A CRUEL AND FATED LIGHT by Ashley Shuttleworth, read by a full cast - audiobook extract

Published: May 19, 2022, 2:52 p.m.

b"Read by Imani Jade Powers, Michael Crouch, Mizuo Peck, Natalie Naudus, Neo Cihi & Vikas Adam.\\n\\nAn ailing king. An ambitious queen. Four tenuous friends. And a deadly game that threatens them all.\\n\\nThe stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star.\\n\\nAfter thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders\\u2014and breaking several fae laws to do so\\u2014all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck's Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn't be too much to ask, right?\\n\\nBut someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods' attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it's Arlo they're going to use to do it.\\n\\nWhen Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She'll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausica\\xe4. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she's just been greatly misunderstood.\\n\\nWith the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she'll soon be faced with a choice that won't only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever, but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known."