The Hidden Relic, James Maxwell
The Hidden Relic, James Maxwell
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The Hidden Relic

Author: James Maxwell

Narrator: James Maxwell

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/05/2014


Synopsis

With the fate of their homeland still in jeopardy, siblings Ella and Miro must face the Primate’s evil as he discovers a new technique: a method to extract essence from human blood.The Primate has been temporarily defeated, but his home was once inhabited by the Evermen, and their ancient secrets still remain. As the mysterious Evrin sets out to destroy everything he can, the Primate stumbles upon an ancient book that tells of a hidden relic with unfathomable power—and he will stop at nothing to find it.Realizing the solution to defeating the Primate and saving the Empire is tied to the hidden relic, Ella, Miro, Killian, and the desert prince Ilathor must race to reach the relic before the Primate…or suffer disastrous consequences.Published in 2014, the highly acclaimed Evermen Saga is a worldwide bestseller.Revised edition: This edition of The Hidden Relic includes editorial revisions.

About James Maxwell

James Maxwell grew up in the scenic Bay of Islands, New Zealand, and was educated in Australia. Devouring fantasy and science-fiction classics from an early age, his love for books translated to a passion for writing, which he began at the age of eleven.Inspired by the natural beauty around him but also by a strong interest in history, he decided in his twenties to see the world. He relocated to London and then to Thailand, Mexico, Austria, and Malta, developing a lifelong obsession with travel. It was while living in Thailand that he seriously took up writing again, producing his first full-length novel, Enchantress, the first of four titles in his internationally bestselling Evermen Saga.When he isn’t writing or traveling, James enjoys sailing, snowboarding, classical guitar, and French cooking.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Martyn on January 29, 2015

I liked the first part of the series, with the new world, the adventures and the introduction of the characters. This second part is not so good however. It's about fighting and battles and fighting and battles. Less adventurous, existing characters stay pretty much flat characters, the new character......more

Goodreads review by Sally on January 14, 2015

There is a surfeit of the adjective 'beautiful' in this book. "She's beautiful", "it's beautiful", "Never let me forget how beautiful you are." Everything is just so bloody beautiful. If you're going to write a 600 page, 4 book long cycle of fantasy novels designed to give Tolkein a run for his mone......more

Goodreads review by Carol on October 22, 2020

What an awesome read I am hooked on the evermen sage......more

Goodreads review by Natasa on August 20, 2024

After a very promising start in the first book of the series, this one read like a telenovela with an epic fantasy flare.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on December 29, 2012

This series has quite a more human and real world feel to it which is a nice change from other fantasy epics that involve magic in which something miraculous saves the day. In this series, it's nice to have the people save themselves and the way the author has expressed all aspects of the war is bri......more