
A Plague of Giants
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Luke Daniels
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Xe Sands
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De:
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Kevin Hearne
From the author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, a thrilling novel that kicks off a fantasy series with an entirely new mythology - complete with shape-shifting bards, fire-wielding giants, and children who can speak to astonishing beasts
Mother and warrior
Tallynd is a soldier who has already survived her toughest battle: losing her husband. But now she finds herself on the front lines of an invasion of giants, intent on wiping out the entire kingdom, including Tallynd’s two sons - all that she has left. The stakes have never been higher. If Tallynd fails, her boys may never become men.
Scholar and spy
Dervan is an historian who longs for a simple, quiet life. But he’s drawn into intrigue when he’s hired to record the tales of a mysterious bard who may be a spy or even an assassin for a rival kingdom. As the bard shares his fantastical stories, Dervan makes a shocking discovery: He may have a connection to the tales, one that will bring his own secrets to light.
Rebel and hero
Abhi’s family have always been hunters, but Abhi wants to choose a different life for himself. Embarking on a journey of self-discovery, Abhi soon learns that his destiny is far greater than he imagined: a powerful new magic thrust upon him may hold the key to defeating the giants once and for all - if it doesn’t destroy him first.
Set in a magical world of terror and wonder, this novel is a deeply felt epic of courage and war, in which the fates of these characters intertwine - and where ordinary people become heroes, and their lives become legend.
Includes a bonus PDF with a map, the Dramatis Personae, and additional resources.
“A spectacular work of epic fantasy...an absolute delight.” (Shelf Awareness)
“If you’re looking for some entertainment before Game of Thrones returns to television, this could be the series you need to read.” (Newsday)
“A genuine page-turner.” (Kirkus Reviews)
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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"You'll laugh and cry and crave mustard as you're immersed in the literal magic of storytelling in Kevin Hearne's vivid new epic fantasy. I have experienced acute withdrawal symptoms since the book ended. I don't want to leave this world." (Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth and The Clockwork Dagger)
"A Plague of Giants is an absorbing epic fantasy, with clever storytelling that allows its many threads to each feel important, personal, and memorable. I'm very much looking forward to the sequel!" (James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was Lost)
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I'm a big fan of Kevin Hearne. Not only did I have the pleasure of watching him share a bottle of Redbreast with other fantasy authors on stage at DragonCon, I was able to meet him briefly after I learned that one of my favorite literary characters, the Widow MacDonagh, is based on a real life strong female character. I've listened to the Iron Druid Chronicles and the accompanying short stories five times as of the time of this review and I rarely go back to revisit a world unless it is something special.
I know it is customary for an author to be working on multiple projects at the same time which helps them to not fatigue from spending so much time in a singular world. It flexes the creative muscles and shows the diversity of their storytelling, but I was not prepared for such a significant departure from the series that I have grown to love and be thrust into a new one that I just finished with such a feeling of both departure and familiarity. Here are some first impression pros and cons:
Pros:
- Punchy and engaging writing style that we know and love from Kevin
- A diverse world that is inclusive of multiple races, cultures, sexual orientations, governmental structures, religions and a rich tapestry that it creates in each of its peoples (mostly... to be explained later in the review)
- A vignette-style storytelling that allows for rapid jumping from the present to the past through various perspectives that is a bit confusing at first, but settles in eventually. This was made much more manageable by the performances of Luke Daniels and Xe Sands.
- Complicated and nuanced character development that provides a platform for a long life to this newly constructed world assuming that additional volumes will follow
Cons:
- No Oberon equivalent, even with a sixth kenning... shame on you, Kevin
- The story structure jumps into the action and takes a really long time to provide context and understanding of what in the world is going on. It took me longer than it probably should have to realize that the Bone Giants and the Lava Born were not the same people.
- Not being prepared to have some of the most investable characters bite the dust
- With such vast character and world building, I hope a lexicon or longer companion guide is released at some point. I would love a supplementary text that would help detail the timeline, different locations, religions, kennings, level of kenning user and their corresponding abilities. This isn't GoT complicated, but it's not a story for those who aren't okay with the idea of following a narrative from a variety points of views.
- Somewhat one-dimensional villains. I feel like an attempted genocide and a near-genocidal retaliation from a continent of peoples from an invading force that was not well explained can create a lack of empathy. We heard from so many different perspectives that the lack of a Bone Giant perspective is strange. I was waiting for the entire book to find out that the crushing or drowning en masse of an invading force was understandably justified from the perspective of those who were being invaded, but not knowing the motivations of the invaders made me feel like their demise was without a significant loss of life. These mass killings were somewhat belittled and the impact to those who died was very one-sided. Also, those who sacrificed themselves to kill off thousands of invading warriors were not put into context because we didn't really know who they were killing. A Bone Giant perspective is needed in order to develop sympathy for the ‘devil’ and make the triumphant victory and sacrifice of the heroes that much more impactful.
I have every expectation that I will continue to invest whatever additional time is needed to see this world through to its conclusion as crafted by Kevin at some point in the future, but I do not know if I will be revisiting this world with the gusto and frequency with which I have in the Iron Druid Chronicles. To those who enjoy Kevin's style of storytelling, I think you will enjoy this new world. However, I suggest that you listen to this while not doing something that will distract you too much from being able to pay attention to the storyline.
Still Digesting... and Savoring the Palate Linger
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Slow start
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Naration was AMAZING
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I’m still waiting for the day heterosexuals get a parade day. I’m wondering what happened to male hero type characters other than in superhero movies? They’ve all been replaced by women. And if you pay close attention, you’ll see that in obvious as well as subtle ways being a man has been reduced to stupid, weak, incompetent characters needing to be saved by women. I’m all in favor of strong female characters, but how about keeping it even?? In movies like a Tomb Raider,I expect the main character to be a very strong female. However, I believe only movies such as The Fast & The Furious series have equally strong men AND women with Vin Diesel of course the toughest guy. Isn’t this fair enough for the newer generations?? If Hollywood decided to do a remake of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, I have no doubt they’d make these two buddies homosexuals and perhaps even the original character portrayed by Katherine Ross would be another male who was in love with Butch and Sundance. It’s this forced homosexual agenda I want either stopped or at minimum given a rating letter we have for sex, violence, mature themes, etc. If all those other things require a rating letter to inform viewers what the show or movie contains. I want a letter for homosexual themes, scenes, etc. it’s only FAIR correct? Unless we don’t have such things because we’re supposed to be subjected to it in a subversive manner which would support my hypothesis that the whole thing IS propaganda with a very targeted agenda to subvert what was just fine all the years before.
Kevin Hearne, if you write more books with such significant scenes and main characters, I would appreciate you telling those of us who might not wish to listen to such things by simply giving us a rating, or warning. I’m not trying to force MY lifestyle on others and I expect the same from writers of any type of media to do the same.
On a side note mentioned by many already...Xe Sands needs to either stop mumbling, or be EQ’d differently in order to make what she says as easy to hear and understand and Luke Daniels. I’m sure she is a talented performer, but in this book, her dialog was very hard to understand and listen to. I had to keep turning up her parts and turning down Luke’s parts. This should not be necessary and can be fixed. Thanks for your time reading my review. Please bring back Atticus O’Sullivan and the world in which he lives. I miss those stories and no matter how many times I resisted to hem, everything still turns out the same way. LOL. Sausage IS awesome. Not so keen about Poodles though. But to each their own. :-)
Explicit homosexual characters and scenes. Had I known, I’d have never bought it. Where is the rating system for homosexuality?
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Kevin Hearne does it again!
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Luke Daniels' experience fully shines in this narration. I completely appreciated that I couldn't tell it was him other than the reading of the chapter names. He is truly gifted with altering accents and inflections for each character.
Xe Sands has a truly sultry voice that I love to listen to! I wish there had been more diversity between the different female characters as they all seemed unnecessarily hesitant and unsure most of the time.
I cannot wait for the next book and will definitely listen to this again before then!
Very different delivery than IDC for Hearn, yet...
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While the story contains multiple POVs and shares both present and past accounts, I felt the bard and scholar Dervan Du Alöbar who is transcribing the story being told, pulled all of it together. Kind of like a giant play with intermissions by Dervan. The stories surround the invasion of the Hathrims, the Bone Giants invasion and political unrest or indecision among those in Teldwen. I quickly became connected to the multiple characters and felt their happiness and loss.
Luke Daniels narrates much of the story and as always he is a masterful storyteller with a wide range of voices. He brings Hearnes charters to life, I even heard a little Oberon, and it made me grin. Xe Sands was a new-to-me narrator, but she compliments both Hearne and Daniels wonderfully. She typically took on the female roles and her pacing, tone and connection to the characters only enhanced Hearne’s story.
perfect for those who love epic fantasy
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Luke Daniels is also a favorite and did awesome as always! Ms Sands did well on her parts and the switch between narrators was smoother than expected based on previous comments.
I look forward to the next release of the bards tale!
Another amazing story!
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A Wonderful Adventure in Storytelling
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pdf file helps
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