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Jack of Thieves
- The Master Thief, Book 1
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: The Master Thief, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Thieves Guild is renowned for their ability to steal anything. Its elite members have robbed nobles of wealth, reputation, and even their honor. The Guildmaster rules them with brutality and fear, yet his name and past are a mystery. From the depths of the Evermist swamp, he seeks a master thief, one who can help him reclaim his lost power.
Young and brash, Jack Myst has drawn the Guildmaster's attention. His feats mark his potential, but his audacity and cunning make him dangerous. After years of preparation, an invitation from the guild is exactly what he desires. When he gets it, his hunt begins, and there is nothing he cannot steal.
Even the Guildmaster's secret.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-03-2019
okay, not great.
There is nothing particularly wrong with "Jack of Thieves" I believe some people would rather enjoy it. Personnally I found it kinda bland and lacking in personality, Jack himself is pretty by the numbers and isn't a very interesting character.
The writing is quite simplistic and the plots pretty basic. But if your just looking for a time killer then you'll enjoy it. If however your looking for something with a bit more flair I wouldn't recomened it.
The narrator isn't the best I've heard, but he does a decent job. In conclusion: a good journey, not a great one.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-07-2018
Great Tale!
captivating story, great characters, excellently written.
Excellent performance, as always by Derek Perkins! I look forward to the next in the series!
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- Sweetheart1
- 24-11-2017
A new drinking game
Everything the words Smirk or Trio gets used... take a shot of something strong. You won't get past the first few chapters. I'm enjoying the series but the author needs to find some new descriptive words.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-08-2017
A modern classic of fantasy fiction
Coming straight off the Cycle series of books, I found this to be exactly what I was after. A refreshing tale of thieves and revenge with a flair of bond.
The story had an excellent conclusion while peppering hints throughout the tale of a much larger plot with an intriguing cultist history of ancient civilisation.
Jack of thieves contains everything I could want in a modern fantasy story and I cannot wait to begin book no. 2
:)
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- Amelia
- 08-01-2019
so so very bad
The narrator did incredibly well considering the low quality material he had to work with. The main character amount to an arrogant f***boy with no depth, or any real 'character' to speak of. The aim was clearly to create a witty brash character (think Locke, from The Gentleman Bastards) which failed so spectacularly, I found myself both frustrated and disappointed.
Aside from the saucer- deep characters across the board, the story is so predictable, that I have had more unexpected and suprising sneezes.
Don't waste your precious time on this one
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- Anonymous User
- 30-06-2018
awful
Ok for kids. Honestly the worst audio book I have listened too. Dont waste your money.
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- Maryann
- 23-03-2017
really......really good!
I was happily listening to what I thought was a nice story when the plot grabbed me and held me strongly till the end. i listen to multiple books at once unless one is so compelling I can't switch to another. Doesn't happen often so I know that when it does I have a gem in my hand. hey
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- Jessica
- 10-05-2017
What a gem, no a DIAMOND!
What did you love best about Jack of Thieves?
The dialogue for Jack was so funny and witty I was surprised at how far it went. The story was well written and fun. There was never a slow moment in my opinion.
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Totally, I had to find more things to do just to keep listening.
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- Ben
- 30-08-2017
So Bad....
What disappointed you about Jack of Thieves?
Not even sure where to start with this review. For starters, I'm not sure how it could have gotten such a high rating. Here's a cliffs notes summary of the book:- Jack is a conceited, overconfident blusterer with mommy issues. He's good at everything he does... Women all think he's gods gift to men... .etc, etc. Oh yeah and at no point in the book does he ever really learn any lessons.- He joins the thieves guild to avenge the killing of his mom and powers through every obstacle without really making any mistakes along the way, with the exception of being a total A-hole to everyone he meets and interacts with. There is some reference to some mysterious mythology near the end of the book, but the story so far has been so bad I don't care enough to give this author a second chance.
What could Ben Hale have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Character development. None of the characters really develop at all... all very flat. At best Jack is convinced that sometimes he needs other people to help him out. I almost feel bad for the female characters who are for some reason attracted to him. I guess that's what happens when you try to stuff a lot of story into a shorter fantasy book. There's also a real lack of world building. Generic elf and dwarf races are described... probably the most interesting world building part of the book is the stuff about the animal druid link... but in the end it's just another excuse to make Jack this super-powered character who excels at everything.
Did Derek Perkins do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Derek does do multiple voices and you can tell the difference between them... I just don't like his performances in general. Something about his voices just give the characters a very juvenile tone. I think he also does the Dragonvein books, which I think could be significantly more enjoyable with a better narrator.
What character would you cut from Jack of Thieves?
Jack. His character needs a major re-write. You're supposed to root for the protagonist but he's just so flat that it's hard to care about him.
Any additional comments?
Not recommended
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- Alex
- 06-05-2017
Annoyingly juvenile
The main protagonist is annoyingly juvenile at key points for no purpose beyond creating filler. The story is half undone by this and then also by the inconsistent rules within the guild. What plot purpose is served by emphasizing how important some rules of the guild are only to blazenly ignore them without any reaction at a later point.
While it isn't annoying enough to justify returning, it's not far from it. Unfortunately I can not recommend this book. :(
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- Willie-B
- 19-05-2017
Skip it unless you are new to fantasy.
What would have made Jack of Thieves better?
Jack of Thieves has a good plot in an interesting world, but unfortunately the story is presented in such a way that it would appeal to someone in middle school. I have grown out of the type of fantasy this book presnets and moved onto more adult themed books such as GOT or any of the excellent books by Joe Abercrombie. There just was not enough violence in the battles and everything always seems to work out for the protagonist. I don't mind things working out, and I don't mind a book that leaves out the violence, but everything just works out because, there is no real reasons for anyone to act the way they act.
What was most disappointing about Ben Hale’s story?
The way characters just go along with things for no apparent reason.
Have you listened to any of Derek Perkins’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, I don't think so. The voice actor did a good job with the material he had to work with.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Indifference. It was such a cool concept, but it is difficult to get excited about this with such bland characters.
Any additional comments?
I normally have to stop and rewind books when people talk to me while I am listening, for this book I didn't really care. I hope that the author is able to develop this series better, there were some great settings and situations that just went off badly. If this were a puzzle game, it would be the kind that has a key 1 foot away form a key hole.
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- Joshua
- 25-05-2017
Nothing of interest here
Where to begin?
I guess I should state that I didn't quite hate this book, but I think that's mostly because I eventually began tuning it out, and my mood improved at that point.
I found the main character unlikable, at first. Later I transitioned into active dislike. First off, he seems to lack any charisma. Smirking and hurling uninspired insults doesn't constitute charm. His claim to Master Thief status is that he managed to climb a clockwork-like wall and reach the third of fourth doors on the first try. Okay, so he's athletic.
Later on when he goes up against flesh and blood enemies, he tends to get caught with his hand in the cookie jar. At this point, he flashes a smirk, tosses in some insults to sputtering, seemingly-impotent enemies and runs off. My favorite evasion scene involved him declaring that his victims couldn't follow him. Next chapter. That's a big part of my problem. The main character tells everyone, and the reader, how things are and that's the final word. The absolute opposite of "Show, don't Tell."
World building is non-existent. Environs are lazily described, if at all. The characters are all similarly shallow. The female character is named Beauty. The charm of the main character is established by his telling her she has nice legs, or other anatomy, at various points of the story. The leader of the assassins guild? A kid. Shocking. What a crazy twist!! Also, that's about the extent of his character development.
The main character's central motivation and goal seemed to hold some promise, but it unraveled and ended up taking another, and in my estimation, somewhat less interesting path. That's okay, with the lack of character depth and world building, the original goal wouldn't have involved anything too interesting to accomplish anyway.
This seems harsh and I hate to get so negative about a book, but I figure, that if I were a character in this story, being dismissive and unappreciative would qualify me for at least the rank of Journeyman Thief.
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- Peet
- 05-04-2018
still boring
I love fast-paced well thought out fantasy and
this has many mind-boggling 5 star reviews but B H and D P still boring
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- andrew
- 10-10-2017
Eh
Eh, it was fine. Very average, nothing amazing. The flip side was it wasn't bad either, it was a fairly normal story about a group of thieves.
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- M. Barnes
- 14-03-2017
Excellent world creation and story
Would you listen to Jack of Thieves again? Why?
Yes. I listen on my iPod in the evening and often go back the next morning and listen again. The story is engaging and the narrator does a great job.
Have you listened to any of Derek Perkins’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No. This is my first book with Derek Perkin's as narrator, but I will look for his work. I enjoy his work.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
This is a book that keeps you wanting to see what happens next so you keep listening.
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- bro.Rob
- 15-04-2017
Try another author - at least a better series...
The attitudes reflected by the hero and main character, Jack, reveals so much of the authors attitudes and feelings about life.
There is an overt and near perpetual envy of - and hatred toward - anyone that has a standing above anybody else, whether by wealth or nobility or any other elevated status. When the main character must try to think of the appropriate way to respond to a particular person and situation, arrogance and anger are always seemed to be cool and acceptable in the mind of the author and his alter ego, Jack.
This deep bitterness of heart and arrogant condescension of mind permeates much of the first third of this book.
Anyone of any type of elevated status (especially wealth or position, including nobility) immediately makes one worthy of harsh judgement. Any such person is guilty and worthy of being stolen from, lied to, cheated, publicly made fun of, etc. Anyone who is used to perpetuate any type of judgment upon such a person is cool and worthy of near-hero status.
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- David
- 14-03-2017
Generic and unremarkable
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Gods no!
I hate being critical of someone else's hard work, and to be fair the writing isn't terrible, if this is a first attempt at a novel by a young adult writer then I'd say it shows promise.
However.
The story it'self is clunky, the characters two dimensional and ham-fistedly presented, the world building nearly non-existent, the magic system unexplained and uninteresting and the imagery honestly felt as though it was drawn straight from a bad computer game or a dodgy kids cartoon.
Has Jack of Thieves put you off other books in this genre?
It serves as a salutary lesson in being skeptical of any book with a 5 star rating, but I've read plenty of other equally pulpy sci-fi / fantasy novels.
What about Derek Perkins’s performance did you like?
A great performance, clear and with consistent characterisation, can't ask for more in a narrator.
Did Jack of Thieves inspire you to do anything?
It inspired me to find something more enjoyable to listen to and to write this review.. so yes, yes it did.
Any additional comments?
Ben, do yourself a favor and read "The Anatomy of Story" before plotting your next book.
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- Paul
- 17-05-2018
A new classic , great listen
Great listen with really great characters, Ben hale new number one fan, Book two already downloaded
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- anthony
- 12-03-2017
Outstanding listen.
This audio book was an outstanding listen. I can not wait until the rest of the trilogy is released. Ben Hale is fast becoming my number one author. I really hope there are many more books in the future.another strong narration by Derick Perkins. If you want a good book to loose your self in then give this a try you wont be disappointed.
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- Tailtrix
- 16-12-2019
Now one of my favorite authors.
love the characters and the story, narrator is enjoyable. cant wait to read the rest.
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- Mat
- 04-09-2018
good book but way too short :)
cannot wait to see what happens now, I have a general idea especially after the big reveal at the end.
good book overall
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- m
- 09-08-2018
What a shame
Unfortunately I came to this book after searching for something that might help fill the hole left after I finished Patrick Rothfuss.
I'm afraid this simply isn't in the same league.
The characters are cliched and 2-dimensional. The story is, well, boring (sorry). I gave up about half way through when I realised I simply didn't care about the characters or what was happening.
The narration is excellent though.
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- Mr T Chard
- 14-09-2017
Very enjoyable
A welcome listen and enjoyed the story. Well narrated and will get the next book in the series
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- Tony
- 08-06-2017
Ace
As normal very goodcan't go wrong with this fella perfectly good read if you're into saying honey and a bit more funnier
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- Mrs VZ Castell
- 18-04-2017
Not very good
Not very good didn't finish would return if I could I will be more careful in future about what I buy
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