Sands, Kevin L. Nielsen
Sands, Kevin L. Nielsen
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Sands

Author: Kevin L. Nielsen

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/09/2016

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

For nine months of the year, the sands of the Sharani Desert are safe. The genesauri—giant, flying, serpentine monsters who hunt across the desert in enormous packs—lie dormant. The smallest of their kind is able to take down a single man with ease, and the largest is able to swallow entire clans. The people of the desert have always been able to predict the creatures' appearance, but this year, the genesauri have stopped following the rules.

When the genesauri suddenly attack her clan, seventeen-year-old Lhaurel draws a sword in her people's defense—a forbidden practice for women of any clan—and is sentenced to death by her own people. Chained to a rock and left to be eaten by the next wave of genesauri, Lhaurel is rescued by a mysterious, elusive clan said to curse children at a glance, work unexplainable terrors, and disappear into the sands without a trace.

With the fate of the clans hanging in the balance, Lhaurel discovers she possesses a rare and uncontrollable power—one that will be tested as the next deadly genesauri attack looms on the horizon and the clash between clans grows more inevitable by the hour.

About Kevin L. Nielsen

Kevin L. Nielsen is the author of the Sharani series and the Successive Harmony series. He currently resides in Utah with his amazing wife and two wonderful children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on August 29, 2015

I need to explain a few things before offering a book review on SANDS. I am the author’s father. I am strictly a reader of biographies, history and once in a while a religious fiction book. I have never read an eBook in my life as I am still “old school” and like the hard copy in my hands (which I w......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on August 18, 2015

I wrote the book, so I think it is pretty much amazing. I hope the majority of those who read it get at least some enjoyment out of it, for that is what writing and reading are about - a mutual sharing of a story as one person tells it and the reader experiences it. Besides, who can pass up flying m......more

Goodreads review by Amber on January 07, 2016

*I received this ebook in exchange for an honest review* Wow. Since a publishing company I've never heard of before gave me a book from an author unknown to me, I honestly didn't expect much. I really just needed a book (any book) to read for the flight home from Indonesia. It's a long flight so I gla......more

Goodreads review by Clare on January 17, 2019

This desert-based fantasy is the lead-in to a story about a community which lives by the rules, casting out those who don't conform. When a marriage is taking place, the party is interrupted by news that the sailfins, a predatory venomous species, are on their way earlier than expected. The ceremony......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on October 04, 2015

I thoroughly enjoyed Sands! I usually read mystery and crime books and I am a big fan of fictional works. I honestly haven't read this kind of book in a very long time, but I know the author's father, and when he told me about it I was really excited to read it. I was lucky enough to be presented wi......more