Kris W.

Hoping for more in book 2

Revisado: 01-27-25

The story was a bit draggy and rambling, but the narrators kept me engaged. I'm glad I stuck with it and overall enjoyed it.

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a great addition to the ongoing story

Revisado: 06-23-24

Slightly more laid back story this time, which I thoroughly enjoyed. There was quite a bit of character growth, hinting at potential interesting possibilities. Overall, a great addition to the series.

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Enjoyable story, but the narrator was difficult.

Revisado: 10-12-22

I enjoy the authors writing style and imagination. It was an inventive reimagining of one of Poe's stories. However, the narrator was hugely distracting. Their over-enunciation and weird pauses were very jarring on the ear and pulled you out of the flow of the story.

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Very enjoyable

Revisado: 03-29-22

Good atmospheric horror with a touch of Lovecraftian dread. Narrator want as bad as some say, just dragged a bit. Bump the speed up to 1.1 or 1.15 and it flows much better.

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Great short stories with some fun twists

Revisado: 10-13-21

A very iteresting and sometimes thought provoking set of short stories with unexpected twists. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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interesting story, narration just to over the top

Revisado: 01-22-21

Good start to an interesting story, but the narrator's SUPER smarmy over the top voices for the antagonists was painful to endure. I'll admit to skipping through quite a bit of their dialogue.

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Over all, a great start

Revisado: 09-26-20

It took a bit to grip me, but ended up being a very interesting story. I'll definitely be getting the other two books. My only quibble is the narrator. When she's doing dialogue, she's very expressive and does a great job. When it's just exposition though, her voice goes so low and whispery she's hard to understand and tends to be rather monotone.

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Takes a bit to start, but excellent story overall

Revisado: 04-09-20

I admit, it took a few tries to start this book and really get into it. That said, once it gets going it really pulls you in. I ended up thoroughly enjoying it.

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A window in a much larger story

Revisado: 01-09-20

I was a bit on the fence when I finished this story. I liked it, but it felt incomplete and left me hanging. I hope this is just a starter short story for a much larger universe, because it has a ton of potential. The story has many of the standard alien invasion tropes, but with several interesting twists that I would love to hear more of.

The starting narration was a bit nasally and off-putting, but give it about half an hour and the narrator really hits her stride.

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A bit slow to start, but a great story overall

Revisado: 11-26-18

Ok, I almost didn't buy this book based on some of the reviews so let me add another viewpoint.

First, many have complained about the narration. If you're used to Luke Daniels narration of Mr. Hearne's other books, I can see why Xe Sands is hard to listen to at first. They are very different stylistically, and she's a bit soft spoken; so yes, for her first segment, you really need to listen. Have patience and your ear will get used to her voice and delivery, which is really quite good.

Second, we're diving into a whole new world. There is a TON of information to take in the first few chapters. The different countries, magic system, and antagonists (who both happen to be giants, so a touch confusing) are all thrown at you in what seems like the middle of a story without any background. Stick with it and pay attention, it will make sense as the story progresses. I found it initially a bit confusing but worth it.

Overall, I really loved this book and look forward to the next installment. Just remember there is a lot of detail to begin with. This is definitely not a story you can start and only listen with half an ear and have it still make sense.

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