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  • Convergence, Book 2
  • By: Craig Alanson
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (191 ratings)

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Dragonslayer

By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Summary

The enemy unknowingly opened a portal to the Netherworld, and our world’s only wizard somehow managed to close it.

Unfortunately, something got through. Something big. A dragon. Now Kaz Wolfe, with help from his dog Duke who is channeling the spirit of a wizard from ancient Babylon, and with no help from Azib the Cowardly Genie, must find the dragon before someone gets a cellphone video of the thing, and the world learns that magic is real.

Or, you know, before the dragon eats someone.

©2023 Craig Alanson (P)2023 Podium Audio

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Killer and filler

As always great characters that are fun to spend time with especially with the excellent narration, The action at the beginning and end is superb. But in the middle is scene after scene of filler, instead of interesting side quests we get cat stuck up tree. Overall enjoyed it but frustrating when nothing happens for a long time.

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Combo meal.

Brilliant combination of Alanson and Bray once again, can't wait for the next one. But....... 3 MORE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE BOOKS!!!! 😍😍😍

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Superb story can’t wait for the next one

Great continuation to book 1 RC Bray is a genius at interpreting the text into each characters voice & emotions. Craig has an amazing imagination & keeps the listener engaged throughout I couldn’t stop listening until it finished.
Ps can’t wait for the next 3 XForce !!

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Excellent continuation of the story

I enjoyed the first Convergence book and thought it had potential. The 2nd book did not disappoint. I loved Alanson's Expeditionary Force series, not to mention R.C. Bray's stellar performance. Let's hope Convergence continues. Don't worry if you are not a huge fantasy audiobook fan. I gravitate towards sci-fi and enjoyed this very much.

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Heading towards brilliance.

The first book in the convergence series was ok. It felt long-winded at times but introduced the characters well. This second book is definitely better. More characters, more humour and the world feels like it is becoming its own. I feel these books will become as great and funny as the X-force books Craig Alanson has kept me entertained with for years.
R.C. Bray, as ever, is flawless, and Duke, as always, is hilarious!

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Just pure brilliance.

Explaining spam to Duke, Audible gold! It had me laughing out loud while on the beach walking my dog.

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RC Bray is brilliant, and I liked the story too

It is great to get closer to the characters in this second book of the series.
Highly enjoyable and recommendable

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What a story!

I listen to a lot of content and this kept calling me back more than all the things I listen to. well worth a listen from the talking dog and cat, to the Knights of old. Loved the whole book

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Just keeps getting better

Hearing both a dog and a cat being themselves absolutely hilarious! Still enjoying the story but these two are my favourite. I have binged the first two books and will binge the next.

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I do not have a mullet!

I love this book series it is amazing and I adore these characters! The performance by R.C Bray is incredible. He is my new favourite narrator. I love Duke the dog and Mr Boots and the Genie who is a little sod. I am really enjoying the story and don't want the series to end anytime soon. I would love for this to be a good dozen books or more. Caz has a lot of growth to achieve as a Wizard and I want to see his skills become epic! I have bought the next book already and am about to start it!

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  • 31-05-23

Non progressing plot and too much cheesy filler.

If you remove the Walt Disney esk nonstop childish dialog with animals, a jinn, and knights sent from the past, that are far more annoying than funny, and stick to the plot... this would be a 2 hour audiobook.

The narrator made a valiant attempt to save us from the torture that is the story and is the only reason i made it to the end... still, I docked the excellent narrator, R. C. Bray, two stars for not turning down this book.

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  • Mark
  • 18-06-23

Craig’s pandering is getting in the way

Craig Alanson is a great storyteller and he has absolutely an amazing humor and a lot of great ideas and angles. He knows how to write guys - not girls - not at all. Guys mess up, make mistakes and stumble - and learn, evolve, grow, develop - and in so doing, become fully developed characters. Thanks for that. The girls are Mary Sues. They don’t develop. We are told that they change but that is just Craig lying. Craig wants to be popular with the young and naive, so he thinks pandering to feminists, by giving girls the killer action sequences and scenes will earn him some points with that audience. I seriously doubt that they even consider reading his books, but I don’t have insight into that. What I do know is that having stale characters in the story is a problem for me. I’m a paying customer so my advice is for Craig to at least consider this problem. Ellen Ripley is one of sci-fi’s greatest characters because she was a human female who was in no way perfect - but she was believable and you rooted for her. Do yourself a favor, Craig, and rethink your pandering, and give us some believable female characters along side the male characters

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  • bmathews
  • 05-07-23

Needs an Editor!

This is a good story with some strong characters. But it’s seriously mired in redundant dialogue! The story would sing if a full third of the dialogue was removed. Instead we drag through seemingly endless recitations of background, it gets in the way of the characters and my enjoyment. RC Bray keeps us connected but it’s tough to stay with it to the end.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 03-07-23

Blah

Struggle to finish the book, avoids the plot in favor of annoying pointless banter

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  • Jake Lee
  • 10-06-23

Ok, one problem. SG-1 not SG-I

Great read, great story! Love hearing the interaction between Kaz and Duke is hilarious. I just got a little irked in the very last chapter when Bray says SGI when referring to Stargate SG-1. Don’t know if this is a licensing thing or what, but any fans of SG-1 are going to twitch when the hear Bray say SGI or how he pronounces Apophis. All good overall though!

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  • DobieChuck
  • 04-06-23

Not Horrible

Not great either, but readable…. Plot doesn’t really go anywhere, and the periodic humor not as good as 1st…Don’t get me wrong it’s funny, just not as funny, and fewer lol moments….

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  • S.Kaye
  • 04-06-23

S Kaye

Love these characters! Especially Duke and the cat!
I’m questioning the little g and what’s up with is. Must wait for answers with next installment. Thank you Craig and RC.

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  • Jarad
  • 03-06-23

Bad ass!

Loved the book. It was better than the first in my opinion. Quite excited for the next book, and the other series he announced! Ha! Mr. Boots!

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  • Britton
  • 07-07-23

Too much snarky bromance

Absolutely can't take anymore snarky bromance from Alanson. Skippy got annoying. I'm not tolerating anymore with this awful genie. I hate him, hate his part in the story and I'm done with it. It's low hanging plastic comedy. It gets really freaking old Craig.

Rest of the story is really good. Just done with Bishop and Skippy. This Genie really sucks! Oh there's snarky comment 3000 in the book. How clever! puke

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  • Myron Uecker
  • 29-06-23

Not much happening

In book 1 you had Kaz and a dog trying to prevent a convergence. They close a portal but not before they learn that a dragon came through. In book 2 you learn what came through and spend the rest of the book chasing it. The difference is that now you have additional team members to help Kaz.

This is the type of book that only works in the middle of a much longer series. As book 2, you start to wonder when the story is going to get moving. I was hoping maybe they would deal with the dragon early and advance the plot, instead it is mostly filler material with them trying to follow the dragon. Even the characters are questioning whether a convergence will actually happen. I won’t spoil the book by giving away the ending because I still have three hours left.

What saves the book is Alanson’s humor. There is a lot of fun interaction between the characters and they do mostly become a team. The dog is a hilarious character, although the spirit that gave him the ability to talk is a complete no show.

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