The Dreams of a Dying God

The Godlanders War, Book 1

By: Aaron Pogue

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Book One of The Goldanders War trilogy. Previously published as Oberon’s Dreams.

Even for a charismatic pirate, three years is a long time to chase after an unimaginable treasure hidden in the ruins of an ancient city. But when the fabled riches turn out to be virtually worthless, the outraged crew mutinies and leaves their former captain for dead.

He is rescued by a mysterious king and transported back to a time of dwarves, druids, and fairies. Enchanting as it is, though, his only wish is to return home and find justice - but only the king has the power to return him...for a price.

Aided by a new and motley group of mystical creatures and misfits, he sets out on his quest, ultimately getting caught up in a war he wants nothing to do with - and in the process changing the course of history itself.

The Dreams of a Dying God is an action-packed, richly imagined adventure fantasy from the author of The Dragonprince trilogy.

©2013 Aaron Pogue (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Hidden gem

I always love when I start a story without a lot of hype and it turns out deserving of starting the hype machine.

This is an unknown you will be glad you started.

Almost didn't buy it, but... do

Any additional comments?

So many reviews said that the main character was constantly being a jerk that I almost did not buy this. But, honestly, he's not even bad enough to be a pirate. He doesn't rob people who can't afford it. He doesn't seem to be sexist. He doesn't even like guns.
This was the audible equivalent of a page-turner, and I will get the next one. Although, I can't say I completely understood it. There is an element of time travel, and we spend the whole book in a world that is dead, and was the "dream" or Oberon, which was a boring motif because it meant that there was nothing the main character could do to save it in the end, and there were too many conversations between him and Oberon about the logistics of this dream. But, good narration, natural flow of conversation, and characters that were not over or under done. Entertaining.

I really enjoyed it

it was fun and interesting, narration was good, I love a book I can analyze while listening to and recognize characters in especially if they don't stray to far from other tales but still have a new angle to, the king was just how iv always imagined he would be great job

A pretty goood story

This story is a pretty good take on both time travel and what if are existence is someone elses dream. I found a lot of originality and unique twist to this tale, and I look forward to reading more of the series.

The real thrill is the ending

I see one of the most highly ranked reviews - the listener did not even finish the story. I can see where they come from in the beginning. There is a bit of stereotyping, and it sometimes feels like you're waiting for the whole point of it all, with not much hint as to if there is a point at all.

Not finishing this listen is a mistake though. The whole world of questions and aimless loose ends gets neatly tied together once the big picture is explained. And by the end of the book, you realize this series aspires to much more than it leads on in the first half. When I finished, I instantly bought the next books in the series.

Maybe it struggles to be entirely captivating in the beginning. But there is no question I did eventually get hooked, and I really enjoyed what I got out of it after everything was said and done. So I'm not saying you can't find fault, but it is definitely a 5 stars and recommendation from me.