Where to Start with Patrick G. Laplante
- Best entry point → Clear Sky
- What fans keep coming back to → Blood Moon
- Highest rated by listeners → Kindling (Painting the Mists #6)
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Kindling
Painting the Mists • Book 6
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.19 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (778) ★ 4.75 Audible (404)15h 19m listening time • Released 2020 - 2
Echoes of Divinity
Painting the Mists • Book 13
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.18 ABR Score (645 ratings)★ 4.66 Goodreads (413) ★ 4.86 Audible (232)26h 49m listening time • Released 2021 - 3
Words of Creation
Painting the Mists • Book 10
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.17 ABR Score (752 ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (484) ★ 4.82 Audible (268)19h 27m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
Corrupted Crimson
Painting the Mists • Book 5
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (851) ★ 4.71 Audible (446)13h 52m listening time • Released 2020 - 5
Shattered Lands
Painting the Mists • Book 8
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.14 ABR Score (896 ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (582) ★ 4.77 Audible (314)16h 30m listening time • Released 2020 - 6
Edge of Oblivion
Painting the Mists • Book 9
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.14 ABR Score (831 ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (539) ★ 4.76 Audible (292)16h 28m listening time • Released 2021 - 7
Pure Jade
Painting the Mists • Book 4
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.13 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (977) ★ 4.67 Audible (353)14h 8m listening time • Released 2020 - 8
Crown of the Starry Sky
Painting the Mists • Book 11
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.13 ABR Score (702 ratings)★ 4.59 Goodreads (467) ★ 4.76 Audible (235)21h 46m listening time • Released 2021 - 9
Shifting Tides
Painting the Mists • Book 7
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (682) ★ 4.7 Audible (341) - 10
Claddings of Light
Painting the Mists • Book 12
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (614 ratings)★ 4.56 Goodreads (400) ★ 4.79 Audible (214)22h 32m listening time • Released 2021 - 11
Heartforge
Painting the Mists • Book 16
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (458 ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (293) ★ 4.87 Audible (165)22h 8m listening time • Released 2022 - 12
Light in the Darkness
Painting the Mists • Book 3
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.11 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.64 Audible (562)10h 54m listening time • Released 2020 - 13
Blood Moon
Painting the Mists • Book 2
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.10 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.59 Audible (913)11h 27m listening time • Released 2020 - 14
Pendulum of Fate - Part 2
Painting the Mists • Book 15
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.07 ABR Score (461 ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (300) ★ 4.8 Audible (161)17h 32m listening time • Released 2022 - 15
Pendulum of Fate - Part 1
Painting the Mists • Book 14
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.05 ABR Score (513 ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (337) ★ 4.75 Audible (176)16h 37m listening time • Released 2022 - 16
Planesfall: Painting the Mists
Painting the Mists • Book 18
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.05 ABR Score (96 ratings)★ 4.83 Audible (96)21h 19m listening time • Released 2024 - 17
Bloodstorm: Painting the Mists
Painting the Mists • Book 17
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.04 ABR Score (89 ratings)★ 4.84 Audible (89)30h 25m listening time • Released 2023 - 18
Clear Sky
Painting the Mists • Book 1
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.87 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.29 Audible (991)10h 25m listening time • Released 2019 - 19
Painting the Mists: Volume 4: Painting the Mists, Books 10-12
Painting the Mists • Book 10
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.81 ABR Score (14 ratings)★ 4.79 Audible (14)63h 44m listening time • Released 2024 - 20
Painting the Mists: Volume 5: Painting the Mists, Books 13-15
Painting the Mists • Book 13
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.75 ABR Score (9 ratings)★ 4.56 Audible (9)60h 57m listening time • Released 2024 - 21
Painting the Mists: Volume 1: Painting the Mists, Books 1-3
Painting the Mists • Book 1
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.71 ABR Score (33 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.53 Audible (32)32h 7m listening time • Released 2024 - 22
Painting the Mists: Volume 2: Painting the Mists, Books 4-6
Painting the Mists • Book 4
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.70 ABR Score (23 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.73 Audible (22)42h 32m listening time • Released 2024 - 23
Painting the Mists: Volume 3: Painting the Mists, Books 7-9
Painting the Mists • Book 7
by Patrick G. Laplante, Adam Verner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.66 ABR Score (13 ratings)★ 3 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.5 Audible (12)47h 57m listening time • Released 2024
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