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The Dragonbone Chair

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The Dragonbone Chair

By: Tad Williams
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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The Dragonbone Chair: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!

Kitchen-boy Simon is bored, restless and fourteen years old - a dangerous combination. It seems, however, that his life has just taken a turn for the better when he's apprenticed to his castle's resident wizard. As Simon's learning to read and write under Doctor Morgenes' tutelage, forces greater than he could possible imagine are gathering: forces which will change Simon's life - and his world - forever.

Following the death of Good King John, Osten Ard is plunged into civil war as his sons battle for control of the fabled Dragonbone Chair - the country's throne as well as the symbol of its power. Simon is forced to flee the only home he has ever known, a journey which will test him beyond his worst nightmares.

With THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR, Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard and kicked off the beloved, internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.

Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration and complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration so that listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

©1988 Robert Paul 'Tad' Williams, published by permission of DAW Books (P)2015, 2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited, Booktrack Holding Ltd (background soundtrack only)
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I really enjoyed this story, and thought the music/sound effects enhanced the narration for the most part. in some sections though, the background sounds made it difficult to hear the narrator clearly, which was a shame.

Great story

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I honestly could not listen to this audio book for more than half an hour. The music in the background was so distracting as it was so out of sync with the story it ruined the whole experience. A man can't walk down a hallway without drumming and music with such a tempo to make you think it's a grand climax of the story, but no, he's just walking down a hallway. Ugh, so disappointing.

Who on earth added the background music?

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