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The Burning Tears of Morlak
- War of the Twelve, Book 3
- De: Alex Robins
- Narrado por: Jay Forrester
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4
The legendary demi-gods known as the Twelve are awakening, and they bring with them the knowledge of what was found under the earth: an apocalyptic force of destruction that, if unleashed, will reduce the nine Baronies to ash. Their one, slim hope of salvation lies deep in the Barony of Talth, a land now firmly in the hands of the greylings. Jelaïa del Arelium and Derello del Kessrin must marshal their weakened armies and lead them far to the north in a desperate attempt to win back what was taken.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Story . . major editing error
- De James Smith en 03-27-25
- The Burning Tears of Morlak
- War of the Twelve, Book 3
- De: Alex Robins
- Narrado por: Jay Forrester
Fantastic Story . . major editing error
Revisado: 03-27-25
This is a phenomenal continuation of the story advancing the plot tremendously. I can't wait to read The Obsidian Eyes of Klief, but don't want this series to end!
Like the other two reviews state, there is a major cutoff two pages early in Chapter 9 in audible(Chapter 8 in the book) which contains a major plot point to the story that goes unheard. That needs fixed ASAP as it could lead to some confusion for a listener later on. It needs addressed. Otherwise a great experience.
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The Ashen Hand of Kessrin
- War of the Twelve, Book 2
- De: Alex Robins
- Narrado por: Jay Forrester
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6
The siege of Arelium has been broken, but only at a great and terrible cost. The Baron has fallen, the unsuspecting victim of an intricate web of lies devised to drive a wedge between Arelium and the coastal Barony of Kessrin. Merad Reed, scarred and disillusioned, is haunted by the tragic deaths of the men under his command. When all contact is lost with the Old Guard of Morlak, he reluctantly travels north to investigate, only to find the truth is far worse than anything he could have imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Patience from book one is rewared tenfold!
- De James Smith en 03-24-25
- The Ashen Hand of Kessrin
- War of the Twelve, Book 2
- De: Alex Robins
- Narrado por: Jay Forrester
Patience from book one is rewared tenfold!
Revisado: 03-24-25
While many, including myself, were delighted at the simple, albeit, predictable story of the Broken Heart of Arelium; it would be insufficient to say The Ashen Hand of Kessrin is simply more of the same. The stories and rampant exposition from The Broken Heart of Arelium deliver major dividends in this second of the series. It had everything you could hope for and even more that as a reader most did not fathom! It builds upon its stronger characters from the first one, It adds depth and intrigue to Jelaia in a way that she seems night and day compared to the first book. The plot twist of the 12 as a whole was huge! I couldn't put this book down(listening, of course). I am eager to start the next one as soon as I can. I read all the reviews on Goodreads from the first two books and it seems like many have said the same. Most like the first one. Though it had its critics. Those who stuck around to give the series another chance were rewarded. These series are by no means the most complex, but they do have some thought-provocation. I personally feel like this book hit on every new character introduced into this sequel. It has added more depth to its roster of players and has built upon the layers of what seemed like a very easy good guys vs. bad guys with even more grey-area with other powerful forces at play. In a locker room manner of speaking: "It cranked this **** up to 11." Forgive my language!
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Warlord of Mars
- De: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrado por: Toby Scott McLellan
- Duración: 6 h y 23 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
John Carter must rescue his beloved Dejah Thoris from the revolving prison at the south pole. But events turn against him, and he finds himself battling all the way to the frozen Martian North Pole, where he encounters another legendary race of men, the yellow men of the North.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Decent trilogy ending, narrator woeful
- De James Smith en 01-10-24
- Warlord of Mars
- De: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrado por: Toby Scott McLellan
Decent trilogy ending, narrator woeful
Revisado: 01-10-24
The book itself kind of uses the same composition as The God's of Mars only more characters brought along and doesn't touch on/ expose the Martian belief system. John Carter is always fighting and trying to get back to Dejah but a various color of Martian group that was previously unheard of gets in the way and is harsh and more fierce than the last color of martian. It is still a story full of adventure. It is a nice change of pace compared to "I guess I'm just so desireable by all the ladies and the pretty much the best fighter around in a rather effortless fashion" to more of a reliance upon others for a change. Though not quite as much.
The narrator on the other hand was not as wonderful as the fabulous Harry Shaw. Harry Shaw sold out for his role. Toby Scott McLellan phoned this effort in. Barely tried to get into a character via voice, tone or accent. Many pronunciations of various character names or settings were pronounced different from the previous books. That may not be so much the narrator's fault as more the publishing not getting everyone on the same page for continuity's sake. The editing was terrible/non-existent. Its a shame we couldn't round out the trilogy with Harry Shaw. This was a magnificent and fantastical adventure not similar to many other book series out there. I don't know if I will continue on with the other 8 books of the Barsoom series due to John Carter being phased out. Was a fun ride but I couldn't really get into this one for the narrators lack of passion/effort alone.
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