Veins of Gold

Name: Veins of Gold
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Charlie N. Holmberg
ISBN: 9781977387936

Author: Charlie N. Holmberg

Narrator: Piper Goodeve

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/17/2018

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Desperate to save her siblings from poverty, a young woman discovers magic fueled by gold . . . and a love for the man who wields it.

Abandoned by their father for the gold rush, Gentry and her siblings labor to survive alone in the inhospitable west. When bizarre natural disasters begin wreaking havoc on the land, Gentry discovers a world of magic. Desperate for help, she accepts aid from a mysterious stranger.

Winn not only sees the magic, but controls its hunger by feeding it gold—the very thing Gentry's father left to acquire. But the earth's unrest only grows worse, and Gentry's fear leads her to a terrible choice: marry a wealthy man she does not love, or trust in Winn's unpredictable power to save her family.

About Charlie N. Holmberg

Charlie N. Holmberg is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Paper Magician series, which Publishers Weekly called a "promising debut." Short-listed for the 2015 ALA Fantasy Reading List for The Paper Magician, she is also the author of Followed by Frost, The Fifth Doll, and Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet. Charlie is a board member for the Deep Magic ezine of science fiction and fantasy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue on July 22, 2018

I'm not exactly sure what to say about this book because I'm not exactly sure what it was.... To begin with we have the earth in rebellion because of all of the gold being removed because of the new mines and this "magic man" hits the scene who somehow knows how to use gold to pay for the use of mag......more

Goodreads review by Belinda on June 26, 2020

5 stars - English Ebook 🦋🦋🦋 Wild magic. Gentry is left behind with her younger brother and sister as her father leaves for the gold fields. They Just get by. Sometimes with hunger in her Belly’s. Then she meets Winn, and wild magic. And the world is different. I loved the interaction in between Winn......more

Goodreads review by Carol on March 13, 2023

Although this was not a bad story, I felt like the characters were a bit to perfect to be believed. The cover however was the perfect fit of what you would expect to find in the book. Happy Reading 📚📓📗📘📒📓📗📙📕📚📓📗📘📒📔📗📓📒📚📙📕📗📘📒📖......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 12, 2018

This story is not what I was expecting at all. With a slightly depressing beginning, Gentry and her siblings, Rooster and Pearl, are trying to survive after their father leaves for the gold rush. In a wonderful and shocking mix of rich Western history, romance, and magic, the book really comes alive......more

Goodreads review by Emma on February 05, 2020

This was good historical fiction, but the magic system didn’t really fit, for me anyway. The pacing was pretty slow too. Enjoyable......more