The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps

Written by Kai Ashante Wilson

Narrated by Kevin R. Free

Critically acclaimed author Kai Ashante Wilson makes his debut with this striking, wondrous tale of gods and mortals, magic and steel, and life and death that will reshape how you look at sword and sorcery.

Since leaving his homeland, the earthbound demigod Demane has been labeled a sorcerer. With his ancestors' artifacts in hand, the Sorcerer follows the Captain, a beautiful man with song for a voice and hair that drinks the sunlight.

The two of them are the descendants of the gods who abandoned the Earth for Heaven, and they will need all the gifts those divine ancestors left to them to keep their caravan brothers alive.

The one safe road between the northern oasis and southern kingdom is stalked by a necromantic terror. Demane may have to master his wild powers and trade humanity for godhood if he is to keep his brothers and his beloved captain alive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Sep 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781427268884

Kai Ashante Wilson

KAI ASHANTE WILSON was the 2010 Octavia Butler scholar at Clarion writing workshop in San Diego. He won the Crawford award for best first novel of 2016, and his works have been shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula, Shirley Jackson, Theodore Sturgeon, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. Most of his stories can be read at Tor.com, and the rest at Fantasy-magazine.com or in the anthology Stories for Chip. His novellas The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps and A Taste of Honey are available from all fine e-book purveyors. Kai Ashante Wilson lives in New York City.

Reviews for The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps

[averyslocum17 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson was truly a fantasy like no other I’ve read or watched. It still includes plenty of the classic fantasy tropes and aspects we know such as wild quest, fantastical creatures, and magical elements, but the context they are in is much different than any other fantasy I’m familiar with. Something that stood out to me about this book was the author’s use of language. The descriptions are in somewhat of a Shakespearean language, while the dialogue between the characters is much more casual and easy to read. Though the author’s writing is very beautiful, this is one thing I did not particularly like about the novella because it was difficult for my mind to readjust between the changes in language. However, if you are an enjoyer of fantasy books and have an appreciation for beautifully written Shakespearean language, I would definitely recommend this book!

[kameron · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This audiobook was amazing the voice acting was on point and the story was really captivating