Forest Mage Free Audiobook Download by Robin Hobb

Audio books are becoming more and more popular as they provide a new way for individuals to enjoy their favorite books. This blog discusses audiobooks, which in this case is the audiobook of Forest Mage by Robin Hobb read by John Keating.

Robin Hobb's tale of the titular Forest Mage is a tour-de-force of emotion. The ancient, long-lived characters keep you on your toes with their motivations and desires. As you journey with them through this magical world, you see shades of light and dark as they try to find their way in life that can only be so satisfying thanks to what their culture has given them. Listeners will feel every change of tone in the book as it builds to a climactic ending that is sure to please any fantasy fan.

Forest Mage by Robin Hobb is a narrative fantasy novel that centers on the life of Arliden, an Adem warrior and soldier who has one goal in life: to join the elite corps of archers known as the Deathless. Even if it means he will have to give up his humanity. That is until he meets two people who challenge his beliefs about what it means to be human: a witch with her own long-time goal of finding her missing sister, and an active prince who's working to unravel a mystery within his kingdom.

The narrator for this story is John Keating and he does a fantastic job. He has such a great voice that really complements the story. His voice had me hooked from the beginning with how well he conveyed his character's emotions throughout the course of the book.

I remember listening to the Forest Mage audiobook on a long drive back from Arizona. The highway miles sped by while I listened as the story of three people in a fight for their lives unfolded.

Robin Hobb was born in California and raised in New York. In her teens, she attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she graduated with a degree in biology. She started writing when she was still a teenager, and wrote under various names while working as an apprentice to various writers. Now 60 years old, this fantasy writer is best known for her books The Farseer Trilogy and The Liveship Traders Trilogy.