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  • Stars of Fortune

  • Guardians Trilogy, Book 1
  • Auteur(s): Nora Roberts
  • Narrateur(s): Saskia Maarleveld
  • Durée: 10 h et 45 min
  • 4,5 out of 5 stars (109 évaluations)

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Stars of Fortune

Auteur(s): Nora Roberts
Narrateur(s): Saskia Maarleveld
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FIRST IN THE GUARDIANS TRILOGY

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a trilogy about three women and three men who join forces to solve an ancient mystery through the power of timeless love…

Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the fire star. Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn them: a magician, an archaeologist, a wanderer, a fighter, a loner. All on a quest. All with secrets. 

Sasha is the one who holds them together - the seer. And in the magician, Bran Killian, she sees a man of immense power and compassion. As Sasha struggles with her rare ability, Bran is there to support her, challenge her, and believe in her. 

But Sasha and Bran are just two of the six. And they must all work together as a team to find the fire star in a cradle of land beneath the sea. Over their every attempt at trust, unity, and love, a dark threat looms. And it seeks to corrupt everything that stands in its way of possessing the stars.... 

©2015 Nora Roberts (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Au global
    3 out of 5 stars
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I skipped forward more and more toward the end

I really really wish that women would not try to sound like men and I really really wish that if they don't know how to do accent, they don't do the bloody accent!

as a Nora Roberts story goes, this one sounds like she like she phoned it in. same old setup - three couples, various magical/mystical skills, ancient objects of power, yadda yadda.

I find reading sex scenes (oh sorry. forgot they're called "intimate encounters" now) uncomfortable. I have now learned that listening to them being read out loud is excruciating!

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  • Au global
    5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it

Really enjoyed the story and the character development in the book. It all came together so well.

  • Au global
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so good!!

easily one of my new favorites now. I enjoyed the mystery of each character the most

  • Au global
    5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome listen.

Great story written by Nora Roberts. Narrator also made listening a treat as well. Looking forward to the next book in this trilogy.

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love it

I love the story and the performance was really enjoyable.
Good performance makes the books truly interesting and easy to follow. I am happy she performances all the trilogy.

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Entertaining

I found the overall story entertaining and liked the way the characters came together. The scenes were not too graphic or bloody or gory. However, while the narrator did a good job of the female voices, as for the men it was actually tiresome because they sounded more like old men and if was often hard to tell Doyle and Bran apart, and definitely not sexy voices at all. I did find the book enjoyable enough to buy book 2.

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  • Bev
  • 2020-07-19

Another Hit!!!

Absolutely loved this book!!! Now on to the next! Nora Roberts is such a wonderful author.

  • Au global
    4 out of 5 stars
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    4 out of 5 stars

"I like the wine."

I went back looking for other non-thriller series by Nora Roberts and was happy to stumble upon this one. Once again, Roberts weaves a fascinating tale of fantasy, adventure, and romance and delivers a book that's hard to it down. Sasha is a great character, and as an extreme introvert, she is a character type we don't often see as protagonist, which gives the series a fresh take. Her way of intertwining fantastical history is also very alluring and fun.

As in my other reviews of her work, it drives me crazy that nearly all her character somehow mention as part of their introduction that they aren't homosexual and I really hope she stops doing that in her future writings. I love her adventures but sometimes her lack of perspective becomes tiresome.

Saskia Maarleveld (great name) is a calming, heartfelt narrator. Occasionally her voices for Doyle and Bran are far too similar but the rest of the narration is great.

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Compelling

Loved this 1st book in the series. Cannot wait to read the other 2 . The characters are interesting with a twist with their secrets.
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  • Karen D.
  • 2015-11-20

Typical NR

Kind of typical for a Nora Roberts magic trilogy. Three women, one kickass, one damaged and shy, one a little fey, and three men. All in a magical quests to find three things, stones in this case, but you could sub in fates or keys or whatever. The narrator does a great job in the women's voices, but the male accents are just kind of laughable and distracting. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. I found I had to rewind quite a bit because it didn't hold my attention. I'll get the rest when they come out, if I remember.

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  • L.W.
  • 2015-11-08

Entertaining, enjoyable, classic NR

Would you consider the audio edition of Stars of Fortune to be better than the print version?

The narration was very good. I thought the accents were good. I cannot see to read books anymore. I have always enjoyed NR's writing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Stars of Fortune?

I think this is a childish question. I enjoyed entire book. It was written in what most might say an older style. Almost like she pulled an older manuscript. The story is entertaining nonetheless. The "F" bomb isn't used every sentence. Which I appreciate. The sex was not 5 pages long which I appreciate.


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What about Saskia Maarleveld’s performance did you like?

Ok now here is the rub. I normally do not like narrators who allow that breathy ending to the majority of the reading. Maybe I was just so hungry for a book I could tolerate. I actually adjusted, her reading otherwise was very good. I appreciated her accents I really like the female voices sound female and the male voice sound very male with only one narrator. She gave each character distinction which is critical to me. I

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Get rid of this question. How the heck should I know. I can't "watch" movies.
The tag line and what is that anyway.
This is a pleasure able , entertaining story, well told, well narrated. When that is your main source of entertainment it is high praise.

Any additional comments?

Audible please revise these questions. My goodness...I may not be young but I spend a fair amount of my monthly income here. You need to offer more to your faithful customers. Free book of our choosing ever so often or after you have purchase a certain amount of books you give us a free credit. I have no desire to go searching for another audio book source.

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    3 out of 5 stars
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  • Kate
  • 2015-11-05

Not her best, hope the rest of the series is better

First, I found elements of this story to be a repeat of the O'Dwyer series which I loved, this was a weak copy. Second, I am really satisfied with Roarke's voice and the Irish voices in the O'Dwyer series and I found the narrator's voice for the two Irish men to be fake and annoying. I actually hope they will change narrators, it could greatly enhance the quality of the story.

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    5 out of 5 stars
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  • Dulcy Yahraus
  • 2020-02-29

Entertainment

After listening to this book I wanted to find the rest of the series so I read other views. I am not a book connoisseur, but when I read the reviews of this book I was surprised at the criticism. To me reading is like watching a movie in slow motion. If I can picture what is being described, then it is like I am there and feeling their emotions and visualizing the scenery. Writing is definitively a skill very few people possess. If I am not drawn into a story, I move on. Someone else may find it fascinating. Spewing negative comments from behind an internet vail of who you are is sad. Try saying positive things, it will make your life better and a nicer place to live.

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    2 out of 5 stars
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  • Christine
  • 2015-12-20

Not good

What disappointed you about Stars of Fortune?

I LOVE Nora Roberts and this is probably her worst book. I'm very disappointed. The story is not developed and neither are the characters. I couldn't finish it

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  • Colette
  • 2016-03-24

Narrator has an irritating rasp

At the end of her phrases the narrator has used a highly irritating drop into a raspy end; it's a v trendy thing among young women but as a affect for an audio book it is most irritating

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  • Eileen
  • 2015-12-09

the narrator is terrible/ story not well developed

What would have made Stars of Fortune better?

the story line is not very developed. I am becoming more and more disappointed by Ms Roberts writing style. There was no development of characters like she used to do. I was barely invested in the romance story. Very disappointed. The narrator was terrible pausing at the end of each statement was so annoying. Nothing like I am used to. Dont care if I read the rest in the series and I own every book in one form or another,

Would you be willing to try another one of Saskia Maarleveld’s performances?

NO

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  • Monroe Review
  • 2015-11-25

Not The Best Book

I have read a lot of Nora Roberts and this is not her best book. Not sure if it was the soundtrack or the reader but it sounded like a robot reading in cadence on some parts. Overall I won't be reading the other books in the series.

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  • L. Miles
  • 2015-11-19

Very disappointing,!

What did you like best about Stars of Fortune? What did you like least?

I always love Nora Roberts but this book had no substance. The characters were shallow and so was the storyline. The narrator was awful.

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    2 out of 5 stars
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  • Cecilia
  • 2015-12-14

Horrible narration

For the second time, the narrator for a series of Nora Roberts novel is awful. Horrible accents and voices. The story was interesting, but I had a hard time getting into the story because of the persistently bad narrator chosen. the voices she chose for the different character's were ridiculous. She was especially challenged using and maintaining a reasonable rendition of an Irish or English accent and her pacing was awful.

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