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Slayers: Volume 1
- By: Hajime Kanzaka, Elizabeth Ellis - translator
- Narrated by: Lisa Ortiz
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story5 out of 5 stars 148
Beautiful and brilliant sorcerer girls just can't have nice things, huh? All I wanted to do was swipe a little bit of bandit treasure. Now suddenly I'm being chased around by icky trolls, nasty demons, mean mummies, and brooding golem bad boys. And for what? A tiny little artifact that can bring about the end of the world? Hah! I'll show them there's a reason you don't cross Lina Inverse...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read it! Lisa Ortiz is a fun sorceress!
- By C on 01-10-23
- Slayers: Volume 1
- By: Hajime Kanzaka, Elizabeth Ellis - translator
- Narrated by: Lisa Ortiz
Slayers!
Reviewed: 04-17-23
(Light spoilers to the audiobook, so be careful)
It's been almost twenty years since I watched the first episode of Slayers, and now I've finally delved into the first novel that started it all.
Comparisons to the anime cannot be avoided, of course, but both the anime and the novel have their own strengths, which are what draw us to them in the first place.
For example, the novel is narrated from the percpective of Lina, but at the same time the reader (in this case, the listener) can easily identify moments where she is biased as a narrator. But she's simply fascinating as the protagonist, and the first-person narrative gives you a fresh perspective on her.
I have heard that Gourry in novels does not have a jellyfish brain like in anime, but here he is shown as a perfectly sane person who just knows very little about magic.
Rezo does not transform into the Dark Lord as shown in the anime, but mostly retains his human.
And I don't think Lina casts her signature Dragon Slave spell even once during the whole novel.
It is clear that the anime adaptation expanded the novel and added scenes that would have looked better on the big screen, and I'm glad it did, because reading the fight scenes, you can imagine everything exactly as it happened in the anime.
In the afterword it says that this edition of the novel was edited to remove the inconsistencies that have accumulated over the franchise, and I now wonder what details have been edited, but the pleasure of listening to it is not diminished by that question.
And of course we can't forget the performance of Lisa Ortiz, who did a wonderful job. I say this as someone who watched Slayers with subs rather than dub, but Ms. Ortiz, with her extensive experience with this character was the perfect choice for this audiobook.
I want more.
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Garro: Knight of Grey
- The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra
- By: James Swallow
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 304
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 304
As the epic battle for Terra rages and the future of mankind hangs in the balance, former Knight Errant Nathaniel Garro fights among the ashes and fire of the embattled Imperial Palace as the shadow of Horus Lupercal's triumph looms. From the brutal betrayal at Isstvan to the desperate flight of the Eisenstein, through his missions as Malcador the Sigillite's Agentia Primus, Garro's path has drawn him inexorably towards a destiny that can only end in bloodshed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Garro the hero of the Emperor
- By snozek on 02-20-23
- Garro: Knight of Grey
- The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra
- By: James Swallow
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
Mixed feelings
Reviewed: 01-22-23
I have mixed feelings about this novella.
There are some spoilers here, so be careful.
On the one hand, it neetly wraps up Garro's story, bringing our beloved battle captain's struggle to its logical conclusion.
On the other hand, in the context of the entire narrative, it seems a bit off - like when exactly did this confrontation with Mortarion take place? The only possible point is the short period of time between "Mortis" and "Warhawk". But that means that Keeler somehow managed to get rid of Gallor and went to gather the common people to use them as shown in "Warhawk". Some minor details are wrong - for example, the "Istvaan III Atrocity" is called here the "Drop Site Massacre".
The book itself has no meaningful connections with other Siege books like "Mortis", "Warhawk" or "Fury of Magnus" (but at least it mentions events of "Saturnine").
And I have no idea how I feel about Garro's ultimate fate. But his battle is over, at least for now.
As for performance - Toby Longworth is, as always, brilliant.
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Volpone Glory
- Warhammer 40,000
- By: Nick Kyme
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Volpone Glory covers the exploits of the soldiers of the 50th Volpone of the Royal Volpone Regiment. Their ranks are filled with proud and arrogant soldiers who come from the noble families of Volpone, earning them the name 'Bluebloods' among the Astra Militarum. Nick Kyme breathes life and humility into the members of this otherwise supercilious regiment as they battle against impossible odds.
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3 out of 5 stars
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more concerned with virtue signaling then story
- By Anonymous User on 01-04-22
- Volpone Glory
- Warhammer 40,000
- By: Nick Kyme
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
Great book, but there is a one glaring question
Reviewed: 01-15-22
Where is Infernus, Nick. It said that Circle of Fire will be continued in the Infernus.
As for the book itself it was interesting to see events from the Volpones POV. Maybe we will have thouse Sabbat Crusade anthology books in audioform.
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