By: Given Hoffman
Narrated by: BriAnn Beck
Series: Marked, Book 1
Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

The Tournament’s Price is a compelling opening to a series that ushers readers into a world both imaginative and deeply grounded in reality. This book masterfully bridges the tangible and the spiritual, weaving a narrative that acknowledges the unseen realm without ever lapsing into didacticism. Instead, the story invites us to walk beside Gage as he navigates the complexities of life, his growth in the real world mirrored and shaped by the spiritual dimensions he encounters.

What makes this book extraordinary is not only the journey of its protagonist but the journey it provokes in the reader. As I followed Gage through his trials, I found myself reflecting on my own path—how I endure, how I respond, and how I interpret the events of my life. Few works of fiction reach so deeply into the personal and the reflective. This one did, and I am profoundly grateful for the way it touched me in ways no other book has.

Though The Tournament’s Price may not have been written with me as its primary audience, I found it wholly accessible and meaningful. The prose is clear yet resonant, the pacing engaging, and the themes rich without becoming heavy-handed. This book has achieved something rare: a story that is both easy to follow and layered with spiritual and emotional depth.