Domes of Fire

The Tamuli, Book 1

By: David Eddings

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau

Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Six years had passed since the redoubtable knight Sparhawk had triumphed over the evil God Azash and returned to Elenia with Queen Ehlana, his bride. And now a new danger had arisen to threaten the peace of Ehlana's realm. The trouble had started quietly. At home, bandits began to plague the hill country. In neighboring Lamorkand, the customary political unrest turned ominous with whispers that the bloody heroes of old soon would rise again. And travelers reported that the Trolls had all disappeared from the icy northern haunts of Thalesia. Simple problems, apparently unrelated - until an ambassador arrived from the far-off Tamul empire, begging Sparhawk's aid. These same dangers that stalked Ehlana's kingdom had already struck his realm full-force.

The fabled ancient warriors of Tamuli had indeed returned - intent on carnage. Monsters and fell magics had followed, and the havoc and terror they spawned were tearing the empire apart. The empire had sent for the Pandion Knight who had killed the God Azash. If Sparhawk wanted to stop this danger before it could savage his own land, he now must lend his aid. Sparhawk, Ehlana, and their daughter, Princess Danae, agreed to make the grueling trek to the far-distant empire of the east. They traveled in company with a handful of trusted companions: the stalwart champions of the four Militant Orders, the knight Berit, Mirtai the giantess, and the young thief Talen. With the child-goddess Aphrael to speed their journey, they began the treacherous traverse of the utmost reaches of the Daresian continent, to Tamul's distant capital. There, in the emperor's glittering court, they would encounter corruption, treachery - and a greater danger than any man had faced before!

©1993 David Eddings (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Total mispronunciation

I forced myself to listen until I got to chapter 2 I can't take it anymore this person is totally mispronouncing words and names but I can't finish listening to this book I will read them

Terrible naration detracts from a good story

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend the book. I don't recommend this narrator.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He didn't even listen to the first three books in the series, narrated by someone different. Almost all of the names are pronounced wrong. I can see the narrator pronouncing them differently than I did in my head, but after the first 50 hours (3 books) you really get used to the one (official) way to pronounce them. It becomes very distracting trying to figure out who he is talking about. Plus, Ulath sounds small, his voice is way too high. He's supposed to be a huge taciturn knight, not a member of the court.

Love this Series

The narrator should have listened to the first 3 books to get the pronunciation the same. Tay-len is not how the name is supposed to be announced. It issupposed to be tahl-en. Just 1 example of many.

Narration Not As Poor As Stated

Where does Domes of Fire rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

While I agree that narration in this book was not as good as in The Belgariad, certainly, it was not so terrible as some of the reviews stated. It did not interfere with my enjoyment of the stories.

What aspect of Kevin Pariseau’s performance would you have changed?

I would suggest that he look up how to pronounce words with which he is unfamiliar.

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

No, I find it too long to do so.

Took soon time too get used to the new reader.

they should have synched the way they say words between the first books and this one.

Consistency in Styricum?

This narrator was infinitely better than the narrator for The Elenium. It would've been wonderful to have kept vocal consistency between the readers, though. Ulath, for example, had a bass voice in the Elenium, and more of a tenor in the Tamuli. Also, why is it "Styric", with a short I, but "Styricum", with a long I? Seems inconsistent.

interesting but slow

Characters tend to overbeat themselves... They repeatedly introduce their they're character falls and personalities... It just seems a bit too much sometimes. Interesting story line.

awesome

excellent story, well read if not add well as previous artist did, still good. more must has more

Great story, horrible performance.

The Narrator was horrible compared to the others that have done Eddings' books. The narrator from the Elenium series was much better.

Optional?

Slow at times. Looking forward to more. When? * * * * * * *