D. Scannell

A glimpse at a wonderful and horrible future told magnificently

Revisado: 09-30-17

The Punch Escrow depicts a marvelous future. All basic needs covered by 3D printing food, instantaneous travel, and no more wars. But to get this future all you have to do is stop asking questions and never consider the implications of your actions. The author does an incredible job describing this future and it is utterly believable. The characters he created are beautifully flawed. This makes them real and makes the narrative that much more believable. I'm not normally a dystopian future reader (and in my opinion this is dystopian) but I absolutely loved this book!

Matthew Mercer did an incredible job using the paints Tal M Klein gave him to paint one of the most vivid audiobooks I've ever listened to. I knew Mercer would do a great job based on his voice acting credits and his show Critical Role, but audiobooks are a different media and so I didn't know just how well he was going to do. I was floored. His characters were consistent throughout the book. Exclamations weren't contrived and over acted, he really made the characters real! The best part was how he used the exact same voice for the two "twins" but made them different characters by how their experiences in the world shaped them. I'm not sure anyone else could have done a better job. I truly hope Matthew Mercer continues to narrate audiobooks. If this is his audition piece then we are in for an incredible treat!

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Incredible start for newcomers!

Revisado: 09-14-17

I was all set to play a Critical Role and give this audiobook a lower rating due to the fact that this is the first audiobook for both the author and narrator, but was denied the opportunity by how well they both did. Alex Lidell did a great job. She told an incredible story that made me care about most of the characters and not just to main characters. She did an awesome job of making a runaway princess trope into a story about someone who clawed and scraped her way TO THE BOTTOM so she could fight her way back up. I didn't expect to be as moved by Nile's development. I think I'm going to have to get the prequel novella so I can learn more about her time on her first ship.

Alex Lidell also did a great job with the magic system she employed. So many times authors use it as a crutch and make the whole story about the magic. Alex used the magic the way a chef uses salt, in just the right proportion and at the proper time. She also did something that a lot of young authors forget. She made magic have a consequence. In fact, the consequences were arguably more important the story than the magic was. Incredibly well done!

As for Kaitlin Bellamy's performance, all I can say is WOW!!!! The story was very good, but she truly brought it to life. She had a cast of characters to deal with and somehow she was able to give each one a unique and (most importantly) consistent voice. There are narrators with much more experience that have a hard time with that feat. I can't wait to listen to the next audiobook she narrates. If Matt Mercer were to listen to her performance, I'm sure he'd ask Kaitlin, "How do you want to do this?" because she killed it!

If I had to give the book any criticism, I would say it felt like it was 3/4s of a story. The hook at the end of the book was unexpected and absolutely vital to the story, but it felt like the next part of the series should have been part of this one. But then again, I'm going to buy the next audiobook as soon as it comes out, so maybe Alex Lidell knows exactly what she's doing and I just need to not be critical. :-)

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William Scannell

Revisado: 05-16-16

These stories are very believable, being a musician myself I have been in similar situations. I particularly like the Kev Ron story, #4 I think. A must read very entertaining! 5 stars.

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Better than the regular book

Revisado: 02-03-13

This is one of the frew times that I would say that the audiobook is better than the print version. In the print version, there were errors that the editors should have caught and fixed. It was very distracting. I couldn't notice them in the audio version. And the narrator was incredible. Carolyn McCormick did an incredible job. She really brought Katniss alive. I highly recommend this book and the entire series to everyone.

The way that they capture the different forms of PTSD and the different ways people deal with it is the best I've ever seen in literature.

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