Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio; Abridged edition (February 28, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781423378471
ISBN-13: 978-1423378471
ASIN: 1423378474
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 2.2 x 5.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,035,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( B ) > Brooks, Terry #494 in Books > Books on CD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction #586 in Books > Books on CD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy
dick hill has a very good voice and does not get over dramatic. some readers detract from a story when they get carried away--but not hill. i especially enjoyed everytime he spoke as strabo, the dragon. since i have read terry brooks, i expected that i would like the stories. with 5 books and many, many hours of listening in this package, you had to have a good reader--hill was very good.i will let other people debate which of brooks' series is best (yes, i read the shannara series). i am glad that this package was available to take me to landover for the many hours i drive all over. as exciting as counting cows or the alphabet game may be, listening to good stories such as these made the miles pass much more quickly.
I am not a big fantasy reader (horror is more my style) but took a shot at this series because it was both a good value for the money and the premise is unique. I have enjoyed hour after hour of listening to this series in my car to the point that traffic really doesn't bother much. Sadly, I am on my last CD right now. I will miss the company I have had on my rides to and from DC and may just look for more Terry Brooks books on CD to help with my commute. The narrator did a great job and is consistent throughout the series.
I was lent the book "Magic Kingdom for Sale" while on a vacation, I could not put it down. I enjoyed it so much that I got my own Book in paperback and Kindle versions. I was a little skeptical about the CD version since I do not always like the voice or inflections of the reader but I took a chance when ordering this. I am pleasantly surprised, this is a nice change of pace being able to listen to this on my way to work each day and actually looking forward to continuing the saga. I agree with other posts about the story when read in a whisper, you need to turn up the volume to hear what is being said, especially if playing in the built in car CD.
I enjoyed these audio books in my car running around town or visiting friends out of town. I never took them in the house. Sometimes I sat in the car a bit after I parked to finish a theme or thought. (I didn't make special trips to hear, though the thought crossed my mind.) This was a magical world with a modern man who managed it very well. I love Terry Brooks imagination.
Well, I have been through 4 of the books. While books 1 & 2 had great audio, the next 2 were iffy. Book 4 was really bad with the volume of the reader going up and down that I couldn't listen to it in my car :(. I will now have to do some audio editing before I can finish the series.
Terry Brooks is one of my go-to authors, so I have no complaints with the storyline(s). The only reason this does not get five stars is because it is an abridged collection. Considering the age, I was lucky to get this! I just wish more of Terry Brooks were available as unabridged audiobooks on CD.
I purchased the books because the price was right. I had never read any of Terry Brooks writing before so I did not know what to expect. The audio books arrived on time and in excelent condition. I listoned to them and really enjoyed them. They are fun whimsical stories. Certainly the writing is on a realatively simple level, but I did enjoy the stories and would recommend them to someone of like minded taste.
Favorite book series of mine, but I got it for the kid to let her know there are other, older, science fiction series besides Harry Potter. I keep trying to get her to READ in PRINT Sword of Shannara. I must have bought that book 12 times in my life, tore it up, and will buy her ten copies if she reads it.
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