Golden Age
The Shifting Tides: Book #1
- By: James Maxwell
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Description
The first book in an epic fantasy series by James Maxwell, author of the bestselling Evermen Saga.
War is coming to Xanthos. The king refuses to face the truth, but his overlooked second son, Dion, can see the signs: strange warships patrolling, rumors of a new tyrant across the sea, and the princess of a neighboring land taken hostage…
The princess, Chloe, refuses to be a helpless pawn in this clash of nations. She and Dion will need allies to turn the tide of war – and there are none more powerful than the eldren, a mysterious race of shapeshifters who live in the Wilds.
As a world-spanning conflict begins, a king is betrayed, a prophecy is fulfilled, and Dion learns a secret about his past that changes his life forever.
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The Shifting Tides Series

Golden Age
By: James Maxwell
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book in an epic fantasy series by James Maxwell, author of the bestselling Evermen Saga.
War is coming to Xanthos. The king refuses to face the truth, but his overlooked second son, Dion, can see the signs: strange warships patrolling, rumors of a new tyrant across the sea, and the princess of a neighboring land taken hostage…
The... Read more »
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Silver Road
By: James Maxwell
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Chloe’s quest to escape the Oracle’s prophecy leads her to a magus with a secret: the eldren are not the only race to use magic in warfare. An ancient power is rediscovered, and a forgotten people will return.
Meanwhile, cursed by his birth, Dion tries to forge a new life at sea, away from both the eldren and his former life in Xanthos, but the... Read more »
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Copper Chain
By: James Maxwell
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
When a desperate king threatens Dion and everything he loves, only dangerous magic can keep him safe.
Dion, now king of Xanthos, is finally in command of the naval fleet he’s always dreamed of. But his hopes for peace are jeopardized when King Palemon, in dire need of ships to rescue his starving people from the frozen wastelands of the north,... Read more »
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Iron Will
By: James Maxwell
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 11 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
The epic conclusion to James Maxwell’s gripping fantasy series.
The world is facing a war to end all wars, a confrontation that will destroy everything Dion and Chloe hold dear. With Palemon’s dragon army growing in number, time is running out…
Dion is doing everything in his power to prepare his kingdom, but he knows it will not be enough.... Read more »
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