I can't get past Jack Garrett's voice.

It feels like being read to by Troy Mclure.

Story is okay so far. I'm going to get the book as I can't stand the voice acting.

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love all brandon sanderson books

i love all Brandon sanderson books. can't wait for this story to continue. The pronunciation of a lot of the names in the audiobook is off as there's a specific phonetic system for the world, otherwise great narration.

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Good if you're a Cosmere fan.

Very slow going in the start but accelerates towards the middle and end. Some very interesting characters which I loved exploring. Also, some very clear Brandon Sanderson themes which he has used in his later books. Definitely worth a read for a Cosmere fan but not a great introduction to Sanderson.

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Great book

this ìs a great book, rhe xtirey is oùtstañfìng and the characters àte believeabĺe. it is a must read.

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Wonderful

I avoided Sanderson for the longest time. I don't really know why - perhaps I didn't trust the universally good reviews, or believe that a modern author could craft such incredibly detailed worlds without being derivative or cliche. After picking this up though, I really wish I had given it a shot earlier. The story is magnificent - engaging and heartfelt without any sign of fantasy cliche, truly a feat of writing in this genre. There is action without any reliance on it, magic with very little exposition required and character development more believable than I have seen in a long time. The book immediately sits on my top shelf.
The narration of this production is, unfortunately not so spectacular. The voice and inflections are grating and I can see how so many reviewers made mention of it. I found after a few hours I could look (listen?) past the near monotony, but would not judge another for giving up. In saying that, the effort put into the production is abundantly clear. The narrator's pronunciations are lifted straight from the author's guidance, making this admittedly complex language system very approachable. And there is inflection between the characters, narration and monologue, I just wish it was slightly more varied.
Overall, totally worth a credit, a very enjoyable story.

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Brilliant story

Chapter 52 and 6 minutes and 2 seconds in has a bit of a scratch to it.

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A story with great pay offs

Love it when a good book comes together. Good characters interesting setting, has some slow parts in the first third but picks up and is really enjoyable

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Voice actor isn’t great

Too bad there isn’t a kramer version of this one. Hard to listen to sometimes

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Always fantastic

Good reading, fantastic story, thanks! Tho, the forward makes me want to read the story's Mr Sanderson wrote with no big world shattering events. Just emersing myself in the day to day life of these worlds is a wonderful experience.

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Excellent Book, Difficult to Like Narrator

The only problem I have with this book is its Narrator.

This is obviously a major selling point when it comes to an Audiobook and might put people off. My dislike of the narrator’s voice was overcome by the story itself by the halfway mark, however, so while the beginning is quite jarring you do get used to it.

If you like audiobooks this is a decent listen, given that it is an incredible story and is worth the perceived faults of the narrator.

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