It came to me like a song.

Loved the narration. Sounded like an old warrior telling a tale around a campfire. It brought me into the story which I already loved. This is the third time I'm listening to it.

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Good book, did not enjoy the narration

I found the story to be very good, but having just listened through the The Name of the Wind and The Wise Mans Fear, where the narrator gives a stellar performance, the narration in Blood Song was not to my taste. I don't know how many times I had no clue who were talking, past or present etc. If you are able to sit down and concentrate you will most likely be able to eliminate these problems, but for me... I listen while I do other stuff and I lost the thread way too often. I have not had this problem before and I have listened to my share of books. The voice is just fine, although the diction is a bit "slurred", the problem is there is no distinction between the persons speaking, I also had a difficult time noticing when there was a change of scene, some names got mixed up and at times I felt it was read at maximum speed to get theough it.
A good narration can lift a book, this is not the case for this one sadly.
I strongly recommend the book to fans of the genre however, but I believe I will be going for the good old paperback for book 2.

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Story is ok - Narration is bad.

I cant really say what I dislike about the story without spoiling it, so I wont go into detail about that. I can say that it is a storytelling tecnique that I really dislike. Narration didn't help the book and at times it felt a bit longwinded.

I saw someone comparing it to "Name of the Wind" - it is not even close to that good. Name of the Wind would be 10 stars compared to the 4 stars I gave this book.

Steven Brand is a bad narrator. Every voice is the same. He reads it like I would read my grocery list. I feel bad for doing this to his livelihood, but he really shouldn't be narrating. I actively avoid books he narrate, but had to endure it this time, because the book was heavily recommended to me.

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Slow burner.

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The first half of the book is pretty forgettable, but it is worth sticking araound as it soon gathers pace into an epic narrative full of interesting & unique characters. The second book is even better.

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Let down by the narrator.

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At first I really struggled to get into this book due to the narration.

I found Steven Brands voice to be heavily accented, and with an inability to use different voices for different characters. The story was delivered in monotone and I began to suspect that he may have had a cold when he read this book due to a raspiness in his voice.

I did persist however and after eventually getting used to the narration enough to be able to engage with the story-line I found the book itself to be a half decent read. Not epic by any means but very readable.

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Worst narration ever

This book was so disappointing for just one reason - the narrator. He was terrible. Imagine a narrator who reads the book in a flat monotone with no inflection, thus is Blood Song. A truly wonderful book absolutely butchered by the narrator. Do yourself a favour and buy the physical book.

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