The Hawkling, Rebecca Zahabi
The Hawkling, Rebecca Zahabi
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The Hawkling

Author: Rebecca Zahabi

Narrator: Laura Hanna, Peter Kenny

Unabridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 05/11/2023

Synopsis

The rebels on the other side of the Shadowpass are massing, and refugees are flooding in to the city. Scared, penniless and not exactly welcome, they are desperate for the protection of the Nest, and the powerful mages who live there. But there is dissension in the Nest's ranks, and there is always someone willing to make money from the fearful.

The mages believe they have a secret weapon - a captured lightborn, kept prisoner by a magical slave collar and forced to do their bidding. But Tatters and Isha, tentative friends despite their suspicion of each other's motives, know something the mages do not.

The rebels are aware of the lightborn. They know how to deal with it. And they are ready for war...

About Rebecca Zahabi

Rebecca Zahabi is a mixed-heritage writer (a third British, a third French and a third Iranian, if the mix is of interest to you). She started writing in her home village in France at age 12 - a massive epic which set out to revolutionise feminism. Since then, she has slightly re-jigged her expectations of what she can achieve with a keyboard and a blank page. After honing her craft in a variety of genres - playwriting, short stories, interactive novels - she hopes to write books that can make a difference. Her first YA book was shortlisted for the Northern Writers' Award in 2019. Her adult debut, The Collarbound, was longlisted for The Future Bookshelf program at Hachette UK before being acquired by Gollancz.

About Peter Kenny

As both actor and singer, PETER KENNY has worked widely in theatre and broadcasting, appearing with, amongst others, the Royal Shakespeare Company, A&BC, Coventry Belgrade, and the BBC Radio Repertory Company. He is a prolific audiobook reader and his titles include The Wasp Factory and Look To Windward by Iain Banks, and The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥ on May 10, 2023

I was expecting to be emotionally damaged after reading this book, and I was not left disappointed. But before we get into that, The Hawkling continues where The Collarbound left off. It's been exactly one year and one day since I read it, but I didn't have any trouble getting back into the story. The......more

Goodreads review by Cassidy on October 07, 2023

After the collarbound being a five star new favourite of mine. This was really disappointing for me. I'm book two I just struggled to care as we continued to be more of an exploration of characters and the world then progress the plot forward. Which yes book one was like that as well but going into......more

Goodreads review by Heather on August 22, 2023

Originally posted on Just Geeking by. Content warnings: (view spoiler)[ This book contains scenes of blood, gore, violence, death, imprisonment and torture. Many of the battles in this book take place within the sphere of the mind due to the use of mind magic, where the weapons are emotions, memories and manipulation (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Janette on May 13, 2023

I loved The Collar Bound and was excited to be able to read this sequel. It is an engrossing continuation of the story and builds up to another dramatic conclusion ready for the final volume. The story begins at the point that the previous book ended and we see how the Nest deal with the rebellion.......more

Goodreads review by Abi on June 01, 2024

I read the vast majority of this one via audiobook, despite having the GSFF hardback edition, because I was down bad with the flu and couldn't actually see. So audiobook it was! I had a great time listening to this story and reacquainting myself with this world. I had found the worldbuilding a little......more

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