SK Nash
- 7
- opiniones
- 0
- votos útiles
- 16
- calificaciones
-
The Spirit Ring
- De: Lois McMaster Bujold
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In an alternate Renaissance Italy where the church regulates magic and licenses magicians, fiery Fiametta Beneforte wants to be more than her goldsmith-mage father's unpaid apprentice. But when the Duchy of Montefoglia is laid under military and magical siege, she unexpectedly must join with Thur Ochs, a young Swiss miner and foundryman, to tap their skills in both metalwork and necromancy to rescue her father's soul and combat an evil sorcerer.
-
-
Well written Supernatural-Fantasy
- De IreneMBBT en 07-29-19
- The Spirit Ring
- De: Lois McMaster Bujold
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
An enjoyable fantasy tale
Revisado: 01-31-20
I liked this book just fine. I'm on a bit of a fantasy binge and got the audio version for listening at work. The story treads well-traveled paths with some interesting tweaks along the way. I liked the elements of sorcery, enchantments, and the gray line between sanctioned and unsanctioned magic as overseen by the Catholic Church. Even the Abbot is a sorcerer, using holy magic to fight back the darkness. The heroine, Fiametta is intelligent and outspoken. Thur, the romantic hero, is brave and handsome, willing to do what he can with what he has to avenge his brother. Of course, Fiametta and Thur are thrown together for a sweet romantic plot.
There are enough references to Italy that the setting and political machinations feel very real. The characters are wonderful. Even the villains have their moments of doubt, betrayal, and triumph. Every major character grows, learns, and changes as they play out their quest to free their city and save the souls of the people they love.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Last Wish
- De: Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games.
-
-
Better than the show, of course!
- De Cheryl Dias en 01-07-20
- The Last Wish
- De: Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
Loved the game, loved the TV series, Now the book.
Revisado: 01-18-20
I'm familiar with the story from the games, and more recently from watching the TV series. It was fun to listen to the stories as originally written, and compare them to the adaptations that already exist. The narrator was wonderful and added so much to the atmosphere of the stories. It's a good introduction to the Witcher world, and makes me want to pick up the rest of the Witcher novels.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Buried Deep
- De: Margot Hunt
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
- Duración: 2 h y 38 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In this pulse-pounding short thriller for fans of Big Little Lies and The Last Mrs. Parrish, Maggie Cabot refuses to sit by idly as police re-open an investigation into the mysterious death of a woman her husband used to know. After two decades in a near-perfect marriage, Maggie and James Cabot are enjoying their first year as empty-nesters in their charming Florida suburb, until two detectives arrive at their front door and change their lives forever.
-
-
Drivel
- De Pamela B en 12-11-19
- Buried Deep
- De: Margot Hunt
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
Okay, we GET it already.
Revisado: 01-18-20
The book is a short and cozy murder mystery, narrated by a jealous wife who constantly compares herself to the teenager her husband once loved. That got old, fast, and it never let up. Let it go already, honey.
The twist at the end was surprising. Overall, It was okay but not great.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Half-Life of Marie Curie
- De: Lauren Gunderson
- Narrado por: Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In 1912, scientist Marie Curie spent two months on the British seaside at the home of Hertha Ayrton, an accomplished mathematician, inventor, and suffragette. At the time, Curie was in the throes of a scandal in France over her affair with Paul Langevin, which threatened to overshadow the accomplishment of her second Nobel Prize. Performed by Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany at the Minetta Lane Theatre, this play by Lauren Gunderson is an ode to two remarkable women.
-
-
Came for the science left with the guilt
- De Matthew Boswell en 12-08-19
- The Half-Life of Marie Curie
- De: Lauren Gunderson
- Narrado por: Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany
Disappointing, not what I expected.
Revisado: 01-18-20
I grabbed this because it was free, and I admire Marie Curie. While the story is historical--events that really happened--It focused like a Tabloid on the scandal that drove her out of France. Her acceptance of her second Nobel prize and confronting the people who told her not to come was mentioned, but it was brushed aside like it was no big deal. I'm also flummoxed as to why the actress is portraying her with what sounds like a French accent. Ms. Curie was Polish. Overall, it was disappointing.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Junkyard Cats
- Shining Smith, Book 1
- De: Faith Hunter
- Narrado por: Khristine Hvam
- Duración: 5 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
After the Final War, after the appearance of the Bug aliens and their enforced peace, Shining Smith is still alive, still doing business from the old scrapyard bequeathed to her by her father. But Shining is now something more than human. And the scrapyard is no longer just a scrapyard, but a place full of secrets. This life she has built, while empty, is predictable and safe. Until the only friend left from her previous life shows up, dead, in the back of a scrapped Tesla warplane. Clutched in her cold fingers is a note to Shining - warning her of a coming attack.
-
-
Would be a great story, if most of it wasn't missi
- De Amazon Customer en 01-11-20
- Junkyard Cats
- Shining Smith, Book 1
- De: Faith Hunter
- Narrado por: Khristine Hvam
Fun story, compelling characters, cats.
Revisado: 01-18-20
I highly recommend this title for people who like cats, warbots, and a badass outlaw biker woman who likes to blows sh*t up. There's so much to like here--a slow reveal of just who our heroine, Shining Smith, really is, and what she can do. Mateo the warbot has his own surprises, too. I enjoyed the characters, the complications and the secrets that Shining is so desperate to keep. There's mystery, intrigue, LOTS of explosions, tense battles, and lots of nasty surprises.
And the cats. I love the cats. That's all.
I'm absolutely going to grab the next book--It's a blast, and I want to spend more time in this world.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Aftermath: Star Wars
- Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- De: Chuck Wendig
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance—now a fledgling New Republic—presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy’s scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy’s strength is unfolding. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a kill, but he’s taken captive before he can report back to the New Republic leaders.
-
-
A Lamentable Mess
- De Troy en 09-05-15
- Aftermath: Star Wars
- Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- De: Chuck Wendig
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
Entertaining book, good narrator, kept my interest
Revisado: 08-16-19
I'm the Original Star Wars Generation. Saw the first movie when I was a kid. Still have all my action figures from the 70's and devoured all of Alan Dean Foster's novelizations up and kept reading. Yes, I get salty about those old books not being canon anymore. (Get off my lawn.) I have also enjoyed Chuck Wendig's work and thought I'd start my "new canon" novels with this series. AFTERMATH was a good, entertaining book to listen to. In my rating system, 5 stars means "immediately nominate this for an award" so a four-star rating is still dam-good.
The core story of Imperials trying to regroup and the Republic trying to build a coalition makes perfect sense for the timeline. We get to follow scrap dealers, war-scarred heroes, gangsters, bounty hunters and free agents just in it for themselves through a city on a planet on the notorious outer rim. What happens on the planet Akiva will not stay on Akiva. Bad shit happens, good stuff happens. To be as non-spoilery as possible, there are a lot of close shaves in the story and I feel like some were so preposterous they were unbelievable.
I didn't like the interludes. They didn't do much for me, and I found them distracting. Are these teasers for another series that's set in the same timeline, included with the intention of marketing other books? Or maybe laying the seeds of the next two novels? I dunno, but they bothered me.
Narration and production values are top-notch.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Jewel and Her Lapidary
- De: Fran Wilde
- Narrado por: Mahvesh Murad
- Duración: 1 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The kingdom in the Valley has long sheltered under the protection of its Jewels and Lapidaries, the people bound to singing gemstones with the power to reshape hills, move rivers, and warp minds. That power has kept the peace and tranquility, and the kingdom has flourished. Jewel Lin and her Lapidary, Sima, may be the last to enjoy that peace. The Jeweled Court has been betrayed.
-
-
Story Good - Editing Bad
- De Darby Walsh en 05-28-19
- The Jewel and Her Lapidary
- De: Fran Wilde
- Narrado por: Mahvesh Murad
Great story, bad audio editing
Revisado: 07-19-19
I listened to this audiobook in one go today, Completely entranced by the characters and the story. The plot is simple, but there are so many layers to the conflicts, family dynamics, honor, duty, and leadership that it's easy to get drawn in and emotionally enmeshed. It's great stuff and exactly what I expect from Fran Wilde.
The problem was the poor audio editing. As in, none at all. The narrator was the perfect voice for the book, but none of her second takes were edited out. She would read a line, then a pause, then the same line with different intonation. This was happening with increasing frequency so much so that there were several instances with two flubbed lines in a row. THIS IS NOT THE NARRATOR'S FAULT. Apparently the publisher didn't want to spend money on getting it edited by a halfway competent audio engineer. Do better.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña