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Eleventh Cycle
- Mistland, Book 1
- De: Kian N. Ardalan
- Narrado por: Jessica Threet, Evan Jordan
- Duración: 25 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
The rot eats away at mortals. The Witnesses pray so that they may not turn into one of the forgotten. And the constricting mists infect the lands with fear. But there is more to this tale than just the Elders and their Seeds. Four mortals will have a part to play in Minethria’s fate. A farmer girl with only love in her eyes. A warrior born to the life of a refugee. A highborn stuck between the realm of gods and men. And a woman running into front lines and away from home.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Catharsis abound
- De Ryan Z Braun en 02-15-23
- Eleventh Cycle
- Mistland, Book 1
- De: Kian N. Ardalan
- Narrado por: Jessica Threet, Evan Jordan
Interesting but Inconsistent
Revisado: 02-10-23
The narrators of this audiobook did a fantastic job with it, both were able to give their 2-4 POV characters unique voices and characterization by performance alone. Jessica Threet especially did an outstanding job, but it was A/A+ performances throughout.
The story had some promise but was inconsistent. The homages and references were noticeable and appreciated which is where a lot of the marketing/buzz has been coming from and it is true that it does conjure some of the FromSoft Souls vibes in the world building and Berserk's presence is noticable as well.
The book on its own had some issues most noticeably in the prose (especially in the sex scenes) and I felt the pacing was very inconsistent with big things happening quickly between long bouts of not a lot going on.
I was pretty hyped going into this one and feel a bit disappointed. Thinking about it though I don't know how anyone could pull off recreating my experience of a souls story in novel form. Now that I do know what to expect, I will be looking forward to the next in the series and I think I'll enjoy it more, especially if the author continues to grow in his prose.
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Songs of Insurrection
- A Legends of Tivara Story (The Dragon Songs Saga Special Edition, Book 1)
- De: JC Kang
- Narrado por: Natalie Naudus
- Duración: 12 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 8
The Dragon Singers of old summoned typhoons and routed armies, liberating mankind from the orcs before fading into legend. Now, with the world again facing a new cataclysm, the power of music stirs in Kaiya, an a naïve misfit with the perfect voice. Without a master to guide her, she must rely on Hardeep, a disgraced foreign paladin, to help awaken her latent magic. His motives might not be entirely noble. When he leads her to the fabled Dragon Scale Lute, which only a Dragon Singer can wield, it is up to Black Lotus Clan to intervene.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good beginning
- De Sibbhat en 04-28-21
- Songs of Insurrection
- A Legends of Tivara Story (The Dragon Songs Saga Special Edition, Book 1)
- De: JC Kang
- Narrado por: Natalie Naudus
A good beginning
Revisado: 04-28-21
The story here is overall a good one. The MC suffers a little from prodigy syndrome, learning a lot over a couple of days with little effort, but the magic itself has nice a nice cost/benefit balance. World building is generally done well and exposition is character and scene appropriate, though sometimes repetitive. The story does a good job of making you curious about the wider world. I plan to continue the series to see where it goes.
Narration was good overall, especially shining on pronunciation of Chinese and fantasy names and places. She does not have a huge range of male voices, which makes up the majority of the speaking parts apart from the main cast, but it didn't bother me too much.
The editing was where I ran into difficulties most. It sounds like they cut out a lot of the pauses between sentences/paragraphs so there is more than a few times when statements are right on top of each other which messes with the flow and doesn't allow things to land and sink in. I noticed this with the Prelude novella as well, and assume it will be the same going forward, which is a shame.
Not important for the story or anything, but props to the cover artist for this book and the rest of the books in the series.
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