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Disappointing

Revisado: 07-25-20

I have very much enjoyed a couple of Mr. Archer's other titles greatly so I looked forward to listening to this series as well. Unfortunately I was severely disappointed. The protagonist is shallow, extremely self centered, immature and self righteous to name the most glaring of his many distasteful characteristics. I managed to choke down this book and get partially through the next book before I had to stop and return them. While the main character is terrible the remainder aren't quite as bad but even they aren't up to the standard of his other characters in the titles I've listened to thus far. Hopefully I'll find it's the only case I come across.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 03-14-20

This series has a lot of ratings so I was really looking forward to listening to them. The plot is decent but unfortunately the main character is really underwhelming. He comes off as a greedy, lecherous simpleton who bumbles his way through the story. I know that so many of the first books in these series aren't as well written as the later books but I found that the characters shortcomings continue in the next book as well. I just can't find it in myself to invest in a character who has a complete lack of common sense. There are times when I was embarrassed for the author.

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Absolutely Brilliant Epic Fantasy!

Revisado: 10-09-19

I waited to write a review for this first book in the trilogy until I finally getting to finish the series after listening to the final book just a little bit ago. I listened to this book almost immediately after it became available on Audible and fell in love with the rich characters and captivating storyline. Combine that with one of the best narrators in the business and you have one of the finest audiobook series that's been produced in recent years. It's on par with the work of authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Anthony Ryan, Brent Weeks and many of the other top contemporary authors writing Epic Fantasy today. I don't think it's possible to give it more praise than that. I rarely give a 5 star rating across the board but this book, and further the entire trilogy, definitely deserves the 5 star rating. Fans of Epic Fantasy can't go wrong giving these books a read or listen. I only wish the series had been longer. I look forward to Mr. Ford's future endeavors!

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Even better than the first!

Revisado: 03-17-19

Mr. Durfee is on a roll and the story gets even better in this second book in what's shaping up to be one of the best series of our time. I can't wait to see where he takes the story from here!

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Brilliantly Written and Narrated!

Revisado: 03-14-19

I thoroughly enjoyed this book with its dynamic storyline that pulled me in and twisted in ways I didn't expect. All of the characters were vibrant and didn't fit the same tired old mold that so many fantasy stories keep regurgitating over and over again. For the most part none of the characters were entirely naive and innocent or corrupt and evil and they were complex in their actions and motivations. Top this off with one of the best narrators in the business and it shapes up to be a book that will leave fantasy fans satiated. The one and only complaint I have is with the tad bit over the top passages from the various holy books that begin each chapter. Regardless I'm excited to start the next book in the series immediately after I finish writing this review!

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Fantastic!

Revisado: 12-23-18

Miles Cameron delivers again with this first novel in what I fully expect to be another hit series from one of the top contemporary authors in the fantasy genre. If you haven't had the opportunity to read his previous work this is an excellent book to cut your teeth on to get a sense of the superb characters and rich worlds and storytelling full of wonder, action and mystery. I'm very much looking forward to the next book in the series.

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Great find!

Revisado: 10-22-18

I've been listening or reading more and more selections from the LitRPG genre and i've found that you never know for certain what quality you might find in this genre that's really picking up steam. I've been an avid gamer my whole life and RPG's have always been my favorite so it's wonderful to get to combine my love of reading and gaming. Unfortunately I've found that a good portion of the books have been mediocre. I listen to an average of 3 to 4 books a week through Audible so sometimes I end up scraping the bottom of the barrel in the genres that I love. However this book was a wonderful surprise. The vast majority of the books I've listened to from the genre have a male main character. It was refreshing to have a good strong heroine in this book and even better that the book was well written with a great pace and narrated by Soundbooth Theater. Annie Ellicott and Jeff Hays put together another superb performance as I've come to expect from them. I'm downloading the second book in the series as I write this review and intend to start it as soon as I finish. I expect that Carie Summers will write better and better books in this series and hopefully others. I recommend that you give this one a try and I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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Great Story but Sub-par Narration

Revisado: 08-18-18

Great book with rich characters and a great pace. Filled with a great balance of action and character development. The only downside was a poor choice in narrator. Even with that I plan to start on the second installment of the series immediately. I would have easily given this book a 5 star rating down the list if one of the more capable narrators would have been enlisted to tell the story. I definitely recommend picking this book up.

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Wonderful Book Poorly Narrated.

Revisado: 05-12-18

I'm a big fan of Faith Hunter and her other works including this one. I have all her books in the two series that most know her by and though I've only listened to this first book in this series it's shaping up to be just as great as her others. I'm guessing that this book must be one of her early works because I thoroughly enjoy the narration of the others. Unfortunately this one was distracting due to the constant mispronunciation of words that a typical kid should be able to pronounce properly by the time they start high school. Otherwise she has a good voice and does an average to a slightly above average job of narrating this original and attention grabbing tale from an author who continues to put out great books. I still intend to get and listen to the remaining books in the series and I fully recommend this one to anyone who is interested. I just think it's a shame that a great story is somewhat tarnished by sub par narration.

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A Very Nice Find!

Revisado: 03-26-18

I came across this 1st book in this series quite by accident. I downloaded another of this author's books, Sevenfold Sword, the first book in a series that I believe follows the son or perhaps children of the main character in this series and while I began to listen to it I was looking at the other books this author wrote. When I saw that there were books that predated it set in the same world and concerning some of the core characters I immediately stopped the book and downloaded this. I hadn't heard of the author nor the narrator and there were very few reviews on the books in this series so I was a bit leery as to whether or not I'd enjoy it. Oftentimes the first few books an author puts out can be tortuous to get through but progressively get better as more and more books are put out especially given that self publication is much easier to achieve now. This book wasn't like that at all. It was wonderfully done with great character development and a storyline full of action that still gives the reader a firm grasp on the world's history without revealing too much about the central characters, leaving plenty of mystery to be disclosed in later books. I wasn't familiar with the narrator, Steven Crossley, either and have never listened to him prior to this book as far as I can recall. There again I was pleasantly surprised. He does a solid job and gives much more to the story than reading alone. His female voices were a little weak but not so much that it detracts from the performance. I definitely recommend checking this title out!

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