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Forge of Darkness
- Kharkanas Trilogy, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told.... It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power…and even death is not quite eternal.
The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumours of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold....
Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with his debut, Gardens of the Moon. Now he returns with the first novel in a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic story of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in shaping the world of the Malazan Empire.
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- Breakfast
- 10-08-16
Ponderous, rambling, brilliantly read
The trouble with splitting up an epic many-threaded story into two is that you have a first volume of relentless introductions and scene setting with relatively little actual story.
The reading is outstanding and deserves great credit for making a huge cast sound distinctive and recognisable.
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- Joseph Dunne
- 19-02-18
Great if your are a fan of the Malazan world
Really enjoyed this book as it gives great insight into the origins of the Tiste and others of the original novels but it is a dense complicated story with a lot of philosophical musings and political machinations so not everyone’s cup of tea, that said if you are a fan of the malaz series then this is a must.
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- Ina Furie
- 28-07-18
As always amazing
Fantastic story complemented by excellent narration. Couldn't stop listening and already have the next volume!
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-04-23
Not the full book!
Misleading practices by Audible - the name suggests this is the full book however it's actually only a third. You will need to buy volume 2 and 3 to get the full book.
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- Vincent
- 04-04-13
The English is too Larney
I find that I cannot listen to this slow enough to not be distracted by interpreting the form of English used. At times I have found the narrative to have excessive details and leaving me bewildered by what I should be remembering versus that which is just trying to paint a picture. I will persevere with it till the end of this book and see if it becomes clearer.
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best audio
the reader for this book is the best I have ever come across. you can listen to the man read a restaurant menu and still be entertained. the book itself is hard to get into but the comparisons with Shakespeare are not far off. Erikson's writing is poetry in motion
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- Xbit
- 28-07-21
Hear ye a story of tragic proportion
Erikson is the modern Shakespeare of fantasy. The kharkanas trilogy is arguably the greatest of them all, but not anyones favourite. The prose can be challenging but very rewarding. The discourse continuously exquisite. If you make it to the end you will need your wits about you, but you will come through stronger, wiser. Changed.
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- Martin T.
- 03-01-20
No Idea What is Goin On
This was a real struggle to finish. Definitely not written with audio books in mind
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- George
- 09-05-20
Leave in the Library
One to miss what with the storyline being so slow and the writer drones on about too many characters.
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