Bad Cover Art, New Narrator and A Great End to the Story

There is a lot more attractive cover art avaliable than a bad photoshop. The new narrator was interesting but also a nice change after 4 books of the same.

The story and world building is as always excellent though still there lacks some interesting humor and sass here too. Martha's writing feels almost too perfect sometimes and even more so in the newer books. This books pacing is above and beyond the drag that the 4th book was and this one offers a lot of intrigue and the last and most important book in the Raksura series.

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A lovely conclusion to the tales of the raksura.

Loved the characters and overall storyline. The character development over the books has been great, with Chime, Jade, and Moons relationship being particularly heartwarming.

I hope we get more in the future but this is a nice, cozy ending to the series if not.

The sudden switch of narrator between books is jarring due to having to learn everyone's voice again right at the end of the series but I grew to like him as the book went on so ill give it a 4.

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No,No,No!!

Why, why, why didn't they have Christopher Kipiniak narrate this book? After six books in this series, the voices of the characters are so ingrained, you can tell who's speaking, without being told. This book has been ruined by the different narrator, plus the fact that Daniel Thomas May just isn't a very good narrator (IMO). Fortunately, I have read the printed book, and know how the series ends. I just wish the Audio version had been read by the previous narrator. Very Disappointed :-{{

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Great book, the narrator's continuity is dire.

The book content is fantastic, I was thrilled to see it finally coming out in an audiobook format after years of on and off requesting audible record the last book. What's the point of only having 4 of a series of 5 (6 of 7 books) recorded?
However after so many years wait for the final book to be out into audio format and take me away to save Bramble, merit and the Reaches themselves, I'm let down by them not getting the same narrator in. Or at least one who could read in the title that this is book 5 in a series, all of which have been recorded. Realise there are audio samples available for free and spend a few minutes to learn and adopt the same pronunciation as in all the other books. To create a bit of continuity and quality control to the series. But no where did that happen.
They have failed to do the book justice and it's a let down. Hee became Hai, Dee-lin became Dell-in. Previously high pitched quick voices became low pitched and slow. I've listened to him in other books and in all of them he can vary the sound of his voice, a little, but he comes across flat and toneless. Even when something terrible is happening, he sounds bored and flat. I doubt somehow I'd sound emotionless if something was trying to eat me, let alone be exposed to the potential horrible fates available in this book. But he manages it.

I got to three characters having spoken and I've noped out of here. Which is tragic. All this time waiting, all the effort people made bugging Audible to put into an audiobook for them to ruin it by getting in someone with as little initiative (to do research) and imagination (toneless void) as they have. We have been waiting years for this, if Christopher Kipiniak was busy then why not just wait a little bit longer to get him and do a proper job of the one shot they had at this and made a success of this audiobook. A little longer wouldn't have mattered to get a decent quality product up to the same standard as the previous books. It just comes down to a colossal lack of care, effort and interest in doing a good job.

I often re listen to these books but I've returned this audiobook, not even 5 minutes to it, the difference is too pronounced. I own the book and this is worse than not having it in audiobook at all. In fact Alexa does a better job of reading it than he did.

They got Ghost story from the Dresden files narrated a second time, but I doubt that it'll happen this time given their reluctance to record this title which is a load of salt in the wound. Because if other people don't keep it like I am doing, it won't do well. Which translates to any future Martha Wells short stories in this world probably not being recorded.

The content is up to it's usual world spanning standard and takes us to areas and cultures we haven't seen, which is all very interesting, but the narrator just ruins this. Lack of tone, continuity and effort. Buy the book and pretend to be Christopher Kipiniak in your head. Hard, but better than this.

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