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Originally Posted by melmac
Just finished Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr 1st in the Anna Pigeon series I'd seen this series mentioned a few times in this forum and finally got around to giving it a try. So glad I did as I really enjoyed the first one I love discovering a new series which already has a good number of books in it  The narration by Barbara Rosenblat was excellent. |
It's been years since I read one of the Anna Pigeon books. I really enjoyed the early ones, then sort of went off them. Might be time to try one again. (And yes, I'm sure the Rosenblat narration was excellent. I've always been impressed with her work.)
Meanwhile, I'm listening to the Audible release of
Alliance of Equals from Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. The narration is by Kevin T. Collins, and it's no better than so-so. I'd have been REALLY annoyed with it if I hadn't quickly discovered that it works just fine at 1.25% speed. Mr. Collins doesn't have a great voice differentiation, but it hasn't been a big issue in this book--I've had no issues keeping track of who is speaking.
The book itself is wonderful, moving the various story arcs covered forward to useful places. It does not do anything for the Theo/Bechimo arc, that will have to wait until the next book. But the Daav/Alliana, Hazenthull/Tolly Jones/Tocohl, Padi/Shan, and to a lessor extent the Surebleak story arcs are all moved along well. There's a log going on, with 4 main story arcs involved, but Mr. Collins does a good job of pacing to let you know when the focus has changed. (Again, assuming you're listening at 125%!)
I finished the book wanting more. But that's hardly surprising, I always want more
Liaden Universe. So, 5 stars for the book, with only 3 stars for the narration.