The Wheel of Darkness

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois

Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

FBI Agent Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to take up the search.

The trail leads him and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Queen Victoria, the world's largest and most luxurious passenger liner - and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.

Investigate more of Agent Pendergast's cases.

©2007 Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child (P)2007 Hachette Audio

Pure brain candy

If you are an avid Pendergast fan, you will like this one. It answers a few questions and develops the Constance character. The purpose of this series is entertainment. If you want "reality" there are good documentaries out there. Pendergast is spiritual and rather ethereal and you just have to accept the premise to appreciate the stories. Just hang on and enjoy the ride. It's pure entertainment. I stayed up half the night to finish it!

Started great...got silly

Rene Auberjonois does a beautiful job as the reader. I love Scott Brick as well, but, once in a while a nice change is good.

I'm generally a big fan of these two writers and this book began really well..I was "into it"..and then...

... it began to get more and more ridiculous as plots go and I was just waiting for it to end. The characters fell into these ridiculous situations...all that evil that befelled them...I just wanted something with more substance.

new Reader

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Rene Auberjonois does a very good job reading this book. Scott Brick is one of my 2 favorites, however and Rene took some getting used to.He's grown on me in subsequent books.

great and exciting

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, it will keep you on the edge of your seet

Who was your favorite character and why?

pentgast

What about Rene Auberjonois’s performance did you like?

seems so real

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, its one you can't put down to the end

Any additional comments?

all of the books from Preston are great and exciting, keep writing

Wow!

I literally could not put it down! I am truly addicted to these novelists. I'm ready for the next in series.

Disappointed!

Definitely struggled to finish this one, especially after the riveting roller coaster of the Brimstone Trilogy. While I can see that this narrator is very good at narration, he was a COMPLETE letdown with Pendergast's accent and some of the other voices he gave to the characters. I think Scott Brick did the repeat characters in this series MUCH more justice. The story was just 'okay'. I may sadly have to consider skipping books narrated by RA, which is tragic because I really like these authors and the Pendergast series!

Bit dark even for these guys

I don't hate it. It's a good character development book. But at the same time, I felt very sad for much of the time I listened to this book which wasn't fun. If I wanted to feel sad I would turn off the audiobooks and engage in my real life.

STRANDED ON AN OCEAN LINER!

If you could sum up The Wheel of Darkness in three words, what would they be?

SUSPENSE, PANIC, MYSTERY

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Wheel of Darkness?

I was pretty frightened for the teen being pursued. Catching scenes really keep me in suspense.

What does Rene Auberjonois bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really love his many voices, and he has a nice calmness about him. Great for the monks.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Well, I listened to this in 2 days more or less. It really does hold your attention.

Any additional comments?

As with many of the other books in this series ....there is a great mystery to solve, usually in a very urgent manner and at the very end, it's all wrapped up nicely. I did like all the description about being on an ocean liner since I never have myself. I also loved the addition of all of the characters in this book and how they each have a little history added.
I felt a little of it dragged in some parts but maybe that was just me.

Classic Pendergast !

Loved it. Lots of smart action and a bit of supernatural. Better than some later books in this series.

Excellent

New reader, but got used to him. Still like the other reader better, oh well.