Ryland

Fantastic political thriller

Revisado: 03-18-25

Great characters portrayals examining how deeply embedded they are in their politics and how desperate is their fight against the looming darkness… unnerving to see in the face of what our own world faces today. Great sound effects like with most Star Wars productions, and excellent narrator. Recommended.

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Voices make this shine

Revisado: 12-16-24

Excellent use of diverse voice case, with same voices used for the game from which this is inspired. Standalone, it is a thrilling read without need of any prior knowledge, though a viewing of Arcane or playing any of Riot Games’ Runeterra games will likely lead you to this. I especially enjoyed the conflicting passions and beliefs of the characters and how this story made those stand out and clash. I’ve read a ton of fantasy but this one is among the good ones enough to highly recommend.

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Exciting expansion on premise

Revisado: 08-24-24

Fun twist on time travel and is a decent background listen while working on stuff but ultimately didn’t feel immersed enough to care.

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Hooks and impresses! Epic horizons kept expanding to the perfect ending of a Book One.

Revisado: 08-16-24

Better than The Expanse so far, and I loved The Expanse books. More interesting world building behind it all, the layers of which are gradually unpeeled. The subtle building of tension that unleashes fresh hells in each new part of the book is expertly balanced with attention to the relationships, psychology and sense of self of each major character. Really enjoyable development of the initial problems and I especially liked the swarm and what it suggests for the books to come. Also, excellent choice of Jefferson Mays for the narrator (he was great in The Expanse books and solid in this one, too). Looking forward to more!

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Thrilling as ever!

Revisado: 08-11-24

Great soundscapes. Tension between characters is excellent. Some of the character choices weren’t perfectly believable in every episode in this season but overall a blast to listen to. Hopefully a fourth season is forthcoming.

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Hooked

Revisado: 07-02-24

Excellent narration. The longer stories really stood out, especially Rattlesnakes and Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream. Also, The Dreamers and The Answer Man. Some slower stories fizzled or felt like they needed more, but even those had me listening for longer than I should’ve. Great to have the sequel to Cujo in here, and some other tie-ins.

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This trilogy slays me

Revisado: 05-08-24

The voice, of course, like the first book but even more layers—reminds me why I read, reminds me why I write, reminds me to live, to fight to really live.

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Relish that titular novella

Revisado: 12-11-23

Relish that titular novella and Xe Sands’ narration of it! I’ll have to do another reading of the other stories with paperback in hand for the other stories, but that novella, that was an absolute gem. I’ll be listening to that one several times more. The story notes were great. The connections to the Tremblay novels and other stories of his are fantastic. I do love his experimentation and tendency to revisit characters in various forms.

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Strong pace but need more

Revisado: 11-19-23

Really enjoyed the way psychological investigation developed and added new layers, but needed more depth and exploration of layers and ends up just ending on a cliffhanger, ugh.

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Holly!

Revisado: 09-20-23

Solid entry. If you’re a fan of Holly, and how can you not be, then you’ll love this. If not, head back to Mercedes and get reading/listening. The horror in this was…hard hitting for me at the end.

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