Blades of Arris: Zai Audiobook

Narrated by Connor Crais, Rose Dioro, and J.F. Harding.

My escape pod is captured by the ruthless leader of the Blades.
His face is hidden in an assassin’s cowl. Metal sai weapons are fused to his wristbones. He can fly between spaceships like an owl and execute enemies through a hull.
Yet according to him, I’m the dangerous one...

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Sample from Chapter 2 of Zai:

~ESME~

The man slumps, his back against the wall and his feet splayed out in front of him.

His skin is so pale, it’s gray, and his cloak hangs open to the mid-torso, baring his horribly scarred chest. A syringe sticks out of his heart, but he forgot to dispense the medicine inside. That must be why the medical kit on his other side is beeping.

I kneel beside the man and move his lax hand to…

Wait.

His fingernails are lined in black, and his gray ears have four funny little black spikes.

A jolt of fear cuts through my primal hunger.

One of the conquerors!

The Arrisans took over Humana in a day. The couple of foot soldiers they bothered to land strolled through our volleys of gunfire, deflected hails of missiles, and casually stabbed through tanks with blades that grew like monstrous bones from their wrists.

I saw video footage from the archives. I heard stories from my clients. They watched on something called TV as these gray-suited men slashed our armies for fun and destroyed cities for target practice.

And then, after they defeated us, they shook our planet like a carbonated soda, sitting back and ignoring our helplessness while every volcano erupted and the seas surged over mountains.

Why did he bring in my escape pod?

Why would he—an undisputed ruler of the empire—bother to save a lesser like me?

I shouldn’t be here. I can’t touch his hand. I don’t dare breathe his air. I should run back to the escape pod, pretend I never left, and wait for him to come and…and do whatever it is he’s going to do to me.

I should…

Mmm, that scent. It’s coming from him.

Oh, no.

The string down the column of my spine draws tight.

He’s a man.

His musk goes into my bloodstream. It flows like molten honey into my brain.

He has my cure here, my temporary cure.

But he’s not well. The syringe is already in place. I just have to dispense the liquid. Slow and steady…done.

Beep. Beep. Beep…beep…

Look at that. His heartbeat is growing stronger and more regular. I just have to wait.

He’ll open his eyes and see me. I saved him. He’ll be so grateful that he’ll want to talk. Touch. Or…maybe that’s too hopeful. Arrisans don’t have sex like normal races do. They used to go into mating heats, but then they bioengineered their lust away. They go to some arena to mate every…what, ten years?

Mm, that scent…

Maybe this is my lucky decade.

He’ll order me around, and my top skill is listening. I’ve had so much practice. People tell me all sorts of things. Didn’t the captain call me dangerous? I always thought if I can’t do anything useful, I can at least sit quietly and listen. It works except on the people I want to help most, like Vic, who never have anything to say.

But this Arrisan will, I just know it.

And after I’ve listened, he’ll become happy with me, and he’ll do things. Things that make us both happy. Things that take away my sickness, just for a few moments. Things that give me relief…

TRIGGER WARNINGS: 

"I need the next book like right now. I need it like today. I was already hesitating on buying this book so soon to kind of give you some more books to kind of get in the queue before I read anything else but I shouldn't have. Now I'm going to be steady waiting like a crackhead trying to get her next fix. I can't even explain how awesome this book was. I can't even go into content about zai and Esme and oh my God I just want to forget about this book and let my brain go empty just so I can feel the need to read this book again and get all of the excitement and suspense that I have gotten from reading this book." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader

"I love this series! I loved Zai & Esme. This world is developing and the plot line is getting clearer with each book. I love how Starla unveils her worlds and the plot a little at a time. My mind is kept engaged in not just the love story but the universe. I can't wait to learn more about the the Artisans and how Humana and it's "lessors" shake things up. So excited for the next book!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader

"I read the first book in the series and had no issue following the story. I think you could probably read them as standalone, but would get more of them if you follow the series. The story is interesting and the characters are fun. I found this series different from the other books from this author. I will definitely read the other books as they come out for this series!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader

"Freaking amazing! My new favorite author. I read Zai, book #2 first. Then read Book #1, Sithe. Just finished that and almost ready to read this again. The world building is detailed and perfectly sensible. Can’t wait for Ranse. Terrific series." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader

"I love this series. I had fallen into a romance slump and had been reading anything else I found. I happened upon the first book and instantly got into it. I read Sithe and waited impatiently for Zai. Zai did not disappoint, so now I wait for Ranse ‘s story. Highly recommend this series so far." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader

Runtime: 10 hr 25 min.