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Tedious. Skip this book, it’s a shameless way to extract money.

Revisado: 04-24-20

To begin with I’ve listened to and loved all of MJS’s books and rated them 5-Stars. That is until this one which seems to be a shameless and oh so boring way to add a few extra filler books to simply make more money from additional book sales. With the exception of the Suri narrative (gets a star) it was painful and taxing to listen to the endless telling of one magical event after another and the incomprehensible history of too many peoples and civilizations. This book did accomplish something I didn’t think possible. It made me lose interest in the central characters and I could care less if they were killed, or not. Worse yet, it made me lose a great deal of regard for MJS as an author. As bad as I felt this book is, the afterword reached a level of self-serving drivel that borders on the supernatural. I have preordered the sixth book. I’m wondering if I can get my Audible credit back. I simply don’t have the endurance for another book as unfathomable as this.

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What am I missing?

Revisado: 11-03-19

Tedious, boring and pointless. Didn’t care about any of the characters. Storyline is a yawn. I’m not sure what the rave reviews are for. Sheer will enabled me to finish this story. Not the enjoyment of listening.

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Multiple wonderful uplifting segments

Revisado: 08-22-18

Most books seem to have the main character(s) face continuing and growing hurdles and resolve to a conclusion only at the end. MJS books have multiple characters you come to genuinely care about individually and whose adventures and challenges resolve satisfactorily throughout the story. Although the main theme of each book resolves at the conclusion, you will have so many uplifting moments as you read or listen. MJS is a superb storyteller as well as having a real understanding of the crafts and sciences that are so much a part of this series. Couple that with his philosophical depth and you have one of the most engaging, intelligent authors. The narrator is equal to the skill of the author and breathes life into each character. The only regret is that MJS releases this series one book a year. I’ve read all his other book series and will be starved for an MJS book until next June.

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Wonderful story satisfying ending.

Revisado: 05-03-17

Fundamentally this is a road trip adventure between a grizzly old warrior and a traumatized young girl during the tumultuous period immediately after the Civil War. It's written (and read) superbly well with two lead characters you will come to love and an entirely satisfying ending.

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Another Uplifting Shute Novel

Revisado: 02-14-16

Totally satisfying novel of one man going to extraordinary lengths to resurrect a dying town. Few writers capture the indomitable human spirit as does Nevil Shute. I've read many of his books and this is one of his best. The narrator is also perfect for the book.

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Tamer Hiaasen with less bizarre villains

Revisado: 02-10-16

Excellent Hiaasen novel with more believable, but less colorful and bizarre characters than his others.

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Fantastic! Actual events surpass spy novels.

Revisado: 11-25-15

For a personal narrative of actual events, this reads better than most spy novels by even the masters of their craft. You'll gain a superb understanding of how today's Russian leaders react to events and how a few Russians stole a large portion of their country's wealth. The narrator is also excellent.

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Extraordinary researched history makes for a stirring book.

Revisado: 11-09-15

The real story of Captain Kidd, unveiled in this book through extraordinary research and brilliantly told, shows how politicians, bureaucrats and the greed of worlds must successful multinational corporation (The British East India Company) were the genuine pirates.
You'll get a sense of the times and lives of sailors, pirates, British seaman, British aristocrats and businessmen, and the world they populated. You'll get a taste of sea battles and legal skirmishes -- the latter which turn out to be more deadly.
This is a highly detailed book that I thoroughly enjoyed. If you're not into knowing that much information, or you want a "swashbuckling" story, this may not be for you.

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Tedious, a painful, boring listen. But superb narration.

Revisado: 10-02-15

Having listened to and enjoyed other Tami Hoag books I was quite surprised at how tedious, contrived and outright boring this book was. It is part very badly conceived romance novel and coupled with a poorly constructed and in satisfying police story.

If it had been half as long it might have been half as painful to endure and not lose a moment of storyline (nor suffer with Irrelevant tangents and inconsequential characters introduced to fill unneeded pages).

I listened to the end -- through hours of a female cop mentally abused by inadequate male cops -- just to see if I might be able to endure it, with a minor interest in how it might thankfully come to and end. I simply lost all concern for any of the characters. This was particularly apparent when at the stories conclusion you realize that not one of the cops actually solved any crimes in this wretched story.

The only bright spot was the absolutely superb narration of Karen Peakes. Rarely does a female narrator get the male voices as well as she did. And, the female voices were distinct and characterized very well.

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It doesn't get better than this book!

Revisado: 07-28-15

Laugh out loud hysterical writing read by two of the most astonishingly good narrators. Anyone overweight will relate. And be inspired. Equally enjoyable for the underweight. You'll gain understanding. Throw away all the absurd diet books and costly prepared diet meals. Just listen to this book. In fact, I'm going to listen to it again. I am so glad I got this book. So will you. Really.

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