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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

By: Ilona Andrews
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
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Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.

When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn't take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she's been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting years for the final novel.

Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic, and mayhem? Her encyclopedic knowledge of the plot, the setting, and the characters' ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she's coming to love—a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures, and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to get home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes—and attentions—of dueling princes, dukes, and villains, all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the way she knows their stories will end: in a cataclysmic war.

For fans of Samantha Shannon, Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and isekai and portal fantasy, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse author duo Ilona Andrews.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

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Intricate World-building • Compelling Plot Twists • Excellent Narration • Engaging Storyline • High Stakes Action

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This is the first time in a long time that I've dreamt about a book. The authors have created such an intricate world, and wove such a compelling story through it, that I did not want to leave it. My subconscious seems to agree. Highly recommended - you will not regret getting this.

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This book is so well written! the world that is created just sucks you in until you think you're walking down the streets with the characters. The characters themselves are easy to both love and hate. over all a really great book!

SO GOOD!!!

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I'll say it up front: I am biased. Ilona Andrews are my favorite authors, so I read everything they write.
This was a well-crafted story with many twists and turns, most unexpected. The narrator was fabulous, and brought the characters to life in an unforgettable way.
You won't be disappointed in this read, whether you're a new-to-them reader or a card-carrying member of the Book Devouring Horde.
I cannot wait for the next one!

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Wow, this book was brilliant. From the start to the ending, the story will have you on your toes. There is so much depth and world building. I can’t wait for the next book.

Incredible

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The audiobook is 21 hours and 34 minutes, and I’ve listened to it twice in a week. Kristen Sieh is a fantastic narrator. I’m probably going to listen a few more times.

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is a self aware isekai. Maggie is a reader, she knows fantasy tropes, she knows about portal fantasies, and she is aware that in isekai, the character is often inserted into another character’s life. Maggie is herself, aware that she doesn’t exist in the books she endlessly reread, and an unknown to the people in the world. Kair Toren is violent and often uncaring. But Maggie meets a noble who gives her some coins to buy shoes, which makes her feel like Kair Toren is a city worth saving. Maggie understands the stakes are high, and though she is The Undying, that isn’t quite true. She can be tortured and murdered, she’ll just come back to life, in a lot of pain.

As a reader, I would really not like to suddenly wake up in the fantasy worlds I read (maybe Becky Chambers’s Monk and Robot universe would be ok), especially not a fantasy world with a mad king that’s on the brink of civil war and invasion. I was along for the ride watching Maggie navigate this world she knew so well, but not as well as she thought she did. There are twists and turns. Surprises happen because of changes Maggie makes to the timeline, which she anticipates happening, and because there is information that probably would have been revealed in the third, unpublished book.

If you have read Ilona Andrews before, you’ll recognize a lot of elements. For example, there is a love interest and he definitely needs to go through some things, like Curan, Rogan, and Alessandro before him. Maggie isn’t skilled in weapons, like Kate, but she is a strategist. She observes, she considers, and she thinks through the motivations of the people around her.

I’m going to listen to this many times

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