J.D. Demers (Author / Reviewer)

Better than I expected.

Revisado: 06-18-19

I am not a fan of multi-narrated books. that is one reason why I chose a narrator who was a voice actor to do my books.

At first, it was a little hard to get into. I think most of that was distracting music. But, after the first half hour, it began to flow just fine. My only complaint would be the Teir 1 Special Forces. I am not sure if it was the writing or the actors, but they sounded more like college kids then experienced spec ops.

The story was great though. I laughed a ton!

And at the end, if you leave it playing for a minute, there is like a three second clip of Skippy.

overall, it was worth it. It was different than having just RC do it, but it wasn't bad. If you take it for what it is, "An Audio Drama", you will enjoy it. if you think it is just another audio book, you might be disappointed.

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Great Listen

Revisado: 09-26-17

Dirty Deeds was a neat listen. I usually stick to Syi-Fi, but the price was better than the cost of a credit and I decided to check it out.

Story:
Like I said, I usually gravitate toward sci-fi, but the concept of this story intrigued me, so I gave it a shot. It is hard for me to classify this. Murder Mystery? Abstract Hero? Can’t really say. The premise of an assassin who specializes in killing children for the rich is very new. The idea that he never actually kills them but makes them “disappear” was very cool. You learn later he has a reason why he does it the way he does and it makes since. It is hard to go into detail without spoiling the story, so I won’t do that. If I had one gripe it would be the cliffhanger at the end. That is not saying that it wasn’t a complete story, it was. But at the very end, you are basically told stuff is going down and there will be another book. Excited to hear more and hope the Author continues with this series.

Narrator:
I am ALWAYS critical of narrators. That isn’t really fair because I would never take a chance to narrate one of my works, but Jack de Golia was on point. He did what narrators should do. Changed his speed when necessary to show excitement or down times, changed his voice just enough so that you could tell who was talking regardless of the ‘he said/she said’ text, and the recording itself was professional and solid.

Over all, great listen and I highly recommend!

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Fairytale about dreams and the afterlife

Revisado: 02-28-17

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In the beginning, I was thrown a bit. My first thought was "This is for kids?"

I had those thoughts because when the mother's backstory was given, I didn't think it was too appropriate for children. Not that it was bad, just seemed disconnected with what kids would be interested in.

But after that, the story dove straight into a magical world of dreams and the afterlife. My favorite character by far was Goblin, a snarky little ghost who longed to be reborn as a human.

The 'laws' of having children is something entirely new, which was refreshing.

Definitely worth a listen for (my) kids.

I have had bad experiences with numerous narrators, but this motley crew did a bang up job, and the background sounds fit in perfectly. Between the descriptions and voices, I could picture it all happening in some animated movie.

Great job!

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Great stories by some great authors!

Revisado: 02-21-17

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Let me throw in a little disclaimer.

I authored the final story in this Anthology, so I will not be commenting on that. However, since I had not read any of the other stories until this release, I feel it is fair for me to review the anthology as a whole.

Other than Chris Philbrook and James Dean, this was the first time I have read (listened to) any of the other Authors. They did such a fantastic job throwing their own spin into the AUD series. I really enjoyed them and it felt like an expansion of an already well developed world.

If you haven’t read the AUD series, you probably won’t understand some parts of the stories (like why people have weird dreams). I’m counting on most people have, though. Some of the stories indirectly affected the actual AUD storyline, while others were their own little spin somewhere else, affecting people you have never met.

One specific story I’d like to point out is Chris’s story “Only a few miles to home”. As a veteran, it is nice to see someone shed some light on PTSD. Episodes can be set off by one thing, or a conglomerate of things. Thank you, Chris, for that story.

James Foster did an outstanding job as usual. I was super giddy when he did Redemption and nailed the African accent. It was awesome!

Try it. Enjoy it. And check out the authors that participated in this fantastic Anthology!

J.D. Demers

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Long time fan of the series

Revisado: 01-20-17

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Loved this series when I read it in paperback (numerous times), had to buy the audible and loved it just as much.

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Pretty good story in a universe I love

Revisado: 01-19-17

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First, I would like to say I love the universe Steve White and David Weber created. I have enjoyed their books for over a decade, rereading them numerous times. One day, I plan to branch out of the Horror Genre I write in and do a Space scifi book/series.

Just a new story in this universe is awesome. I liked seeing some of the old (but aged) characters and the rebirth was pretty cool too. I can say I do miss Steve White's influence, but not to the point that it ruined the story.

The one thing that kind of irritated me was the descriptions and emotional states of the new aliens. I understand trying to make them alien, but sometimes, it was just wasted words that I cared nothing for, or were slightly confusing when, evidently, I should have understood what they meant (maybe I'm just dumb :)

Overall, though, pretty decent hook. Going to continue to follow the new series.

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Opps

Revisado: 01-19-17

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So, my review for the last book was meant for a different series, and Audible does not allow me to correct that :(

So, I would like to correct that in this review.

This series is different from other Weber books I've read (mainly with Steve White) where the focus is mainly on one character and not the universe. I wasn't expecting that, but it was done well.

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Decent book in a universe I have loved

Revisado: 01-19-17

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First, I would like to say I love the universe Steve White and David Weber created. I have enjoyed their books for over a decade, rereading them numerous times. One day, I plan to branch out of the Horror Genre I write in and do a Space scifi book/series.

Just a new story in this universe is awesome. I liked seeing some of the old (but aged) characters and the rebirth was pretty cool too. I can say I do miss Steve White's influence, but not to the point that it ruined the story.

The one thing that kind of irritated me was the descriptions and emotional states of the new aliens. I understand trying to make them alien, but sometimes, it was just wasted words that I cared nothing for, or were slightly confusing when, evidently, I should have understood what they meant (maybe I'm just dumb :)

Overall, though, pretty decent hook. Going to continue to follow the new series.

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Decent follow up

Revisado: 01-19-17

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The story seemed to bland out for a short time, but picked back up. Other than that, it was pretty good.

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Still great

Revisado: 01-19-17

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So, I finished book 3 before I have seen it on TV... that says something about the books :)

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