
The Emerald Stones
The Kingdom, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Rob Ward
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By:
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Rob Ward
Henry is an exceptional liar. He has many skills but lying is at the top of the list. He's been refining this skill throughout his young life. While playing in a graveyard with his siblings, they decided to play a cruel joke. They left him alone, at night, in a spooky graveyard to fend for himself. Henry didn’t think this was funny at all. He left the graveyard, looking for a home, and ended up in the most bizarre place. He's in the middle of nowhere, lost, and in need of help. As night wraps its cold arms around him, he succumbs to sleep.
When he wakes up, he realizes he's more lost than he could have ever imagined. An unlikely friend arrives, just in time. Henry’s introduced to a whole new world. His new friends are counting on his skills to free the Emerald Stones from Queen Bayla's grasp. Her iron grip on the kingdom is impenetrable and she rules without remorse. She imprisons and kills all who oppose her. Vast riches ensure she has a large army of faithful guards and spies. They will do anything to ensure she stays in power. Henry needs to find a way to free the people from her evil reign. But first, he'll have to embrace who he is, if he wants to survive his encounter with the queen.
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The author narrated his own book, he does a good job except that the sound quality is not good at all. For any future books, if he continues to narrate, he needs to have a studio to get better sound quality. I could also heard a few times where he moved something, perhaps changing pages.
I was provided a copy of this audible free at my request, this is my honest review.
The Emerald Stones
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The kingdom is gray and lackluster as is the food and everything else except one area where the queen presides. She stole the stones from each area and keeps them with her on a necklace. This keeps everyone in check.The animals enlist Henry to help them retrieve the stones so they can have their world back but nothing happens without a few snags.
The story is simple and easy to follow. Henry's a likable kid and I loved that the animals talked. There's quite a bit of humor as well as imagination. The only part thing that threw me at all was the narrator. His voice was kind of monotone and his pacing took me adjusting the speed a few times to find what worked best for me. I also think maybe a younger voice would have fit Henry better as he's a teen not a grown man.
Overall it's a fun story with a "The Neverending Story" feel to it.
Cute story for any age!
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I know the author loves his story, but with a skilled narrator this book goes from good to phenomenal!
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review
Fun and quirky
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emerald rings
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good read
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I enjoyed it and found it well written and well narrated.
A Magic Portal Story
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The narration was merely ok and the author/narrator's voice seemed a little flat to me and not very energetic. However, the story carried the audiobook in spite of the narration.
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Fun and entertaining
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Only downside is I wish it was longer
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Rob Ward did a fantastic job of setting the stage and building the world for a truly entertaining story. There were some audio inconsistencies, especially near the beginning, but I found that as I got into the story, they were not as noticeable.
I look forward to seeing where this series goes.
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This is a fine addition to its genre.
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