Prince's Gambit
Captive Prince • Book 2
by C.S. Pacat
Narrated by Stephen Bel Davies
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
If you thought the first book built tension, Pacat was still just clearing her throat.
- Great if you want: enemies-to-lovers tension layered with genuine political stakes
- Listening experience: taut and propulsive — the slow burn never lets the pressure drop
- Narration: Davies plays Laurent's cold precision against Damen's warmth with real contrast
- Skip if: you haven't finished book one — the payoffs won't land
About This Audiobook
With war threatening between Akielos and Vere, Damen and Laurent move their small force toward the border to contain a plot that could detonate a conflict neither kingdom can survive. Damen, still hiding his identity from most of the men he travels with, finds the enforced proximity to Laurent reshaping his understanding of the prince whose cruelty once seemed absolute. C.S. Pacat's second Captive Prince novel is a slower burn than its predecessor, building trust through shared danger rather than conflict.
Stephen Bel Davies handles the relationship's careful evolution with precision, giving Damen's shifting perspective the interiority it requires while keeping Laurent's opacity intact until the novel is ready to crack it open. The battlefield and court intrigue translate well to audio, and Davies's command of the ensemble's power dynamics makes the revelations of the final chapters land with full weight. At under ten hours, Prince's Gambit rewards the investment made in the first volume.