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    Chasing Graves
    Chasing Graves
    Chasing Graves
    Audiobook11 hours

    Chasing Graves

    Written by Ben Galley

    Narrated by Moira Quirk and Samuel Roukin

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Meet Caltro Basalt. He's a master locksmith, a selfish bastard, and as of his first night in Araxes, stone cold dead. They call it the City of Countless Souls, the colossal jewel of the Arctian Empire, and all it takes to be its ruler is to own more ghosts than any other. For in Araxes, the dead do not rest in peace in the afterlife, but live on as slaves for the rich. While Caltro struggles to survive, those around him strive for the emperor's throne in Araxes' cutthroat game of power. The dead gods whisper from corpses, a soulstealer seeks to make a name for himself with the help of an ancient cult, a princess plots to purge the emperor from his armoured Sanctuary, and a murderer drags a body across the desert, intent on reaching Araxes no matter the cost. Only one thing is certain in Araxes: death is just the beginning.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 29, 2019
    ISBN9781980042563
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    • 4/5
      I need more answers then this book was willing to give me!
    • 3/5
      Chasing Graves(The Chasing Graves Trilogy #1)by Ben GalleyThis is a book with a plot I just loved but felt the presentation of it was a bit brutus and rambling at certain times. I liked some characters but liked the idea of the characters in the book. I really wanted to like it more. It was an okay read.A book about enslaving ghosts. So people would be murdered to be enslaved.
    • 3/5
      PEARL RULED 15 (p67)Rating: 2.5* of fiveThe Publisher Says: Meet Caltro Basalt. He’s a master locksmith, a selfish bastard, and as of his first night in Araxes, stone cold dead.They call it the City of Countless Souls, the colossal jewel of the Arctian Empire, and all it takes to be its ruler is to own more ghosts than any other. For in Araxes, the dead do not rest in peace in the afterlife, but live on as slaves for the rich.While Caltro struggles to survive, those around him strive for the emperor’s throne in Araxes’ cutthroat game of power. The dead gods whisper from corpses, a soulstealer seeks to make a name for himself with the help of an ancient cult, a princess plots to purge the emperor from his armoured Sanctuary, and a murderer drags a body across the desert, intent on reaching Araxes no matter the cost.Only one thing is certain in Araxes: death is just the beginning.THIS WAS AN I.L.L. BOOK FROM MY LOCAL LIBRARY SYSTEM. THANKS Y'ALL.My Review: It has to be my mood. This has all the hallmarks of a fantasy world I'd like. But I hit this:...You wanted a lesson, husband, and there it is. So please, threaten me some more. We'll see how little of you makes it into the city.The ping of her nail against the scimitar's steel edge punctuated her threat. As Farazar held her stare, she saw the realization dawn behind those white eyes. Not only how deadly she was, but just how determined, too.Lip curled, Farazar looked away, seeking something in the stars. 'And you wonder why I didn't want to marry a Krasswoman,' he muttered....and I'm out. I just do not care enough to keep ankling my way through this sludge. These aren't even the main characters and, let me tell you, am I glad. I'm not all that into fantasy but the Egyptian thing got me; so it's very possible that I'm just not in the proper mood for the story. I won't throw it aside forever. But I'm in no hurry to get it back onto the active TBR.
    • 5/5
      4.5Book source ~ Tour. My review is voluntary and honest.This story starts out with a prologue where a woman is dragging a dead man through a desert. I have to say, quite intriguing. Then chapter one introduces a guy taking a shit in an old woman’s lockbox. Meet Caltro Basalt. Master locksmith extraordinaire and someone who thinks outside the box (or takes a big dump in one) when getting revenge on people. He’s received a job offer that originated from the Cloudpiercer in Araxes. His situation is desperate enough that he decides to chance going to the City of Countless Souls even though the chances of dying there are quite high. But dying there isn’t the worst part. Oh, no. Once dead, someone can claim your soul and when you come back as a ghost (known as shades in this world) they own you. Instant slave. Yeah, Araxes doesn’t appear to be a place that I’d want to visit, for any reason. But Caltro needs funds so off he goes - only to be murdered almost as soon as he sets foot off the docks. And then the book is off and running with several people on different roads set to converge. What in the Arctian Empire could dead gods, an anonymous woman, a dead and bound locksmith, the Empress-In-Waiting, and a soulstealer have in common? You’ll have to read to find out. Told from several POVs this is one highly imaginative and deeply twisted tale. There’s Caltro’s experiences and the woman in the desert is Nilith who killed her husband Farazar, but the nuggets about them are dropped sparingly as they traverse the dangerous desert lands. The Empress-In-Waiting, Princess Sisine Talin Renala, has her own agenda as does the soulstealer , Boss Temsa. Each one goes about their business in this book, but as the pages fly by I could tell they were going to intersect at some point. Well-written and nail-biting this dark fantasy contains murder, slavery, power, and corruption in a uniquely built world. Luckily, there’s some humor thrown in to lighten it up just a tad. Two of our fellow journeymen’s stories end in a bit of a cliffhanger (and frankly a jaw dropper for one), but not such big ones that you want to toss a table. Or two. I can’t wait to see what happens in book 2, Grim Solace!