Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews
Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews is the first novella in the Roman’s Chronicles. I listened to the audiobook version, narrated by Chris Brinkley and throughly enjoyed spending Koliada, the Winter Festival, with him as he protects a young boy. Action-packed and laced with humor and heart Andrews delivered!
Sanctuary
by Ilona Andrews
Series: Roman’s Chronicles #1
Narrator: Chris Brinkley
Length: 4 hours and 27 minutes
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Source: Publisher, Purchase
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Rating:
Narration: 5 cups Speed: 1.4x
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes a novella featuring Roman, our favorite Volhv wizard in the always intriguing, colorful, volatile Kate Daniels world.
It’s not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.
Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it’s a fight to the death, but for him, it’s just another day in the neighborhood.
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I’ve enjoyed interactions with Roman in the Kate Daniels series, so I was excited to spend time with him. Roman, a Dark Volhv, serves the Slavic god Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness, and Death. He is in the middle of a task, but it’s Koliada and all he really wants to do is drink eggnog, eat cookies and rest. All of that changes when he discovers a young boy and his dog. Trouble is following them and the tale that unfolds was addictive.
This is a fun intro to the Kate Daniels world if you haven’t read/listened to the series. For fans, it was fantastic getting to know a character from within the world. The Andrews are fantastic storytellers, and I gobble up anything they write.
Roman is grumpy, but he also has a soft spot for animals, strays and I delighted in the telling of this story. We get Roman’s backstory and learn how he became the Black Volhv. We battle mercenaries, learn about the young boy, a fallen Volhv, and complete a task for a god. The creatures we encounter are unique and provide humor and aid. Good times.
Chris Brinkley did a stellar job of capturing Roman and the others. He enhanced an already brilliant tale and I hope he’ll be back for the next audiobook.
I highly recommend Sanctuary and all the books/audiobooks written by Ilona Andrews. If they write it, I will buy it and recommend them to fans of urban fantasy, mythology, kick-ass characters, humor, magic and more.
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