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Three Parts Dead
- Narrated by: Claudia Alick
- Series: Craft Sequence Series, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Publisher's Summary
A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, a first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethras, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring him back to life before his city falls apart.
Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without him, the metropolis’ steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot.
Tara’s job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in. Her only help: Abelard, a chain-smoking priest of the dead god who’s having an understandable crisis of faith. When Tara and Abelard discover that Kos was murdered, they have to make a case in Alt Coulumb’s courts - and their quest for the truth endangers their partnership, their lives, and Alt Coulumb’s slim hope of survival.
Set in a phenomenally built world in which justice is a collective force bestowed on a few, craftsmen fly on lightning bolts, and gargoyles can rule cities, Three Parts Dead introduces listeners to an ethical landscape in which the line between right and wrong blurs.
About the author: Max Gladstone went to Yale, where he wrote a short story that became a finalist in the Writers of the Future competition. He lives in Boston.
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- John
- 07-27-14
Great story, but the narrator was off
I really liked this book. The story was significantly above average in quality, but not perfect. I will be reading the following books in this series in the months to come despite the imperfections. I could consistently see humor and good story telling in the story, which I thoroughly enjoyed. My one suggestion to the author would be to add more humor in the future, so we had something funny or a joke every two or three pages instead of every ten or twenty.
My main issue was the narrator. She just didn't click with me. I liked 9/10ths of the voices she used, but disliked the voice she used for Tara. She made one of the main characters sound as if she had a lisp, or something. It was super minor, but it bugged me.
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- Rosa F
- 04-18-15
An average experience all around.
I listened to the book over the course of 3 weeks for my book club. The story was entertaining enough, but it wasn't tantalizing. It's a weird mix of "who done it", mystery, Sherlock, magic-something. It's not one of those tales that keeps you in your car after you park because you simply MUST know what happens next and you are stuck staring into space for a minute or two with your hand on the ignition. Also, you don't get a lot of explanation about the craft; you are dropped into this world without much background and the twists this story takes don't make much sense or give you a sense of "A-HA!" because you weren't aware that The Craft could do that. It has potential though. Lastly, I couldn't tell if this world was supposed to be some sort of parallel to our known world. The language was "of this earth", and so were the drinks (whiskey, gin and tonic?!). It almost gave me a sense of an alternate earth universe or something.
The narrator was ok... Aside from the two main characters, the voices weren't really distinct. But unlike some other reviewers, I didn't think she was terrible.
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- Vincent Jeffries
- 08-25-18
Not for Me
Every now and then I try an Urban Fantasy or YA book that’s been highly recommended. Almost each time I end up fighting the voice in my head that says “this was not written for you”. It’s hard for me to just ignore that and take the story for what it is. Zombies and Vampires and “YA” protagonists.
This book/series in particular has been so well received, I tried several times to start it and get drawn in, but it never happened and I couldn’t make it past a third of the way.
So I didn’t enjoy the book enough to recommend it, but I’m not sure my review will be helpful to anyone that doesn’t have the narrow spectrum of Urban Fantasy experience / appreciation was that matches mine. Take my feedback for the little that it’s probably worth as it relates to this book specifically.
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- Zoso Coheed
- 11-28-17
A story that doesn't know where it's going
I'm going to level, I haven't finished this story yet. But sadly I don't care. I don't care about the protagonist, the problems of the world, or it's backstory.
I also dislike the Frankenstein world that is a weird mix of modern and fantasy. Typically I love high and modern fantasy, steam punk or similar. But this felt like an inconsistent mix of someone that wanted to do high fantasy, but thought the audience wouldn't know what older terminology was. I just couldn't picture the world.
Lastly is the narrator. I have never listened to a professional reader who sounded less interested in the book she was reading - and this includes the audio books for Twilight and Fifty shades. Ms Alick sounds as though she's reading an unfamiliar book report to a group of uninterested six graders. I think I could have gotten through, and perhaps enjoyed, the rest of the book if it wasn't for her uninspired reading.
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- adamjb
- 11-30-15
Good book, awful narrator
I have to agree with some of the other reviewers: the narrator wrecks this book. She sounds like she is reading to a young child, and she gives the main character a lisp. What a train wreck. I am now reading this book on Kindle and it is very enjoyable.
10 people found this helpful
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- Amanda B
- 11-14-16
Didn't finish
The introductory chapters were not enough to catch my attention. Also, the narrator does not seem to understand where sentences begin and end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-01-15
Cool story, awful horrible narration
Unlistenable narrator. Story seems really cool though. Would have to recommend staying away from the audiobook version of this.
Claudia Alick reminds me of a muddle aged librarian reading to children, and in general was robbing any kind of interest or depth from what otherwise seemed an enthralling story.
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- Country Bookworm
- 10-10-14
A narrator can make or break a book for me.
I wanted to like the book but this narrator just wasn't for me. I thought she asked a question, and so I replayed that part and it was not a question. I couldn't get into this book at all. I kept rewinding it over and over, it just didn't work for me. I'll just buy the ebook and read it someday.
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- Elizabeth Morgan
- 11-30-21
Really great narrator!
This is a favorite book that I was gladly able to share with my husband as an audiobook, and I was surprised how good the narrator is! Her portrayal of Elayne, especially same the way she says "Miss Abernathy". This is a gem of a story that's way underrated, and a really stellar translation into audio format. For people who like good world building, listen to this story!
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- H.
- 11-22-21
odd story
The narration was hard to listen to and the story disjointed yet entertaining. I really loved the ending and some of the characters.
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