Richard

Great story - terrible narration

Revisado: 11-12-14

Is there anything you would change about this book?

One of Arthur C. Clarke's earlier works, I loved this story 25 years ago, and it still holds up these many years later. Sadly, the narration team was one of the worst I've ever heard - and I've been an Audible member for years. While the person doing the Main Character was ok (not great, but ok) most of the others seemed like they were reading an unfamiliar script, There was very little (if any) emotion conveyed by the readers and I found myself literally yawning while listening. NOT a good sign.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The City and the Stars?

Alvin's adventure is all one fine adventure - to relate any of the many excellent moments would be to reveal spoiler after spoiler, something I won't do. For those who can handle a monotone narration and simply enjoy the story, I highly recommend this.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Monotonous, emotion free, pedantic reading simply couldn't do justice to the excellent story. With one of the many outstanding readers that Audible's productions normallly have, this would have been an incredible success.

Did The City and the Stars inspire you to do anything?

The City and the Stars makes you think in many ways, challenges you to set aside the all to common "glory days, war across the stars, humanity ascendant" sci-fi stories that dominate the genre. There's a lot of philosophical areas to ponder...if you can just get past the horrid narration.

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Great book - great narrator!

Revisado: 09-01-14

What made the experience of listening to The Tar-Aiym Krang the most enjoyable?

Stefan Rudnicki does a super job of turning the print into a living story

What did you like best about this story?

Flinx & Pip are a delightful team - unique in the literary world for sure

Which character – as performed by Stefan Rudnicki – was your favorite?

Flinx is a superb creation of an outstanding author - best part is that he's in multiple books, all of the excellent!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes - I surely would have if I'd had the time

Any additional comments?

Alan Dean Foster is a brilliant writer, and to finally have this series on Audible is a wonderful gift to his fans.

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A superb story by a superb author

Revisado: 09-09-09

I read the Island in the Sea of Time trilogy and loved it. I was delighted when my son found Dies the Fire (first in this series) and gave it to me as a surprise birthday present. If anything the Dies the Fire series is even better than the Island series. Both have superbly developed characters, strong story lines, and are very captivating. Each year since the first I've devoured each new book in the series in a day or three, and then wait impatiently for the next one to come along.

The Audible treatment is, IMHO, also superb. I found the narrator to be better than most others on most audio books, and he does a very good job with voice changes, inflection, and accents - even doing a creditable job for the women.

I would highly recommend the series - both hard copy and Audible version to anyone who has imagination, enjoys strong characters, the struggle between good and evil (there are a few VERY evil ones in here!), and an epic adventure that stands with the very best in modern storytelling.

Outstanding!!

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