great listening

2nd time listening, great story and performance from the narrator. Its a shame the narrator is changed later in the series, Ralph Lister suits the story perfectly in my opinion.

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First time 3 stars second time 5

I read four books in this series and each book I read I enjoyed more than the previous but as others have said there are a lot of characters and it can get confusing due to it being a complex story, a bit like Game of Thrones in that aspect. So after book four I decided to reread this book and the series makes far more sense and an easier read. Recommended to Fantasy lovers but it takes perseverance.

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Great Story and Narration

It is not the story one can listen to with headphones while shopping in the Supermarket. I found that I needed the glossary and list of characters at hand for ready reference. I like to listen while I am active and read a hardcopy when I can. There seemed to be new sets of characters of types regularly cropping up. Sometimes the book was hard work but rewarding in the long-run. Good for intellectual types who like a challenge. The complex nature of the book probably stems from the authors academic background. I read the book in four days which helped my momentum. The narrator is excellent.

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Hood's breath!

This is one hell of a book.

"Seeking is not the same as finding, and finding is not the same as succeeding" - Alchemist Baruk

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easy story

i enjoyed the book.. would have been difficult for me to read, but easy listening

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I've Missed the Bridgeburners...

Listening to the audiobook, realised how much I'd missed when reading it - brilliant!

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What a world!

I've heard much about the Malazan books, both positive and negative, and had been meaning to give it a crack. Going straight for audio format, I was ready for something hard to follow. I am glad I went in with this mentality! Half a dozen times I did jump on Google to double check stuff I wasn't quite following; this may have been from distracted listening, rather than poor explanation. Either way, having Google and Reddit did assist my listening.

There're a lot of characters introduced early, which does make it a little hard to get hooked quick. Once you get get a feel for them, however, it quickly becomes exciting. Absolutely loved Kruppe!

The world building is pretty cool, and there are some interesting ideas. The story was ok, but the characters and world are where this book shines!

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My new favourite fantasy

Fantastic book, brilliantly performed. No, you didn’t miss a previous title, this series just throws a bunch of names, places and magical concepts at you and expects you to keep up.

You’ll work it out though. I believe in you.

Loved the narrator. Did a brilliant job of bringing different characters to life with a range of accents. Looking forward to the next.

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Struggle to start with. got better though

Initially struggled with so many characters and chopping and changing parts/ prospectives of the story. Got better as it went on.

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Great performance of a complex and brilliant story

I loved the original book and wasn't sure how such a massive and complex story would translate to audio but it was even better.
A great performance.

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