Brendan M

Nice start to a new series ..

Revisado: 03-23-24

Love the new magic scheme and the hook into global affairs. Can’t wait for the new book but would appreciate it if the author could write a bit faster.

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Sorry, I'm done with this series and author

Revisado: 03-17-24

Congrats to Mr Iliev and the publishers at @spokenrealms on taking it way too far. Given 94% of reviews think this is great, I'm sure you will ignore this but you should take it with a bit of caution.

The concept and writing of the book is good enough that I got over the childish, middle school sexual innuendo and tried to ignore the graphic sex scenes that add literally nothing to the plot or character development. For me, it was a needless destraction and asking myself why any editor would think it needed to stay. But when book three comes along and describes an violent and scaring rape scene with no warning, I needed to say enough is enough.

Yea, thats right .. this book decides to have it's protagonist grow some tenticals and violently rape another main character for literally no reason. Did anyone think how a rape victim might receive this or was it all jokes and manga in the editors room? The book even goes into the emptional scars the victim had and the lack of remorse from the mimic. That's some Hugo / Nebula writing right there.

So I didn't finish the book .. tried and couldnt get past the caviliear nature of the rape. Unfortunately, I also tried and failed to return it because I paid actual cash instead of credits. I will not be reading anything else from Mr. Iliev which is a shame because the guy clearly has talent. He just needs a proper editor to get him past his old pile of hentai comics as inspiration.

To @jeffhays, I love your work and your reading was exceptional as usual. Sorry you picked this series.

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Started strong ..

Revisado: 03-11-24

Then fell apart. Not worth the money ;or credit) or the time. Shame, really. It could have been a decent story.

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Way too much explicit noise

Revisado: 11-16-23

The numerous, overly descriptive, sexual scenes in the book are way over the top and broadly unnecessary for the story.

I’ll have to think twice before buying the next series

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Feels like an AP writing assignment

Revisado: 08-30-23

The story is kind of meh, science or military effects aren’t that great. I made it 4 hours + before I gave up.

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Exceptional story

Revisado: 01-15-22

Get me listening for hours wanting to put it down. Captivating story. One of his best

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Extremely well written and acted paranoia

Revisado: 12-26-19

Honestly i don’t know where to start. Within a day of a terrorist attack in book one, cops are randomly shooting people at a truck stop. Within a week, they are emptying jails and implementing capital punishment without trial. By the time a few weeks go buy in book two, everyone (except our heros) is a killer. FEMA camps are a boogie man and hospitals are failing.

I get the idea of some T’s hitting a number of soft targets in our power grid but a complete collapse where 90 pct of Americans will starve so all out anarchy breaks out? If these are the dreams of the peepers, they need to chill.

In all fairness, I finished book one hoping beyond hope for some sanity. I abandoned this book 2/3rds in when after the doctors fled the hospital. I can’t continue in Mr Horton’s dark universe where only the poor ridiculed preppier can be safe and anything with government of basic human decency needs to be abandoned.

Btw, Mr Horton, research the national petroleum reserve when you get a chance. Look at the generosity of our allies during 9/11. Look at the power our military can provide starting with the corp of engineers. Look around NJ and see the thousands of military electrical generation trucks after Hurricane Sandy. Look at the percentage of the country than get electricity from coal or solar or natgas or wind or hydro that your doomsday ignores. Think of the thousands of large companies that would come to aid the country (or be nationalized if it were that bad).

In your world, is NYC without power? 90 percent of NYC power comes from Nuclear, Nat-has, and Hydro. All still flowing in your scenario. If an a haven’t grid is offline, would it destroy NYC’s grid? No. That scenario played out in 2003 and has been broadly mitigated.

The world can be scary but shave more faith. It would take a lot more than a dozen bad guys with mortars to destroy our way of life.

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better than the first

Revisado: 12-15-19

very enjoyable listen not sure what else needs to be said so the min word count on these reviews is just silly.

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meh

Revisado: 07-16-19

lots of meandering into side stories. they could have cut book 1’s turmoil in the city and fit this entire story into the gap.

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It is not the same without Will Wheaton.

Revisado: 04-26-18

The story was pretty good if a little jumbled. Missed hearing WW as the voice as Chris but overall worth the spend and download

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