
Dreams of Steel
Chronicles of the Black Company, Book 5
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Narrado por:
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Rachel Butera
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De:
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Glen Cook
Croaker has fallen and, following the Company's disastrous defeat at Dejagore, Lady is one of the few survivors - determined to avenge the Company and herself against the Shadowmasters, no matter what the cost. But in assembling a new fighting force from the dregs and rabble of Taglios, she finds herself offered help by a mysterious, ancient cult of murder--competent, reliable, and apparently committed to her goals.
Meanwhile, far away, Shadowmasters conspire against one another and the world, weaving dark spells that reach into the heart of Taglios. And in a hidden grove, a familiar figure slowly awakens to find himself the captive of an animated, headless corpse. Mercilessly cutting through Taglian intrigues, Lady appears to be growing stronger every day. All that disturbs her are the dreams which afflict her by night--dreams of carnage, of destruction, of universal death, unceasing....
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Would you try another book from Glen Cook and/or Rachel Butera?
No, after listening to Marc Vietor for the last 4 books, it was tough getting used to Rachel Butera's narration.Who was your favorite character and why?
The Lady because the whole book was concentrated mostly on her.What three words best describe Rachel Butera’s performance?
Contrary, flimsical, valley.Was Dreams of Steel worth the listening time?
It was a decent listen mostly due to Glen Cooks excellent ongoing story of the Black Company.Any additional comments?
I feel Rachel Butera was not the right voice for this kind of story. This is gritty and dark fantasy; Rachel's voice didn't do the story justice because it was to nonchalant, there was an air of levity her voice brought to moments that needed a more serious and dire approach, which I did not feel that from her.Good Listen
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It's awesome tha they casted a woman narrator for the perspective of The Lady, but their choice was not a good one.
The narrator was horrendous.
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Good story shit voice
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It's ... okay!
By which I mean, her Lady and Soulcatcher are fine; her Croaker is terrible; minor characters are hit or miss.
Her Croaker is no worse than Vietor's atrocious Soulcatcher, and while many people seem to love Vietor's Croaker, I found it one-note and boring after four books.
Butera's Lady is a bit one-note, too, but her tone seemed appropriate for a character who is basically semi-sociopathic, unable to empathize and so old she's become blasé about matters of apocalyptic importance. Her Soulcatcher and Frogface were fun.
As for the story, it seemed like Cook started writing at page one and either ran out room or time before what should have been the conclusion.
Spoilers ahead!!!
What should have been the emotional and narrative climax of the book — Naryan's betrayal of Lady — incomprehensibly takes place off screen, at the very end of the book, described second-hand in an epilogue! WTF.
I actually enjoyed much of the plot, and the internal exploration of Lady who has always been my favorite character in the series. I was looking forward to seeing how she'd handle motherhood, then finding out what she'd given birth to, and the Deceiver's real game. Instead, she slept through it, and we get a few lines of exposition in place of a climax.
The culmination of the book's secondary plot — Soulcatcher's confrontation with Longshadow's assassin — at least happens live, but it's also a let down. Soulcatcher isn't even really involved in the chase, and Frogface has basically no trouble with it. This arc is still more satisfying that Lady's, and I enjoyed that (like every Cook character who lives long enough) Soulcatcher became a little sympathetic by the book's end.
But still, it's baffling that the book's two main and most interesting character got such rushed climaxes, and so much time was wasted on one-dimensional plot-movers like Swan and the royal siblings.
I get that this is a middle book in a long arc, and much of it is setup for subsequent novels. But Book 4 was basically all setup for this one, and the long journey is turning into a bit of a slog without compelling arcs in between.
If I keep going it'll mostly be because Jonathan Davis is voicing the next installments. Forget the Butera-Vietor debate; Davis's narration of Book 5 was the only inspired performance in the series to date.
Narrator fine; plot fail
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Ignore all the griping about the narrator
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Seriously the worst Narrator ever.
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Great narration
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Her male voices sounded like 13yo girls. Her voice for Croaker was utterly repulsive.
All in all Rachel Butera completely ruined what was my second favorite book the the series. If I never again have to hear her voice it shall be too soon.
Worst narrator ever
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No Marc Vietor, No purchase.
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Performance could've been better.
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