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First Rider's Call
- Book Two of Green Rider
- By: Kristen Britain
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, when she becomes a Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king. Forced to accept a fate she never would have chosen, she attempts to return to her life as the daughter of a wealthy merchant, but the magic in her blood is too strong. Pursued by the ghost of the legendary First Rider, she rejoins the Green Riders to confront an ancient evil.
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Am LOVING this series!!!
- By Cheri on 04-08-13
- First Rider's Call
- Book Two of Green Rider
- By: Kristen Britain
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
Wtf
Reviewed: 12-17-22
I would rather read a thesaurus than listen to this book. The voice actor is awesome trying to make this enough to keep my kids listening…. but one day he will reclaim the keystone. He will fix the wall. THE WALL. Their lights have Noooooo chance. Simpletons. Stop
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A Warrior's Penance
- By: Davis Ashura
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Following Stronghold's destruction, Rukh and Jessira lead the ragged remnants of the OutCastes on the long march to Ashoka. There they seek sanctuary for her people, but in order to do so they must overcome unyielding law that demands exile for all ghrinas. Meanwhile, Hal'El Wrestiva - exposed and reviled as the Withering Knife murderer - escapes from Ashoka and hatches one final scheme to resuscitate his soiled reputation.
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Great book, wonderful narration
- By Cory on 08-04-16
- A Warrior's Penance
- By: Davis Ashura
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Pedantic over redundant rerun of epic proportions.
Reviewed: 09-08-19
It took until this book to close the one “cool” part of this world. The main character is an ass though the book then reforms him into a “god” through a redundant set of unfortunate impossible mishaps. The series of books starts off incredibly slow and cliched to continue over doing the same cliches and impossible foresight of each impossible character. The world is interesting but the character development is incredibly flawed. No one has the ability to say exactly what the other person says every single interaction. The caste system is incredibly flawed and the enemies horribly described. The likelihood of a first year student of a war college beating the veterans is laughable. The asinine conversation and debate between the characters is pedantic at best. To be fair I completed the book to see if there was any saving grace and the climax of the book and resulting ending did pick up in an interesting twist but that was only because Podehl is an awesome orator. This would have been better a single book.
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Circle of Reign
- By: Jacob Cooper
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
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An unknown, vicious enemy approaches in stealth from beyond the northern glaciers, a wasteland of ice that spans hundreds of miles. A clandestine brotherhood of assassins, held in check by the Light for millennia, seeks to break their maledictive shackles and unleash their bloodlust upon the world. Those that should stand with Arlethia clothe themselves in betrayal, desiring her secrets for themselves, leaving Arlethia to stand alone.
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Jordan. Sanderson. Cooper.
- By Nate "Don't bother me while I'm in another world" on 01-07-17
- Circle of Reign
- By: Jacob Cooper
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
When is the next book coming out
Reviewed: 04-16-17
I do not give reviews. I am now compelled to do so out of loss as to I don't really know if I can look at another book in the same light as this one. I have seldom been moved enough to feel tears, anger, frustration, joy and I am not so patiently going to wait for the next book.
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Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- By: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
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The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.
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An engrossing yet demanding high epic
- By Adnan on 11-20-12
- Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- By: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
not a good audio book. too complex to listen to
Reviewed: 04-06-15
What disappointed you about Gardens of the Moon?
You are thrown into the middle of a war without an explanation of who or what you are listening to. The places and names of the story are very foreign and I believe for someone familiar with this Genre and world could potentially be something fun to listen to but with a guide. Too many complex story lines and character developments take place all at once it would seem the writer expects fore knowledge of the entire world before you begin this world leaving someone brand new to the author nothing to reference. The voice actor does not make adequate pauses to signal one story line ending and another beginning as it would seem the book's structure is required to understand the plot as well
Would you ever listen to anything by Steven Erikson again?
Probably not as it just seems like this was written to debut a game or something requiring a lot of prior knowledge
What didn’t you like about Ralph Lister’s performance?
Too dry, not enough character presentation and separation. I could not pick out the character's prose based on voice completely confounding the already very complex story line
Any additional comments?
This book sounded like a lot of work, planning, and rewrites went into it and it might be a good book to read not to listen to
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