METAL FROM HEAVEN

Vico Ortiz narrates this fantasy audiobook with an intensity that fully embodies Marney Honeycutt's vow of vengeance. Yann Chauncy, the sole person responsible for the extraction of ichorite, a new valuable metal, responds to his striking manufacturing workers by massacring them all. Only Marney survives, and a decade later, she disguises herself as an aristocrat, infiltrates Chauncy's home, and hopes to win his daughter's heart--all for the opportunity to get close to Chauncy and exact her revenge. Ortiz's talent for differentiating character voices is impressive, and they seamlessly shift through conversations and a large cast with ease. While multiple mispronunciations prove distracting, long segments of world-building and Marney's introspection are enlivened by Ortiz's commanding voice. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2024]