Ant the Limey

Modern Perry mason

Revisado: 03-20-24

These are not thriller books. But they are, to me, compelling through the characters and the base “realness” of these stories. They don’t always give all the answers, just their own part of a larger story. And I find them to be a delight. The narrator is great too and I will be looking for more that he has narrated.

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What the heck happened to this series?

Revisado: 07-28-15

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

obsessed fans who can overlook the absolute tedium the story bogged down into

What was most disappointing about Peter V. Brett’s story?

it may have had a hell of an ending, by after 15+ hours of Leesha's pregnancy and Everam politics I just couldnt be bothered any more

Which scene was your favorite?

the capture of the demon - I sure hope he bothered to do something with it in the 4 hours I didnt bother to listen to

What character would you cut from The Skull Throne?

everyone who doesnt fight a demon

Any additional comments?

I am so disappointed

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Started a little slow but then wouldn't let go

Revisado: 03-03-15

Took me a couple tries to get through the first hour - not because it's bad, just needed a good solid couple hours of driving to listen and get stuck in.

The story is fantastic and the narrator is brilliant.

Only issue is I spent the last couple hours yelling at the main characters for not seeing what (I thought) was obvious, but it didn't ruin it l.

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Dresden is back with a bang!

Revisado: 02-01-13

You don't need this review.

If you read dresden, he's back to form in every way, including narrator

If you don't read dresden, you should, so go get the first one.

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A little disappointed, but will get the next one

Revisado: 02-01-13

After the awesomeness of the first three I felt a little let down.

Quite frankly, a week after finishing it, I don't remember the ending. I didn't have the second part downloaded when the first part ended, so I started listening to the new Harry Dresden I had downloaded too, until I could get to wifi. Instead I listened to ALL of Cold Days before coming back to the second half of this book.

Maybe it was my own expectations being too high. I didn't have to wait to read the first three, but had to wait for this one, and I really wanted to read the story that gave us a new Druid.

Maybe it was the narrator's Oberon voice. I HATED how he voiced Oberon. It drove me up the wall. He made the dog sound like he had brain damage and a tongue transplant. Apart from that, he was fine tho.

Maybe it was because I felt he took an oft-repeated one-line joke from the first three books and basically made a major plot point out of it - although I had actually been WAITING for that joke to catch up to him (no, I won't tell you the joke, go listen)

Don't get me wrong, the book isn't bad at all. The action moves along at a decent clip, I definitely enjoyed the vampires, both old and new.

Just...

I was hoping for better after the first three.

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Not bad...but there's better to listen to first

Revisado: 02-01-13

Mildly enjoyable. Not overly gripping, nor does it really provide much mystery.

It's not bad, and I don't consider it a waste of a credit - but I wouldnt buy another one in the series unless It was the last day before renewal.

to be honest, I mainly bought it for the narrator - Christian Rodska also narrates the Marcus didius Falco books, ,and his voice is fantastic.

Speaking of which - listen to those books first - or any Joseph Finder, or any of the medicus books by Ruth Downie, narrated by Simon Vance.

Or any of the Ian Rankin books. His hard bitten Scottish policeman is much much better than the one in this book

All of which are much more enjoyable in my opinion - BUT if, like I had, you have exhausted your favorite writers, then by all means give this a go to tide yourself over.

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Great story, lovely twists, fantastic writing

Revisado: 02-01-13

I hesitated to download in case I was accidentally buying a romance. I can assure you this is far from a romance! I am Not going to tell you anything about the plot, except to say that I was wrong..and then wrong again..and then wrong again, as to where the book was going next.

Some other reviewers said they thought the first half was slow. I disagree. I enjoyed the pace of the build, and thought the writing was superb.

The two narrators do a quality job breathing the right emotions into the words at the right times.

I definitely recommend this book

I found myself constantly telling other people about this book as I listened to it, which is always a good sign.

The characters also are well fleshed out, and by the end of the book you will find that there are no "wasted" scenes - everything is relevant and everything is important.

Enjoy!

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Still riveted

Revisado: 06-16-08

actually bothering to buy book 3 earlier than my credits renew - can't wait 5 days to continue!

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riveted from start to finish

Revisado: 06-09-08

Maybe I am just less discerning than the other reviewers, however I did not find the characters to be flat, nor the scenes boring. Nor was I bothered that the "camera" floated over the main characters shoulder the entire time.

This is not, by the way, hard science fiction. Number of the Beast (minus Heinlen's late life obsession with tits) is hard sci-fi. Reynolds or Banks or early Clarke is hard sci-fi.

This is entertainment. This is Space Opera. This is a great story playing on many old storytelling concepts. Not original and hardly genre-busting but I don't care!

It is Fun, it is Engaging, it is a good space-faring romp!

It is great for listening to while you do something with your hands that doesn't require great attention, or go for a walk, or cook, or do chores.

Five stars from me, off to download the next one

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not bad but not her best

Revisado: 04-08-08

in fact, its probably the least best (can't bring myself to say worst) of her books that I have listened o. The Vorkosigan books are amazing ( go get Wariors apprentice) or her Chalcedon books (Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls) are wonderful. this book...almost great but I got bored and quit 30 minutes from the end, in the middle of what was meant to be the great finale. Feel free to tell me that it was worth another half hour of listening. Don't get me wrong, I did like it, but I'd just had enough - I looked up the ending, summarized in two lines, and went off happy to my next book

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