Ashes of Onyx

Name: Ashes of Onyx
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Seth Skorkowsky
ISBN: 9781094063287

Author: Seth Skorkowsky

Narrator: Caroline Shaffer

Unabridged: 15 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 01/28/2020

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban

Synopsis

They stole her magic.They killed her friends.Nothing in the multiverse will stop her quest for revenge.Kate Rossdale once held all the promise of becoming Baltimore’s greatest sorceress. But a promise is a hard thing to hold when your coven is murdered, your magic is stripped away, and the only solace left to you comes one powdered line at a time.When she’s offered the restoration of her power by a man she doesn’t know or trust, Kate sets in motion the retribution of her enemies.Soon she finds herself racing across the globe, and across worlds, venturing into exotic realms of forbidden dreams, to the spires of Lost Carcosa, hunting for the magic-thief who robbed her of everything she held dear, including the most dangerous magic any sorceress can possess—hope.

About Seth Skorkowsky

Seth Skorkowsky gravitated to the darker sides of fantasy, preferring horror and pulp heroes over knights in shining armor. When not writing, he enjoys cheesy movies, tabletop role-playing games, making YouTube videos, and traveling the world with his wife.

About Caroline Shaffer

Caroline Shaffer is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. A former company member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for nineteen years, she received an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C.T. on March 07, 2020

ASHES OF ONYX by Seth Skorkowsky is the first of a new series by an author I've very much enjoyed the previous works of. I'm a huge fan of the Valducan series, which is a set of novels following multiple protagonists wielding magic demon-slaying weapons. I'm also a Tales of the Black Raven fan, whic......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on January 27, 2020

If you like fantasy and pulp adventure stories, you should be cracking this book open immediately. There’s something inside no matter what flavor of pulp you lean toward. Although the overall narrative arc might be loosely described as urban fantasy or portal fantasy, there is a lot on offer through......more

Goodreads review by Lukasz on January 28, 2020

As a huge fan of Skorkowsky’s Valducan series, I was excited to check his newest book. Ashes of Onyx begins as Urban Fantasy but it contains elements of High, Portal, and Epic Fantasy, mixed with more than a bit of Horror. Kate Rossdale is a sorceress, and she comes with a lot of baggage. She blames......more

Goodreads review by Tucker on February 28, 2020

What do you get when you mix the snarky comedy of Harry Dresden with Lovecraftian horror and a multiverse to rival any sci-fi travelogue? You get the magic that is "Ashes of Onyx." I'd highly recommend it for any seasoned fantasy veteran who wants to see the first step in pushing Urban Fantasy into t......more

Goodreads review by Clay on January 22, 2020

Three stories walk into a bar. A leggy, sexy urban fantasy - this one is all flash and flare, a sorceress in a blood-red vinyl trench coat. She takes a tequila shot off some speechless boy's table and downs it as she walks past with a flicker of a smile. Then comes a dashing, adventurous portal fant......more

Quotes

“Skorkowsky channels heavy themes of guilt, grief, and addiction into a bloody quest for revenge in this explosive, world-spanning urban fantasy.” Publishers Weekly