
The Cold Commands
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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By:
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Richard Morgan
About this listen
Ringil Eskiath, scarred wielder of the kiriath-forged broadsword Ravensfriend, is a man on the run - from his past and the family who have disowned him, from the slave trade magnates of Trelayne who want him dead, and apparently from the dark gods themselves, who are taking an interest but making no more sense than they ever have.
Outlawed and exiled from his ancestral home in the north, Ringil has only one place left to turn - Yhelteth, city heart of the southern Empire, where perhaps he can seek asylum with the kiriath half-breed Archeth Indamaninarmal, former war comrade and now high-up advisor to the Emperor Jhiral Khimran II.
But Archeth Indamaninarmal has problems of her own to contend with, as does her house guest, bodyguard and one time steppe nomad Egar the Dragonbane. And far from gaining the respite he is seeks, Ringil will instead find himself implicated in fresh schemes and doubtful allegiances no safer than those he has left behind. Old enemies are stirring, the old order is rotted through and crumbling, and though no-one yet knows it, the city of Yhelteth is about to explode....
©2011 Richard Morgan (P)2011 Tantor MediaSex Death and Gods
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Enjoying the series
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Good performance but just ok story
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Dull, disconneted
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Good story buried under a stupid amount of porn
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The story itself is also boring with no legitimate sense of danger to the main characters - they're watched over by gods afterall and thus cannot die, in a better written book this might not be an issue but by now there is not much left.
Beyond this? The world building is shallow and boring, there's no compelling characters and the plot isn't engaging, touching or clever.
if you just want something to listen to while you do chores it might barely suffice, but beyond that I'd say it's a hard pass. Read Joe Abercrombie or Brandon Sanderson instead.
(points for representation given or else I'd rank it even lower)
Continued mediocrity
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