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Sword in the Storm
- Rigante, Book 1
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
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Born in the storm that doomed his father, Connavar grows to manhood among the mist-covered mountains of Caer Druagh, where the Rigante tribe dwell in harmony with the land and its gods. But beyond the border, across the water, an evil force is gathering strength, an unstoppable force that will change the world beyond all recognition. Haunted by malevolent spirits and hunted by evil men, Connavar sets out on a spectacular mission to save his people.
From the master of the genre, this is a tale of love and honour, friendship and courage, as Gemmell explores the intriguing worlds of Celtic myth and earth magic.
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- Missy A
- 14-08-18
Another great Gemmell book, but...
I was so excited to see another Gemmell book in audio, however, I don’t know why they didn’t keep the same narrator as the previous books? I found it so painful to listen to those accents. I’m currently deciding if I can face it for the next three books.... Story as ever was brilliant, love Gemmell.
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- me
- 05-01-24
What’s not to love?
Typical David Gemmell in terms of theme and plot. And that’s certainly no bad thing.
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- Mark Stedmond
- 01-11-18
A good read.
The first in the ringante stories, this is a great introduction to conavar and his story.
Narration can be a bit sketchy at times with some forced accents but it does not distract from the tale.
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- OneTrueONR
- 13-01-20
Great story. AWFUL choice for narration
As many other reviews have said, this narrator is just all wrong.
In a story with the vast majority of characters being male, a female trying to put on a man's voice for literally every conversation doesn't work. The accents used for 'foreigners' is terrible, overly stylised and difficult to understand.
Worse still, during battle scenes the narrator actually speeds up the dialogue significantly making it not only frenzied but again hard to follow.
The story is great, the telling is bad. They really need to re-record this with someone else. Why didn't they stick with Sean Barrett? He's voiced much of the other Gemmell series and is much, MUCH better suited.
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- Daniel Barnes
- 02-08-20
Nothing compares to David Gemmel
Once again, I’m left in a state of pure joy at finishing a David Gemmell book. A wonderful story full of detail (as always).
I wasn’t keen on the narration at the outset. By the end I loved it.
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- spads
- 11-08-19
Brilliant
Captured from the beginning, the characters and the relationships were so captivating.
compelling story, i was in tears and laughter,.
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- Smuggler
- 21-09-18
Excellent Gemmell book massively let down by awful narration
I’ve been a fan of David Gemmells books for 20 years and have read them all. This is an excellent story but the choice of narrator was completely wrong. Clearly the narrator and producer have no knowledge of Gemmells works , which is the only explanation for some of the accent choices which can be summarised as:
- Camp German accents lifted from allo allo
- Devonshire accents reminiscent of Alice from the Vicar of Dibley
- Arabic accents of the sort you might hear at an amateur production of Aladdin
The producer didn’t spot that the narrator uses ‘sword in the stone’ on several occasions which is unforgivable!
Planning to send a letter to the production company and ask for a refund. Massive let down which is an insult to fans of Gemmell
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- Harlequin565
- 28-03-20
Brilliant Narration
As a die hard Drenai fan, when the Rigante books were released I was a little dissappointed. I never really gave them more than a couple of reads each and only picked up this Audible one on a 2-1 deal. I was spoiled by the fact that DG was releasing book after book. Sadly, that won't happen any more.
Adjoa Andoh's narration is brilliant in my opinion (and there are a lot of folks who don't like it). Comparing her to Sean Barret's rendition of the Drenai novels is unfair I think. They're just both very different. I don't care that she doesn't do Scottish accents when the characters probably demand it. I don't care that she's female, narrating a book with predominantly male protagonists. I don't think DG would either. To me, it sounds like she cares about her storytelling technique, and that she's genuinely enjoying the tale which she reads at a very nice pace, and throws a lot of effort into telling it.
The story itself is typically DG but after reading so much "realistic" fantasy, Gemmell's world has vibrancy, colour and character that sets it apart from a lot of the sub-par offerings out there at the moment. This is a great story, compelling and exciting, and as someone who read the Rigante books quite a while ago, it's fresh & new.
I don't know how Amazon handles refunds, but considering there are polar opinions on the narration, I'd urge you to give this a go yourself and settle into another one of David Gemmell's rich and entertaining tales. If you can't take the accent after the first 5 minutes, just refund. I loved it.
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- Karen
- 06-07-20
very compelling
very compelling. incredibly well written and very nicely narrated. I am ordering the next book in the series now.
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- Steven Trafford
- 03-06-23
Gemmell Classic
Loved the Rigante series as a teenager. You feel it’s a more fleshed out than the Drenai. Enjoyed the narration. Defo getting the next in the series, Bane is one of my favourite Gemmell characters.
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