• Storm Warning

  • Valdemar: The Mage Storms, Book 1
  • By: Mercedes Lackey
  • Narrated by: David Ledoux
  • Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (699 ratings)

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Storm Warning

By: Mercedes Lackey
Narrated by: David Ledoux
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Publisher's summary

With her phenomenal Mage Winds trilogy, bestselling author Mercedes Lackey captivated fans across the country. Now in the first volume of the series sequel, she continues the same storyline, returning readers to a war-torn Valdemar in preparation to confront an ancient Eastern Empire - ruled by a monarch whose magical tactics by be beyond any sorcery known to the western kingdoms.

©1994 Mercedes R. Lackey (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Nice narrator

Story was very good. The narrator took a little while to get used to but he does really funny voices. He pronounces most names and places very similarly to other narrators.

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Read the books in sequence

The first part of this book brings the reader up to date on characters they have met in the "Arrows" series, the "Last Herald Mage" series, and the "Mage Wind" series. While some time is spent filling the reader in on some details, it is written more to jar a memory than to explain the story. So I wouldn't advise jumping into this book as a newbie.

It does move slowly at first, but that is mostly to set up the canvas, and then the excitement and intrigue picks up. Another delightful book from Mercedes Lackey.

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love the story but the narrator took time

love the story but for the first hour or so I had to get use to Ledoux dictation with harsh "s" and"check". I have gotten use to the smooth reading of Marster, Dale and the sorts to we're I notice the others pronounced words now. I also know I would not sound well myself.

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Good story, bad narrator

If you could sum up Storm Warning in three words, what would they be?

Narrator needs to go back to school and learn how to correctly pronounce some words - glaring mispronunciations very jarring and offputting.

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Great story terrible narrator

He mispronounces words, adds inappropriate emotion; and overall reads the book as if he’s reading to children who don’t understand nuance - which he decidedly lacks. His range of voices is severely limited, all non humans sound like villains with laryngitis, and the women are simpering.

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Good story. odd narrator

Like all Mercedes Lackey books, I love this one. However, the narrator made done of the characters almost cartoonish, which detracted from the story.

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Story good, narrator meh

I love the Tales of Velgarth! however, this narrator takes getting used to. His characters are strained and he sounds like he has a cold the entire reading...

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I really wish all narrators will get together to agree on voices.

Whoever said that Tre’van should sound like Peter Lorie? And most Teleydras and Shin ‘a’in sound as if they have a slight Romanian accent up until this point which I did enjoy.

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Storm warning

Exalant!!! I can't wait for more of her books on Valdamer to be written she is one of the best.

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Good yarn

The performance is ok, but I admit to being very annoyed by some ridiculous pronunciation. Collegia has a soft “g.” It is NOT pronounced coll-egg-ia. And duchy is NOT pronounced “Ducky!” I’m amazed that duchess wasn’t pronounced “dukesse!” That being said, it’s rewarding story line and I enjoy Valdemar. It’s like coming home, to recognize the people and places, and meet new as well.
Lackey does go on a but too much in her descriptions, people get it faster than we used to I think. But it is well worth the listen.

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