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Morning Star
- Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 21 hrs and 50 mins
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Red Rising (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
- Red Rising, Book 1
- Written by: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Richard Rohan, John Kielty, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.
Written by: Pierce Brown
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Red Rising 1
- Written by: Pierce Brown, H. Lenoir - traducteur
- Narrated by: Pierre-Henri Prunel
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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« J'aurais pu vivre en paix. Mes ennemis m'ont jeté dans la guerre. » Darrow n'est pas un héros. Tout ce qu'il souhaite, c'est vivre heureux. Mais les Ors, les dirigeants de la Société, en ont décidé autrement. Ils lui ont tout enlevé : sa raison d'être, ses certitudes, jusqu'à son reflet dans le miroir. Darrow n'a plus d'autre choix que de devenir comme ceux qui l'écrasent. Pour mieux les détruire. Il va être accepté au légendaire Institut, y être formé avec l'élite des Ors, dans un terrain d'entraînement grandeur nature.
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Puissance du récit - à la Hunger Games
- By Sylvain Bedard on 2023-11-25
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Theft of Swords
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- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
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Acclaimed author Michael J. Sullivan created instant best sellers with his spellbinding Riyria Revelations series. This first volume introduces Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, two enterprising thieves who end up running for their lives when they’re framed for the death of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy bigger than they can imagine, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery - before it’s too late.
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Debut book issues but fun listen
- By Danny on 2018-04-30
Written by: Michael J. Sullivan
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
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It has been 20 years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs, once thought of almost as gods, were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs' fate only by submitting themselves to the rebellion's Four Tenets.
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book
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The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice
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you really can't judge a book by its cover
- By John on 2017-10-21
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A Day of Fallen Night
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Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be. The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber.
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An overall fantastic listen
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Red Rising (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
- Red Rising, Book 1
- Written by: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Richard Rohan, John Kielty, and others
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Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.
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« J'aurais pu vivre en paix. Mes ennemis m'ont jeté dans la guerre. » Darrow n'est pas un héros. Tout ce qu'il souhaite, c'est vivre heureux. Mais les Ors, les dirigeants de la Société, en ont décidé autrement. Ils lui ont tout enlevé : sa raison d'être, ses certitudes, jusqu'à son reflet dans le miroir. Darrow n'a plus d'autre choix que de devenir comme ceux qui l'écrasent. Pour mieux les détruire. Il va être accepté au légendaire Institut, y être formé avec l'élite des Ors, dans un terrain d'entraînement grandeur nature.
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Puissance du récit - à la Hunger Games
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Theft of Swords
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- Written by: Michael J. Sullivan
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Acclaimed author Michael J. Sullivan created instant best sellers with his spellbinding Riyria Revelations series. This first volume introduces Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, two enterprising thieves who end up running for their lives when they’re framed for the death of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy bigger than they can imagine, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery - before it’s too late.
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Debut book issues but fun listen
- By Danny on 2018-04-30
Written by: Michael J. Sullivan
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
- The Licanius Trilogy, Book 1
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- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
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It has been 20 years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs, once thought of almost as gods, were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs' fate only by submitting themselves to the rebellion's Four Tenets.
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book
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- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
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With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.
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you really can't judge a book by its cover
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An overall fantastic listen
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Enjoyable adventure fair
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Simmons is a complete hack
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Absolutely fantastic
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My Absolute Favorite!!!
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Good story but narrator not so much
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Fantastically immersive.
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Too short
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All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans.
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NOTE This book is only 3 hours long!
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The Keeper Origins: The Complete Trilogy
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Sable would do anything to break free from the ruthless gang boss she's indebted to before he corrupts her younger sister or discovers Sable's magical ability to sense the truth in people's words. In a last desperate attempt at freedom, Sable stumbles into unexpected help—Atticus, the famous playwright, and his traveling theater troupe. Far more than a means of escape, the mismatched band of actors is destined to become the family Sable never knew she wanted. They help awaken her magic until she becomes the burning symbol of truth that the entire land needs.
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Interesting magic - writing that brought smiles
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Publisher's Summary
Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.
Finally, the time has come.
But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied - and too glorious to surrender.
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- Sully
- 2020-08-18
A solid ending to a first Trilogy.
At the end of book 2 I was so on the edge of my seat to find out what happens next. I jumped into this one immediately. At the end of this one I felt very satisfied with the conclusion of the first Trilogy and could happily put the series down if there weren't 2 more to dive into right away. This story built up lots of tension in the right way and had several unexpected twists that kept me on my toes trying to figure out what would happen next this series is fantastic and I have a hard time restraining myself from continually recommending it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-04-07
Wow
That author can really drag me emotionally in all directions. Impressive book I loved it su much. Fantastic work from the voice actor too. Im really sad to know they remplace him by 5 differents in the next book and make consider reading the last two instead.
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- John
- 2021-02-08
Good ending to the series. few missteps
I felt like the final book did a good job of ending the series properly. The characters go through a lot and there are a few surprises along the way. Some big showdowns and big space battles. Vocal performance was great again, wished there was some more variety, but always pleasant and understandable.
The politics take a massive step back this time and focus on the action this time. I felt like the series' reoccurring issues of meandering and getting stuck on mundane parts happens too often again. It really is a simpler series than I would have liked it to be, some deeper commentary on the different political spheres would've been interesting.
Generally the story took time to get started and didn't really play up massive space battles properly as they were about to happen.
Some good surprises from characters old and new. There was interesting growth for them and space to breathe for the large cast, which was definitely welcome after book 2 refused to share it's narrative with anyone but Darrow for longer than 2 minutes.
Overall I'd give it a 6.6/10 for the whole series. Not bad, but not exactly special
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- Kirill Gaevski
- 2021-05-20
Great Story but...
... it has dragged out too long. It seems thata few plot points could have been dropped due to redundancy.
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- Anne
- 2023-11-28
Excellent
Loved the series. Kept me interested throughout and would love to find something else to listen to that can hold my attention and that I enjoy listening to.
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- Rosalynn Maahs Daigle
- 2023-11-22
Great Narration
love the narrator of these books. he brings life to the story. the series has grown on me and this book has been one of my favourites.
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- FissureZ
- 2023-11-15
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Rather decent tapestry of interwoven stories of what divides and binds the future of humanity in our solar system. Colours.
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- Travis
- 2023-11-13
Amazing
Can’t praise these books enough. Read them, now listening to them and still just completely love them.
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- Agathe boudreault
- 2023-10-20
Wow!
I loved this sooo much, and the performance was amazing!
Can't wait to listen to the next one
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-09-30
One the best series I’ve ever read.
This book series is fantastic, non stop action. Amazing cast of characters. Epic moments and moments that will make you tear up, I cannot recommend the Red Rising series enough. It needs to be experienced.
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- Audre
- 2016-03-24
It doesn't get much better than this!
This series broke my heart a million times. It made me forget what I was doing and tune out the world. It made me hold my breath and laugh out loud. This is some seriously good writing. I'm normally not a Sci Fi girl but I'm so glad I tried this out. The world is expertly crafted and I fell in love with the characters. I feel like they are my friends and I'm sad that it's over.
I highly recommend this to anyone who loves an excellent story with believable characters who are flawed and imperfect but make you love them, forgive them, cheer for them and cry for them.
Tim Gerard Reynolds is also one of my favorite readers (why I got this book in the first place actually, along with a good review from someone I follow) and he did an amazing job, as always.
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- Darwin8u
- 2016-02-25
SciFi bread and circuses
Split the atom's heart, and lo!
Within it thou wilt find a sun.
-Persian Mystic Poem
Not great, but good enough. Finished the series. It was popcorn with butter. And, sometimes, what you want is popcorn with butter. This isn't Isaac Asimov or Philip K Dick. Pierce Brown isn't aiming for great SciFi lit. He's aiming for movie rights, readers, and finds an unplowed row between Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, Divergent, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones. It is a steroid Space Opera with the subtlety of a freight train filled with frat boys.
I think the strength of Brown is his characters and his occasionally artful phrase. His weaknesses is he sometimes runs into SciFi cliche, his plots are fairly predictable, and the whole set-up is far too clean. It was written to be a large-budget movie more than a novel. It was written to sell, too option, and yes read, but not to feed or inspire.
When I remember they are written more for my teenage kids, I am more forgiving. Not everyone can write with the messy heart of Philip K Dick or the control of Dan Simmons. Brown can write about death and suffering and still make it feel warm and sunny. His prose lacks the gravitas to REALLY pull off suffering. When Brown writes about death, it feels like a teenager writing about sex or a white man writing about racism. I know I'm probably taking this review and the whole series way more serious than I need too. I don't think it breaks any new ground. I don't think the stakes are huge. It is entertainment for the masses. It is SciFi bread and circuses, and I guess that is fine for a couple days. Watching gladiators battle in space is always good for a bit of blood and even made me forget Trump for a couple minutes every day. And that IS a good thing.
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- Michael G Kurilla
- 2016-02-21
Gory damn magnificent!
Morning Star, Pierce Brown's thrilling conclusion to the Red Rising trilogy more than lives up to expectations based on the the first two volumes. What begins from the low point with Darrow's capture at the end of volume 2, proceeds through a series of two steps forward and one step back as Darrow must constantly second guess both his friends and enemies while he continues to excel at doing the unexpected. The core of the resolution of the multiple eight balls Darrow finds himself behind is to methodically pick apart the societal hold by exploiting the weaknesses and animosities among the outer worlds, Mars (meaning the jackal) and the core. Rather than a systematic, well executed take-down, the denouement morphs into one potential catastrophe after another until even in the face of eventual victory Brown still manages to surprise with left field turn of events.
The sci-fi elements are muted with no new elements relative to earlier installments and stay well in the background as a supporting role. Beyond the thriller aspects of the storytelling, Brown explores relationships along with differing attitudes and beliefs that drive the main characters around Darrow. Each supporting character, Mustang, Cassius, Sevro, Victra, Roque, Quicksilver, etc. have different, but equally valid perspectives on their drives and ambitions. The intimacy of their various interactions is poignant and moving and is a compelling component of the appeal of the tale. At the same time, Darrow is continually making tough, less than ideal choices that completely satisfy few and leave many worse off than before. In this way, the tale is closer to "real life" than expected, especially in utilizing the "fog of war". Finally, while Darrow succeeds in achieving his overarching goal, Brown leaves the reluctant revolutionist with the unenviable task of remolding society while bracketed by potential enemies and the disillusioned,leaving plenty of fodder for future installments. One glaring omission was the noticeable absence of Harmony.
The narration is simply outstanding with sheer mastery of the range of voices of both genders. Tone, pace, and mood are expertly handled to render a nonstop can't put down attraction that dovetails nicely with the author's "seat of the pants" writing pace.
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- Gus
- 2017-05-30
The narration and content = outstanding
If I would have known how great a series I was about to get into, I would have waited for a weekend where I was not so busy. I blew through these books in 4 days. The feeling of satisfaction I had after reading the last page was sublime. Anyone who has a great imagination pick this book up.
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- dashesy
- 2018-02-01
Inside an insecure hero's head
The first 2 books were very good, that made Morning Star a sore disappointment. The story is no longer appealing to a mature audience, as if takes a sharp turn to YA at its worst. The story starts in the crazed head of the main protagonist being tortured and in delirium, and it seems like it never gets out of it!
You have to bear listening to the constant mood swings and insecurities twirling in his head. This moment's cunningly clever hero, is just an adolescent boy 20 seconds later. Also, there are constant reflections about the past events and characters long gone and forgotten "after academy".
The performance is good but slow, I had to speed Audible's speed to 1.25x to avoid the boring storyline.
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- Lore
- 2016-03-07
A trilogy that ends on a high note
I usually have 2 audiobooks going at once since I listen to one book while commuting and another while running. For the most part, the two books stay in their assigned places but occasionally one of the two books will grab my attention and cause me to listen to it continuously across both activities. Morning Star was such a book.
As this series has gone on I have found myself more and more invested in it. Red Rising was good but I felt that it contained a few standard YA tropes that forced me to keep my distance. Golden Son was better but as the middle story of the trilogy it was a bridge that went nowhere ending with a cliffhanger. That left Morning Star with a built in obligation to build upon the unfinished foundation laid before it and it does not fail to deliver. For me it was the best book of the series.
Darrow's exploits in this one contain highs and lows alike and he finds that he must make a final determination of the trustworthiness of almost every person in his life. From the dead who helped shape him to the living who still try to manipulate him, Darrow melds all of their influences together with his own opinions to finally become himself. He no longer fights for Eo's vision or Ares' cause but rather for his own reasons. He has all sigils removed from his hands and transforms himself into a simple human that is neither red nor gold. He has no color at all and represents the future that he desires to create for all of humanity.
Pierce Brown takes you a non-stop wild adventure ride in this one and he keeps you guessing. Sometimes you are in on the plans, and sometimes you are not, but you never lose interest in the outcome. The events build to a final showdown with the Sovereign and every character is eventually forced to pick a side to stand on. Loyalties are up in the air until the very end but this one is no cliffhanger.
Tim Gerard Reynolds is brilliant once again and without a doubt enhances the written word with his narration. Is this book perfect? No it isn't but I am not going to dwell on any negatives as they are easy to overlook. It grabbed my attention from the start and didn't let go until it was over which makes this the best book of the series.
Break the chains!
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- Patsy G.
- 2018-01-26
I wanted to love it....but
I really wanted to like this series...... but oh my I just wanted to slap them, so predictable , lower class people find hero, he rises in the ranks to become top Hero, he makes friends, lose his friends, always has a positive attitude always thinks the best of everyone gets stabbed in the back over and over and over again all three books same situation , he gets one step forward and he get knocked back two steps , it was everything I could do to get through book 3 .
I do believe the narration was one of the best I've heard lately but the story I can only give two stars, just wasn't my cup of tea .
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- Daniel Black
- 2018-09-01
Nobody left to root for
I loved the first book. I liked the second book. Will not finish the third book. I’m done at the end of chapter 57. Brown’s propensity to kill off main characters bothered me but I kept slogging through. Not anymore. Reality in this world is too depressing to want to escape to this one where every once of compassion and friendship is met with a knife in the back. When you kill off all the lovable sidekicks you destroy the story. On a positive note, Tim Gerard Reynolds is great as usual and the reason I stumbled upon this series.
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- Yassine EL OUARZAZI
- 2016-04-06
Very poor story but a great narrator.
The quality of the trilogy goes steadily down from the first book to this one. I am a huge fan of fantasy and scifi and I am usually a forgiving audience, but here the book feel off my hands in the last 10 chapters. The author seems to repeat multiple times completely artificial crises in the flow of the story. I felt multiple times that the mental process was "I feel the tension is going down and I don't know what to do next, let create a crisis out of the blue and kill one of the main characters, maybe it will mask the weakness in the script". These artificial twists kept kicking me out of the story and wiping out the suspension of disbelief, until I stopped listening 7 chapters from the end.
The narrator on the other hand is really good, he was just not able to salvage the disastrous flaws in the stories.
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- Shaun
- 2017-06-05
A series of idiotic decisions.
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I think the author just ran out of ideas at the end. I wanted to like this book. But when the protagonist keeps falling into the same idiotic traps making the same wrong decisions with SOMETIMES THE SAME F******** people.
Which character – as performed by Tim Gerard Reynolds – was your favorite?
the narrator was flawless!
What character would you cut from Morning Star?
All the stupid decisions. Make bad hard to overcome circumstances. And make it hard to overcome. Not seemingly hard to overcome situations that are somehow easily done. Then a huge debacle of juvenile decisions
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- Tery
- 2023-06-06
A masterpiece
The whole trilogy is nothing but incredibly smart and wonderfully orchestrated! There's enough feelings to make me cry, enough pain to grind my teeth, enough hope to make me shiver. Perfect in every way.
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