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Easy Pickings
- A Jane Yellowrock/Walker Papers Crossover
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
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Easy Pickings
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Summary
Welcome to the crossover event fans have been waiting for: Joanne Walker and Jane Yellowrock meet in a world not quite like either of their own, where they must find and defeat the magic that brought them there - or they just might find themselves...easy pickings!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-08-14
Jane Yellowrock fans, don't miss out.
My friends on Audible.com have been telling me to get this for ages, so I was really pleased when I at last found it in this weeks new releases. This is, as the title says a Jane Yellowrock/Walker Papers Crossover, set in an alternate universe closer to Jane's New Orleans but still startlingly different. Jane soon finds herself in a magical power struggle that could never happen in her own world. I can't say much without spoiling this short story but you do need to have read up to at least book three in the Jane Yellowrock series, to avoid major spoilers for that book.
Unfortunately Audible UK doesn't have C.E. Murphy's series at the time of writing my review but it has been recommended to me by other Faith Hunter fans in the States and after reading this book I can understand why. I'd definitely listen to this again and will be putting in a content request for C.E. Murphy's series.
The narrators are two of my favorites Khristine Hvam is very well known, having narrated all the Jane Yellowrock series and The Chronicles Of Elantra, which is another favorite of mine. Her acting is impeccable and she will always be in my top five. Gabra Zackerman did a great job with Mercedes Lackey's tales of the 500 kingdoms. While she doesn't quite have the presence of Hvam, she has a really pleasant way of telling a tale and is able to bring to life the soul of her characters.
My only complaint is that not knowing the Walker Papers, it took me a little while to get into the story and because of this I would have liked it to be a bit longer. If I'd read the Walker Papers and didn't need to play catch up with the character, I expect I would have given it a 5 and the reviews on Audible.com are similarly positive.
3 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-02-17
Reasonable Story - Joint effort not brilliant
Although I have read everything available for Jane Yellowrock and absolutely adore the books,
Audible UK does not supply any Joanne Walker books which means I had no emotional connection towards Joanne which affected my enjoyment of this story.
Khristine Hvam is an excellent narrator for the Yellowrock series and continued her good work but Gabra Zackman seemed disconnected with very little emotional connection. I'm not too sure that Khristine and Gabra were in the same studio to feed off each others narration.
The story does explain the coyote broach Jane has in her jewellery box.
The story is OK but not brilliant. I might feel more invested in the joint exercise if I was able to read the Joanne Walker Papers.
1 person found this helpful
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- Catsonthebed
- 12-12-21
Easy pickins.
Interesting to have another tall dark and deadly thick of it with Jane. Good premise, cool story, enjoyed every minute of it!
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- Áine OB
- 24-10-21
Great Collab but Slightly Irritating Narration
I'm a huge fan of the Jane Yellowrock series and am currently re-reading the series in Reading order. I really enjoyed this book and will check out the Walker Paper series also, I have a feeling I will really like it.
One tiny but irritating niggle, was the pronunciation of Amary. I suppose I'm so used to Kristine Hvam pronouncing it "ehm-ar-ee" that the other narrator saying "ah-mari" was slightly annoying. It's a small niggle but when you are so used to a specific narrator (Kristine Hvam will always be synonymous with Jane Yellowrock) pronouncing and speaking a certain way it can throw you. At one point I didn't know who was being referred to until I realised it was Amary! That being said it wasn't enough to put me off and I do believe that Kristine Hvam is an exceptional narrator, therefore an hard act to follow!
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- Jennine Evans
- 02-06-16
great cross over
story was great. love Jane Yellowrock and now going to try Walker papers. only thing I didn't like was that the voice actors hadn't recorded together. some sharp differences in recording quality distracted from story.
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- leanne
- 16-08-14
Disappointed with this crossover novel
Would you try another book written by Faith Hunter and C. E. Murphy or narrated by Khristine Hvam and Gabra Zackman ?
I am not sure
What other book might you compare Easy Pickings to, and why?
I have listened to all the jane yellorock books and loved them
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The 2 narrators sounded like they had never met and recorded their pieces in different countries. I just didn't find their delivery comfortable or convincing. The other Jane Yellowrock books the narration was nearly as impressive as the writing and plots
Did Easy Pickings inspire you to do anything?
No
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- LaLisa
- 14-09-14
Great crossover of two of my favorites!
This was a fun blend of two worlds! Now we just need to throw Mercy Thompson in with these two kick-@&$ girls!
9 people found this helpful
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- Bonnie
- 15-09-14
Fun and lots of laughs
I've listened to this book at
least eight times and always laughed and enjoyed the story and narration. Great cross over story. would love more like this.
7 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-15
What an awesome combination!
I have been an avid listener of the Jane Yellow Rock series, but after listening to this combination of supernatural crimefighters, I have bought the C.E. Murphy series, too, and I am looking forward to getting to know JoAnne better. Thanks, Faith Hunter and C.E. Murphy, for doing this combination story. And the narrators did a great job of bringing the characters together. The only reason I subtracted a star is for the audio, which was bad. Khristine Hvam was much louder than Gabra Zackman, and it made for difficult listening, as one was always either too quiet or too loud.
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- Michelle
- 11-04-15
Needs Better Editing
Only because I've very much enjoyed Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series and because I also very much like the narrator who's voice IS Jane Yellowrock, I listened to the whole 3+ hrs of this audio book. While, yeah, I liked the storyline, the editing wasn't very good. You could tell where the voices were dubbed in and Gabra Zackman is not the same caliber as Kristine Hvam, which made the dubbing more obvious. But hey, it was only 3hrs of listening while I worked and still a good story.
4 people found this helpful
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- April
- 24-08-14
Excellent,two of my favorite kick ass women togeth
Would you listen to Easy Pickings again? Why?
Yes, I loved it, two of my favorites together,wish there was more.....
What was one of the most memorable moments of Easy Pickings?
I loved the whole thing, could not pick just one.
Which scene was your favorite?
Again I could not pick just one.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, and I did.
Any additional comments?
I just really want more of these two together.
4 people found this helpful
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- Whitney
- 31-08-14
Yellowrock & Walkingstick in NOLA
I've listened to the Walker Paper series and the Jane Yellowrock series and this was a fun crossover. I loved seeing our strong butt-kicking heroines' impressions of and interactions with each other, the mix of magics was intriguing, and I enjoyed hearing each character's voice. For future crossovers of this sort, narrator collaboration on people and place names would make for a better listen; the mismatched pronunciations of the oft said "Amaury" were a distraction. All in all, worth a listen, though, especially if you're already a fan.
3 people found this helpful
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- Mary
- 05-01-15
Loved this combo!
Would you listen to Easy Pickings again? Why?
Yes. Love the characters and the story.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Easy Pickings?
Every bit of it.
What does Khristine Hvam and Gabra Zackman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Two fantastic readers make this story even better.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Beast Meets Shaman
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Loy
- 25-12-14
good crossover
What did you love best about Easy Pickings?
Jane and JoAnn very good
Who was your favorite character and why?
both -- maybe I liked Joanne better
What three words best describe Khristine Hvam and Gabra Zackman ’s performance?
Khristine performance was way too loud Gabras was perfect in pitch and volume but when Khristine started to read it was much louder and took away from the performance
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Joanne visiting Janes soul home
Any additional comments?
good sotry. I wish the two voices were at the same volume -- hard to read
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- Lexy Lou
- 11-09-22
Easily addictive!
I’m a huge fan of the Jane Yellowrock series and absolutely loved this cross-over adventure! I may just have to get into the Joanne Walker series now!
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- MariaUnfiltered
- 19-07-22
I liked this more than I thought I would!
I had to get used to the pauses between the performers, as they are just slightly more long than I expected. I suspect this is from being in separate studios. No worries; just wanted to point that out to the editors.
I enjoyed this book. As I've listened to the entire Skinwalker series and a couple of other Faith Hunter books featuring Nell Ingram, it was interesting to get away from the usual suspects. I had to kind of "forget" some of what I know about the entire series to just have fun with listening to this book. It's a neat crossover; I find myself wanting to hear more of the Jane/Joanne friendship, and the other characters they encounter.
Now I'm going to listen to some Walker Papers!