Plague of Shadows

The second Aldoran Chronicles entry follows four intersecting storylines across the five kingdoms as the White Tower extends its reach. Ty pursues vengeance and falls prey to a dangerous book's growing hold on him. Ayrion, still without memory, is drawn into a catastrophic encounter with ancient enemies thought extinct. Former prisoner Ferrin races north with a small group ahead of the Black Watch. And Kira's underground network investigates a series of disappearances whose explanation may upend everything they know about Aramoor.

Tim Gerard Reynolds brings the same fierce, committed energy to Plague of Shadows that has made him the dominant voice in epic fantasy audiobooks. His character differentiation across a large ensemble is precise, and the novel's parallel storyline structure plays to his strengths as a narrator. At nearly twenty-three hours, this is a deep immersion in secondary-world fantasy for listeners who want density and consequence.