
A Crown for Cold Silver
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Narrated by:
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Angele Masters
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Alex Marshall
"It was all going so nicely, right up until the massacre."
Twenty years ago feared general Cobalt Zosia led her five villainous captains and mercenary army into battle, wrestling monsters and toppling an empire. When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, she retired and gave up her legend to history.
Now the peace she carved for herself has been shattered by the unprovoked slaughter of her village. Seeking bloody vengeance, Zosia heads for battle once more, but to find justice she must confront grudge-bearing enemies, once-loyal allies, and an unknown army that marches under a familiar banner.
Five villains. One legendary general. A final quest for vengeance.
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I love this book. Stick with it. May seem like a slow start, but I didn't want to turn it off. It's funny, dark and wonderful. It's different and it kept me guessing. Not the typical fantasy. Original characters and world. I thoroughly enjoyed it.Fun and quirky.
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hard to put down.
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Great book
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The narrator does a great job with all the voices and accents
Some nice twists, some moving moments.
I've read a ton of fantasy and this is one of the better ones.
Highly recommend.
Best I've read / listened to for a long time
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Despite the glaring similarities, the setting, tone and writing style keep the plot interesting enough that I want to know what happens next. There are unique facets to the magic system (ie "devils" providing wishes/power) that diverge enough from BSC to allow the series room to build and/or diverge from Abercrombie's work. The book is written as the first in a series, instead of more stand alone novel so there's definitely room to grow.
One thing I did find annoying was the author's obsession with his characters' fixation on repeatedly smoking weed and detailed descriptions of the pipes they use and strains they smoke. I don't mind having a little of that in there to add some color, but it's definitely overdone in this book and gets tiresome after reading yet another description of a different custom pipe and how it affects the flavor of whatever obscure fictional strain of weed they're smoking now.
So some good, some bad, but with room to improve in future books.
Best Served Cold with Pipe-Smoking and Magic
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Great Listen!
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Best narrator I have ever heard.
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Terrific narrator
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any more time within the book than the other storylines. In fact, Queen Zosia turned out to be one of the characters I liked the least. For me it was Moroto and his band of fops, and the story of Sullen and his crotchety grandfather, that kept this book interesting.
There are some strange and sometimes plain weird moments in this book. I don't know if the author is just throwing these oddities in to try and make the world he is creating different, or if it's just an attempt at shock value. There are no real graphic scenes of debauchery though, so it wasn't difficult to ignore. The author also has an obsession with pipe smoking, and seems to spend more time on pipe descriptions and the characters enjoyment of smoking than on any other element of the story.
The narration from Angele Masters was excellent. It was my first time listening to her, and I think she was able to bring life to this story. I hope to find other books from her. Overall. I enjoyed this book and will move on to the next.
Strange But Entertaining
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If you could sum up A Crown for Cold Silver in three words, what would they be?
Clever writing. Fun, entertaining story. Witty dialogue. Loved every minute of it! For a little perspective on my favorite reads - because I really appreciate it when other reviewers do this:JRR Tolkien is the best. Anthony Ryan's Raven Shadow series is Fantastic! Daniel Abraham's The Dagger and the Coin is excellent. I also like GRR Martins first three books until he lost it. Brandon Sanderson is also very good. Peter Clines is great, and I really enjoyed the Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey.
Best Narrator Ever! Fantastic Story!
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