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An unexpected disappointment from Lindsay

Revisado: 09-14-23

I read the Dragon's Blood novels by Lindsay Buroker and LOVED them. She had a strong female lead with an engaging array of supporting characters. The stories were "edge of your seat" fare.

I, therefore, had high expectations for The Emperor's Edge. It has been a major disappointment. The narrator is excellent. The Female lead is a simpering dishrag. She gathers a strong supporting cast around her, but the endless internal monolog of the heroine is tiring. You find yourself staying with the book to find out what happens to the supporting cast and wishing that the lead character would lock herself in a room and be quiet, or just surrender herself to the enforcers and put everyone else out of their misery.

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Classic Gallery Greatness... Terrible narrator

Revisado: 06-22-22

I've been a fan of Daniel Gallery's books for 50 years. He is a master at both fact and fiction storytelling about the Navy. This book is as good as any others he's written. In fact, I would love to see other titles such as "Clear the Decks" and "Eight Bells" available on Audible.

Just please, ditch this narrator! The voice is wooden and his pronunciation of German terms is bad enough, but his pronunciation of naval terminology is terrible. And the strange thing is that after hearing him mispronounce Schooner dozens of times, at one point (and only one) he actually pronounces it correctly. His timing is also stilted. It's as though he is seeing the text for the very first time.

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Not exactly classic Sword & Sorcery

Revisado: 08-18-20

This was a good listen. The narrator needs some polish, but I didn't find him as distracting as some reviewers. The author jumps the story around trying to keep the various characters involved and the reader up to date on all the action. He's not as smooth as Tolkien, but does well. Basically the story is engaging, well-developed, and worth the time. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

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Great Story... terrible reader

Revisado: 01-24-20

I have read all of Robert Sidney Bowen's "Dave Dawson" books... multiple times. You have to first suspend your current sensibilities and recall that these were written both during and right after WWII.

That said, the stories are well written and were aimed at a young audience. They are full of action and the lighthearted relationship between the two main characters.

Knowing these stories so well (having grown up with them), I was looking forward to hearing this one read to me. The story is all there, but the narration is, frankly, terrible.

First, there is some sort of soundtrack that haunts the background of the narration. It is totally unnecessary and distracts from the reading. Unfortunately, the soundtrack may have been added to make up for the terrible narration. The reader sounds more like a poorly programmed AI than a human with a feel for the material. He apparently cannot read punctuation. His delivery is stilted and robotic. There is no feel for the words on the page and the whole thing falls flat. For a war story with desperate action and undying friendship, the reading is just about as flat and emotionless as it can be.

I would like to see all of Bowen's books as Audible offerings, but please suggest that this reader find a different profession.

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Truly bizarre

Revisado: 01-12-20

I was enchanted by the dramatized version of “Dune”. This misguided attempt at dramatizing a classic of fantasy is, to put it bluntly, a travesty.

The book says it is “abridged”... mangled would be a better description. I admit that I listened to over half of it before I finally gave up and returned it. It simply became too painful to listen to.

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