Award-winning author Nikki Minty invites you to discover The Zadok Trilogy audiobooks
Hello again, dear audiobooks friends. In today’s Spotlight article, the talented YA fantasy author Nikki Minty invites you to discover her award-winning The Zadok Trilogy series of audiobooks.
As you may already know if you follow my blog, I listened to all three audiobooks in this highly entertaining fantasy series perfectly suited for young adults and rated each of them 5 stars for both excellent writing and great narration.
Nikki won a few different awards for her works. All 3 books – Pastel Pink, Ruby Red, and Powerful Purples -have received a Literary Titan Award as well as an independent press award. The first two titles have also received a Pinnacle Award, while Pastel Pink has also won a Royal Dragonfly Award as well as being a 2022 Audies Finalist.
So, if you’re on the lookout for a good young adult fantasy adventure, I got you covered with not one, not two, but with three excellent audiobooks. The Zadok Series is great and I highly recommend that you give it a try. This is top-notch entertainment, beautifully written and expertly performed!
Now, I suggest that we take a look at the synopsis for each of the three audiobooks and after that, I will introduce you to our author and to the excellent narrators that are bringing this trilogy to life in audiobook format with their remarkable performances.
Pastel Pink – read my review
From one ending comes a new beginning…
Ruby was murdered on Earth 18 years ago and reincarnated on Zadok as a Pastel Zeek named Harlow. To be born at the bottom of her race’s caste colour system to a middle-class family of Magentas has made Harlow a source of conflict amongst the ruling Purples, and a source of derision from all three colours.
When Harlow is attacked by a fuegor on Zadok, the effects of its slow reacting venom triggers an unforeseen phenomenon, and due to the strong connection she had with her former twin sister Jade, her human spirit is unexpectedly drawn back to Earth. Now living a double life, she has plunged into a world of intrigue on both planets.
On Earth, she watches on in horror as Jade reconnects with Lucas, the man who murdered her and got away with it. And to complicate things further, she’s being pursued by Alex, the ghost of Lucas’ twin. On Zadok, she becomes embroiled with Jax, the son of the Commanding family. He’s determined to bring about change to the colony’s colour system, but it’ll come at a cost.
As Harlow mixes with the political intrigue of the Zeeks, will she become a victim of those trying to rigidly maintain the status quo or will she usher in a revolution?
And will ghost Ruby resist the temptation of the handsome Alex or pursue an impossible relationship that could have dire consequences on both planets?
Ruby Red – read my review
Alex has called it quits and stormed off, leaving Harlow alone and vulnerable in the danger zone with little chance of survival and a broken heart.
Luckily, Jax finds her and brings her back to the caves. However, little does she know she’s returning with multiple souvenirs.
Standing out for all the wrong reasons has become Harlow’s specialty, and as the effects of her vertic switz tattoo set in and new issues are brought to light, she and her friends will find themselves in the line of fire with Rae and Electra.
Despite Jax’s attempts to neutralise the colour system, the Winter caves have become a death trap for Harlow, and Summer’s castle is no place for a Zeek. Harlow’s only sanctuary might be Spring’s Drake village, but her former ties to a Vallon are sure to cause friction with some of the residents.
Powerful Purples – read my review
An explosive ceremony rocks Winter’s caves and those responsible must flee to the Drake village and start a new life.
When Harlow is imprisoned by the Queen’s guards, Slater is forced to flee for his life and team up with Jax — the one man he detests more than any other. Together with courageous Zadonians from all four races, they devise a daring rescue mission to save Harlow from impending death.
Nothing is what it seems, however, and Harlow finds herself being drawn into political intrigue that will change the landscape of Summer and Winter forever.
Torn between Slater’s wants and needs, and her own — will Harlow stay to keep Slater happy or follow her heart and return with Jax?
Nikki Minty is the author of The Zadok Series, a young adult, sci-fi/fantasy series. She is also an avid reader and particularly loves fantasy, sci-fi, supernatural elements, magical realism, thrillers, and romance. Amanda Hocking is her all-time favorite author, she has a huge collection of Monster High Dolls, and her favorite color is red.
Khristine Hvam is an award-winning audiobook narrator, producer, director, and voice-over actress. You will hear her in TV/Radio commercials, video games, animated series, and most notably in over 350 audiobook titles. Khristine has been honored with four Audio Publishers Association Audie Awards. AudioFile Magazine has awarded her eight of its Earphone Awards for her performances. Khristine is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA.
James Patrick Cronin is an American audiobook narrator and stage actor. He is best known for his narration of approximately 200 audiobooks listed on Audible. His first audiobook narration credit was at the age of 12, opposite Christopher Lloyd in the book-on-tape recording of The Pagemaster. He has also played minor roles on television and has performed as a stage actor in the New York and east coast regional theatre scenes.
James is the son of actors Beatrice Colen and Patrick Cronin. James has been nominated for multiple Audie awards, including a double nomination in 2018 for his solo narration of Snake Eyes by John Conroe and an ensemble narration of Nevertheless We Persisted by Amy Oestreiche. He was an AudioFile Earphones Award winner for his narration of The Left Brain Speaks, The Right Brain Laughs by Ransom Stephens.
Jodie Harris is an Australian Actress, Singer and Voice Artist. She is also an Audiobook Narrator and a Singing Teacher, Vocal Coach, and Acting Coach working from her studio in Culburra Beach on the NSW South Coast. After training at the National Theatre in Melbourne, Jodie completed a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
James Fouhey is an actor and AudioFile Earphones award-winning narrator living in New York City. He received classical training at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has recorded more than 200 audiobooks across a variety of genres. These include Sci-Fi, Romance, YA/Teen, Military Fiction, ESL, Business and Children’s. James has even played a rapping kid dinosaur, much to the delight of his mom.
There you have it, an award-winning trilogy written with passion and performed with talent. I hope you’ll check it out and that you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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