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The Wizard Hunters

Fall of Ile-Rien Seriesm Book 1

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The Wizard Hunters

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Talmadge Ragan
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Ile-Rien is in peril. A mysterious army known only as the Gardier has surrounded the country, attacking in ominous black airships. Hope is not lost though, for a magical sphere created by Ile-Rien's greatest sorcerer may hold the key to defeating the faceless enemy. But the sphere is unpredictable and has already claimed several lives. When a magical spell goes disastrously awry, young Tremaine Valiarde and a brave band are transported to another world-a world of rough magics, evil mages, honorable warriors, and a secret Gardier base.

©2003 Martha Wells (P)2013 Tantor Epic Fantasy

Critic Reviews

"The subsequent story seems intended to combine elements of high fantasy and cross-time travel, as if it were a collaborative work by Andre Norton and S. M. Stirling. Thanks to Wells' narrative skill and considerably above-average characterization, it largely succeeds in those intentions." ( Booklist)
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The performance was so bad it made assessment of the story difficult, it might have been ok, with a reader who laboured over completing every sentence like a five year old reading, it made it very challenging.

Might have been good with a better reader

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Martha Wells is a master story-teller and The Wizard Hunters is a fine tale. The narrator, however, was difficult to listen to. It sounds like they have a minor speech impediment and overcoming that with over-pronunciation of ts and ds often detracted from the story. I'm disappointed to see that the next two books in this series have the same narrator. It would be better to use narrators who can speak and enunciate clearly without needing to correct the ends of their words or over-pronounce things to avoid having words land in a jumble.

Great tale, but awkward delivery

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I’m sorry, I really didn’t want to be negative but who encouraged this narrator? I sped the playback to 1.1 to try and alleviate the weird pauses but she consistently brought me out of the story. Someone told her to read 3 words at a time and to emphasise the third word no matter what it was or where she was in the sentence. Severely distracting from what was an entertaining return to Il Rien.

Good grief. Who chose this narrator?!

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Her speech patterns are utterly disturbingly bizarre. Just awful. Poor Martha Wells deserves better than this.

How does this narrator keep her job?

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Really enjoyed this tale. The characters were well developed and I could visualise the worlds created.
Despite some f the adverse comments regarding the narrator, I found her easy to listen to and easy to follow the storyline. She helped bring complex characters to life. Great listen and I’m looking forward to the following books.

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