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The Last Dying Light
- The Last of the Romans, Book 1
- By: William Havelock
- Narrated by: Zach Hoffman
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story5 out of 5 stars 100
Rome has fallen into darkness. Its legacy remains alive in Constantinople, whose leaders struggle to retain control. Yet famine, war, and an encroaching night leave the Eastern Empire towards ruin. Faint hope arises as a new dynasty ascends the throne of Caesar. Bearing witness to such events is Varus, a young Herulian slave to the aging yet powerful Justin, who unveils a bold plan held by two generations of Romans - to retake the West and reclaim their homeland.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't Stop Listening
- By Codi Norton on 07-16-21
- The Last Dying Light
- The Last of the Romans, Book 1
- By: William Havelock
- Narrated by: Zach Hoffman
Good story, a little over dramatic. Some awkward narration.
Reviewed: 07-05-24
Story is good, descriptions are mostly good, with some parts being a little over done in terms of dramatic predictable events. Also some of these parts were pretty unbelievable like a beautiful Shakespearean level speech about the virtues of Rome basically in the middle of a battle.
The most distracting though was the narrator - he is very dramatic sounding which is basically fine, you get used to it. What I couldn’t get used to was his odd reading where he pauses at the wrong times in sentences or emphasizes the wrong word, totally confusing a sentence in the process. He also seems to think the word “Yet” is a complete sentence because for example he will be like “The shield wall was about to break under the pressure of the attack. Yet! Varrus called his men to hold.” This happens probably 200 times.
Anyways, I enjoyed it but kept getting pulled out of the story by some of the odd narration I described.
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Young Bloods
- Wellington and Napoleon, Book 1
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 408
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 405
Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation must be led by a king, the red-coated British officer heads for battle against the French Republic, to restore the fallen monarchy. Napoleon Bonaparte joins the French military on the eve of the Revolution. He believes leadership is won by merit, not by noble birth. When anarchy explodes in Paris, he's thrust into the revolutionary army poised to march against Britain.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- By Jean on 02-26-16
- Young Bloods
- Wellington and Napoleon, Book 1
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Great listen!
Reviewed: 09-28-23
So glad I found this series. Scarrow is great. Character development is awesome, can’t wait for the next one!
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