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A review by songwind
The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler
4.0
This was an excellent continuation of the story. Very different in many ways from The Thousand Names, it was equally engaging.
We continue to see the perspectives of Winter and Cpt. Marcus, but also the added viewpoints of the Princess of the realm, and the shadowy Duke Orlanko. A few other minor characters act as the viewpoint for a short period, but those 4 are the most prominent.
We learn a lot about Winter's past and Marcus' family in particular. It was very enlightening.
The only real objection I can raise about the text is that the Last Duke is a bit to mustache-twirlingly evil. And the other ministers of the cabinet a bit too stupid - everyone knows Orlanko is not to be trusted, and yet they keep taking him at his word with no real explanation why.
The audio portion was largely excellent, with 3 or 4 instances of bad edits, leaving in restarts and hesitations.
We continue to see the perspectives of Winter and Cpt. Marcus, but also the added viewpoints of the Princess of the realm, and the shadowy Duke Orlanko. A few other minor characters act as the viewpoint for a short period, but those 4 are the most prominent.
We learn a lot about Winter's past and Marcus' family in particular. It was very enlightening.
The only real objection I can raise about the text is that the Last Duke is a bit to mustache-twirlingly evil. And the other ministers of the cabinet a bit too stupid - everyone knows Orlanko is not to be trusted, and yet they keep taking him at his word with no real explanation why.
The audio portion was largely excellent, with 3 or 4 instances of bad edits, leaving in restarts and hesitations.