree, a constant anchor, becomes a character itself through the narrator's evocative delivery. Harrow doesn't just tell a story about rewriting fate; the audiobook makes you feel the cost of every choice, the relief of finally being heard.
For fans of The Starless Sea or The Once and Future Witches, this is Harrow at her most emotionally precise. The audiobook transforms the novel's time-loop premise from clever device into a deeply felt human struggle. It's a reminder that the most revolutionary acts often happen in quiet moments beneath ancient trees, where a single sword pulled from heartwood changes everything. This isn't just a time-travel story-it's a testament to the enduring power of rewriting one's own legend.
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Overrun
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Tin Fox
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Undergrad Split
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Darling Peacock
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Midas
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Iron Butterfly
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Jersey
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Sherm
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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