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The Hand of the Sun King
- Pact and Pattern, Book 1
- De: J.T. Greathouse
- Narrado por: Jeremy Ang Jones
- Duración: 14 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Wen Alder was born into two worlds. On his father’s side, a legacy of proud loyalty and service to the god-like Sienese Emperor spanning generations. And it is expected that Alder, too, will follow this tradition by passing the imperial exams, learning the accepted ways of magic and, if he serves with honor, enhancing his family's prominence by rising to take a most powerful position in Sien—the Hand of the Emperor. But from his mother he has inherited defiance from the Empire, a history of wild gods and magic unlike anything the Imperial sorcerers could yet control.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular
- De Jenny T en 07-09-22
- The Hand of the Sun King
- Pact and Pattern, Book 1
- De: J.T. Greathouse
- Narrado por: Jeremy Ang Jones
Beautiful prose in fantasy?!
Revisado: 12-02-23
While it does happen (Rothfuss, Tolkien, Le Guin), fantasy generally veers from prose for the sake of pace. This is especially so in a slow, vast world-building story like this one. Out of a fear that the audience will lose interest, authors tend towards more brisk and terse narration to hasten the laying of the groundwork.
Greathouse does not. Nor does narrator Jeremy Ang Jones try to amend this by omitting pacing or long pauses when they would be appropriate. In this case, it all works together beautifully.
Regarding the actual story, Greathouse averts fantasy cliche’s masterfully, while still keeping the reader invested. His first person view from the eyes of an imperfect main character forces the reader to argue with each choice made; the payoff is well worth the time taken. This is a great read!
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The Toll
- De: Neal Shusterman
- Narrado por: Greg Tremblay
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,353
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,193
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,174
In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times best-selling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him?
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5 out of 5 stars
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DONT OPEN THE PDF UNTIL YOU FINKSH
- De OrtalG en 11-07-19
- The Toll
- De: Neal Shusterman
- Narrado por: Greg Tremblay
Best of the three
Revisado: 06-14-23
This was certainly the highest quality of the series. The writing, already solid, ticked up; the religious and social commentary took shape in a marvelous way, and with a well-expressed opinion; and finally, the story was fresh and unique, especially for a trilogy ending.
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