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Narrated by:
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Steven Pacey
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By:
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Joe Abercrombie
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They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them.
Over three bloody days of battle, the fate of the North will be decided. But with both sides riddled by intrigues, follies, feuds and petty jealousies, it is unlikely to be the noblest hearts or even the strongest arms that prevail.
Three men. One battle. No Heroes.
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- Lise
- 25-12-2022
warm up to it slowly but stick with it
This book is about conflict, warfare, and battles. You are stuck in the mud with the soldiers. You are following their hopes and dreams from the mundane to the ridiculous. In his storytelling, often violent, the author shows just how pointless those battles are. It's a bit of a jumble with lots of characters and initially, you might struggle to keep track but then, as with other Abercrombie masterpieces, you are caught up in it and can't put it down. It is different from his other works - but somehow the same. I ended up loving it. Some have said there are no characters to follow like his other works, but some great ones were in this- like Black Dow, Craw, and his crew (love Whirrun of Bligh, a legendary warrior, and the female Craw relies on). There's also Prince Calder, Beck, Kroy, Finree, and Corporal Tunny. This book felt like a "Meanwhile, over on a little hill, this happened . . ."What a great tangent to follow.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-04-2023
Great read/listen
Another fantastic story by Joe Abercrombie and the narration really brings it to life. Bravo!
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- Kindle Customer
- 15-06-2021
One of the best books from one of the best writers
A really good book. The sort of book that makes you sad when it is finished
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2020
Excellent
Steven nails his voices so well I couldn't imagine hearing Joes work from another voice.
This book is perfect and shines a light into wars darkest corners
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- Anonymous User
- 02-11-2018
this is my favorite novel of all time
this was my favourite novel when I read it and it's still my favorite after listening to it on audible. Wirren of Blighs voice is done perfectly!
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- Martin R.
- 03-06-2020
Best Narrator on Audible
An epic, suspenseful and witty tale. Steven Pacey is the best narrator I've had the pleasure of listening to
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- Lauren VS
- 16-06-2020
Fantastic war story.
Fantastic war story filled with complex flawed characters, wit and sarcastic humour. Great battle scenes and interesting inner dialogue as we focus on our main pov characters as they fight, trudge and scheme their way through a war fought to fuel the egos of more powerful people.
What completely blows me away though are the scenes with some background characters, the short sharp focus on one background character leading to the next, those sequences are pure gold. You may only be in one of their heads for 2 sentences but damn its good! Current film and tv writers could learn a lot about writing characters from this book.
The Heroes is some of the best storytelling filled with real characters that are cruel, clueless, self effacing, loyal, ambitious, powerful, self aware, powerless and everything else a person can be... and also that some dreams are better left unrealised.
Joe Abercrombie is my hero (favourite author)!
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- Mags
- 08-07-2019
lovely
Took me a bit of time adjusting from James Marsters voice in the Dresden Files series to this, but it was a fantastic book and impressive performance .
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- Mitchvg
- 22-09-2022
My favourite of the series
Add to that. I think I like the standalone books better than the three others too. I find the Union officer imitations hilarious and the simplicity of the Northmen’s way of life and fighting appealing
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- 27-12-2023
Fabulous narration!
Good story as always by Joe, Steven Paceys narration is the highlight - so many character voices !
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