The Serpent and the Wings of Night: Crowns of Nyaxia, Book 1
To survive the vicious trials against warriors from three rival vampire houses (Night, Shadow, and Blood), Oraya enters an uneasy alliance with , a ruthless vampire from a rival faction. As they navigate deadly trials together, the line between ally and enemy blurs into a dangerous attraction. Key Characters to Listen For the serpent and the wings of night audiobook
Carissa Broadbent’s The Serpent and the Wings of Night (2022) has emerged as a defining text in the “romantasy” subgenre, blending high-stakes tournament narratives with forbidden romance. However, its 2023 audiobook adaptation, narrated by Amanda Leigh Cobb, transforms the text from a print-based experience into a performative, immersive artifact. This paper argues that the audiobook version of The Serpent and the Wings of Night is not a mere derivative but a distinct interpretive work that enhances the novel’s key themes—specifically, the internal duality of the protagonist Oraya, the tonal shifts between survival horror and romantic intimacy, and the construction of the “other” (vampires as both monsters and lovers). By analyzing pacing, vocal modulation, paratextual framing, and listener reception, this paper demonstrates how auditory storytelling reconfigures reader-text dynamics in contemporary genre fiction. The Serpent and the Wings of Night: Crowns