Threads of Fate: A Blackbirds RPG Story Collection

by Ryan Verniere, Jared Rosen, Christian Fox

Explore the dark fantasy vista of Blackbirds RPG with these five spellbinding tales, narrated by Joe Manganiello.

The Threads of Fate features a series of vignettes inspired by the universe of the Blackbirds tabletop role-playing game. In a war-ravaged landscape, these foreboding characters' stories are sure to be a spine-tingling delight to fans of the game and anyone who enjoys a well-told horror story. 

Genres: Audiobook

Audiobook

Published September 27, 2022

Reviews

[Star Gater · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Audio for accepting my request to audibly read and review Threads of Fate.

Authors: Ryan Verniere; Jared Rosen; Christian Fox; Joseph Limbaugh; Graham McNeill
Published: 09/27/22
Narrator: Joe Manganiello
Genre: Entertainment

Missed the mark for me. I grasped and followed parts of each story and then just as quickly lost the point. The synopsis does state these were inspired by the Blackbirds tabletop role-playing game. I have not heard of this game. I picked this for the horror stories.

I say if you did well in critical thinking and enjoy role-playing games give this a try.

[andie z (amzreads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll be honest, I'm not at all familiar with the Blackbirds RPG this is based on and I decided to listen to this purely because I saw that Joe Manganiello narrated it. I've also been generally in the mood for spooky, fall season entertainment, and this seemed like a great hour long audio to fulfill that need while I was doing chores around the house today.

The narration was great, he does a fantastic job and his voice is so soothing to listen to. He uses a variety of accents and really brings the stories to life.

The stories themselves were interesting. Even without having any context I still enjoyed most of them, although I bet they're more satisfying if you're a fan of Blackbirds. The final story was definitely my favorite.

5 stars for the narration, 3 stars for the content (again, coming from someone with zero knowledge of the source material), I'd say 3.5 stars overall.

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the review copy! All thoughts are my own.

[Kristen Morris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed these short stories… but they were too short! Each one grabbing your attention from the start, but it only left me more curious into each tale.

[Joe Deangelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very enjoyable dark fantasy/horror story collection in the Blackbirds RPG setting. The stories are pretty well-written open-ended vignettes that are vividly descriptive and quite creepy. This release is only on audiobook and I must say that Joe Manganiello’s narration is really terrific! He brings the grim and gritty setting to life, and he makes the stories really have a sense of urgency.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting. Five short stories by five different authors. Read by Joe Manganiello.
Enjoyed his voice more than the stories. Some of the stories feel like they were cut off without a conclusion.