Matthew Olney has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is War for the Sundered Crown.
Heir to the Sundered Crown
Summary
A realm torn asunder by civil war will give rise to a hero. The Kingdom of Delfinnia is in chaos. After assassins kill the king and his family, greedy self-serving men battle one another for the crown. Unknown to them is that one heir yet lives, a baby boy now hidden and protected. In the mage city of Caldaria is a boy named Luxon. A young mage who will discover his past and his powers. For he will one day become known as the Legendary, the wizard who would break the world, the man who would embrace death and live and the hero who would give a realm its greatest king. Sent on a quest to find the one responsible for the King's assassination Luxon teams up with Ferran of the Blackmoor, the legendary Nightblade and hunter of fell beasts, Sophia Cunning, the land's greatest witch hunter, and Kaiden, a noble knight sworn to defend the world from darkness. Together they find the answers they seek, but the truth is far worse than anyone could possibly imagine. The Heir to the Sundered Crown is a fantasy tale that will ignite the imagination and set the stage for an epic battle between the light and the darkness.
©2017 Matthew Olney (P)2017 Matthew Olney
The First Fear
Summary
The Supreme rules the world. For centuries, the Supreme has reigned with an iron fist. The people are slaves to her whim and at the mercy of her followers who revere her as their goddess. Using a supernatural ability, known as the "Power", she is able to channel emotions and convert them into superhuman abilities. Some resist. Not all live their lives in servitude. A few rare people also possess the power and try to fight. These empowered ones are hunted mercilessly by the supreme and her servants, for she knows the threat they pose to her will. None has dared to challenge her outright. That is until now. Elian, a young boy living at the edge of the Imperium discovers he, too, possesses the power with devastating consequences for both himself and the girl he loves. On the run, they encounter a ragtag band of resistance fighters called the Liberators. Among their ranks are others with the gift and their leader Vavius, who believes that the key to overthrowing the Supreme lies in the ruins of the ravaged lands of the once mighty Kingdom of Aeranyth. Pursued and hunted for their gifts by the sinister First Fear and the Hollowed, the world's fate rests in the hands of the Empowered Ones.
©2018 Matthew Olney (P)2019 Matthew Olney
Quest for the Sundered Crown
Summary
Danon's army sweeps across the Kingdom of Delfinnia and Luxon, the only one capable of stopping the annihilation of the realm embarks on a desperate quest to cure himself of the deadly Void Sickness that threatens his life. To find the cure, Luxon must travel through the Magic Gates and find the Waters of Magic, but in doing so, he will be sent to new worlds and even through time. There he will uncover the shocking truth about Danon and another he calls friend and mentor. Elsewhere dragons ravage the eastern lands, spurring Kaiden to reform the Knights of Niveren, and in the south, the King's Legion, led by the usurper Ricard, makes a desperate stand against Danon's hordes. As the world turns ever darker, one hope remains. The legendary sacred sword Asphodel remains hidden. The quest is on to claim the blade and perhaps push back the evil threatening creation itself.
©2020 Matthew Olney (P)2020 Matthew Olney
The Temple of Arrival
Summary
Betrayed. Hunted. The Liberators defiant stand at the city of Asta has sparked the fires of resistance in the downtrodden people. Slaves, serfs, and even members of the aristocracy have risen against the regime and flock to the Liberator banner. As conflict spreads across the world, the Supreme's gaze is fixated on Elian more than ever. Reeling from his mentor’s betrayal and battle with the First Fear he is hunted relentlessly by Hollowed and Venerable Chamber Seekers. The only person who can help Elian is a mysterious Empowered One - who he's not even sure he can trust. Terrible secrets await. Secrets about himself. Secrets that could herald the end of all things. Temple of Arrival is the second book in the exciting Empowered Ones fantasy series. If you like action, sprawling battlefields, and power enhanced heroes, then you’ll love this series.
©2020 Matthew Olney (P)2020 Matthew Olney
War for the Sundered Crown
Summary
Five years have passed since the Battle of Eclin, but peace in the Kingdom of Delfinnia remains elusive. Fell Beasts terrorize the countryside, dragons attack the Westerlands and, worst of all, strange ships have been sighted off the coast. Luxon Edioz, still searching for his mother, embarks on a journey to Stormglade, a city at the edge of the Great Plains. It is a land full of monsters and deadly tribal warriors. There, he will learn that Danon, the enemy of mankind, has not been idle since his defeat at Eclin. The dark one has amassed a vast army. Its sole purpose: to destroy the kingdom and plunge the world into a never-ending darkness.
©2019 Matthew Olney (P)2019 Matthew Olney