The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard
Written by Kiera Cass
Narrated by Nick Podehl, Tristan Morris and Amy Rubinate
4/5
()
About this audiobook
Discover the untold stories of two fan favorite characters in these novellas set in the world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series
The Prince and The Guard offer captivating views into the hearts and minds of the two men fighting to win America Singer’s love. The Selection Stories also features bonus content, including an extended ending to The Prince, a Q&A with Kiera Cass, family trees, playlists, and more!
Before America arrived at the palace to compete in the Selection, there was another girl in Prince Maxon’s life. In The Prince, follow Maxon from the week before the Selection begins through the first day of the competition.
Raised as a Six, Aspen Leger never dreamed that he would find himself living in the palace. In The Guard, get an inside look at Aspen’s life as a palace guard—and the truth about his world that America will never know.
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
Kiera Cass
Kiera Cass is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series and The Siren. She is a wife and mom and too many other things to list. If she could make a crown out of anything, it would be the unending tears of her readers. You can learn more about Kiera and her books at www.kieracass.com.
More audiobooks from Kiera Cass
The Betrothed Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Happily Ever After: Companion to the Selection Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Siren Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Thousand Heartbeats Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to The Selection Stories
Titles in the series (3)
The Queen: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Favorite: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related audiobooks
The Crown Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Queen: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Heir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Elite Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Selection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Betrayed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Favorite: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The White Rose Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jewel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Black Key Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Delirium Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eve Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pandemonium Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If Ever I Fall Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Princess for the Marine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Carry Her Heart Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Both Sides of the Fence 4: Bad Blood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPhilippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker's Daughter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dr. Mitchell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cinderella Screwed Me Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Passports and Plum Blossoms: An International Romantic Comedy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Expiration Date: A Billionaire Baby Romance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short Story Press Presents Photo Shy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsToo Close: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murder on the Links Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Going Too Far Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stories from the Outcasts: A Contemporary Short Story Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
YA Romance For You
The Darkest Minds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Legendborn Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Red Queen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crave Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Selection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anatomy: A Love Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shatter Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If He Had Been with Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Glass Sword Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divergent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5These Violent Delights Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Insurgent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Light in Hidden Places Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sorcery of Thorns Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Summer of Broken Rules Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Better Than the Movies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crush Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5City of Ashes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Life With The Walter Boys Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Covet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Caraval Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tokyo Ever After: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blackout: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Black Witch Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Never Fade Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Charm Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Allegiant Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Arena 1 (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Winter's Promise Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Selection Stories
196 ratings12 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was good insight into Maxon and Aspen.
A very good series so far!1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Chef came out on our visit and I was thinking of you
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Prince
don't know, maybe I expect too much of this one, honestly.
I wanted a previous story, a deeper look inside The Prince's head and past.
A small section of it was new, but so much of it was just a rehash, too, so I'm very waffly on it.
The Guard
Maybe it's that I'm just not an Aspen fan, or maybe it's just that I feel like Aspen is so very incredibly fixated on The One Girl and nothing else in his life means anything but The One Girl, but I'm just not rooting for Aspen or moved by Aspen? Then, again, it could be, also, that this book is strangely set up to only match Aspen's sides of America's chapters in this piece, instead of really telling me everything he gets up to while America is off living her Princess Becoming life. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed these short stories but I have to admit I much preferred Maxon's story over Aspen's. There's just something about Aspen that rubs me the wrong way and makes me want to yell at him. I do not see him as a viable match for America in any way possible. I felt that these stories were a little too short as it always takes me a few minutes to get in to this world and the lives of America, Maxon and company. But this was a nice little appetizer to hold me over until the final book comes out.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was ok. I didn't think it added much to the story overall.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Maxon and Aspen's perspectives add little to the story, exploring Maxon's relationship further with his father was intriguing.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I could very well be wrong about this, but I feel like these short stories were written to try and bring in more money. I hate both of these characters, so I probably shouldn't have bothered reading these stories, but I do like Kiera Cass's writing style. Now if only she'd give us some characters we actually cared about she could write an amazing story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diese und weitere Rezensionen findet ihr auf meinem Blog Anima Libri - Buchseele
„Selection Storys: Liebe oder Pflicht“ von Kiera Cass ist eine Zusammenstellung einiger kleiner Extras zur Selection-Serie. Enthalten sind zwei Kurzgeschichten, ein Interview mit der Autorin sowie Stammbäume.
Die erste der beiden Kurzgeschichten ist aus der Sicht von Prinz Maxon erzählt, sie beginnt kurz vor der Selection und endet nach seinem ersten Gespräch mit den Kandidatinnen bzw. dem Spaziergang mit America. Die Autorin bietet dabei einen netten Einblick in Maxons Gefühls- und Gedankenwelt, der alle Maxon-Fans begeistern wird ;)
Die andere Geschichte ist, wie könnte es anders sein, aus Aspens Sicht erzählt und spielt nach Halloween, erstreckt sich bis zu dem Moment, in dem Aspen America nach dem Angriff der Rebellen im Wald findet. Auch hier gibt es einen interessanten Einblick in die Gedanken und Gefühle einer der beiden männlichen Hauptfiguren aus der Selection-Serie.
Beide Geschichten sind gut geschrieben, auch wenn mir persönlich Maxons Geschichte etwas besser gefallen hat, aber das kann auch einfach daran liegen, dass ich kein großer Fan von Aspen bin ^^ Für alle Fans der Selection-Trilogie jedenfalls ein nettes Extra. Zu Interview und Stammbäumen muss ja wohl nicht groß was gesagt werden ;) - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5SPOILER ALERT! I'm kind of over the whole "from the boy's perspective thing." Why can't we just be happy with the women's POV? That being said these stories were enjoyable, but I wish Aspen's story was set later in the timeline because I really want to know how the whole him and Lucy thing came about.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I love reading the half books about other characters in series I'm reading. They give me a different perspective of important scenes from the main books.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5OK so Aspen may be a decient hearted person, BUT, I still don't trust him with America. Something is just off somewhere. Can't place it but it's there. Still Team Maxon. But I loved getting to hear the guys tell the tale. The preview is such a tease! I can't wait for May's release of "The ONE".
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Prince and The Guard are companion stories to the Selection series. These stories give us a glimpse into the backgrounds of America Singer's two beaux. We get to learn the weight of pressure Prince Maxon lives under, and the poor family Guard Aspen left behind.