
The Black Lung Captain
Tales of the Ketty Jay, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Rupert Degas
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By:
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Chris Wooding
Darian Frey is down on his luck. He can barely keep his squabbling crew fed and his rickety aircraft in the sky. Even the simplest robberies seem to go wrong. It's getting so a man can't make a dishonest living any more.
Enter Captain Grist. He's heard about a crashed aircraft laden with the treasures of a lost civilisation, and he needs Frey's help to get it. There's only one problem. The craft is lying in the trackless heart of a remote island, populated by giant beasts and subhuman monsters.
Dangerous, yes. Suicidal, perhaps. Still, Frey's never let common sense get in the way of a fortune before. But there's something other than treasure on board that aircraft. Something that a lot of important people would kill for. And it's going to take all of Frey's considerable skill at lying, cheating and stealing if he wants to get his hands on it....
Strap yourself in for another tale of adventure and debauchery, pilots and pirates, golems and daemons, double-crosses and double-double-crosses. The crew of the Ketty Jay are back!
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A unique experience
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Thanks Chris and Rupert for a magnificent and immersive listening experience!
So happy for the next three books!!
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A wonderfully functioning dysfunctional team
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A Fun Romp
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Outstanding vocal work, satisfying story
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Amazing Character-Driven Adventure
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Rupert easily the best narrator Americans are not allowed to hear (the name of the wind) and perhaps the best narrator full stop.
This book is for those looking to escape for a laugh or a cry into a world of gamblers, cultists, drunks and cut throats...basically your average group of friends.
Thanks again!
Another fantastic work by CW and RD.
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I was a bit nervous as I read several reviews that indicated that half this book was a romance. I hate romance so I wasn’t looking forward to that and was ready to skip ahead if/when the annoying romance scenes happened. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t need to. This book continues with the pre established story, characters and back stories well and consistently. Some other reviewers commented that Captain Frey was out of character and behaved like a child. Well, yes, just like in the first book. Markedly more in this book and yes he is more emotional and irrational but it’s within his character and explained by circumstances. It follows well with what was set down in the first book.
I enjoy this series with interesting flawed characters and an interesting world with fun adventures and good action.
The narration is excellent also. Rupert Degas does a fantastic job with all the character voices and accents. His rendition of the Pirate King in the first book was way too jarring and I couldn’t listen to those scenes (luckily they weren’t important), in this book all the voices and accents were good and not jarring or off putting to me.
Another great installment in this series.
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The first half of Book 2 is more of that, exactly what you want, but the second half is completely replaced by cringeworthy romance drivel. I have no problem with Romance in books, it's only a problem when it makes your main protagonist whom in this case is a grown middle-aged man, has his behavior and mannerism reverted to that of a teenage boy for a sizeable portion of the story, throwing any previous character growth out of the window.
I wish I was joking, but halfway through this book takes a completely different turn from Book 1 and it turns primarily into an awkward romance novel that reverts the character growth made in Book 1 of the protagonist and makes him a genuinely unlikeable fella who will sacrifice ANYTHING for "The Love of his Life", and has no business sitting in a leadership role because his mind is consumed.
If it wasn't for the supporting characters being as endearing as they are, I wouldn't have put up with this. Freys character takes a NOSEDIVE due to poor writing in this book, but the others are lifted to balance it out. Their struggles and resolutions carry this book, while Frey's arc does it's utmost to drag it down.
I am harsh but that's only out of disappointment for a series that had such a strong start. Hopefully Book 3 will pick up the slack.
Problematic Second Half.
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Great characters
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