Graphic Audio review The graphic audio struggles with the same flaws the first book s had It is so pow bang zoom sounding during all the fight scenes that it is distracting Otherwise the voice acting and music is great Perhaps this is just how the books are written and it is staying true to the source material. As far as the story goes it had less action and politics than I was expecting Some characters grow some get pushed to the background I m still convinced this series is all one big romance for men who like to deny that they read romance novels 1628510617 Reviewing parts 1 2 3 of the Graphic Audio publication of this title. This is a much lauded publication in part because of the stellar voice work but also the music and sound effects The GraphicAudio motto a movie in your mind is apt Some detractors dislike that the GraphicAudio presentations are abridged but much of that is removing particles of speech that have been illustrated in the performance she said wryly. Unlike the first book in this set The Well of Ascension focuses a little on the bloodshed and trauma of battle For a book ostensibly about the fall of a nation the first book was limited to some flashy fights similar to action movie trailers or glitzy videogame FMV cutscenes and stayed peripheral to the horrors of war but this second book is not all duels and boss fights There is strategy and mass bloodshed and siege warfare and not everything is pretty I wish I were into battle descriptions but as per usual for me they nearly put me to sleep. but no spoilers A pedantic stylistic niggle I had was the tendency to use tautology continuing on is a minor niggle but also reclining back as so on yes my mother was an English teacher and yes it is just aesthetics. I enjoy Sanderson s habit of deliberately misleading the reader listener by providing almost all the information but having a completely logical twist to it and this is evident in a few places in this narrative I quite liked the repetition of parts of the prophecy and how they are thematically related to the current events of the book but only in an ephemeral sort of way By the end of the book we are quite familiar with the prophetic writings and understand a great deal of what is going on 1628510617 Problems everywhere Disaaaaaassssteeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr I had some qualms about the way things were progressing peoples motivations and so but stillWe are moving forward let s see where we go 1628510617 4. I love the writing style and the atmosphere in the story and the way these graphic audio books are made 1628510617 2000 the deepness 1628510617 This is a review for all three parts of The Well of AscensionLet me start by saying the performance is brilliant Thank you so much Graphic Audio for another great book. Now onto the review itself Book 1 The Final Empire ended with Elend as king Vin as the most powerful Mistborn around and Kelsier s crew now in charge of a whole kingdom It was a great ending This one built on it in a way I didn t expect Sure there are less battles and there s a ton political intrigue but it was the next logical step We knew there were powerful men who d want the throne and of course they d come to take it. I really enjoyed seeing our beloved characters grow as people and into their new roles The relationship between Vin and OreSeur and their growth was one of the high points of the book for me Same with Elend and his role as King as opossed to just being an idealist I don t know how to praise it without going into spoilers so I ll just say I am really sorry I paused my reading on the middle of the seconf part and I took soo long to pick it back up I should have known it would get so much better My only complaint with the story and why it only gets 4 stars is Vin and Elend s relationship I understand it s relevance to the story but I still found it a bit annoying and put me off parts of the book 1628510617 My heart just exploded I m not ashamed to say that I might switch to dramatized adaptations for every book if possible This takes it all to an entirely new level of crazy 1628510617 This is a review for the Graphic Audio version of the Mistborn Trilogy. Review of The Final EmpireReview of The Well of AscensionI listen to audiobooks all the time I enjoy them a lot even if I m reading along while listening When I discovered that Graphic Audio produced these magnificent audios for the Mistborn Trilogy I decided that I had to listen to them while reading my copies of the books. For those who don t know what s the difference between Graphic Audio and common audiobook productions the former has music sound effects and a whole cast Yes A narrator and one actor per character The cast was great they matched the character s voices I had imagined pretty well. I can assure you they are amazing I can t explain it with words just go and try them They will change the way you think about audiobooks 1628510617 I feel this part was a bit too much sitting 1628510617 I NEED TO DECLARE MY UNDYING LOVE FOR THESE DRAMATIZED PRODUCTIONS THERE IS JUST NO BETTER WAY TO EXPERIENCE SANDERSON Pardon my shouting 1628510617
| The Well of Ascension, Part 1 (Mistborn #2, 1/3) By Brandon Sanderson |
| 1628510617 |
| 9781628510614 |
| English |
| 8 |
| Audio CD |
I m Brandon Sanderson and I write stories of the fantastic fantasy science fiction and thrillers. Defiant the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018 comes out in November 2023 capping an already book filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects Tress of the Emerald Sea The Frugal Wizard s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Yumi and the Nightmare Painter and Secret Project Four with its official title reveal coming October 2023 These four books were all initially offered to backers of the 1 Kickstarter campaign of all time. November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax I m Brandon Sanderson and I write stories of the fantastic fantasy science fiction and thrillers. Defiant the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018 comes out in November 2023 capping an already book filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects Tress of the Emerald Sea The Frugal Wizard s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Yumi and the Nightmare Painter and Secret Project Four with its official title reveal coming October 2023 These four books were all initially offered to backers of the 1 Kickstarter campaign of all time. November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax Wayne The third era of Mistborn is slated to be written after the first arc of the Stormlight Archive wraps up. In November 2020 we saw the release of Rhythm of War the fourth massive book in the New York Times 1 bestselling Stormlight Archive series that began with The Way of Kings and Dawnshard book 3. 5 a novella set in the same world that bridges the gaps between the main releases This series is my love letter to the epic fantasy genre and it s the type of story I always dreamed epic fantasy could be The fifth volume Wind and Truth is set for release in fall 2024. Most readers have noticed that my adult fantasy novels are in a connected universe called the Cosmere This includes The Stormlight Archive both Mistborn series Elantris Warbreaker and various novellas available on including The Emperor s Soul which won a Hugo Award in 2013 In November 2016 all of the existing Cosmere short fiction was released in one volume called Arcanum Unbounded If you ve read all of my adult fantasy novels and want to see some behind the scenes information that collection is a must read. I also have three YA series The Rithmatist currently at one book The Reckoners a trilogy beginning with Steelheart and Skyward For young readers I also have my humorous series Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians which had its final book Bastille vs the Evil Librarians come out in 2022 Many of my adult readers enjoy all of those books as well and many of my YA readers enjoy my adult books usually starting with Mistborn. Additionally I have a few other novellas that are on the thriller sci fi side These include the Legion series as well as Perfect State and Snapshot There s a lot of material to go around Good starting places are Mistborn a. a The Final Empire Skyward SteelheartThe Emperor s Soul and Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians If you re already a fan of big fat fantasies you can jump right into The Way of Kings. com and check out the rest of my site for chapter by chapter annotations deleted scenes and site_link Evil has been defeated The war has just begun They did the impossible deposing the godlike being whose brutal rule had lasted a thousand years Now Vin the street urchin who has grown into the most powerful Mistborn in the land and Elend Venture the idealistic young nobleman who loves her must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire They have barely begun when three separate armies attack As the siege tightens an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope But even if it really exists no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows It may just be that killing the Lord Ruler was the easy part Surviving the aftermath of his fall is going to be the real challenge The Well of Ascension Part 1 Mistborn 2 1 3.. The slaughtering is contrasted with three or four love stories mystical mist stuff spying and trust yet prophets and sophistry and monsters I like the dog scenes: review after I heard all three parts of the Well of Ascension, Tension is build in a nice way and characters as well as the political system are build with increasing strength. I was also honored to be able to complete the final three volumes of The Wheel of Time beginning with The Gathering Storm using Robert Jordan s notes: Sample chapters from all of my books are available at brandonsanderson.5 stars.k