
Fire & Ice
Icefire Trilogy, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Edward Mittelstedt
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By:
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Patty Jansen
Where magic is dark and gritty, characters are troubled and twisted, and victory comes at a heavy price.
Deep under the City of Glass in the frozen Southern land, an age-old machine called the Heart of the City radiates a power that locals call icefire. Most citizens are immune to it, but a few, always born with physical disabilities, can bend it to their will. For 50 years, the ruling Eagle Knights, who fly on the back of giant birds, have killed these Imperfects, fearing the return of the old royal family, who used icefire to cut out people's hearts, turning them into ghostly servitors.
The old king's grandson Tandor only sees the good things icefire brought: power and technology now forgotten while the people of the South live in dire poverty. He's had enough of seeing his fellow kinsfolk slaughtered by ignorant Knights, of Imperfect babies being abandoned on the ice floes to be eaten by wild animals. His grandfather's diary tells him how to increase the beat of the Heart, the first step to making the land glorious once more. Arrogant as he is, he sets the machine in motion. All he needs is an army of Imperfect servitors to control the resulting power.
Isandor is Imperfect, an ex-Knight apprentice, betrayed by his best friend and running for his life. Queen Jevaithi is Imperfect, living like a prisoner amidst leering Knights, surviving only because the common people would rebel if their beloved queen were harmed.
Both are young and desperate and should be grateful Tandor wants to rescue them from their hopeless situations. Or so he thinks. The youngsters, however, have no inclination to become heartless ghosts, but while they defy Tandor, the Heart beats, and he alone cannot control its power.
This will appeal to fans of Joe Abercrombie and George R.R. Martin.
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The narration was fantastic. The one thing that saved this book was the narration
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Fire & ice
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Edward performance was great . He did all the tones great all the characters and the voice was strong, smooth
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Lots of different fire in this
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It was a good story overall
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JUST OK!
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Enjoyable
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I found myself not liking the story when it seems so focused on the sexual parts of the culture than anything. the eagle knights use rape as punishment, which is kind of awkward to know as it happens to one character and then that character performs it later on.
the story's pacing is meh at best, but the narrator did make it exciting. fyi, the echo parts are for inner monologues and dont continue past chapter 6.
I wish I could say I loved this, but I only enjoyed the setting.
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Narration saved the story.
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I WILL USE THE ICEFIRE!
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If you're willing to go through the dirty and savage world, this is your pick.
Narration? Awesome! I can only imagine how tough it was to narrate all this stuff, but Edward Mittelstedt did his job very well.
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Savage
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Interesting story
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The narrator was good, dealing with a number of different characters, yet giving them unique voices.
Solid frozen fantasy
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