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The Gravedigger’s Son and the Waif Girl: Volume 2
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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The Gravedigger’s Son and the Waif Girl: Volume 2
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Publisher's Summary
Farin and his congenial demon stinker are concentrating on his attempt to become a good squire.
A chance at fame comes with the Great Knight Tournament, but the gravedigger’s son learns the sad news of his father’s death and must travel back to his village to bury him.
Meanwhile, the bounty on the escaped orphan Aross’ head is growing by the week, and she is being hunted down by the town watch of Hubstone. At the harbor, she strikes up a friendship with the artist Ki.
When the city’s rival underworld gangs meet to settle their differences in the great cathedral, Aross intervenes, to dramatic effect....
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- Catherine Carney
- 22-09-2022
fun and great dialogue
great test of bad who can be good then good who tries not to be bad. fun
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- Anonymous User
- 07-08-2022
Brilliant, for lovers of fantasy fiction this good
Book 1 was good, book 2 is better. I'm going straight into book 3.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-2023
Unputdownable!
Fantastic 'read', intriguing storyline, strong characters, just SO good, love this series. Do recommend highly!!
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- Anonymous User
- 27-08-2022
really good, though I had some issues...
This is somewhat less of a "why you should/shouldn't read this book" review and more of a "here are my thoughts after reading it" review. so if you want to know if you should/shouldn't read it then: yes. yes, you should.
overall, I really enjoyed it. its a lot of fun, I'd definitely recommend it, and I have every intention to read the next book too.
there were a few things that bothered me though...
(minor spoilers... very minor)
1. for a great part of this book, the plot falls into what I can only describe as a merlin formula ( like the tv show, Merlin) in which a problem arises, Farin solves it with demon magic, Emicho is saved and doesn't know how it happened, repeat. it does this a few times, and everytime, farins secret remains hidden by sheer luck. the charade get rather tiresome very quickly as the threat of Emicho descovering farins secret loses its power each time.
2. the character Ki got on my nerves a bit, he seemed to fit every stereotype of the old wise ex-martial artist from china who acts as a mentor to the young protagonist. he is bacically mr miyagi but in a medieval setting. as someone who has seen a few too many old kungfu movies, I found everything he did played out and predictable.
here are some examples
- he devotes his time to a mindful non-violent hobby which he eccels at
- he is a super amazing fighter, but he doesn't fight
- he is constantly spouting pearls of wisdom in the form of proverbes
- he is picked on by bullies because of his accent
- he cries over a person he killed in self defence
- he is short
3. a lot of expositonal dialogue, especially with Emicho. I found that Emicho's role in this book was too often just being a vessel by which exposition is given to the audience (particularly in his conversations with the king). I found it a little out of character for him to be explaining things all the time as he is presented as someone who cares very little about what other people think about him. this, combined with the aforementioned constant ignorance at farins hidden abilities, somewhat take away from the legitimacy of his stoic and focused persona.
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- Elizabeth St George
- 14-09-2024
Refreshing tale of knighthood and demons
Love the subtle humour, original story line and larger than life but still complex characters. Narrator is fabulous too. Looking forward to the next one.
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