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Not your average sword n sorcery

Revisado: 04-14-25

Well crafted world building, and complex characters, this is more than you might expect from the genre. Or maybe exactly what you'd expected from Gail Simone. I can't wait for the second on the series.

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Pleasantly surprised

Revisado: 01-18-25

Clicked play by accident, but decided to give him t a go, and wouldn't you know it, it was pretty darn good! All of the characters feel real, lots of meat on them, and Luke does a fantastic job bringing each of them to life. The whole story reminded me of my old gaming group, and had me noddingy head the whole way through.

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Firefly meets Hitchiker's Guide

Revisado: 04-22-22

I really didn't expect much. It was a Daily Deal and I got it for $4. I've listened to dozens of such books, most are okay, some are bad, but every once in a while, you get a gem. This book is a gem. The characters are fun & have more than one dimension, the dialogue & banter is right up there with the best episodes of Firefly, and the worldbuilding is really interesting. Well done Chaney & Maggert! I'm now committed to buying the rest of the series, and all because I wanted a cheap read one afternoon.

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good content, terrible pronunciation by reader.

Revisado: 11-04-19

The title of my review pretty much sums it up. As someone from the Caribbean, it Chad's me to hear the native and Spanish pronunciations in this book utterly butchered. It was so bad that it distracted me from the content, which was pretty sound and informative for the most part.

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Casting makes or breaks an audio book...

Revisado: 06-20-19

I have to agree with the other reviews with regard to the casting of this third book. I can only imagine the actress who played Eva in book 2 was not available for book 3, but I am confounded by the terrible Rosie Perez impersonation the replacement actress seems to have been going for. It was really grating, and ruined the audio book experience for me. Even the best book can be broken by a terrible performance, and it's a real shame it had to happen in the last book of a very good series. The fact that I didn't immediately stop listening is a testament to the strength of the story. I wanted to finish it. I'm glad I did...but I almost wish I'd read it instead of listened to it.

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Puerile and one dimensional characters abound

Revisado: 12-28-18

I've read a few of the Waterdeep novels and a whole lot of Forgotten Realms books, , and have enjoyed all of them, or at least found something about them to enjoy, until I read this one. The interaction of the main character, in particular with women, is something I would expect to find on some schlocky, daytime TV soap opera or an overly dramatic reality show. The women all fawn over the Gary Stu protagonist, and that's pretty much their defining trait. They are all, without exception, one dimensional characters whose only role is to prop up Gary.

The protagonist himself has maybe two dimensions to him, but if you're familiar with Daredevil or Batman or Spawn then you already intimately know this character.... except this Gary Stu is a less sympathetic, and less interesting, version of that 'Dark Knight' troupe.

Most of the story is moved forward by infuriatingly dumb decisions made by the main character, who doesn't seem to learn from past experiences. I spent most of the book rolling my eyes of saying " Why would you do that?"

This is the sort of book I might have enjoyed when I was a 12 year old young man, when the fight scenes were the most important thing, and strutting, super-machismo was something to look up to. I'm not twelve anymore, and while I still like a good fight scene, it's the characters and their development that makes a good story. This book fails, spectacularly, on that most important front.

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Good story, great Realms lore

Revisado: 12-20-18

Good story, with lots of characters, and lots of Tealms and Waterdeep lore. must for a FR fan. It's almost a bit of a prerequisite to know the world before diving into this story.

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This should have replaced the last Alien movie

Revisado: 12-11-18

Gripping story,, well adapted into the Alien Canon, and better than the last two Alien movies by far.

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Only thing I'd change is the title.

Revisado: 05-26-18

This was much better than I'd anticipated, (just going off the plain sounding title) and I'd heartily recommend it to everyone who is a fan of great ensemble character building, and slow-burn Lovecraftian horror. Really a fun read.

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Mind expanding

Revisado: 04-25-18

This is one of Graham's best writings He connects so many dots, I couldn't stop listening. Wish there was a part 2.

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