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Intriguing Human and Alien Comparisons

Revisado: 04-27-25

I wish the story was written better because I found the plot and certain elements of the novel well written. First contact with a compassionate alien species that may be friendly and acknowledging some political realities kept left me intrigued. However, character development is weak and though the author makes an attempt at inclusivity, sometimes the story sounded like a male nerd fantasy. But that’s not unusual for space sci-fi written by men, so I can tolerate it—just don’t love it. The narration is good.

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Interesting characters

Revisado: 04-12-25

I appreciated the plot and the sci fi elements, and the character development was excellent. As soon as it was finished, I came back to Audible to find the next book in the series-the ending certainly implies there will be one-but there isn't one, at least not yet.

The narrator is a good voice actor and I could distinguish the characters' voices. That said, I found his voice to be irritating in general. It wasn't so bad that I stopped listening or that I wouldn't listen to the next book if it had the same narrator, but it took awhile for me stop noticing my irritation.

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Starts great but gets bogged down toward the end

Revisado: 11-22-24

I don't usually enjoy stories narrated by a full cast because it seems harder for me to keep up with the characters that way than when there's a single narrator. For some reason, I rarely had trouble doing so with this story, and the voice actors did a great job and/or were well-chosen. The plot, while not unique, was intriguing and the mystery at the heart of it was highly compelling! For the first half I was already regretting that the story wouldn't last very long.

However, the plot gets bogged down later with details that really don't seem necessary to me. And then it became predictable. When the story was done, I was mostly disappointed that the author didn't make different choices, but not sorry it was over.

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Entertaining

Revisado: 10-26-24

I enjoyed this book. It kept my attention and the characters were entertaining, especially their interactions. The narration was okay, but it was difficult to distinguish which character was talking unless they had heavy accents. This could be the fault of the author--maybe the "voice" of the English speaking characters weren't very discernible. But overall, good, light fare.

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A lovely novel on learning from one another

Revisado: 09-29-24

I really enjoyed this novel. It was an easy and entertaining listen about characters with disparate histories and needs who learn from one another during an unexpected event. It makes plain the value of being open-minded, curious, and hospitable. The characters are interesting and well developed. When the story was over, I felt a bit sad because I wanted to continue with them on their own journeys even longer than the epilogue allowed.

If you're looking for action and good guys vs. bad guys drama, take a pass on this novel. But if you desire a break from the real world of polarization and hate--without pretending that conflict doesn't exist--this story will feed your soul.

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Perfect narration of a lovely story

Revisado: 08-25-24

My sci-fi tastes lean heavily toward stories about space or time travel and away from fantasy, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was as if I, too, was experiencing the comfort the protagonist found in his role as a butler as I listened to the story. The story was a lovely break from the action and conflict of my typical “listens”.

Narration was absolutely perfect. You know it’s good when you forget that there’s only on person voicing all of the characters because you never struggle to figure out who the speaker is!

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A fun read!

Revisado: 07-03-24

I enjoy Thorensen's sci-fi novels. They aren't heavy on the science, but his characters are interesting, he writes well enough, and the plots are reasonably entertaining. Like the Destiny's Crucible series, A Tangled Road to Justice reads like a 20th century man's fantasy and they are rife with gender stereotypes from that time. But I only winced when I came across them and wasn't offended enough to stop listening. The narrator did a good job, but I was puzzled about the accents. It didn't make sense to me that people who grew up far away from earth would retain accents typical of their earthly nationality--a local accent would be dominant, i think. But overall, a fun read!

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Loved this novel!

Revisado: 03-24-24

It has great characters, plot is interesting and not expected. I really appreciate that characters don’t play to gender or racial stereotypes!

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Interesting concept

Revisado: 03-02-24

Unique concept, but the writing was so so. It was difficult to keep people, ships, alliances, and lines straight. Might have been less convoluted if I’d read it rather than listened to the recording. Voice actors did a superb job of individuating the characters and handled male and female voices well.

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Intriguing if a bit convoluted

Revisado: 02-20-24

I enjoyed the plot and the characters, and I really appreciate female-led storylines in sci-fi because they are so rare. I did not appreciate the complexity of the setting (multiple worlds) because it was overdone for my preferences. I get that the author wants to set up a series, but the investment in learning these worlds wasn’t worth while for me.

The writing was okay and the voice actor did a fine job. I wish the characters had been more interesting. They seemed two dimensional. But no regrets. I just don’t want to follow along to the next book, which was set up at the end.

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