The Mage Queen, R. A. Dodson
The Mage Queen, R. A. Dodson
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The Mage Queen
Her Majesty's Musketeers

Author: R. A. Dodson

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Unabridged: 16 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2020

Synopsis

He should be dead a dozen times over. Evidently, fate has other plans.The year is 1631, and France lies in ruins after five long years under a devastating Curse. Its only hope—the magical bloodlines of a deposed queen in hiding, hunted by her enemies.Fleeing the carnage in Gascony, Charles d’Artagnan abandons the ashes of his former life to seek better opportunities in Paris. With his land gone and his family among the countless dead, he has nothing left to lose and little to gain beyond mere survival.Magic—once a useful tool for those rare individuals who still possess it—has become a weapon of incomparable power and destructiveness employed by France’s bitter rival, Spain. With Louis XIII dead and a Spanish pretender seated on the throne, the country’s future appears bleak.As one faceless refugee among many, d’Artagnan never expected to hold Europe’s destiny balanced in his hands. He certainly never expected to be welcomed into an elite guard protecting France’s one and only hope—a widowed queen wielding the same power as her enemies.But Anne of Austria’s magic will be wasted unless d’Artagnan can help her stay one step ahead of the assassins nipping at her heels. Ultimately, he and his comrades must return her to the belly of the beast itself, confronting the very forces that have pushed France to the brink of destruction.The Mage Queen can’t do it alone. But with the help of d’Artagnan and her loyal musketeers, France may still have a fighting chance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on September 12, 2020

Some disclaimers before I start this review: I have not previously read the D'Artagnan romances by Dumas, and I voluntarily received a review copy from the author in exchange for an unbiased review. As a fan of the author's writing in general, I had listened to the audio of what becomes the beginning......more

Goodreads review by Papercuts1 on March 28, 2021

When I say: This reads like fanfiction, I am by no means saying that fanfiction is bad. On the contrary: I am a big fan of well-written fanfics. But only WHEN they are well-written and float my particular boat. This story here was stuffed to the gills with tropes, heavy shipping and the general curse......more

Goodreads review by JenBsBooks on September 11, 2020

3.5 stars. I liked this. I haven't read anything by this author (it was mentioned this was a reworking of a previous publication?) and I'm not very familiar with the story of the Three Musketeers. The names were a little familiar, but that was all. Honestly, as I finished up the story and went on to......more

Goodreads review by Kristjan on September 04, 2020

Narration: Pretty Good ... at times he actually goes a bit too fast. Some of the dialog just comes across as somewhat pretentious if not over the top. Story: A retelling of the original three (3) musketeers with magic? Not so much magic really; unless you count the curse (aka the plague). The story d......more

Goodreads review by S. on October 12, 2020

I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I liked this story, but one gratuitous sex scene was out of place, I thought. MiLady, a courtesan, and her favorite Musketeer I would have expected such a scene but the relationship of Constance and D'Artagnan, the youngest Mu......more

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