The Wrath and the Dawn Duo - Renée Ahdieh Audiobook

Written by Renée Ahdieh
Read by Ariana Delawari
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Wrath and the Dawn

Wrath and the Dawn Series, Book 1
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Release date: May 12, 2015
Duration: 10:38:28

A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights

Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi’s wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she’s falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend.

She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.
This lush reimagining of the fabled ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS (aka THE ARABIAN NIGHTS) is told from the perspective of a determined teenager. The feisty Shahrzad volunteers for the sultan’s service to avenge the death of her friend. Ariana Delawari vividly characterizes her personality. As narrator, her success is in her ability to emphasize Shahrzad’s grit and passion. Listeners are drawn in as Shahrzad fights for her life–and struggles to overcome a growing love for her sworn enemy. At times, the drama falls heavily on the ear because of a lack of variety in pace and tone. But, overall, Delawari’s voice has a youthful quality that captures the age of the characters, both the storyteller and her young caliph….. AudioFile

The Rose & the Dagger
by Renée Ahdieh
Ariana Delawari

Wrath and the Dawn Series, Book 2
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Release date: April 26, 2016
Duration: 11:43:58

This sequel picks up right where The Wrath and the Dawn left off.

I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust.

In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse—one that might keep them apart forever. Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid, and Tariq, her childhood sweetheart, she should be happy. But Tariq now commands forces set on destroying Khalid’s empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught between loyalties to people she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises a plan.

While her father, Jahandar, continues to play with magical forces he doesn’t yet understand, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a tempestuous but sage young man, Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her one true love.