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Damn it, Bevan!

Revisado: 03-12-19

Another cliffhanger ending and another story I will no doubt be listening to for next time! Jonathan Sleep's narration is (as always) on point for this story, too. damn good work all of you!

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Scott, how do you think women are supposed to act?

Revisado: 07-01-18

Seriously, though. Gwen? She's angry until suddenly without context she's not and all Martin does is be honest and forthright with her. The Brits? They're normal until Philip tries his best to save them all and has to keep things from them/her. All be ever did was his very best to help and was forced to lie. The resolution is deeply unfair and unsatisfying on all sides and NOBODY else in the cast calls out Brit for being a bitch or being irrational. Honestly, this would have been a better resolution if Brit had died. The book is a slow, downhill slide into yet another unsatisfying resolution and a little lead in to another story where I'm sure it will be yet another downhill slide into mediocrity. Scott, please. You can do better than this. the first book proved that. your characters have gone from goofy and lovable to increasingly one dimensional and rigid.

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Wasted Potential

Revisado: 05-14-17

Where to begin...

No spoilers here, so feel free to read on. Scott, your writing so far has been really excellent. Through the first 3 books, you've created and expanded the universe within the series in truly fantastic directions. That being said, you have introduced NOTHING new in this book. If read the story, you'll realize nobody has to really explain anything to anyone else. There is no miscommunication between the main characters. Why? No new concepts are introduced. You have a world where you can build anything; do nearly anything, and through the the course of the book you choose to introduce an antagonist that literally cannot harm anyone permanently. This story should have a subplot in a grander story, or a side story not in the main series (like the D6 books in Robert Bevan's Critical Failures). This whole thing felt rushed and weak compared to the rest of the books.

Now for the voice acting: Luke Daniels has classically been great with these voices, but again, it seems like he was rushed, and the acting really doesn't have the polish that the other books have.

Scott, you are better than this. You had so many more options: addressing the greater reality of the world, introducing a faction that believes the file to be some evidence of sacred divinity, aliens, space travel, literally anything and you chose a toothless antagonist and a half-assed morality play?

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Hilarious!

Revisado: 09-30-16

if you like the critical fails series, D6 and 2D6 are something you need to get. they are just as funny, if not more so than the main story. totally worth it.

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slow at times, but the ending... oh, that ending.

Revisado: 09-30-16

It's hard to put into words good enough to describe, but even if The Witcher as a video game series doesn't interest you in the least, these short stories that preface the main series give you all you need to know about all the main characters to make them feel real and alive. The writer did his job fantastically, and if I could give the narrator a pay raise I'd do it in a heartbeat. 10/10

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Wayne June is a national treasure

Revisado: 03-07-16

Seriously. The story is amazing (because HP Lovecraft), but the delivery is singularly amazing because Wayne June has a voice that (as far as science can tell) narrated the birth of our universe and the subsequent elder god invasion shortly thereafter.

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Definitely Worth the Listen

Revisado: 03-03-16

The story itself is awesome. As a bit of a literature buff, I have to say to Scalzi: STOP WITH THE HE SAID-SHE SAID. That aside, the content more than makes up for such a shortfall. Will Wheaton is also a great narrator if you appreciate his style. Definitely worth it.

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