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Ghosts in the Yew

Vesteal, Book 1

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Ghosts in the Yew

By: Blake Hausladen
Narrated by: Lauren Faits, Willard Dunbar, Clayton Faits, Jonah Winston
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A novel of violent magic, intrigue, and statecraft.

Ghosts in the Yew is the story of four people who are banished beyond the edge of the map, to a land of gnarled forests, ancient magic, and the site of a terrible murder. Their struggles to survive will put them at odds with their families, their nation, and the very powers that shaped the world.

Ghosts in the Yew is the first book in Blake's Vesteal series. It invites the listener as follows:

The dark forest hid them from their destroyers. The matriarch of the forest wept a century at their murder. The priests rewrote the songs and rhymes until the world forgot them, and the conquerors abandoned their watch. But then it happened that the Zoviyan Empire - bloated by its centuries of glut - sent the last thing it should have into the trees. Ghosts forget nothing, and when the blood of their enemy walked beneath them, they woke, their revenge at hand.

©2011 Blake Hausladen (P)2015 Blake Hausladen Fantasy Epic Science Fiction

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It was a pretty great story with an amazing cast! I just wish they finished the other two books

Amazing!

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"Ghosts in the Yew", by Blake Hausladen, is an excellent, compelling story. The author has created a cast of richly detailed characters that the reader ends up really caring for. The world building - including the creation of an economy - is fascinating, as is the magic element of the story. I am eagerly looking forward to starting book two!

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

The Narrators ! The story is interesting and i enjoyed it very much. But the narrators performance is pretty bad. the female narrator inflects every 3rd word and her male voices sound like she is making fun of a male voice than an interpretation of a character. 2 of the 3 male narrators cant follow the highs and lows of the book and cant pass on the feeling of the more intense parts. it sounds like their first time narrating.Im sorry if this sounds harsh But I have heard worse.

Was Ghosts in the Yew worth the listening time?

Bad Narrating aside , Yes it was a good story and worth the time.

Great Story ,but Narration is bad (sorry)

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What did you like best about Ghosts in the Yew? What did you like least?

the story line

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ghosts in the Yew?

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Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrators?

The narrators were okay. Especially when I figured out that I needed to adjust the narration speed to slow it down. It seemed as though the narrators were speed reading for some characters and drawling for others

Could you see Ghosts in the Yew being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Nope

Any additional comments?

There is an epic story in this book but it should be listed under a juvenile genre as written

Good story line but should be in the juvenile dept

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This is a long book but any good epic is, it took some time to become involved in the story and i almost gave up...i'm glad i didn't. For those with patience it's worth the credit or even cash purchase, for those with no patience move on...this is the kind of book that requires an investment of time on the reader's part before it comes together...for me anyway.

Epic...hard starter but pays in the end.

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