Book description
Once. Delain. King. Two sons.
Crown hits stone.
That sound in the audiobook.
Not just sound.
The weight.
The thud you feel in your ribs.
Stephen King's voice.
Gravel.
Low.
Like he's telling you a secret in a dark room.
Not reading.
Whispering.
You lean in.
Can't help it.
The king's dead.
Simple.
But the silence after?
Deeper than any forest.
Then the boys.
Prince Thomas.
Prince Peter.
One's eyes hold the dragon.
The other's eyes hold the lie.
The audiobook doesn't rush.
It lets the fear breathe.
Let the words sit.
Like dust in a forgotten throne room.
You hear the creak of the old castle.
The rustle of a sleeve.
The slow drip of blood on marble.
Not graphic.
Just there.
Real.
Peter's smile.
Too wide.
Too sharp.
His voice in the audiobook?
Smooth.
Like oil on water.
Hides the knife.
Thomas.
His voice.
Raw.
Faltering.
He's the one who sees.
The dragon's eyes in the mirror.
The dragon's eyes in the king's dead gaze.
The audiobook makes you feel that.
Not just hear it.
You feel the chill.
The way Peter's words slide over you.
Like poison in tea.
The magic?
Not fire.
Not swords.
It's in the silence between sentences.
The way the narrator pauses.
Just a beat.
Long enough for your pulse to kick.
The worst part isn't the magic.
It's the ordinary.
The way the court talks.
Small talk.
While the kingdom cracks.
The audiobook makes the ordinary feel dangerous.
Like every word is a step on thin ice.
You hear the fear in the servants' voices.
The way they lower their eyes.
The way they know.
Thomas's journey.
The audiobook doesn't soften it.
It's hard.
Sharp.
Like walking through broken glass.
You hear the grit.
You hear the hope.
Faint.
Flickering.
The ending.
Not a bang.
A sigh.
A long exhale.
The audiobook holds it.
Letting the silence stretch.
After all the noise.
All the lies.
All the eyes.
The dragon's eyes.
The king's eyes.
Peter's eyes.
The audiobook leaves you there.
In that silence.
With the weight.
And the truth.
The quiet truth.
That the real magic was never in the dragon.
It was in the listening.
The way you hear your own fear.
In the dark.
With the book in your ear.
The quiet.
The fear.
The dragon's eyes.
Not the dragon's eyes.
The king's eyes.
Still watching.
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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