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The Beginning
- Dark Paladin Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kevin Kraft
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
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- John
- 17-05-2018
The Beginning
I loved this book from start to finish the Characters a awesome the narrator did a awesome job with the story hope there more books on Audible
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- Jeff Northam
- 04-12-2017
Shaman Chronicals
I really liked the authors other work, and after the Shamon Chronicals was expecting more or less the same plot line with different characters.
So many authors find a formula that works for them and stick to it..
Gee this book surprised me, pleasantly.
I was so different to all the other works by the author.. And it was brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-08-2023
Shamans Quest brought me here
Very disappointing. I loved shamans quest and was looking for another great adventure.
Keeping track of the dialogue is hard, all the characters talk like they are reading a bad script and not a single one is likeable.
I tried twice to listen to this book. It doesn’t get better over time.
Didn’t finish. Do not recommend.
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