The Road To Grandeur
This is an unabridged reading of The Road to Grandeur, as read by the author. It is a young adult fantasy novel, appropriate for readers over the age of 10. There is no vulgarity, though it does have some violence and is filled with action. Small summaries and comments are made at the end of some chapters, but for the most part, this is a free audiobook. If interested in purchasing the book, please search for "The Road to Grandeur" on Amazon, available in paperback and Kindle. .1. "5.0 out of 5 stars" .2. "Bold characters, fresh plot and a large dose of humor" .3. "This book is everything you love about fantasy: Magic, creatures, intrigue and plot twists with deep insightful characters- each one is alive and well in my mind- with the added bonus of true laugh out loud moments! The women he writes are as real as you & I: complex, strong and beautiful. Truly a delight to read."
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Chapter 14: Grandeur
Cameron, Marie, Jayde, and Marl finally arrive at the city of Grandeur in the middle of the night. The enormous city appears to be a melting pot of every type of creature imaginable. Jayde delights i…
Chapter 13: Hatred
Mrs. Crass wasn't always Mrs. Crass. Decades ago she was Leynstra, a woman who commanded power and fear with equal terror. She had magic and authority and nearly ran all of Tenland. That all changed …
Chapter 12: Relief
Sarah and the pixies confront the aftermath of the wivari attack. Sarah realizes that she has not been making wise choices and plans to change.
Chapter 11: Rock
Cameron and Marie discuss the future of the ensnared Rock troll, Marl. Marl explains how he was tricked. Jayde befriends the behemoth and he pledges his life to her. Jayde continues to pepper Marie a…
Chapter 10: Flee
Sarah learns that pixies have secrets too, especially concerning magic. She is transformed by Lucy into a giant pixie, but her fantasy is cut short when the ferocious wolf-like wivari storm the camp …
Chapter 9: Ambush
Marie and Jayde travel through dark woods to Grandeur. A group of bandits ambushes them, only to find out that Marie has a few tricks of her own up her sleeve. Jayde realizes that this simple nurse c…
Chapter 8: Bozrac
Mrs. Crass makes a deal with a creature from the deepest darkest realms of your nightmares, who just happens to look like a fluffy black kitten.
Chapter 7: Defiance
An unruly mob makes it to Dr. Sangre's clinic. Jayde watches helplessly from inside the crowd. Cameron unexpectedly walks into the crowd, confronting them with the fact that he has not been evil, and…
Chapter 6: Rumors
Sarah cannot convince Thaddeus Gumble of the fact that Dr. Sangre might be a vampire. However, her discussions do not go overlooked by others in the town. The pixies get an impromptu lesson in "human…
Chapter 5: Secrets
Jayde confronts Dr. Sangre on the rooftop of his clinic, but it does not go as expected. Jayde's shady history is explored, as is the reason for her fascination with magic. Jayde learns that both Cam…
Chapter 4: New Friends
Sarah reminisces about the past few years of change. She used to live in a different country in the woods with her parents before a small army came and burned everything she knew to the ground. She …
Chapter 3: Happy Smyle Inn
Esmeralda Smyle opened an inn in the shadiest of locations in the city of Grandeur. However, as an ex-enchantress, she has managed to keep the local riff-raff happy through a series of very clever sp…
Chapter 2: Noble
Cameron meets his patient, Thaddeus Gumble, who is not very patient. Marie meets Sarah, Gumble's assistant. Jayde finds out little about the strange duo who have befriended her, but they might be mor…
Chapter 1: Running
The Road to Grandeur starts off with a bang when a 14-year-old thief named Jayde is running rooftop to rooftop with three people trying to kill her, and she has no idea why. She ends up dangling from…