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Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.
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Great narrator, lethally boring
- By nikko on 2018-11-28
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Great story
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-05-21
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A Dance with Dragons
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Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series - as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
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I've loved all of the books in this series however
- By John Priest on 2018-04-09
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A Feast for Crows
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Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy that began with A Game of Thrones. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
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Not Bad Despite Character Voice Inconsistencies
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A Storm of Swords
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As opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others, a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.
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The chapters are out of order
- By Colleen on 2018-10-23
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A Clash of Kings
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A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
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great!
- By Silvina V. on 2019-01-02
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Great narrator, lethally boring
- By nikko on 2018-11-28
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Great story
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-05-21
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A Dance with Dragons
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I've loved all of the books in this series however
- By John Priest on 2018-04-09
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A Feast for Crows
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- Written by: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 33 hrs and 51 mins
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Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy that began with A Game of Thrones. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
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Not Bad Despite Character Voice Inconsistencies
- By StealthATK on 2018-09-19
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A Storm of Swords
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
- Written by: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 47 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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As opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others, a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.
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The chapters are out of order
- By Colleen on 2018-10-23
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A Clash of Kings
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A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
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great!
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The Book of Swords
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In The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and best-selling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters - many of them set in their authors' best-loved worlds. Join today's finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do.
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A Game of Thrones
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- Written by: George R. R. Martin
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- Length: 33 hrs and 46 mins
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Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse - unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances....
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love it!
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-10-10
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Game of Thrones: A Family History
- Book of Thrones, Volume 1
- Written by: Two Sovereigns Publishing
- Narrated by: Steven Myles
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Game of Thrones: A Family History recounts the epic tales of three of the largest and most important houses in the series: the Targaryens, the Starks, and the Lannisters. Learn how the Targaryens originally took control of the Seven Kingdoms under their great King, Aegon the Conqueror, and how the Lannisters came to be masters of Casterly Rock. Chart the development of the Starks, first as kings in the North then as kingmakers under their popular lord, Eddard Stark.
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The Fall of Gondolin
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Narrated by: Timothy West, Samuel West
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable, is central to the enmity of two of the greatest powers in the world. Morgoth of the uttermost evil seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city of his Elven enemies, while the gods in Valinor refuse to support Ulmo Lord of Waters' designs to protect it. Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, and guided unseen by Ulmo he sets out on the fearful journey to Gondolin to warn them of their coming doom.
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Something special
- By Steven Sitko on 2019-11-30
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Dangerous Women
- Written by: George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
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- Length: 32 hrs and 47 mins
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All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by 12 New York Times best sellers, and seven stories set in the authors’ best-selling continuities - including a new "Outlander" story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden’s world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by George R. R. Martin about the Dance of the Dragons, the vast civil war that tore Westeros apart nearly two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones.
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Not recommended by me
- By Larry on 2018-02-13
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
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The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful power of the One Ring. It begins a magnificent tale of adventure that will plunge the members of the Fellowship of the Ring into a perilous quest and set the stage for the ultimate clash between the powers of good and evil.
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Nightshift
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The Silmarillion
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
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The complete unabridged audiobook of J.R.R Tolkien's The Silmarillion. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part.
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A truly epic tale, just not good as an audiobook
- By CullenJ on 2019-03-15
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The Two Towers
- Book Two in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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The Two Towers is the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic saga, The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed. Meanwhile, at Helm’s Deep and Isengard, the first great battles of the War of the Ring take shape. In this splendid, unabridged audio production of Tolkien’s great work, all the inhabitants of a magical universe - hobbits, elves, and wizards - spring to life. Rob Inglis’ narration has been praised as a masterpiece of audio.
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Well worth hearing a second time
- By Anonymous User on 2019-05-05
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The Return of the King
- Book Three in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
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The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy that tells the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings. In this concluding volume, Frodo and Sam make a terrible journey to the heart of the Land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron. In addition to narrating the prose passages, Rob Inglis sings the trilogy’s songs and poems a capella, using melodies composed by Inglis and Claudia Howard, the Recorded Books studio director.
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Eh. The bit about the Hobbits was ok. I guess.
- By Adam Watkins on 2019-04-02
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Windhaven
- Written by: George R. R. Martin, Lisa Tuttle
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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The planet of Windhaven was not originally a home to humans, but it became one following the crash of a colony starship. It is a world of small islands, harsh weather, and monster-infested seas. Communication among the scattered settlements was virtually impossible until the discovery that, thanks to light gravity and a dense atmosphere, humans were able to fly with the aid of metal wings made of bits of the cannibalized spaceship.
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The Children of Hurin
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Christopher Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings. The story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
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Tolkien. Christopher Lee. 'Nuff said.
- By Caitlin on 2018-03-03
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The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- Written by: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.
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The podcast, only different
- By Anonymous User on 2019-12-03
Publisher's Summary
New York Times best seller
The perfect gift for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones - an epic history of Westeros and the lands beyond, featuring hundreds of minutes of all-new material from George R. R. Martin!
If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork - the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time - warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice & Fire.
This is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones. In a collaboration that’s been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros.org - perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator.
Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including:
- full family trees for Houses Stark, Lannister, and Targaryen
- in-depth explorations of the history and culture of Westeros
- 100% all-new material, more than half of which Martin wrote specifically for this book
The definitive companion piece to George R. R. Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe, The World of Ice & Fire is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-03-22
solid
The narrator definitely fit the role of a maestor reading the stories to you. a good interesting listen
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- Langer
- 2019-01-01
Great if you're a nerd
This is a great book for Westeros fan-boys. It reminds me of Tolkien's "Lost Tales" and other books that made up the Histories of Middle Earth. This book really enriches the world Martin created but is not much of a "stand-alone" book
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- JS
- 2018-09-19
Great world building for Game of Thrones
Learn a lot more about the history and the world of Game of Thrones #Audible1
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- Enelra
- 2018-09-15
Audio Book only.
I found the only way to get they this book was to listen to the audio form. Could NOT read it on my own. To dry and kind of boring. The audio version made it tolerable.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-08-23
Nerdy
If you're a nerd you're gonna love it! It's read like a history book instead of a story so it can get a bit stale, but overall I liked it.
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- Lucie
- 2015-07-03
Masterpiece, as expected
To be honest, I have to say that when I first started listening to this book, I was surprised by the fact that this is not a novel( or a story). It is a history book. Some parts that talked about the early history of Westeros, I can't call anything but boring, but once the book got closer to the "present time", I found it very interesting. It gives a very detailed history of every house and even the free cities. The longer I listened the more hooked I was. It is clear that the authors have spent countless hours creating this world.
Bottom line, if you're a die-hard Game of Thrones fan, you'll love it, but if you're just looking for an easy listen, pass on this one.
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- Daniel
- 2014-10-30
Calm Down, Fanboys
I loved all the other books in the series, but this book was a disappointment. This offering may work in print as reference material. It does not work as an audiobook. Unless you enjoy listening to an almanac, save your credit and buy the print version.
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- Dragon-Fox
- 2014-12-12
no audio table of contents?!! AAAARRRRGGGGHHH
Would you listen to The World of Ice & Fire again? Why?
This book is a wet dream and fantastic for a ASOIAF lover, but where are the chapters and the table of contents in this audiobook? What in the world of ice and fire is going on here?
I mean, it's pretty freakin' infuriating that it's ALL one audio file and if I want to listen to the story of the Stark family history again and again, I can't just do that because there's no freakin table of contents in the audio file which is how long?? Oh 21 hours and 22 minutes!!!!! This is really really irritating.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The World of Ice & Fire?
that there's NO table of contents in the audio book!!
Any additional comments?
ADD AUDIO TABLE CONTENTS as an UPGRADE for the audiobook ASAP!
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- Dan
- 2014-11-15
Does not work as an audio book
I have to agree with Daniel. This book may work well in print as reference material but as an audiobook it is a snoozer. As a history book I did learn interesting background information on the characters but listening to someone read it was a struggle.
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- Hunter
- 2014-11-18
The book for beginners!!!
If you're a true Game Of Thrones fan this is a good read but you should already know most of this book. I've read all five books twice and watched the series three or four times. With all that being said i still learned more about the 7 kingdoms. This book is a great feel in as we all wait for the 6th book to come out and we all know that HBO or the millions of fans out there won't make George R.R. Martin write faster. The one thing Martin does do in this book is he sets up the prequel for the New HBO series!!!! This book really tells you all about the Targaryen blood line and all the family trees and the wars to win the throne. If Martin feels to finish book 6 and 7 before the HBO last seasons starts, this is always a new route they can go. One things for sure-nobody can get enough Game Of Thrones!!!!
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- EOD4life
- 2019-05-29
The World of Suck
Jumped back and forth between two readers with opposite styles and pitches. Difficult to understand from one to another when first changing. Speed reading through the history of Westeros. Would not recommend
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- Anthony Zorn
- 2016-10-12
The Silmarillion of GRR Martin's World
Though this book is more for backstory to explain how and why the world we are thrust into came to be, and does a wonderful job at explaining where the different ethnicities developed, the conflicts of ages past, as well as the ancient tales of empires come and gone by, as well as a pondering on the races that may have come before.
As always, Roy was a wonderful narrarator and has not lost his talent for the series.
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- George Ariola
- 2016-02-04
For super fans only!!!
If you want to know all about the Andals, the Rhoynar, the first city of Ghis, the fabled land of Sotheros, and about the Doom of Valyria, then this is great for you.
If you don't know what I'm talking about or don't care, stick to the main novels.
A semi-complete history of the major houses is contained within, also, which is fascinating. But that's only about the first half of the book. The second half deals with the Free Cities and the other continents.
Hope that helps!
12 of 15 people found this review helpful
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- clayton p michaud
- 2014-10-28
Sweet History Text
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Definitely. However, this book ins't a novel. It's set up as a maester's chronicling of the history of Westeros and beyond. If you love the other books, you should find these tales very interesting. Roy Dotrice does a great job as always, and there is another narrator for what are essentially footnotes, which works well. You forget there there are two other co-authors being the storytelling is so consistent. Well Done.
Have you listened to any of Roy Dotrice and Nicholas Guy Smith ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Just as good as Roy's other Ice and Fire readings
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
YES
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- Stefan Dascalu
- 2016-09-20
Good acting, Terrible editing
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Better structuring and better cutting of the audio
Any additional comments?
The book has several sections where the audio is so poorly cut it's laughable how this could have left the editing desk. Whenever you start to lose yourself in the story you're pulled right out when you hear jarring shifts in volume and intonation. And after a few you realize it's not the performance it's the amateurish job of stitching the various sections of audio they had available the publishing company performed.
18 of 24 people found this review helpful