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From the Forest
- Saga of Recluce, Book 23
- De: L. E. Modesitt Jr.
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 21 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 74
Alayiakal, who will one day be known by many names—not all of them flattering—has to climb the ranks of Cyador's Mirror Lancers, fighting against unforeseen weapons and ancient technology. Alayiakal, however, has secrets of his own to protect: his ties to the Great Forest and his magus abilities. He must silently pretend to be a conventional soldier favored by fate—until that very same fate forces him to choose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not bad but not his best
- De Anonymous User en 06-19-24
- From the Forest
- Saga of Recluce, Book 23
- De: L. E. Modesitt Jr.
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Change in writing style detracts from story
Revisado: 04-21-24
the entire book, which is a decent L.E. Modest Recluce novel set early on the Cyadoran empire, is written in the present tense, which is like a gnat buzzing near your ear in terms of annoyance level. Standard story-telling mode is in the past tense (i.e. - "Mark walked down the street to the store, changed his mind about what he wanted to get, and returned home" versus "Mark walks down the street to the store, changes his mind about what he wants to get, and returns home." Using the present tense in storytelling is unnatural-sounding and jars me out of the story to translate it into the past tense mentally in order to make it flow and sound right. Praying Modesitt abandons this style of writing for the rest of his career! I am a big Modesitt fan, have read almost everything of what he has written, and have enjoyed them all. This is the first Modesitt book that I have disliked, and it is entirely because of the annoying change in the tense.
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The Shepherd's Crown
- Tiffany Aching, Book 5
- De: Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 79
Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A touching ending to a wonderful series!
- De Mortir en 09-20-23
- The Shepherd's Crown
- Tiffany Aching, Book 5
- De: Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Steven Cree
A touching ending to a wonderful series!
Revisado: 09-20-23
This was Terry Pratchett's final book before he died as we are told in the introduction, and a bittersweet goodbye it is! The readers/performers do an excellent job, as is their usual for this series, and the production values are very high.
Tiffany Aching finds her limits in this final book of the series as she becomes responsible for Granny Weatherwax's stead and cottage as well as her own folk of the Chalk. Elves attack when they sense weakness. The elf Queen is deposed and is rescued by Tiffany, and begins to learn what it is to be human. The witches gather, and the countryside rouses to show the Elves their time has passed.
The characters and details are drawn from all across the Lancre Witches/Tiffany Aching books, and it is rather like the author is giving the long-time reader a hug from all of Lancre, and a kiss from the Chalk!
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