Dharmayoddha Kalki: Avatar of Vishnu

Kalki Trilogy, Book 1

By: Kevin Missal

Narrated by: Manish Dongardive

Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Born in the quiet village of Shambala, Kalki Hari, son of Vishnuyath and Sumati, has no idea about his heritage until he is pitted against tragedies and battles.

Whisked into the province of Keekatpur, which is under the fist of Lord Kali, Kalki sees the ignominy of death trumping life all around him. He learns that he has been born to cleanse the world he lives in, for which he must journey to the North and learn the ways of Lord Vishnu’s Avatar, from an immortal who wields an axe.

But trapped in the midst of betrayals, political intrigue and forces that seek to decimate him, will he be able to follow his destiny before the Kaliyug begins?

©2017 Kevin Missal (P)2021 Audible, Inc.

If only I could hear it.

The story might be really good, but it's very hard to follow as the narrator dips to a whisper. I was playing it in the car and even if I turned the volume all the way up, parts were just not audible. Ironic?

Good Story

The story and narration are very good, but the production is poor. The volume is sometimes inconsistent. There are periods of overlapping narration where it sounds like multiple people are reading at the same time, but at a different pace.

Hard to follow

Hard to follow partially due to narrator's accent. Jumps to dialogue with totally different characters with seemingly no ties to previous dialog. Character's names confusingly similar.

Great Story

This story was a really good story. I can't wait to read part two. The only thing that bothered me was that sometimes things were repeated which seemed unnecessary because they were back to back. Also, there were times when there were two voices overlapping each other which made it difficult to listen to. Yet still, overall, I liked the story.

Not bad but not great

It was decent enough. Some of the reading was overdubbed and the volume was not consistent

it has potential

The story it's self seems pretty good from what I got but the audio editing was bad, random pauses in the middle of sentences and it seemed to skip whole chapters.

Hopeful

I enjoy reading, listening to, and writing fiction. This story was entertaining. it took a while to follow because of the introduction of so many characters, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Thought, is has to get better. But no, never did.

Thought, is has to get better. But no, never did. Then it ended to be continued. Wasted hours in this book.

did not like

did not like at all
did not finish, not interested at all. wish I had not purshed

not my normal choice and I enjoyed it.

yes the sound editing needs a little help. also cannot fault the performer for having an accent, based on title & author I'd be surprised if they used a performer with an American or English accent. As this was my first time listening to a book like this, I took my time and played the few chapters at a time and then played them again until I got comfortable with the performer and the names of the main characters. I couldn't keep them all straight as the names aren't what I'm used. But challenges aside I enjoyed the story and my brain is culturally richer from this new experience. I will be listening to the next books.