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Meh

Revisado: 04-02-18

Was not thrilled by the pacing and pov switches. I felt the protagonist's decision-making process was contrvied and unbelievable.

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Mr Weber needs an editor. Badly

Revisado: 12-05-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Le Sigh. I felt compelled to listen to this. I had read all the others in the various Honorverse series'. It was too long, too complicated and in the end it had too few space battles and too much politics.

This novel and it's predecessor are kind of like what The Simpson's parodied in the "Co-Dependent's Day" with politics in Star Wars.

What about Kevin T. Collins’s performance did you like?

A narrator can only do so much with the content he's given. The constant swiches to Polish or Czech were really disjointing.

Do you think Shadow of Victory needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Oh it will get a follow-up book all right. Whether or not it will be any better stronly depends on whether the folks a Baen have the gumption to force an editor on Weber or not.

Any additional comments?

I have been reading Weber's Honnorverse novels since I was 13 years old. I loved the early books. Weber shines when he writes actual combat and strategic situations. The problem is he has gotten lost in expanding his universe. The proliferation of Point of view characters leaves you lost with out a cast list to refer to.

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Too much pessimism and southern drawl.

Revisado: 12-05-17

What was most disappointing about R. S. Belcher’s story?

I was not able to finish this novel. It's in the "Everything is going to hell" school of urban fantasy and the constant pessimism, self recrimination and backstabbing was just too much. I bought the book to keep me awake on a long road trip but I only ended up being annoyed with the foolish decisions the protagonist kept making. It was kind of like watching a bad 90's horror movie where the characters keep making such dumb choices that you start to root for the monster.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Bronson Pinchot?

Bronson was OK... but his dedication to the southern accent was too much for me.

Any additional comments?

IF you like the really noir urban fantasy books then this might be for you.

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Who is...reading this...story? William...Shatner?

Revisado: 10-29-17

The story is ok I guess. The narrator took some getting used to through. *meh*

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Moira Quirk's performance deserves a sixth star.

Revisado: 07-05-17

The story wasn't quite as good as Rook - I found some of the viewpoint and timeline jumps jarring. The humor or the Rook was still there and the author's use of conversational exposition over info-dumps is appreciated.

Moira Quirk made the experience. Her ability to give each character their own voice and her consistency in delivery made the experience immersive. I particularly appreciated her ability to deliver the many oneliners and throwaway asides without breaking stride.

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not bad but not the best.

Revisado: 09-09-16

A bit more melodramatic than her usual writing. The performance was good but there was too much expository naration.

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overall pretty goods

Revisado: 08-15-16

Some obvious plot holes balanced out with an engaging protagonist and and number of real laugh out loud moments.

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Climax feels rushed and lets down the narrative.

Revisado: 04-10-16

overall the story was ok up until the last 40 minutes or so. I felt like the author was forced to end the story to meet a deadline.

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RIP Terry. You will be forever missed.

Revisado: 01-03-16

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I read and listened to this last Discworld novel with a heavy heart. I read my first Discworld novel and 13 and have been enthralled for the last 20 years. In spite of his health challenges he continued to produce and The Shepherds crown is a fitting swan-song to an incredible career.

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David Weber: King of the info-dump.

Revisado: 01-03-16

Any additional comments?

The action, when he writes it, is great but Weber is a little too fond of conference room info-dump and is clearly fascinated by the logistics of his war. Still, it's worth the listen

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