Driftwood Orphans, Paul Krueger
Driftwood Orphans, Paul Krueger
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Driftwood Orphans

Author: Paul Krueger

Narrator: Sarah Diamond

Unabridged: 13 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 06/23/2022

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Before she was betrayed and left for dead, Tenny was many things: prodigal daughter of the Driftwood City underworld. Leader of the Thorn Orphans, the gang fighting for a better tomorrow. City shaman, able to bend her home's boroughs to her will. Partner-in-crime to Cole, the runaway rich boy with powers just like hers.

But that was all before.

Four years later, Tenny is an exile, sleepwalking through life and waiting to die. But a chance encounter puts her on a bloody path back to the life she left behind. Friendless and powerless, she returns to Driftwood City, only to find a world where the Thorn Orphans have finally won. A better tomorrow, today.

And all that progress tethered to the heartbeat of the friend who ordered her death.

Her city. Or her vengeance. It's an impossible choice.

But if Tenny wants to survive, she'll have to choose.

A meditation on friendship, greed, and the uneasy intersection between justice and vengeance, this standalone fantasy puts a magical spin on pulpy revenge sagas like JOHN WICK and KILL BILL.

About Paul Krueger

Paul Krueger is a Filipino-American author. His first novel was the urban fantasy Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge, followed by the critically acclaimed stand-alone fantasy Steel Crow Saga. A lapsed Chicagoan, he may now be found literally herding cats in Los Angeles.

About Sarah Diamond

Sarah Diamond was born in 1976 and grew up in Weymouth before studying English Literature at Reading University. She worked as an advertising copywriter and wrote several acclaimed psychological suspense novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffany on December 03, 2022

I listened to the audiobook, and I feel like it took a while to get into the story but by the end I was invested and wanted to know what happen.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on November 17, 2022

Audio version. I really liked the start, but it was dragging for me by the end. Narrator is good, world is intriguing, but... I dunno. I just wasn't grabbed.......more

Goodreads review by Mike on January 06, 2023

Pros: Rich, creative world, interesting ideas, enjoyable action Cons: it's long and feels, and the real message takes quite a while to manifest Driftwood Orphans is an enjoyable book. The real star is the city at the center of it, "Driftwood City." A dynamic and richly textured setting that feels real......more

Goodreads review by grace ⋆。°‧★ on October 21, 2024

logged back on here for the first time in ages just to rate this book five stars. it is absolutely one of my favourite books of all time even though i read it all today - i literally could not put it down. it's so well written, the plot is amazing and the characters are so well developed i could cry......more

Goodreads review by Emma on May 23, 2024

Started out strong but just got so so boring - the concept behind the magic was interesting though, and I liked the choice to use a mix of first and second person, which made sense with the narrative of a revenge plot. It just wasn’t executed as well as it could have been.......more