The Lightborn, Rebecca Zahabi
The Lightborn, Rebecca Zahabi
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The Lightborn

Author: Rebecca Zahabi

Narrator: Laura Hanna, Peter Kenny

Unabridged: 12 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 05/16/2024

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Freed from his prison cell, the former slave known as Tatters is finally ready to face his past. Now his true nature is known to all, he can use his Lightborn powers freely. But they come at a price, and his loyalties remain conflicted. The renegades about to attack the city used to be his companions, and both sides have treated him badly. He will have to decide which side to choose.

Isha had thought Tatters was dead, and is overjoyed to see him return. But her master, one of the most powerful mages, has a past with them both, one which might make their reunion impossible. The mages remain divided, and in order to survive they will need to come together, and put aside past arguments. They too have a choice.

And outside the city, the renegades continue to advance. Destruction of the mages is their only goal, and nobody knows if they can be stopped...

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 Abi on October 07, 2024

The third and final book in the Tales of the Edge series, I was so excited to finally dive into the end of this trilogy! The worldbuilding throughout this series has been absolutely fantastic, with a really well developed magic system and in depth discussions on oppression of various kinds (enslaveme......more

Goodreads review by Radu on May 18, 2024

A literary piece written easily for everyone's understanding with interesting moments but ruined by a passage in which a character expresses her desire to enter into pathological sexual relations that she considers normal and which make the reader roll his eyes. Personally, I think that the author c......more

Goodreads review by Books0507_Ashley on March 11, 2025

Tales of the Edge is such an underrated series, but it has everything. The worldbuilding throughout is so impressive and the magic system unique, there are some brilliant complex characters that really drew me in. This was a great end to the series, more people definitely need to pick this series up......more