Prodigy

Immediately after the events of LEGEND, June and Day are on the run from the Republic. They manage to contact the rebel Patriots, who are are planning to assassinate the Republic's new Elector. The rebels demand the duo's help as payment for keeping them safe and for healing Day's wounded leg. Mariel Stern and Steven Kaplan narrate in alternating chapters. Stern's narrative voice sounds young and chirpy, but she's adept at switching to older characters. Although Kaplan's narration can be slow paced, he excels at portraying intense emotions. He deftly performs pleasant young men, growly older men, as well as nuanced female characters. The cliff-hanger ending will leave listeners eager for the concluding volume. G.D. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine