Oath of Swords

War God, Book 1

By: David Weber

Narrated by: Nick Sullivan

Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Bahzell is no knight in shining armor, and besides he has too many problems of his own to be messing with anybody else's problems - let alone the War God's. Unfortunately, the War God has other ideas for him.

©1995 David M. Weber (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Weber builds [worlds] with a nice eye for detail, above-average knowledge of history, and a pleasing amount of wit." (Booklist)

Overall a good read.

I originally bought this book for Kindle after having to give away my paperback copy due to moving. I decided to try it on Audible and I am glad I did. My only issue it with the Performance. Don't get me wrong, Nick Sullivan has one of the best narrative voices I have heard so far in listening to books. However he will sometimes misread a word or reword a sentence. If you aren't following along with your Kindle Book copy this can cause a bit of confusion.
The story itself it an excellent one that I continue to enjoy each time I read or hear it. Bahzell is larger that life in more that one way and I love the way he talks.
I highly recommend this book.

great story

I was hooked as soon as the story began. The characters are fantastic, with good development. The narrator Nick Sullivan uses a wide variety of voices to separate the characters and keeps you wanting more. I highly recommend this story and narrator.

I'm glad I finally got around to this one!

This is a wonderful book that a friend recommended to me 2 years ago. I finally got around to it from my backlog. It took me roughly 4 days to get through, but that was more due to outside interface.

I like the story, the characters, the different take on fantasy tropes, and the way the world seems to function and develop in fun ways. At first, i did find some of the narrators choices for voices a bit questionable, but before too long, I found I had become accustomed to their choices (the pirate-ty accent of the main character, for example).

I would absolutely recommend this book to any fantasy enthusiasts I know. I have already picked up the next book in the series.

Very Good Read

Would you consider the audio edition of Oath of Swords to be better than the print version?

The way that the reader identified each character by changing his voice and easy at which he portrayed the lighter moments made the audio version better than the print version.

What did you like best about this story?

The story had a feel of a young adult fantasy series. Put simply it just flowed and was a pleasure to listen to.

Which character – as performed by Nick Sullivan – was your favorite?

I loved the way Nick Sullivan portrayed Bazell

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this series to all ages of fantasy readers.

Good in parts,but not as good as his later books.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Grew tired of it quickly, glad it was not my introduction to David Webber as Oath of Swords would have put me off his later and much better books.

Edge of your seat fantasy novel!

Would you listen to Oath of Swords again? Why?

Definitely. This was the first David Weber fantasy novel I listened to as I am more familiar with his Sci Fi novels. However this was a fantastic novel that added some cool twists to the typical fantasy setting.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the uniqueness of the world and how the author managed to touch on racism in society without beating your head over the head with it.

Have you listened to any of Nick Sullivan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first book performed by Nick Sullivan and I loved it. He has great vocal range and injects a lot of emotion into the work.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I am not going to ruin it but lets just say Bahzell has a unique relationship with his diety :)

it's a good story David Weber has done it again.

What did you love best about Oath of Swords?

This book was well worth the credit. if you are looking for a good fantasy book this one is it. It' funny, exciting, has great characters and full of adventure. A big thumbs UP to Nick Sullivan for bringing this sorry to life.

Very Entertaining

Whilst this really doesn't have anything new as a fantasy epic, but the story is engaging and well written. The performance is sound, and keeps you engaged throughout.

This is one of David Webber's early works and he has matured as a writer since then so if start at the beginning knowing it will only get better, this is a great start.

Superbly Voiced!

This series is my favorite from Mr. Weber.....and that is saying something! David Sullivan's vocal range gives perfect narration to this story and his use of accents is wonderful. I am extremely happy to have this in my library.

I have long loved this storey!

My current pups name is Bazzal , it has the added benefit if I below it over the neighborhood no kid turns around and asks me!