Warriors

By: George R. R. Martin - author/editor, Gardner Dozois - author/editor

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor, Christina Traister

Length: 31 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang of the wrath of Achilles and the ancient Sumerians set down their tales of Gilgamesh, warriors, soldiers, and fighters have fascinated us; they are a part of every culture, every literary tradition, every genre. All Quiet on the Western Front, From Here to Eternity, and The Red Badge of Courage have become part of our literary canon, taught in classrooms all around the country and the world.

Our contributors make up an all-star lineup of award-winning and best-selling writers, representing a dozen different publishers and as many genres. We asked each of them for the same thing: a story about a warrior. Some chose to write in the genre they’re best known for. Some decided to try something different. You will find warriors of every shape, size, and color here, warriors from every epoch of human history, from yesterday and today and tomorrow, and from worlds that never were. Some of the stories will make you sad, some will make you laugh, and many will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Every story in this volume appears here for the first time. Included are: a long novella from the world of his Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, a new tale of “Lord John” by Diana Gabaldon, an “Emberverse” story by S. M. Stirling, a “Forever Peace” story by Joe Haldeman, and a long tale of humanity at bay by David Weber. Also present are original stories by David Ball, Peter S. Beagle, Lawrence Block, Gardner Dozois, Robin Hobb, Cecelia Holland, Joe R. Lansdale, David Morrell, Naomi Novik, James Rollins, Steven Saylor, Robert Silverberg, Carrie Vaughn, Howard Waldrop, and Tad Williams.

Many of these writers are best sellers. All of them are storytellers of the highest quality. Together they make a volume of unforgettable listening.

©2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.; 2011 George R.R. Martin

Many Colors of Warriors

Great, Short Sharp Stories, all with something to tell; all looking at different type of Warriors. And due to all the different authors you really do get a varied and interesting variety of similar based but very different characters. Well worth the read and good value even if it cost twice as much.

Laughter and Pain

Several of these stories will make you laugh out loud, and many of them will make you clinch your butt cheeks together and say, "Damn, that hurt!"

I Bought This For One Story

I really should explain why I have given two stars. I purchased this audiobook for the short story "The Custom of the Army" by Diana Gabaldon. It is about Lord John Gray, a minor character from her tremendously successful "Outlander" series. Ms. Gabaldon created a spin-off series of novels and short stories with Lord John as the main character. These belong more to the mystery genre and tie in somewhat with the "Outlander" series (which is straight historical fiction), containing some great background information about its main character, Jamie Fraser. So it really behooves readers interested in both series of books to read/listen to all of the Lord John novels and short stories in order to understand more about Lord John, his life, and his relationship to the characters in the "Outlander" series. Ms. Gabaldon is quite clever and has written both series in a way that entwines Lord John and the Frasers and keeps her loyal readers anxiously awaiting every new story she writes.

That said, I was disappointed in the narrator, Patrick Lawlor. All of the other Lord John audiobooks have been narrated by Jeff Woodman, to whom I have grown accustomed. It was a bit distracting to listen to a Lord John story read by an American narrator with a dismal English accent.

A COUPLE OF GOOD OF SHORT STORIES.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

YA,THE WHOLE BOOK SHOULD BE BY GEORGE R.R MARTIN.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

LONGER.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Patrick Lawlor?

HE WAS OK.

Was Warriors worth the listening time?

YES

Any additional comments?

I FOUND THREE TO LISTEN TO,LISTEN TO G. R.R MARTIN ON PART FOUR.

Bit too bloodthirsty for me

If you like the idea of killing others off, especially the protagonist, this would be the book for you. The male reading leaves a bit to be desired.

just fell flat

the two narrators were bland and moat of the stories were ok. But many were as bland as the narrators.

Lousy Narration

This is an eclectic group of stories about warriors. I enjoyed most of them. I have had occasion to hear this narrator before in the book "Rally Cry." He ruined that one for me too.

Horrible narrator

Bought this book for the "Lord John" story - but this narrator is Awful - so disappointing!

Really good stories

Most of the stories were excellent. A few were merely pretty good. And the narrator kept mispronouncing "Ser," in the final tale, which mildly, but consistently annoys me, as a SOIAF Fan.

Good read

some story's are not what you would expect, but that's what you get in this book