Audiobooks by Bradley P. Beaulieu

When the mighty and cruel must be brought low, it's the killers and the schemers who emerge from the shadows. As plans twist and change, and our protagonists are foiled and beaten, one thing remains true: no matter the cost, the king must fall. The King Must Fall is a dark fantasy anthology featuring 19 titans of the dark and grimdark fantasy genres writing about rogues, assassins, mages, blackguards, and warriors on quests to kill their kings, rulers, captains, and leaders. Featuring stories by Devin Madson, Luke Scull, Anna Smith Spark, Anthony Ryan, Michael R Fletcher, Jeremy Szal, Lee Murray, Daniel Polansky, Shawn Speakman, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Trudi Canavan, Alex Marshall, Anna Stephens, Justin Call, Peter Orullian, Kameron Hurley, Matthew Ward, Deborah A. Wolf, and Bradley P. Beaulieu.

Adrian Collins, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alex Marshall, Anna Smith Spark, Anna Stephens, Anthony Ryan, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Daniel Polansky, Deborah A. Wolf, Devin Madson, Jeremy Szal, Justin Call, Kameron Hurley, Lee Murray, Luke Scull, Matthew Ward, Michael R Fletcher, Mike Myers, Peter Orullian, Sarah Chorn, Shawn Speakman, Trudi Canavan (Author), Greg Patmore (Narrator)

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[French] - Sous les branches d'adicharas: Sharakhaï, T4

Alors que la bataille fait rage entre les forces royales et la treizième tribu, les puissances voisines assiègent Sharakhaï. À la tête des Bouclières, un groupe de guerrières du désert, Çeda espère que le chaos ambiant lui permettra de libérer Sehid-Alaz, le roi éternel de son peuple. Elle doit pour cela percer les secrets de la malédiction des asirim, mais les Vierges du Sabre sont sur sa trace. Les envahisseurs ont franchi les murailles de la cité, tandis que les survivants de la treizième tribu sont acculés dans une citadelle de montagne. Çeda comprend que le moment est venu. Elle a été une guerrière d'élite au service des Rois de Sharakhaï. Un assassin de l'ombre. Une arme toujours prête à frapper. Une voix s'efforçant de libérer son peuple. Mais il est temps de passer à l'offensive. L'âge des Rois touche à sa fin... « La meilleure saga d'epic fantasy depuis des années. » - SFFWorld « Une histoire d'envergure, livrée par une grande plume. » - Robin Hobb « Un monde brûlé de soleil, une société complexe et brutale où l'emprise de la magie divine est sans cesse présente. » - Lanfeust Mag « Beaulieu brosse avec la cité de Sharakhaï un univers exotique et très bien construit. »Lecture Jeune« Si vous êtes en manque de Game of Thrones, plongez dans Les Douze Rois de Sharakhaï ! » - Michel Dufranne, RTBF « Une vraie réussite. » - Yozone « En s'inspirant des mondes orientaux, Beaulieu marque une transition dans le monde de la Fantasy. » - Carrefour Savoirs

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Manon Jomain (Narrator)

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[French] - Le Voile de lances

Depuis la Nuit des Innombrables Lames, les rebelles des Hôtes sans Lune sont traqués sans relâche. La plupart d'entre eux ont été obligés de fuir la cité. Çeda, qui s'est réfugiée dans le désert, découvre qu'un Roi compte se retourner contre les autres souverains. Elle espère exploiter ces dissensions, mais en qui peut-elle faire confiance ? Tous sont susceptibles de la trahir. Çeda imagine alors un plan risqué : libérer les asirim, les esclaves immortels des Rois. Mais le meilleur stratège de ces derniers, le Roi des Lames, est à ses trousses... Tandis que la jeune fille tente de sauver les siens, la machiavélique reine de Qaimir, l'impitoyable mage de sang Hamzakiir et le Roi des Lames se préparent au terrible affrontement qui décidera du sort des peuples du désert...

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Manon Jomain (Narrator)

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[French] - Le Sang sur le sable

Çeda est désormais une Vierge du Sabre, une guerrière d'élite. Tandis que les Rois de Sharakhaï lui confient des missions secrètes afin de consolider leur pouvoir, la jeune fille s'efforce de découvrir leurs secrets. Elle connaît déjà la terrible histoire des asirim, mais lorsqu'un lien se crée entre elle et ces pitoyables créatures, leur douleur devient la sienne. Les asirim ont soif de liberté et veulent briser leurs chaînes, mais ils sont soumis à la volonté des dieux et n'ont d'autre choix que d'obéir. Et l'atmosphère de Sharakhaï est plus délétère que jamais. Les Douze Rois écument la cité pour satisfaire leur impitoyable quête de vengeance. Emre, l'ami de Çeda, a rejoint de nouveaux alliés, espérant tirer parti des troubles qui agitent la ville. Mais malheur à ceux qui s'opposent aux Rois immortels et aux Vierges aux sabres d'ébène...

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Manon Jomain (Narrator)

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A Veil of Spears

Since the Night of Endless Swords, a bloody battle the Kings of Sharakhai narrowly won, the kings have been hounding the rebels known as the Moonless Host. Many have been forced to flee the city, including Çeda, who discovers that the King of Sloth is raising his army to challenge the other kings' rule. When Çeda finds the remaining members of the Moonless Host, now known as the thirteenth tribe, she sees a tenuous existence. Çeda hatches a plan to return to Sharakhai and free the asirim, the kings' powerful, immortal slaves. The kings, however, have sent their greatest tactician, the King of Swords, to bring Çeda to justice for her crimes. But the once-unified front of the kings is crumbling. The surviving kings vie quietly against one another, maneuvering for control over Sharakhai. Çeda hopes to use that to her advantage, but whom to trust? Any of them might betray her. As Çeda works to lift the shackles from the asirim and save the thirteenth tribe, the kings of Sharakhai, the scheming queen of Qaimir, the ruthless blood mage, Hamzakiir, and King of Swords all prepare for a grand clash that may decide the fate of all.

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Sarah Coomes (Narrator)

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[French] - Les Douze Rois de Sharakhaï

Grand centre culturel et marchand du désert, la cité de Sharakhaï est dirigée depuis des siècles par douze rois immortels, cruels et omnipotents. Ils ont écrasé tout espoir de liberté avec leur armée, leur unité d'élite de guerrières et leurs spectres protecteurs, les terrifiants asirim. Çeda, jeune fille des quartiers pauvres, va pourtant braver leur autorité. Le lien qu'elle découvre entre les secrets des tyrans et les énigmes de son propre passé pourrait bien changer son destin... comme celui de Sharakhaï.

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Anne Cardona (Narrator)

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With Blood Upon the Sand

With Blood Upon the Sand is the second book in the Song of Shattered Sands epic fantasy trilogy. Çeda, now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai, trains as one of their elite warriors, gleaning secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule. She knows the dark history of the asirim—that hundreds of years ago they were enslaved to the kings against their will—but when she bonds with them as a Maiden, chaining them to her, she feels their pain as if her own. They hunger for release, they demand it, but with the power of the gods compelling them, they find their chains unbreakable. Çeda could become the champion they've been waiting for, but the need to tread carefully has never been greater. After their recent defeat at the hands of the rebel Moonless Host, the kings are hungry for blood, scouring the city in their ruthless quest for revenge. Çeda's friend Emre and his new allies in the Moonless Host hope to take advantage of the unrest in Sharakhai, despite the danger of opposing the kings and their godgiven powers, and the Maidens and their deadly ebon blades. When Çeda and Emre are drawn into a plot of the blood mage Hamzakiir, they learn a devastating secret that may very well shatter the power of the hated kings. But it may all be undone if Çeda cannot learn to navigate the shifting tides of power in Sharakhai and control the growing anger of the asirim that threatens to overwhelm her...

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Sarah Coomes (Narrator)

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Twelve Kings in Sharakhai

Sharakhai, the great city of the desert, center of commerce and culture, has been ruled from time immemorial by twelve kings-cruel, ruthless, powerful, and immortal. With their army of Silver Spears, their elite company of Blade Maidens, and their holy defenders, the terrifying asirim, the Kings uphold their positions as undisputed, invincible lords of the desert. There is no hope of freedom for any under their rule. Or so it seems, until Çeda, a brave young woman from the west end slums, defies the Kings' laws by going outside on the holy night of Beht Zha'ir. What she learns that night sets her on a path that winds through both the terrible truths of the Kings' mysterious history and the hidden riddles of her own heritage. Together, these secrets could finally break the iron grip of the Kings' power...if the nigh-omnipotent Kings don't find her first.

Bradley P. Beaulieu (Author), Sarah Coomes (Narrator)

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Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show

New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known science fiction and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories. There is fiction from David Farland, Tim Pratt, and David Lubar, among others, and four new Ender Universe stories by Card himself. This collection is sure to appeal to Card's fans and will serve as a great ambassador to them for these other talented writers. The contents are: Foreword by Orson Scott CardIntroduction: The Story behind the Stories by Edmund R. Schubert"In the Eyes of the Empress' Cat" by Bradley F. Beaulieu"Mazer in Prison" by Orson Scott Card"Tabloid Reporter to the Stars" by Eric James Stone"Audience" by Ty Franck"The Mooncalfe" by David Farland"Cheater" by Orson Scott Card"Dream Engine" by Tim Pratt"Hats Off" by David Lubar"Eviction Notice" by Scott M. Roberts"To Know All Things That Are in the Earth" by James Maxey"Beats of Seven" by Peter Orullian"Pretty Boy" by Orson Scott Card"Respite" by Rachel Ann Dryden"The Box of Beautiful Things" by Brian Dolton"Taint of Treason" by Eric James Stone"Call Me Mr. Positive" by Tom Barlow"A Young Man with Prospects" by Orson Scott Card"Ender's Homecoming" by Orson Scott Card - a special audio-only bonus

Bradley P. Beaulieu, Brian Dolton, David Farland, David Lubar, Eric James Stone, James Maxey, Orson Scott Card, Peter Orullian, Rachel Ann Dryden, Scott M. Roberts, Tim Pratt, Tom Barlow, Ty Franck (Author), A Full Cast, Blas Kisic, Cassandra Campbell, Don Leslie, Emily Janice Card, Mark Deakins, Mirron Willis, Paul Boehmer, Richard Brewer, Rosalyn Landor, Stefan Rudnicki, Vanessa Hart (Narrator)

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