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A genuinely helpful introduction

Revisado: 03-17-25

As a parent of an adult with autism I am always looking for new books and voices. Very much appreciate this book.

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slow start .. for a juggernaut

Revisado: 03-30-24

Keith C. Blackmore hooks and suspends his readers and always has. A very different series and characters from his Mountain Man novels he is well known for. this first book in this series surprises and propels is along. it has push. You will not be disappointed reaching the end. fun performance. Can't wait to listen to more.

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incredibly boring and not interesting

Revisado: 11-29-23

title says it all. don't care. don't want to care. it looks like the coordination between authors is a cross-marketing gambit. not cool.

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amazing amazing amazing

Revisado: 12-02-21

Another stellar performance of an interesting and compelling story by Joe Abercrombie. love the world and intrigues.

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what happened here? it's unfinished, unlikeable

Revisado: 08-21-20

I do not understand how this was deemed ready for release. It sounds like a Bruno novel, but only half of one. I am at a loss.

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Kadrey's Best Work Yet

Revisado: 07-02-19

The Grand Dark is a familiar book. The setting, the writing, the partial use of German nouns and verbs is almost a little awkward because I am already so very familiar with each of the disparate themes brought together. What makes this superior and in no way cliche, is the craftsmanship and world building Kadrey brings to the table in just a single spectacular novel. The first 100 pages establish the context and culture of this world, as he simultaneously lays out the world, but also introduces us to the main character. The last 100 pages race along at supersonic speed and might have needed an additional 100 pages to feel more natural.

Richard Kadrey's initial talents have been eclipsed by honed craft and hard practiced skill from the Sandman Slim series. I like that Kadrey writes in themes and mood that I intrinsically like - and The Grand Dark has aspects of nearly all of them while still telling a cogent story. But the craft level of his writing is above excellent when it comes to the dialog between characters. He uses supporting characters so expertly to reflect the better nature of the main character in one fantastic scene after another. Affection, esteem, respect, and love are very well represented in these pages.

I enjoyed this book. I simultaneously read and listened to it. There are a few areas that are rougher than others, but like many of Kadrey's other readers, I'm hoping he is able to return to these characters and this world he penned an introduction to in The Grand Dark. As is often the case with Kadrey's amazing cast of characters, I'd buy any book set in this world with any character introduced in these pages. I look forward to many more hours of reading and listening.

Vikas Adam did a good job with his acting, although I found his female voice portrayal to be too similar. This blurred the line between Kadrey's depiction and the actors interpretation to voice.

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Least favorite book in the series

Revisado: 08-12-17

Felt very rough, unpolished, written by a much less skilled author. Did not enjoy it.

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New Narrator made this excruciating

Revisado: 04-13-17

Painful to experience the switch from the voice acting at this point. Slogged through, destroyed my interest in continuing.

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getting better with each book!

Revisado: 02-06-17

Very entertaining even though it felt a bit like a weird sidebar story until the end. Author gets better with each story and am very happy to have found the writer and the series. you won't regret the time spent with the series.

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