The Jaguar Path

Name: The Jaguar Path
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Anna Stephens
ISBN: 9780008404086

Author: Anna Stephens

Series: The Songs of the Drowned #2

Narrator: Joseph Balderrama

Unabridged: 23 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperVoyager

Published: 02/16/2023

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Epic, Military Fantasy, Dragons

Synopsis

Book Two of the new epic fantasy trilogy by the acclaimed author of GODBLIND. The Empire of Songs reigns supreme Across all the lands of Ixachipan, its hypnotic, magical music sounds. Those who battled against the Empire have been enslaved and dispersed, taken far from their friends and their homes. In the Singing City, Xessa must fight for the entertainment of her captors. Lilla and thousands of warriors are trained to serve as weapons for their enemies. And Tayan is trapped at the heart of the Empire’s power and magic, where the ruthless Enet’s ambition is ever growing. Each of them harbours a secret hope, waiting for a chance to strike at the Empire from within. But first they must overcome their own desires. Power can seduce as well as crush. And, in exchange for their loyalty, the Empire promises much.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on February 20, 2023

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. The Jaguar Path is book two in Anna Stephens unique and gripping series The Songs of the Drowned. Where book one set the scene this moves forward and builds......more

Goodreads review by myfriendsarefantasy on January 29, 2024

Set two years following the events of The Stone Knife it follows Xessa, Lilla, Tayan and Enet. Xessa has been put in the fighting pits, Lilla into training as a slave fighter, Tayan as a slave and Enet seeks to become the singer. War is on the precipice as the song becomes unhinged. Uprising is inev......more

Goodreads review by Bethan on January 27, 2023

Whereas this will be a spoiler-free review, there will naturally be spoilers for book one, The Stone Knife, so if you haven't read that, y'know, what are you even doing with your life. Yep, here we go again. Anna Stephens, that serial heartbreaker, is back once again with the good stuff. Trauma and e......more

Goodreads review by Julia on April 07, 2023

Anna Stephens - one of my favourite authors. And I hate her as much as I love her! My poor soul... The first book in this series, especially the ending, was already grim and gritty. This one is a lot more traumatizing yet. Have comfort food ready! When I started The Jaguar Path I was a bit afraid abou......more

Goodreads review by Nicole Sweeney on February 16, 2023

Anna Stephens is back with the next installment in her brilliant Songs of the Drowned series and we pick up with our main characters two years after the events of The Stone Knife – Lilla is a slave warrior, training to be part of the biggest and most ruthless army the world has ever known. He secret......more

Quotes

‘THE JAGUAR PATH serves up a second volume of rising danger and sharpening conflict, where enemies turn into lovers, lovers turn into whetted daggers, and every player in the game seethes with repressed emotion’ 'If you want characters who will break your heart in a world with eye popping depth and battles that leap off the page and pin you to your seat then Stephens delivers. Come for the awesome song magic but stay for the blood and fire’ ‘An epic, bloodsoaked saga of rebellion, love, and betrayal’ PRAISE FOR SONGS OF THE DROWNED ‘THE STONE KNIFE has everything you’d hope for in a Stephens novel: sharp action, cracking pace, and a brutal disregard for our poor feelings. A compelling story of clashing cultures, of duty and ambition and change, that will leave you desperate for the next instalment’ ‘A brilliant, grim, and joyous opening to a bloody new trilogy’ ‘An epic tale about the bloody repercussions of expansionism. THE STONE KNIFE explores the cruelty of empire through the eyes of characters from vastly different backgrounds, weaving a tapestry of conflict, injustice, and determination’ PRAISE FOR THE GODBLIND TRILOGY ‘A great achievement…no one does swordfights quite like Anna Stephens. We salute her with a bloody gauntlet’ ‘GODBLIND is a triumph of its genre’ ‘Writes her name in blood on the roster of masters of grimdark alongside the likes of Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie’ ‘Builds to an epic crescendo…deeply emotional and unexpectedly hopeful’