The Grim Company

By: Luke Scull

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.

©2013 Luke Scull (P)2013 Recorded Books

Uncommon book

Would you consider the audio edition of The Grim Company to be better than the print version?

I think some of the voices given to certain characters are priceless, so yes.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Cole, the true born hero. I laughed so hard so many times hearing him boosting his own deluded hero image.

What does Gerard Doyle bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

he did a find job, read above.

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

the barbarians.

Any additional comments?

This book needs your attention, heard it almost halfway through while doing other stuff, gaming, working etc. Didn't get me, then I decided I should give it proper attention else the story is a bit hard to follow with the unconventional storytelling. I loved it when I did:D

Great Except For One Thing

Overall, this was a great book and a great performance. My only issue was the the narrator kept switching the name of a magical weapon! Half the time it would be correct and the other half incorrect. It took my half the book to figure out what the correct name was. However, that's my only complaint!

Better than some give it credit for, but not great.

I probably started this three times before listening through. The narrator does a fair job, but without much difference in his characters I found it somewhat droll. The story is not full of surprises, but I do think Scull built a cool fantasy world. A lot of the likable things are very Glen Cook like, but there are worse things to be compared to. The first two thirds of the story are unremarkable, but if you can stick with it, the final third is engaging. I will wait for a sale to pick up the next title in the series. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read Abercrombie's work first.

good read

Took me a while to get hooked. But it finally did toward the end. It isn't Abercrombie, but perhaps the next best thing. It had a more dnd vibe which was refreshing. Super fantasy mixed with grimdark. pretty cool. I recommend it to any fantasy readers.

Very solid story

It started a little iffy but picked up and was an excellent read I recommend it