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Beautifully Written

Revisado: 06-24-24

As others have mentioned, this is not a quick story. I think it’s disservice to this piece to consider it a war story. That is part of the story, sure, but this seems much more literary fiction to me.

Gorgeous descriptions. Deep themes. Slow and a bit meandering in spots. Overall, though, it’s a lovely read.

Only downside for me as a listener, though, is the assumption I understand the spoken French. I feel like I missed out on a number of critical moments. Oh, well. C'est la vie?

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Crazy-Inventive Storyline

Revisado: 04-02-24

I loved this book. The story hooks you HARD from the opening and doesn’t let up for ages. When it does, it does so with a needed splash of humor after that emotional drag race of a beginning.

Haywood has a gift for creating engaging characters, putting them in ridiculous, painful situations, and then making you squirm in your chair — laughing and crying — as they try to work themselves free. Chaos follows.

Buy it. You’ll love it. But if you don’t, consider sticking with the self-help, vampire romance, or whatever boring drivel turns your crank. This book does not play well within genre-defining guidelines.

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Dialogue. Yeah, it a book about barbarian battles.

Revisado: 02-04-24

I really enjoy Abercrombie’s storytelling and this book has lived up to all I’ve read so far. Many interesting characters, all with their own drives, strengths and weaknesses. But the dialogue is what stands out me — including the inner kind — and that’s not a common thing to find on the sword and sorcery shelf. Only one real gripe or wish: one of the character’s from the last book transitioned into this one … but he went from being interesting and complicated to a two-dimensional thug. I understand why, I think, based on his journey in the last book, but I would have really appreciated seeing into his head a bit more in this story instead of just making him a hulking prop.

Like I said, though, that’s a minor wish. Overall, loved the story. Looking forward to more.

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Not what I expected — just a bit better!

Revisado: 11-19-23

Confession: I’m a Haywood fan. So I was really looking forward to this release and testing to imagine what nutso world he can up with this time. What I wasn’t expecting was a cavalcade of terrific wink-wink-nudge-nudge treats for loyal readers of a number of different genres. The story moves, the dialogue is fun, and a fourth wall or two is broken along the way. Looking forward to the sequel!

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This series needs to be on HBO

Revisado: 07-12-23

… or Netflix … or wherever it would be produced in a manner that faithfully represents these outstanding characters and the brilliant storytelling.

Everyone of these books has riotous action, outrageous humor and moments you can’t decide between crying or howling in laughter.

No one does this genre (whatever it is) better than R.R. Haywood.

Narration by Joe Jameson is spot on as usual. It’s a huge cast of characters, but he keeps them all instantly recognizable. Honestly have no idea how he does it.

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Taking a darker turn

Revisado: 07-01-23

I adore this series. This installment is where, I believe, things start taking a darker turn — which is a crazy ironic thing to say if you’ve read everything this team has already gone through. It seems to be a truly pivotal day, though, in the growth of some of the core characters. I’m hear for all of it.

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Love this series

Revisado: 06-23-23

Keep these stories coming — and screw the moon. I think we can all agree that thing is a jerk, anyways.

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Fun listen

Revisado: 06-23-23

Enjoyed this and interested to see where it’s heading next. Appreciated that the protagonist doesn’t simply discover he’s uber powerful and kick ass. He mostly gets his ass kicked and pushes through anyways. Would agree with some reviewers about the campy over-the-top voice on a particular character, but I would disagree that it affects the over listen or value of the story. Give it a shot.

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Great, Enduring Characters; Fabulous Performance

Revisado: 03-04-23

Michael Page has become a favorite VO talent for me. As for this series … it continues to feel fresh with a great mix of loveable / hateable characters and creative world building. Can’t wait to see where the story is going in the books to come!

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Surprising Treat

Revisado: 08-18-22

Left me with a smile. Nice way to spend 20 minutes or so. As always, loved Gaiman’s narration.

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