Where to Start with David Anthony Durham
- Best entry point → Acacia: The War with the Mein
- Start the Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant series → Unbound
- What fans keep coming back to → The Other Lands
- Highest rated by listeners → Unfettered III: New Tales (The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever #3)
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Acacia: The War with the Mein
Acacia • Book 1
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.27 ABR Score (10.1K ratings)★ 3.58 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 3.66 Audible (1.1K)More about this pick
Emperor Leodan's death shatters the Known World, scattering his four children across a realm built on hidden horrors of drug and human trafficking. Epic fantasy examining the true cost of empire.
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The Sacred Band
Acacia • Book 3
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.72 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.16 Audible (420)More about this pick
Queen Corinn wields ancient spells while her siblings pursue their destinies across a world torn by supernatural forces and political upheaval. Hill's narration handles the epic scope of Durham's trilogy conclusion with gravitas.
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The Other Lands
Acacia • Book 2
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.65 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.05 Audible (460)More about this pick
Years after Hanish Mein's death, Queen Corinn rules through sorcery while her siblings face new threats from across the ocean. Dick Hill's narration handles the epic scope as Durham expands beyond the Known World into dangerous new territories.
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Unfettered III: New Tales
The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3
by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner
Narrated by Khristine Hvam, Natasha Soudek, Mark Bramhall, Michael Page, Vikas Adam, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Andrew Wincott, Luke Daniels, Brian Nishii
★ 3.84 ABR Score (779 ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (571) ★ 4.37 Audible (208)More about this pick
This charity anthology features stories from fantasy's biggest names, with multiple narrators bringing each author's unique voice to life.
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Unbound
Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1
by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie
Narrated by Dick Hill, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Nick Podehl, Allyson Johnson, Christian Rodska, Emily Bauer
★ 3.74 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.13 Audible (246)More about this pick
Twenty-three fantasy authors contribute unrestrained tales without thematic constraints in this genre celebration. The six-narrator ensemble including Tim Gerard Reynolds and Nick Podehl brings remarkable variety to each story.
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