Daughter of No Worlds
The War of Lost Hearts • Book 1
by Carissa Broadbent
Narrated by Dan Calley, Esther Wane
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Carissa Broadbent writes slow-burn tension like it's a survival skill, and two narrators take turns making it hurt.
- Great if you want: fantasy romance with real emotional stakes and sharp wit
- Listening experience: slow-burn and character-driven — the romance earns every payoff
- Narration: dual narrators split POVs cleanly; Wane and Calley complement each other well
- Skip if: you need fast plot momentum or hate cliffhanger series endings
About This Audiobook
Tisaanah survived slavery through sharp wits and a small, carefully hidden gift for magic, but when she barely escapes a desperate bid for her own freedom, she finds herself in need of more. Her only path to saving the friend she left behind runs through the Orders, the continent's most powerful magical institutions, and through an apprenticeship with the reclusive, scarred Maxantarius Farlione, who hates the Orders and everything they represent. As looming war complicates every choice, Tisaanah must navigate Maxantarius's damaged past, the Orders' opaque politics, and the growing pull between them that neither of them can afford.
Dan Calley and Esther Wane share the narration, giving the dual perspectives of Tisaanah's urgent first-person voice and the novel's third-person sections different textures. Wane's Tisaanah carries the combination of vulnerability and ferocity the character requires, and Calley gives the male perspective sections a brooding gravity that serves the story's romantic tension. At just over fifteen and a half hours, Daughter of No Worlds is a substantial fantasy debut that succeeds in audio.