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Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash
- De: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Narrado por: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,019
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,480
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,470
With the age of heroic star pilots and galactic villains completely killed by quantum teleportation, the ex-star pilot currently named Dashford Pierce is struggling to find his identity in a changing universe. Then, a face from his past returns and makes him an offer he can't refuse: take part in just one teeny weeny, slightly illegal, daring heist, and not only will he have the means to start the new life he craves, but also save his childhood hero from certain death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will write review for third book
- De Not Karl Marx en 10-23-19
- Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash
- De: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Narrado por: Yahtzee Croshaw
Always fun, and nuanced to boot
Revisado: 05-06-24
I enjoy that Yahtzee’s books come across on the surface like sort of a slapstick comedy very reminiscent in my mind of Blackadder and Monty Python. However, reading more and more it becomes obvious that while the comedic tone is definitely present, and the books are a lot of fun, there is a great deal, more nuance available under the surface, which I think helps build believable and interesting characters.
The constant poking at classic sci-fi tropes is a great consistent note, and I find I really enjoy when he slips in a much more introspective and thought-provoking question about what it means and it’s affect on other people in the setting. Anytime I find characters becoming self-aware or engaging with the “gray area “that exists between good and bad. I am immediately more drawn characters and the story, and I have to say the extra bit at the end of this book is fantastic.
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Mogworld
- De: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Narrado por: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,168
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,777
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,772
In a world full to bursting with would-be heroes, Jim couldn't be less interested in saving the day. His fireballs fizzle. He's awfully grumpy. Plus, he's been dead for about 60 years. When a renegade necromancer wrenches him from eternal slumber and into a world gone terribly, bizarrely wrong, all Jim wants is to find a way to die properly, once and for all. On his side, he's got a few shambling corpses, an inept thief, and a powerful death wish. But he's up against tough odds....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Yahtzee learns to enunciate
- De Alyssa B. Goss en 10-18-12
- Mogworld
- De: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Narrado por: Yahtzee Croshaw
Great early effort!
Revisado: 07-30-19
I'm a fan of Yahtzee's video game review series, so I can here a bit biased. However, I enjoyed the story and performance overall. While the concept isn't exactly new, he comes at it with a very good handle on presenting a character that is realistic and very human (irony of irony). I think he erred a bit too much on the 'not a hero' sort of thing, I think the character could have been just a bit more likeable (not much, but a bit) and it would have helped with relating to him a little more, but overall I felt that he stuck to the idea and the premise and the character, and didn't pander.
While I appreciate the variety of voices Yahtzee is able to product as the narrator, I think the story could have been presented better with a voice actor with more range, or perhaps even multiple people, as some of the fancier audible book titles are doing these days. I think Yahtzee could have promise as a narrator, so perhaps just a bit more practice and some vocal coaching?
Overall, I got a very Terry Pratchett sort of feel from it, and that's high praise. Believable characters with a lot of variety and personality (Mr. Wonderful, for example) and memorable locations (Dreadgrave's castle, the Malevolands) and some great twists along the way.
I also appreciate the different ways the story was presented - some first person, some third person chat, a few emails, even a game review added its on flavor to how the story was told. Overall, a great one to buy and listen to.
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The Dark Defiles
- A Land Fit for Heroes, Book 3
- De: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 24 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 629
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 578
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 577
Ringil Eskiath, a reluctant hero viewed as a corrupt degenerate by the very people who demand his help, has traveled far in search of the Illwrack Changeling, a deathless human sorcerer-warrior raised by the bloodthirsty Aldrain, former rulers of the world. Separated from his companions - Egar the Dragonbane and Archeth - Ringil risks his soul to master a deadly magic that alone can challenge the might of the Changeling.
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4 out of 5 stars
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…..NC-17 Sword and Sorcery…..
- De Doug D. Eigsti en 12-12-14
- The Dark Defiles
- A Land Fit for Heroes, Book 3
- De: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Fantastic conclusion!
Revisado: 02-19-16
Great ending to a great series. This has been an amazing ride, and Gil Eskieth is an anti-hero like no other. Morgan's detailed descriptions and all too human characters paint a story that's touched by human frailties and vulnerabilities as well as enlightenment and ascension. It's those details that make the characters come to life in the narrator's voices, that makes them live and breath and curse, and I think it's an amazing sign of the quality of the characters when you hear yourself guessing what they're going to say in a given situation.
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Firefight
- The Reckoners, Book 2
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28,097
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 25,184
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25,142
Newcago is free. They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers.Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like a cherry on top of a Sundae in the North Pole
- De Zenpaca en 01-16-15
- Firefight
- The Reckoners, Book 2
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
Good story, worth the buy
Revisado: 02-10-15
It's a great twist on the superhero genre, and it's really done a great job of humanizing some of these people with God-like powers.
It's written from a slightly juvenile perspective, which I find impressing, because I've read a lot of Brandon Sanderson's stuff, and it's obvious he specifically adopts this style for these books. I don't think it's a drawback, I just put it out as a warning for people that may not like YA.
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