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Last Act in Palmyra
- Falco, Book 6
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
'I was just a freelance hero doing his best in a hard world.'
The spirit of adventure calls Falco on a new spying mission for the Emperor Vespasian to the untamed East. He's picking up extra fees from his old friend Thalia the snake dancer as he searches for Sophrona, her lost water organist. With the Chief Spy Anacrites paying his fare, Falco knows anything can go wrong.
A dangerous brush with the Brother, the sinister ruler of Nabataean Petra, sends Falco and his girlfriend Helena on a fast camel-ride to Syria. Here they join a travelling theatre group, which keeps losing members in non-accidental drownings. The bad acting and poor audiences are almost as bad as the desert and its scorpions - then as the killer hovers, Falco tries to write a play.
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- Kevin
- 03-03-2017
A clever and entertaining series
Lindsey Davis has produced another great tale following Falco and Helena. It's clever, witty, dry humoured and utterly brilliant.
I saw a comment about the narrator, I can agree and have previously been scathing ....but I worked out the answer ..speed it up to at least 1.5x !! Gordon Griffin doesn't do too bad and I think he adds an air of sophistication and culture with his narration which is what the Romans were all about.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-04-2019
Fun and clever
Cleverly plotted and great characterisation. I loved this series as books and now I love it as audiobooks
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anna
- 07-03-2015
Great Story, Wrong Narrator
I've loved the Falco series for a long time as the author has created a great set of characters, a rich world with generous helpings of cynical humour bound together by intriguing plots. I have all the audible versions read by Christian Rodska but unfortunately this narrator does not even come close.
Christian Rodska, who has narrated several other books in the series, is the perfect voice for the main character bringing Falco and the other characters to life. His pacing and tension really draws you in to the world and most importantly his comic timing does justice to the author.
Gordon Griffin however strikes the wrong tone, constantly mispronounces nouns, makes all the characters sound the same so I was often unsure who was talking and makes every comedic moment fall flat.
Even though I love the series I am hesitant to buy any more of the new releases I have been looking forward to because a bad narrator really spoils a good book.
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