A Meeting at Corvallis

A Novel of the Change

By: S. M. Stirling

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

In the 10th year of the Change, the survivors in western Oregon have learned how to live in a world without technology. The city-state of Corvallis has preserved its university, and trade flourishes via riverboats and horse-drawn railways. Under the strong hand of Michael Havel, the Bearkillers hold the lands west of Salem in peace and order. And in the eastern half of the Willamette Valley, the Clan Mackenzie flourishes under the charismatic leadership of Juniper Mackenzie, bard and High Priestess.

Together, they have held the Lord Protector, Norman Arminger - the warlord of Portland - at bay. With his dark fantasies of a neofeudal empire, Arminger has extended his power over much of the Pacific Northwest, spreading fear with his knights, castles, and holy inquisition. Even more dangerous, and perhaps Arminger's most powerful weapon of all, is the ruthlessly cunning mind of his consort, Lady Sandra.

The tensions between these factions have been building for some time, and the only reason they haven't confronted one another on the battlefield is because Arminger's daughter has fallen into Clan Mackenzie's hands. But Lady Sandra has a plan to retrieve her - a plan that threatens to plunge the entire region into open warfare.

©2006 S.M. Stirling (P)2008 Tantor

The end of a Great trilogy

I really enjoyed this, the third book in the series. If you enjoyed the first two, you will enjoy this one. The author wraps up the trilogy nicely and writes one of the best 'death of a hero' scenes I have read.

Fabulous!

LOVE the story. I am actually technology impaired and resisted whisper audio, preferring CDs. I now prefer the whisper...no CDs to change and fumble with while driving.

Love It!!!!!!!

I listen over and over and over again to this series. love the story and the naration is second to none

The story is great!

The narrator is great a doing all the voices, but mispronounces a lot of words. Enough to be mildly distracting. But overall, the story is worth it.

The Story Continues...YES!

I really enjoyed "Dies the Fire" and just had to know what happens to the characters I have come to know and care about. I was fascinated with how human nature and individual character responds to a complete change to everything we know and rely on to survive in our modern day world. "Meeting at Corvallas" is the next chapter to the chaos of the first book, and captured my attention and imagination, however the story seemed to drag out to the end. Oh, wait, it's not over, and now I have to get the next book to finally get closure to the story. When do I get my new credits.....Arrrrrg! I can't wait that long!

Better than a game of thrones

I read the whole series before listening to it on audible great story great narrator much better than reading imo

excellent

loved the book and the narrator is exceptionally good. I will continue to recommend this series.

The second is better than the first book.

No that the story has been setup book two keep unfolding a new world and it just keeps getting better. Great story, great characters, great narration.

Good ending to a fascinating story

The Change novels as a whole have been an idea that has fascinated me since the first time I stumbled across them while looking for a good new series. A Meeting at Corvallis is good end to first trilogy of the series. I was left satisfied with the story, and looking forward to what would come later.
What I like most about this series is that it is what would have happened if Tolkien had written a post apocalyptic book.
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great work

good book, great story, well performed, the entire series is amazing. well worth the time