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Shadowdale
- Forgotten Realms: The Avatar, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nicole Greevy
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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- Stephen
- 03-05-2018
An interesting introduction of the gods for D&D
Well passed, interesting characters I really enjoyed it. I look forward to learning what happens next.
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- Aaron
- 05-12-2018
if you like forgotten realms you will like this.
To actually enjoy this story you need to be a fan of the forgotten realms setting. I only like this story because I'm a DM and wanted to learn more about the . if you are not then you will struggle to be captured by this story.
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- Rita Chan
- 11-01-2022
the narrator did what they could
it was a good story but alot if the time it was like a bunch of facts and instructions. I knew what was happening but it was robotic and I didn't feel the characters like other novels.
it may have been due to a lack or character dialogue and more he did this she thought that.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-01-2024
Bad narration fails to compliment bad writing.
I'm a fan of Ed Greenwood's books and the Forgotten Realms setting in general. Wanting to better understand "The Time of Troubles" era of Faerun's history, I sought out this book. As the chapters wore on, I became more and more dissapointed. After my third attempt to get through this nook, I closed the (audio) pages of this book in frustration for the third time.
My first criticism is the writing. It is amateurish, to say the least. It reminds me of the bad pulp fantasy of the 20th century's first half - not the good stuff that people remember, but the drivel that gets forgotten by time. A commonality between those books and this is the author's overuse of adjectives - particularly when describing unnecessary details. It is as if the book had no editor to tell the author to be more succinct, that describing unimportant elements not only waste the reader's time but distract from the narrative momentum. An example of tastefully elaborate writing is Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance - proof that it can be done without being boring and unnecessary.
The author also has a habit of telling us exactly what each character is thinking. This grinds my gears. "Show don't tell" is the phrase that comes to mind, but all we get in this book is telling. The characters don't act in-character, we are merely told what their character is. On the occasion when a character does take decisive action, its lack of subtlety leaves one feeling like a preschool teacher grading a creative writing assignment. A good example of the author telling us what the character is thinking is the A Song of Ice and Fire series by Geoege R.R. Martin which, while it can be boring at times, uses the POV of one character at a time, so the reader may interpret the feelings of the rest of the cast as the POV character does.
Now the narrator. When she's not delivering lines in the monotone voice of the "please stand by and a customer service representative will be with you shortly" robot, she's doing female voices with the breathiness and personality of a air conditioner, and male voices like a kindergarten teacher might voice a biiiiig mooonsterrr roooaaarr. An example of fantastic voice acting can be found in virtually any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld audiobooks.
I will not comment on the narrative structure as I only made it half way through the book. Certain aspects of it were gripping, but then again so is my right hand when it's [REDACTED].
I know I sound like a hater, but don't be fooled by your love for the setting. This product is poor, and any information it can give you regarding the Realms can be found elsewhere. Even reading a wiki is less tedious than sitting through 12 hours of this trash (and paying for the displeasure).
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- Philip Rebula
- 09-05-2022
Just ok
The story was ok. Clearly emulating d&d. Some ideas for running games in here. I was just interested in how they dealt with the changes between editions. Interesting how sexism was clearly a theme of the time. Performance didn't feel natural. Narrator wasn't surprised during surprise, didn't seem angry enough when angry etc.
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