Lacuna

Written by N. R. Walker

Narrated by Nick J. Russo

Twenty-five years ago, the hand of fate marked four newborns and sent them to the four corners of the Great Kingdoms. They were schooled and trained as rulers of their lands in preparation for the Golden Eclipse ceremony: a festival to celebrate a thousand years of peace and prosperity since the Great War.

Crow, ruler of Northlands, a skilled swordsman and expert tactician, is as reclusive and stoic as the mountains that surround him. Tancho has spent his life in strict discipline, governing the Westlands with a fair mind and gentle hand. Quiet and unassuming, yet lethal in combat, he is the embodiment of the waters he lives by.

Yet the same hand of fate unknowingly linked Tancho to Crow in ways they cannot comprehend. Ruled by the stars, the brother sun and the two sister moons above them, and marked by an alchemical sorcery as old as time, their destinies were never their own.

As the eclipse draws near and the festival begins, word comes of another threat. Invaders from unknown lands bring a war no one was prepared for, and Crow and Tancho must decide on which side of the battle line they stand.

In life or death, their destinies will see them joined either way.

~ Lacuna is a 92,000 word story of swords and sorcery, action and adventure, and romance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blueheart Press
• Release date: Mar 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664937277

N. R. Walker

N.R. Walker is an Australian author, who loves her genre of gay romance. She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it, but wouldn't have it any other way.She is many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer. She has pretty, pretty boys who live in her head, who don't let her sleep at night unless she gives them life with words.She likes it when they do dirty, dirty things...but likes it even more when they fall in love.She used to think having people in her head talking to her was weird, until one day she happened across other writers who told her it was normal.She's been writing ever since...

Reviews for Lacuna

[Rachel Jones · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The narrator did an excellent job voicing so many characters, switching smoothly between accents so I always knew who was speaking. The plot seems a bit contrived and the writing gave me whiplash sometimes, but the characters were lovable and I was grinning and laughing throughout the story, so there's no doubt I enjoyed this book! If you can suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the ride, I recommend you listen to this one.

[Sari Ala-Ukko · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it, the characters and the story. Nice atmoshpere throughout the whole book. Nick was great to bring the characters alive.

[Kai · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this story so much! Fantastic plot and heartfelt relationships, fantasy and battle, it was simply magnificent!

[Anne Marie Tavella · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great high fantasy book! The description doesn’t do it justice. Awesome world building and interesting story.

[Lydia Wagner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Matata. Lacuna Matata. I haven’t read it I just wanted to make that joke.

[Nicole Wilson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the narration also. I wasn’t ready to leave the world at the end of the story!

[char · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Just Absolutely amazing. Detailed world building; characters with depth and chemistry. Hot sexy times were romantic and passionate. A Unique and enjoyable storyline. I could not put this down. A must read.

[Nicholas Allan · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

As a gay guy, I really wanted to like this. Unfortunately, as I am over 10 years old, I was not the target audience. I have read YA novels that are more highbrow than this. The story is infantile, the writing is pedestrian and the characters are two dimensional. Maybe a straight female author doesn't have the experience to write gay novels with depth and breadth (she's got over 70 gay novels apparently!)

[d-fbuser-338386663 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story is rather interesting, but there are too many dialogues. The point is the relationship between two main characters. Description of their feelings and concerns. As I study English that's why this book is ok for me, I practiced my listening skills. I've just finished the audiobook while doing my chores) It could be better with more details and less gaps in the storyline.

[Joan O · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved the world building and the mythos. Very interesting. I hope NR Walker writes a sequel- I would be so down!

[Kam · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A listenable book. A found many aspects of the book amusing -- the romance aspect felt well done, even though the characters were very two-dimensional and the dialogue left much to be desired. The story was weak and there was a lot of being told, not shown, along the way -- at times I felt like I was spoon-fed the story. Some of the names and places were clearly Asian and yet the characters were supposedly white? I never got some of the characters straight and had to use context clues to figure out who was doing what a lot of the time.

But! All that said. I still enjoyed it and listened to it in one day, so it earned my 4 stars as a readable read with a lot of emotional payoff and a satisfying, slow burn.

The narrator did a fantastic job reading this book. Zero complaints there.