The Pirate King

Forgotten Realms: Transitions, Book 2

By: R. A. Salvatore

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Drizzt returns to Luskan, and the Realms will never be the same!

The Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, but when corruption eats away at their ranks, Captain Deudermont comes to the rescue of a city that has become a safe haven for the Sword Coast's most dangerous pirates. But rescuing a city from itself may not be as easy as Deudermont thinks, and when Drizzt can't talk him out of it, he'll be forced to help.

Drizzt is back in action again, and bringing more changes to the Forgotten Realms setting. This all new hardcover adventure will keep Drizzt fans guessing the whole way, with edge-of-your-seat action and plot twists that even the most casual listener of the Forgotten Realms novel line can't afford to miss.

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©2008 R. A. Salvatore (P)2009 Random House

Awesome

I love drizzt do urden, it is amazing that I have read the books once fully and listened twice

not to bad

honestly he still struggles with pronunciation but I think this is this voice actors performance so far

Great story, decent narration

I liked this one. Full of action and intrigue, but oh so depressing. Still, I really enjoyed it. Mark Bramhall did a much better job with this one than he did with the Orc King, though his combat narrations are still a bit flat and in his dialogue, it’s hard to tell who’s speaking half the time.

story is great narrator not

need Victor to redo this trilogy. Victor is much better. this narrator can't pronounce anything right. this story is one I love very much though!

Murder!

I'm dead... you killed me with your effed pronunciation of every cool word I learned from Victor...

The legend for Drizzt grows with every book!!

I've been following Drizzt and his companions for years and love every book!! I can't wait to get into the next one!

Fantasy adventure from the master

Where does The Pirate King rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 10%.

What did you like best about this story?

Good writing coupled with good narration equals good listening experience.

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

He has a great voice and his characterization brings depth to an already good story.

Any additional comments?

First audiobook with this narrator was a good experience. Would listen to more of his work.

Another Engaging Drizzt Novel

Another great addition to the Drizzt series. Drizzt reunites with Regis, Wolfgar, Captain Deutermont, and others. It is a great read.

A Tale with a Bittersweet End

The story itself covers the events in Luskan a few years before the Spellplague where the government was radically changed in that City. While mostly following Drizzt and Regis, you will also discover more news of Wulfgar and the other Companions. Deudermont fans will rejoice in seeing the famed Captain of Sea Sprite return in this thrilling ride. As always I enjoyed the story immensely. For those who are unsure of the narrator, I listened to Mark narrate The Magicians Trilogy and absolutely fell in love with his voice and style. Here it seems he was thrown in Victor's place without guidance on pronunciation use in the past narrations, but except for those few missteps Mark does fantastic at giving the characters his own interpretation of voice and tone. I'll admit I like Victor's Drizzt better, but Mark does a good job here and much better than the other narrator who stood in for Victor in Road of the Patriarch.

The Captain was never a good character

it was pretty good overall. definetly alot of political stuff to work through which is boring... idk why people are so upset over the Captain duedermont stuff... he kinda sucks throughout the stories... never consistent.. was glad to see him gone and the wizard robulard live! sorry for any misspelling.