Preview
  • Not Exactly the Three Musketeers

  • Guardians of the Flame, Book 8
  • By: Joel Rosenberg
  • Narrated by: Keith Silverstein
  • Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (72 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Not Exactly the Three Musketeers

By: Joel Rosenberg
Narrated by: Keith Silverstein
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.95

Buy for $24.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Kethol - the pretty fellow, a long and lanky redhead with an easy smile and an easygoing attitude that his clever eyes deny. He is quick with a quick...and quicker with a sword.

Durine - the big man, a head taller than most and twice as wide, built like a barrel, with a loyal heart and hands too thick to use anything more delicate than an ax handle.

Pirojil - the ugly one, his face heavy-jawed, with an eye ridge that would mark him as a Neanderthal only to the most gracious. But looks deceive, and his might be the rarest gift of all.

Athos, Porthos, and Aramis they're not.

©1999 Joel Rosenberg (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Not Exactly the Three Musketeers

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    43
  • 4 Stars
    20
  • 3 Stars
    8
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    46
  • 4 Stars
    17
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    34
  • 4 Stars
    18
  • 3 Stars
    13
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

awesome

loved these books in my younger years when I had time to read. love that I can listen wile I work

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Still good!

A little bit of a step down from the series norms focused on the 3 side characters introduced in the last couple books. Decent character development but just not as good without Rosenbergs mainstay characters you have grown to know and love. Only one new Slovotsky law in this one...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

A step down

I like the series, having first read the books in the 1980s. The original characters were enjoyable, especially being a D&D aficionado who could appreciate the premise of the first books.

However, this book loses a step as it deals with secondary characters. That's understandable, as the series has "aged out" the original characters. (I think the author made a mistake with that, as there were still original characters with stories to tell.)

The plot takes a long, long time to develop and we're never quite sure what's going on until the very end. In addition, a possible plot line, a potential romance between two of the characters, is never explored. The ending is a bit rushed, too. It could have been an exciting climax with an interesting twist or two, but the climax is premature, if you will, and we're left unsatisfied.

If you are a collector of sets, go ahead and get this book. But if you don't care about that, you can safely skip this one.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!