
The Green Pearl
Lyonesse, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Kevin T. Collins
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By:
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Jack Vance
In The Green Pearl, King Aillas of Troicinet defends the peace of the Elder Isles against both the Ska marauders who once enslaved him and the wicked King Casmir. While organizing the unruly barons in the frontiers of his land, Aillas goes out of his way to capture the lovely Ska noblewoman who once stung him with her disregard. When he gets separated from his men, his dream of forcing the lady's recognition becomes the toil of dragging a defiant captive across lands governed by Casmir's henchmen. Meanwhile, the world of magic has gone on the move. The concentrated malice of the witch Desmëi has manifested as a green pearl, breeding lust and envy and death; and a sorcerer in Casmir's employ abducts the princess Glyneth, in a bid to draw Aillas and friends on a hopeless rescue mission across a bizarre and deadly alternate world.
A masterpiece of romantic, picaresque adventure, The Green Pearl extends the epic founded with Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden and concluded in the World Fantasy Award-winning Madouc
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Eager to listen to the final episode.
Better than Lyonesse 1
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Amazing
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It is a pity that such an excellent book was not given into the hands of a comparable narrator.
The only reason the narrator did not get only one star, was because he could do old men's voices fairly well, and (unlike Robertson Dean) when he did women's voices, he did not sound like a teen-aged castrato. with an unaccountably breaking voice.
He needs to pre-read the book to someone older, and have his plethora of mispronunciations corrected.
He also needs to not end his sentences with exactly the same inflection, every frighin' time.
He also needs to vary the cadences of the sentences, according to what is occurring. People who are trying to explain delicate matters (e.g., Sir Tristano) tend to speak slower. People who are trying to explain away something hurry their speech.
Still, the narrator has potential. He has a good voice. He could be a fine narrator if he applies himself.
A Masterpiece Read By a Tyro
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Excellent
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Classic Vance read exquisitely
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A wonderful book read by a talented actor!
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Even better than the first
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