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First Truth

Truth Series, Book 1

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First Truth

By: Dawn Cook
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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Alissa doesn’t believe in magic. Her father’s stories about the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic Masters, are just that—stories. But her mother insists Alissa has inherited her father’s magical ability, so she must go to the Hold to be trained.

On her way, she crosses paths with Strell, a wandering musician from the plains. Though Alissa is not sure she can trust a plainsman, Strell has something Alissa needs—one of her father’s old maps. Traveling together, they can reach the Hold before the snow sets in. But they don’t know that the Hold is nearly empty. The Keeper Bailic has sent the Masters on a fool’s errand and systematically killed the other Keepers in his search for the First Truth, a book of magic that will give him ultimate power. And he believes that Alissa and Strell hold the secret of the book’s hiding place.

This is the first book in the Truth Series by Dawn Cook, who also writes under the pen name Kim Harrison.

Listen to more in the Truth Series.©2002 Dawn Cook (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Coming of Age Fantasy Paranormal Genre Fiction Paranormal & Urban Contemporary

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"A beautifully told, simple story that looks unblinkingly at how prejudice unnecessarily reinforces misconceptions, misunderstandings, and hatred." ( Booklist)
Engaging Fantasy • Complex Characters • Creative Worldbuilding • Intriguing Plot Twists • Compelling Series

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Y'all, this series is a must read. So often especially in audible plus you pick a story with a great description that's fantasy and you think it sounds great. After starting that book it's essentially porn without the admission in the summary. This story has complex relationships and backgrounds that make you connect with a d understand the whole book. I 10 out of 10 recommend. And if you're gauging based on age, I'm a 28 year old woman.

A real story with a slow start

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Overall it is a pretty good audiobook. It has a reasonably well thought out plot and a better than average storyline. The one problem I have is with the female lead,who is just too spoiled, bratty and contradictory for me. But I guess those particular character flaws had to be way over the top in order to show growth on her part.

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I really liked this story. My only negative is that because I am a fan of her other works,under kim harrison, Using the same narrator for both works the Rachel Morgan Series and This series was a little jarring and made it hard to stay in this story.

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I read this series based upon my enjoyment of the author's Hollows series. I thoroughly this series. It had a strong plot, the characters were well developed and was easy to follow. I also enjoyed the little twists that caught me off guard. I recommend this to anyone who wants to lose themselves in good fantasy.

Very good series

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Read very nicely and I really enjoyed unwinding and listening to the book thank you

Wonderful

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