David Sprouse

great series, but.....

Revisado: 03-15-23

....can someone please inform the author of the meaning of "bemused"? It means confused/bewildered, not "amused".

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Never a dull moment!

Revisado: 05-29-22

John Gwynne just keeps getting better and better!! I hope these books get the fame and glory they deserve. Not only an amazing series that have topped his first two, but a stellar performance from the narrator. The worst part is that now I have to wait for Book 3!😢

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absolutely amazing

Revisado: 05-14-22

John Gwynne is my new favorite author, by a long shot. I highly recommend his other 2 series as well

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Great story, not a fan of narrator

Revisado: 12-09-21

Michael Kramer does his own voice well (rich and deep and admirable in its time), but he's terrible with accents and with female voices and with just about every character's voice in an audiobook, for that matter. I just wish he weren't so popular for some reason because he's really dimmed the quality of so many otherwise-great stories. I know this is harsh and he's probably a super nice guy in real life, but that's just my opinion, for what it's worth.

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Narrator deserves BEST NARRATOR award!

Revisado: 12-04-20

Steven Pacey is simply amazing. His voice and voice *acting* ability is absolutely unparalleled. The pacing of this particular story in the growing line of what I call "The Bloody Nine Universe" is a little slower than usual, but it's still quality stuff and I'll be anxiously awaiting the next one!😁

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Decent book, can't stand the narrator

Revisado: 03-17-20

Was waiting for this book for so long. Even took notes at the end of the last one so I'd remember what was going on. Michael Kramer's narrating just sucks, though. He has a nice enough voice, but he doesn't have enough range to do female voices and his attempts at British or other accents are *pathetic*. He seems to be so in vogue these days, popping up as the narrator on all kinds of otherwise-great fantasy novels and effectively be ruining the experience (for me, at least). Others must love him, I assume, otherwise he wouldn't be getting so much work, but I'm going to take a hard pass from now on whenever I see him as the narrator.

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WOW!!!

Revisado: 10-27-18

I so loved this book! it is well written, has a great story that is still easy to follow, and just as importantly, it hits the ground running and doesn't stop! I love the lack of boring "down time". That's not to say it's non-stop action (it isn't), rather it's "lean and mean" without unnecessary filler. The narrator is also absolutely top-notch and I hope to hear more from him. Looking forward to the sequel!!

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Awful

Revisado: 12-29-15

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I've been with this series from the beginning (Wizard's First Rule). I don't know what's happened in the last several books, but the quality of writing has become *terrible*. It's as if Terry Goodkind now has a 12 year old ghost writer. His books used to be great. Now, for instance, there's apparently some mandatory rule for one of the characters to ask the exact same question "What are you talking about?" at least every 30 minutes (has anyone else noticed this? Did this book even have an editor???). The only reason I've stuck it out this long is because the story itself is somewhat interesting, even if the journey has been incredibly frustrating. Interesting ideas/story, but *awful* writing. Maybe the author is getting senile, or (far more likely) he really has handed the series off to a ghost writer to implement his ideas. Either way, it's a real tragedy.

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