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A Power Unbound: The Last Binding, Book 3 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Freya Marske (Author), Josh Dylan (Narrator), Macmillan Audio (Publisher)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 637 ratings
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A Power Unbound is the final entry in Freya Marske’s beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light.

"Stunning—the writing is lush, the world-building is fascinating, and the romance is searing hot. I am completely obsessed with this story of unrepentantly dangerous people falling in love with one another."—Cat Sebastian, author of The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

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Secrets! Magic! Enemies to. . .something more?

Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, would love a nice, safe, comfortable life. After the death of his twin sister, he thought he was done with magic for good. But with the threat of a dangerous ritual hanging over every magician in Britain, he’s drawn reluctantly back into that world.

Now Jack is living in a bizarre puzzle-box of a magical London townhouse, helping an unlikely group of friends track down the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies can do the same. And to make matters worse, they need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross.

Cagey and argumentative, Alan is only in this for the money. The aristocratic Lord Hawthorn, with all his unearned power, is everything that Alan hates. And unfortunately, Alan happens to be everything that Jack wants in one gorgeous, infuriating package.

When a plot to seize unimaginable power comes to a head at Cheetham Hall—Jack’s ancestral family estate, a land so old and bound in oaths that it’s grown a personality as prickly as its owner—Jack, Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne, secrets, and bloody sacrifice . . . and the foundations of magic in Britain will be torn up by the roots before the end.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.

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    16 hours and 7 minutes
  2. Author
    Freya Marske
  3. Narrator
    Josh Dylan
  4. Audible release date
    November 7, 2023
  5. Language
    English
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    Macmillan Audio
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    Unabridged
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Listening Length 16 hours and 7 minutes
Author Freya Marske
Narrator Josh Dylan
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date November 07, 2023
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0BVKVGP6Y
Best Sellers Rank #20,127 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#25 in Gaslamp Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)
#31 in LGBTQ+ Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)
#140 in LGBTQ+ Fantasy Fiction

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Haley Pollock
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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The prose is excellent. Plot is wild and thick. The scenes are hot. The characters are dear. I devoured this book in a few hours. I’d read it again in a heartbeat.
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Mary Soon Lee
4.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable finish to the trilogy: compelling and satisfying.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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This is the concluding book in the Last Binding trilogy. Five-word review: I enjoyed it very much.

More? You expect more than five words? More words then, with spoilers.

There's a main plot concerning magic that runs through all three books, but each volume is at least as concerned with a romantic pairing (male-male in book one, female-female in book two, and a different male-male couple in book two). The main plot works well throughout: the magic is fascinating, the threats dire. The pairing of book one entirely beguiled me, that of book two less so. In book three, I found the pairing of Lord Hawthorn and Alan Ross compelling and very satisfying, though unlikely. Hawthorn is a masterful, forcefully domineering lord, but also trustworthy, concerned for the rights of the poor, magically crippled, and haunted by the death of his twin sister. It's a potent mix, but, yes, unlikely.

I think book three suffered a little from involving all six of the trilogy's main characters in resolving the main plot, while only showing the point-of-view of Hawthorn and Alan. I'd have enjoyed a handful of extra chapters from the point-of-view of the protagonists of the earlier installments, and I think that would have lent their parts in the conclusion more depth.

I note that all three books have lengthy, explicit sex scenes, and that they are all, to my mind, very well written. Usually sex scenes fail to engage me, but Marske has the trick of combining energetic description with emotion and need.

A brief shout-out to the bees and to Hawthorn's mother, Polly.

Four out of five apiaran stars.

About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
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Alyssa Reads and Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic conclusion to an amazing series
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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A Power Unbound is the fantastic conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy. This series is one of the best queer historical romance fantasies around, and somehow Freya Marske manages for this much anticipated book 3 the best in the series.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jack Hawthorn and Alan Ross clearly don’t like each other. They haven’t said anything nice to each other since they met on a chaotic voyage from New York to London. Even as they both help their found family solve magical mysteries and protect the world from coming under the control of powerful magicians with cruel intentions, they continually two rub each other the wrong way. And now they need each other’s help. But as circumstances push them together yet again, can their animosity be masking an underlying attraction?

There is so much more to the plot, but it’s better to go into it blind. This trilogy is one where you need to read all three books in order. The story builds through each book, and Jack and Alan’s love/hate relationship goes back to the middle of book 2.

Jack and Alan are what I look for in an enemies to lovers relationship; they actually despise everything about each other. I love the way they insult each other, yet ultimately understand each other’s thought process. And underneath all that bickering, it’s fun to watch their sizzling chemistry slowly become evident.

It’s not often in a trilogy for book 3 to be my favorite, but this one is perfect. Freya Marske manages to tie up an infinite number of loose ends in a satisfying way while remaining true to all her characters. I love The Last Binding trilogy, and A Power Unbound is my favorite book in the series. If you are a fan of queer historical fantasy, this trilogy is a must read.
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Alicia Villarreal
5.0 out of 5 stars magical found family ✨
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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Wow this is the most lovely piece of queer magical fiction I’ve ever read and I want one thousand more books like it and I desire a tv show and a musical adaptation. I’m going to reread the whole series immediately and purchase multiple copies for every queer magician I know. 10 million stars, perfection. 😭🩷
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D J
5.0 out of 5 stars A "powerful" book. Maarske's Best!
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023
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Recommended and rated this book: 5 stars
Freya Marske's story "A Power Unbound" is absolutely the best of the three book series. It is a fascinating story and it will be interesting to see what she can create with an other story. I found the story line wonderful to read and I did not want it to end. Marske has made all of the characters in the story line realistic and memorable. This author has an ability to keep all of the many characters relevant to the story line. I would recommend any future reader begin with the first in the series (A Marvellous Light) and the second story (A Restless Truth) before picking up "A Power Unbound." Marske is a powerful story teller and can anxiously await a new story from this author.
Reasons I enjoyed this book: Witty/ Page-turner/ Unpredictable / Entertaining /Wonderful characters /Great world building /Action-packed /Romantic /Original /Steamy
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Francesca Mele
5.0 out of 5 stars I would give it 20 stars if I could!
Reviewed in Italy on April 22, 2024
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I ADORE the mix of plot, character development, and romance. I particularly adore the sex scenes in this installment, as a fan of kink and power play, and discovering deeper feelings through it. But really, every part of this whole series is phenomenal; from the utterly enchanting writing to the compelling, always endearing characters (even when they're being pigheaded arses), their believable and yet dreamy relationships and dynamics, and the plot and magic!! I love it. Highly recommend to anyone who likes magic and romance and fantastically written stories and characters.
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Shigure Natsu
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I expected from the Jack and Alan dynamic, and yet so much more
Reviewed in France on November 24, 2023
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5/5*

Listen, I don't think I can truly be coherent about this review. It's past midnight, I just finished the book, and I'm a mess. Still, I'll try.

A Marvellous Light had been thrilling in its discovery. I knew Freya for her fanfic, knew that I adored her fluid writing style heavily flourished in beautiful and heartwrenching imagery already, but I wasn't /sure/ this was quite my taste in fantasy. And yet I loved it. Came back for more in A Restless Truth, and though it wasn't exactly /right/, it still fit, and I still loved it.

I knew this one wouldn't disappoint. First, because the few interactions we caught between Hawthorn and Alan Ross in ART had left me WANTING. Second, because the mystery of the Last Contract was finally coming to a close, and I was VERY excited to discover what would happen to our heroes.

And speaking of our heroes, what a delight to get everyone back. I'd missed Edwin and Robin a lot more than I thought I did (that's not true, I knew I'd missed them terribly), and Maud and Violet always bring freshness wherever they are. Seeing the whole family assembled, and adding to it the new pieces of Jack's and Alan's ACTUAL families, as well as a couple more weirdos here and there, felt like the grand finale gathering I wanted and needed.

The plot gripped me from the beginning, and didn't let me go. I just love what Freyja did with her magic system, with the trees and the cradling and the power in a place as well as the power YOU put into it. Just... chef's kiss.

Jack and Alan, as I said, were clearly the highlight of this. I loved their bickering. I loved their emotional moments. And damn, I loved the mindblowing sex scenes, as few as there were. The vulnerability of Alan wanting to HATE everything Jack stands for, but also NEEDING to feel that authority pushed on him, ONLY when he wants it. The difficult balancing act of both their feelings. I was - still am - in awe.

The prose... Do you really need me to gush more about the prose? Freyja hit me with "He'd forgotten the speed with which this hatred rose simmering within him. He'd forgotten that the edges of it crossed boundaries where it stopped feeling like hatred and became something wilder and more dangerous." on PAGE FREAKING 29 and I haven't recovered since.

Anyway. Great conclusion, I am a mess of emotions, and I need Freyja's next book like... yesterday.
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Charlotte
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2023
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For a long time, I was in a reading rut. I've always been a fan of fantasy more than anything, romance second, but I can only really find enjoyment in LGBT stories. I saw A Marvellous Light, gave it a go, and was hooked immediately.

I love the world building in this trilogy. Magic is a hard thing to write without falling into cliché, but somehow Marske has made it fresh and interesting. The use of cats cradle to describe casting is inspired - cradle speak is genuinely one of my favourite things to come out of the genre.

Each of the three LGBT relationships explored across the three novels is special. The sex scenes are plentiful, but never feel as if they're taking away from the plot. They're always explorations of the characters and their feelings for one another. The balance between porn and plot is perfect.

A Power Unbound is my favourite book in the trilogy. Every plot point tied together spectacularly in the finale - no idea seemed to be thrown away. Jack and Alan's relationship could have been written for me personally - I've always loved complicated, enemies-to-lovers situations when messy feelings become involved. I'd say more, but I don't want to give anything away!

There are a thousand more things that I could say, but if you have stumbled across this series and are unsure whether it's for you - it is. Read it.
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A Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT final book
Reviewed in Germany on November 17, 2023
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the perfect final book to a series
wonderful, meaningful writing,
a beautiful story about magic('s belief in the good in ppl), friendship, found family and loving family

the romance or whatever you want to call what happens bw the J&A (and i love them wholeheartedly. They made me feel sad, tense and giddy and happy) is only part of this book so full of great characters

i smiled through the entire epilogue because of them and whenever they had lighthearted moments in the otherwise thrilling story
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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous
Reviewed in Australia on November 19, 2023
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Wonderful conclusion to the series, I adored every moment and I LOVE a satisfying wrap up. Jack and Alan's story and the nuances and negotiations of their relationship were portrayed so well.
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