
The Magician's Guild
The Black Magician Trilogy, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Richard Aspel
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By:
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Trudi Canavan
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Critic reviews
Would you consider the audio edition of The Magician's Guild to be better than the print version?
I would definitely not, the books are very well written, and whilst some people think that the beginning of this first book is slow, I don't think that it is so slow that it puts anyone off. It sets the scene and has some very good character development. I have the paper version of these books, and downloaded the audio as I have started listening to stories to send me to sleep... though it is almost hard to sleep listening to these as the stories are sooo good!! Personally, I prefer reading as I can then give the characters my own voices and personality parts, I was not a fan of how they were portrayed in this audio book.What did you like best about this story?
In the written version, Sonea. In the narrated by Richard Aspel version - I will say the whole story, despite how much i disliked the narrator. I found it very difficult to appreciate the weird voices that Richard put on, especially his version of Sonea which I found very annoying. She is supposed to be a proud, brave young girl and Richard voiced her as a pathetic weakling which i found awful!Any additional comments?
As annoying as I found Richard Aspel, I have downloaded the second book in the series 'The Novice' and will also get the third. This series is one of my favourite sets of books and I refuse to let the narrator put me off! I hope there is a different narrator for the 'Age of The Five' books as by then it may have become too much, and I don't want to risk Richard Aspel ruining Auraya for me too!Awesome story - bad narrating
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still my favourite book
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entertaining!
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Too....much.... hesitation.
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Magic, mystery, slums and thieves
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QUITE GOOD
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For younger readers
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Warn Fuzzys
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The book itself is fun and interesting. Some points were repeated too often and I found myself thinking: "yes, I realised that was important the first 5 times it was mentioned". However, the pace of the book picks up in the final third and I am very interested to find out how the lead character, Sonea, develops in the next book.
Thank you Trudi :)
Good book - shame about the narrator
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A book suitable for adults and children
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