The Iron Jackal

Tales of the Ketty Jay, Book 3

De: Chris Wooding

Narrado por: Rupert Degas

Things are finally looking good for Captain Frey and his crew. The Ketty Jay has been fixed up good as new. They've got their first taste of fortune and fame. And, just for once, nobody is trying to kill them.

Even Trinica Dracken, Frey's ex-fiancée and long-time nemesis, has given up her quest for revenge. In fact, she's offered them a job - one that will take them deep into the desert heart of Samarla, the land of their ancient enemies. To a place where the secrets of the past lie in wait for the unwary.

Secrets that might very well cost Frey everything.

Join the crew of the Ketty Jay on their greatest adventure yet: a story of mayhem and mischief, rooftop chases and death-defying races, murderous daemons, psychopathic golems and a particularly cranky cat.

The first time was to clear his name. The second time was for money. This time, Frey's in a race against the clock for the ultimate prize: to save his own life.

©2019 Chris Wooding (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group

Remarkable!

I love Chris Wooding's Ketty Jay series! This part of the magnificent journey does not fail to deliver! And the voice actor continues to impress!

Pretty enjoyable, if repeating its flaws

Honestly, pretty good. It finally feels like the Tales of the Ketty Jay is where the author wants it to be, his intent with his characters being made obvious, with a generally entertaining plot and an interesting work with the "black spot" trope. I was left mostly with good impressions, some solid chuckles, and also pretty happy to have finally spent more time on Silo.

The one thing I could fault it about was the somewhat continuously navel-gazing presentation of character personalities, where we are told exactly how they feel and why both by themselves in their own thoughts, and the passive surrounding narration. At this point it does not even feel like it is disrespecting reader intelligence, but just that Wooding had a some sort of rule stapled on top of his laptop, "Always make it known what character motivations are, directly, in every chapter they have, regardless of whether they changed or not from the previous one", so it is something that gets repetitive really quickly, and is mostly exhausted 1/3 of the book in, while continuing to be reestablished for the rest of it. It does compensate with some self-satire, I guess, and overall witty presentation, but it does unfortunately feel that this is the ceiling of his writing skillset and there is just something about character presentation he can't get entirely right, despite it being his main focus.

Rupert Degas was once again an absolute banger of a narrator, I have yet to hear a book narrated by him that didn't absolutely slap. I pretty much got the books because they had his name attached to the narration rather than being entirely interested in the premise, and so far I have not regretted it, and in fact been happily surprised as they improved distinctly from the first book.

A brilliant story...

A fantastic team of author and narrator makes this book a highly entertaining listen. I’m so glad that “Retribution Falls” was not the last and only story of this Saga. Just a great story with nutritious content.
Highly recommend it.

Similar structure but still damn good.

You get the distinct impression that letting the Main Character bumble his way into saving the day is the only reason the world hasn't ended.

The day the Jackal ends...

I'm hard pressed to even begin the process of listening to the next and last book. I don't want the ride to end. I genuinely adore these books: The plot, the characters, the dialogue, the growth of the characters, the narrator, they all combine to make a remarkable book and series.

Rupert may be the single best english speaking narrator in the business. Strike that, Rupert IS the best.

I recommend this book and this series to anyone who can hear.

Excellent

Great story, with amazing narration. I love the group dynamic and the team interactions and dialog.

Much Better!

After the shaky second book that couldn't quite decide what it wanted to be, the third book is finally back on track for me. Once again it's all about the crew of the Ketty Jay, their adventures and struggles!

The first book captured my interest because of the ragtag bunch going on an adventure and slowly growing into an actual crew. The second book continued that, but it was also plagued by a romance that failed to capture my interest and investment, and it became the complete focal-point of that story, which is not what I signed up for.
This third chapter goes back to the first books way of doing things, we're once again a ragtag crew on an adventure, and we expand on them as a group and their relationship with oneanother, they are the focal-point for the story as they should be.

It's a very good adventure that sees our less developed crew finally get some spotlight and really deepens the bonds they have with eachother, the stuff you signed up for in the first book.

Some parts are a little forced... Like Frey being an absolute moron, but I suppose it was established already in book two that he isn't very smart and can't listen to simple instructions, so I'll give it a pass. Quite frankly, the main protagonist is the least interesting of the crew on the Ketty Jay, but the supporting characters more than make up for his shortcomings. They are the real stars in these books and they are definitely worth staying for.

Regardless, If what hooked you was the first book, then this book won't disappoint you.

best audio book ever

i love the writer and the performace, perfect steam punk, a must read. why is this over?

Action comedy at its finest

There are some legitimate laughs. The action is vibrant always keeping your attention. And behind it all is some real emotional depth. Has some serious "Firefly" vibes.