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  • Flesh and Spirit

  • Lighthouse, Book 1
  • By: Carol Berg
  • Narrated by: Allen O'Reilly
  • Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Flesh and Spirit

By: Carol Berg
Narrated by: Allen O'Reilly
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Summary

The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent most of his life trying to escape what society - and his family - have ordained for him. His own mother has predicted that he will meet his doom in water, blood, and ice. Her divination seems fulfilled when a comrade abandons Valen in a rainy wilderness half-dead, addicted to an enchantment that converts pain to pleasure, and possessing only a stolen book of maps.

Offered sanctuary in a nearby monastery, Valen discovers that his book - rumored to lead men into the realm of angels - gains him entry into a world of secret societies, doomsayers, monks, princes, and madmen, all seeking to unlock the mystery of a coming dark age. To his dismay, Valen must face what he fled so long ago, for the key to Navronne's doom is buried in half-forgotten myth and the secrets of his own past....
©2007 Carol Berg (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Classics Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Supernatural Paranormal Extrasensory Perception
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Great Tale Ruined :-((

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

The book, I would most definitely recommend. I would definitely NOT recommend this audio book version to someone I considered a friend. The narrator spoke in a flat noninflected voice, which made it difficult to tell when one sentence ended and the next began, or distinguish between the various characters.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I didn't get far enough into the audio version to find a character I liked, and it would have been difficult to pick one out of the morass of atonal babble anyway.

What didn’t you like about Allen O'Reilly’s performance?

EVERYTHING!!

Was Flesh and Spirit worth the listening time?

NO! I only listened to the first three chapters, and I felt that I could have spent the time better. Watching paint dry, or the lawn growing, perhaps.

Any additional comments?

I am heart sick that yet another favorite book has been destroyed by a poor narrator. I would urge "Audible" to consider reworking those audio books that receive poor reviews due to the narrator's deplorable efforts. I will be returning this and its companion book (it is the first in a duology) and getting something better.

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First of two great books.

I read "The Lighthouse Duet" years ago, when first published. Took advantage of a credits offer to get the novels on Audible and have loved being immersed in them again. The narrator has some pronunciations that seem odd, but perhaps that's because he's American and I'm English. Carol Berg's characterisation and storytelling are excellent in these two books. I recommend all her work, and if you like these you should read Robin Hobb too.

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Epic!

If I could rate higher I would I loved this epic fantasy tale of magic and battles. Valen is such a layered character and such a rouge. Words can’t really explain this tale for it is something very unique and I highly recommend fantasy lovers check it out. (Not for young readers)

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