• From the Grave

  • The Arcana Chronicles
  • By: Kresley Cole
  • Narrated by: Emma Galvin
  • Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (227 ratings)

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From the Grave

By: Kresley Cole
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
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Publisher's summary

Kresley Cole’s New York Times best-selling Arcana Chronicles series comes to a spectacular and fiery conclusion in this final installment.

When even the gods hold their breath...

To defeat the emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, must repair her bond with Death, despite the earth-shattering developments between them.

...and danger lurks in every shadow...

Their allies—a sea witch, a band of roving warriors, and more than a couple of rogues—overcome terrifying obstacles to help them. But when Jack makes a shocking discovery, the fallout threatens to tear their alliance apart.

...one girl could deliver salvation—or doom.

If the empress and her friends can remain united, will their powers be enough to defeat a catastrophic curse on the world, or will hellfire reign forever? The end looms for us all until the best hand wins....

©2023 Kresley Cole (P)2023 Kresley Cole

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Worth the Wait

The conclusion of this wonderful series was brilliantly done. Kresley Cole delivered a story full of life, with all the emotional rollercoasters involved. I have already played this story twice, and I anticipate many more as I come to grips with the end of this world Cole created.

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Good Story with Narration Failure

What can I say? From the first words out of Aric's mouth I knew something was wrong. Where is my Latvian accent? Why does Jack sound like Evie? Who's speaking?

The whole purpose of audio is to get a different experience where the performer tells the story and gives the listener the characters and the voices they have come to love. This audiobook was an epic fail. There is no way a producer, proofer or narrator for that matter should have let this book go live without catching the mismatch of voices. Nobody, with the exception of Sol sounded the same. Even Evie sounded much older. I do not return books, but I was so close to just not finishing. However I needed to know how the story would end, so I pressed on...

The story started very slow for me. But I assume that was the purpose as it lead up to the climatic battle between the good Arcana and Richter and Fortune. I will say out of All the theories surrounding WHO or WHAT is Jack that's been circulating, kinda left me like really lol. I still enjoyed the story. I even cried a lot and I know some people didn't like the ending, but it was actually what I hoped it would be. It seemed like the best choice and I was totally happy. Biggest cry moment was Aric's letter to Jack and Matthew's return. That's all I got. I think if you are a stickler for audio (like me), you may want to read the book so your disappointment over the narration won't influence your review too much. Hail Ta Ro!

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Voice acting was off

The reader did not maintain the same voices for the characters that she has used in all the previous books and that was tough.

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Great ending to an imaginative series!

This series ending was worth the wait. Great character dynamics throughout the series that culminated perfectly in this finale. Sorely disappointed with the narration. Where were the accents?! We know Emma is very talented and did an excellent job narrating the rest of the series. It was hard to track which character she was portraying which was very distracting and took enjoyment out of the book. I should have read it instead. This felt like a Game of Thrones rushed ending to me leaving an incomplete feeling. Otherwise, fantastic series and ending.

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Lover every minute

I loved it but now I’m said that this was the end and there will be no more!!!

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So glad to have answers at last!

KC has wrapped up this series with a bow! Although Emma Galvin leaves much to be desired.

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A little bummed

I loved this whole series immensely! I think that’s why I was bummed with the ending. I feel like the very ending was rushed and I guess for me personally I didn’t like the conclusion so it left me feeling disappointed which again had bummed me out because I loved every other component.

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Perfect conclusion

Omg! These books will get your heart racing, break it and then mend it. Soo good. Highly recommend

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Love the story love the series

This final book was nothing short of amazing. The long wait for its release is understandable once you listen. The accents are spot on, and the heartbreak along with the surprises don't stop. I spent a fair amount of time crying while listening to this, and it was worth every tear. I don't believe I have ever been so pleased with the way a series was wrapped up. Authors should take a cue from Kresly, because she NAILED IT. I will miss these characters and all that they brought to the story. Thank you, Kresley for taking the time to do this right! Thank you Emma for giving us the story the way it should have been told. This re-recorded speaks volumes about how important this was to you:)

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Great story, narrator didn’t prep.

I have this entire series on audio book and the ending is the Cherry on top! It rips your heart out and leaves you in a state of shock days after you are finished.
That being said I was so excited that Emma Galvin was coming back to do the narration, until I started listening. I almost returned this book, all of the voices are different, she didn’t give Aric his accent. It was so bad in the beginning of the book I couldn’t tell the difference between Evie and Aric speaking to each other. If you hadn’t listened to the books back to back it may not be noticeable but I did in order to be “refreshed” for this release. The difference are so jarring the main on being Aric but also Jack.
Overall I loved the story and am thrilled with the ending. I am completely disappointed with the lack a preparation on the part of Emma Galvin.

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