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Theft of Swords [Dramatized Adaptation]

Written by: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Amanda Forstrom,Andrew Quilpa,Andy Brownstein,Andy Clemence,Bradley Smith,Bruce Alan Rauscher,Chris Genebach,Chris Stinson,Christopher Walker,Colleen Delany,David Jourdan,Dylan Lynch,Henry Kramer,Jeff Allin,Jonathan Feuer
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Publisher's Summary

Theft of Swords contains The Crown Conspiracy and Avempartha, books 1 and 2 of Riyria Revelations. The Crown Conspiracy is the first book in the captivating Riyria Revelations. 

They killed the king. They pinned it on two men. They chose poorly.

There is no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend. Avempartha is the second of a six book series entitled the Riyria Revelations. 

The secret is in the tower. The problem is the beast. The answer is two thieves.

When a destitute young woman hires Royce and Hadrian to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are once more drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer. Once more, what begins with the simple theft of a sword places the two thieves at the center of a firestorm - but this time the outcome could change the future of Elan.  

Performed by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Jonathan Feuer, Henry Kramer, Nick DePinto, Todd Scofield, Laura C. Harris, Andy Brownstein, Sasha Olinick, Bruce Alan Rauscher, David Jourdan, Lawrence Redmond, Bradley Smith, Terence Aselford, Christopher Walker, Michael Glenn, Jeff Allin, Amanda Forstrom, Chris Stinson, Dylan Lynch, Andy Clemence, Ren Kasey, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Andrew Quilpa, Michael John Casey, Colleen Delany, Ken Jackson, Mort Shelby, and Richard Rohan.

©2008 Michael J. Sullivan (P)20217 Graphic Audio

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The great Michael J Sullivan

The story is really good and so are all the actors. The narrator... he grows on you. Definitely worth it !

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Theft of Swords

Great Story. I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the next chapter in this saga

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Think of it as a radio show

It takes about a third of the book for the narrator to emphasizing the right tones of the story. The voice actors however are amazing! For those who enjoy a more radio show feel to their audiobook look no further.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2022-01-26

Could do without the commercials throughout it

I love the story! But hated the advertisements that kept coming up! I bought a book not stupid ads!

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  • Jerry Morelock
  • 2022-03-11

Great Voice Acting Ruined By Narrator

I own literally dozens of GraphicAudio titles I bought directly from them over the last 12+ years or so, and have to say that the guy narrating this--Bradley Smith--is by far the worst narrator of one of their titles I ever heard. They had at the time this was produced at least 5 better narrators--one who's since retired. What makes it even worse is this fellow's the director and has several other narrations/directions--he must have dirt on somebody is all I can imagine.

The voice actors are excellent, as is the overall production other than narration, which is almost always what you get with GraphicAudio. Just be aware of Brad Smith narrated titles, and if you avoid them you should be ok.

Still having a hard time believing GraphicAudio let this one be released with this narrator . . .

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  • Guy
  • 2022-03-04

As good as the original and refreshingly different

I have six hundred and thirty books in my library and only three are dramatized adaptions. I didn’t think that I’d like them as well as I do with a good single narrator; but I was nicely surprised.

This book was an extra bonus because I was able to go back into one of my all time favorite books and enjoy it all over again. It had a different sound and different emphasis in certain scenes due to the sound affects. The dramatization helped keep this version interesting as opposed to hearing the same book twice. The reverb was mixed into the voices a little to much but you’ll get used to it. The characters voices were similar to what I expected which helped also.
I recommend this to anyone, and say that it’s a must for Michael Sullivan fans.

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  • 2023-02-14

Loved it!

I've already listened to this series before but when I saw that it was available as a graphic audio I thought it would be fun to listen to again and I was right! I've actually listened to every book written about Royce and Hadrian (Ryira, Elvish for two 😉). And I think the voice actors nailed it! The voice of Royce was exactly as I would have imagined him. And Hadrian too. Which I really find to be pretty amazing. I didn't have to warm up to their voices at all, they were just right from chapter one! And these graphic audios really are a movie in your mind. The footsteps of someone running up to another person, the music in the background portraying the mood of the scene, the sounds of weather, the sword battles, all brought to life. I give it 5 stars!

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  • Paul
  • 2022-01-18

Impressed

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this audiobook. But this is one of my favorite stories and if they did it well then it would be something I would enjoy listening to for a very long time. The audio production is done very well and I enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to listening to more audiobooks produced by Graphic Audio

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  • AnOldMan
  • 2023-05-20

Sad whole series wasn’t dramatized.

I’m enjoying the story, but the character development is where this work shines. I truly care about what’s next for many of the characters.
Starting next in series now.

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  • Eric
  • 2023-04-17

One of the best I have listened to!

Awesome book, and great acting with the narration! If you like medieval stories, this is the book for you. Just make sure you download the "dramatized" version to get better narration.

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  • Cynthia Monsen
  • 2023-03-22

Loved it!

I Want More!! I enjoy books read by a professional reader. But these books with a troop of readers took it to a whole new level. I will be sad when I have to go back to the other readers. 🫶🏻

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  • P.S.
  • 2023-03-08

Mediocre

Normally when something is rated 4.7, even if the story isn’t my “thing”, I can at least see why it was highly rated. I don’t get it here. The story is ok. The world building lacks the feel of depth and texture that I need to really become immersed in a fantasy novel. Character building is mediocre. Some of the performers were good, some ok, and some terribly over the top. The narrator left something to be desired. The background music was cheesy & I hated it. I may have liked it had it been well done. I think I’d prefer one or 2 good narrators than the full cast unless there’s the budget to get real quality talent bottom to top. Overall, not great, not terrible. I was expecting more given the high rating.

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  • G C van der Watt
  • 2023-01-25

Great pick-me-up

Light, with great characters, good narration and lovely soundtrack. i also liked the twists and turns and humour