The Marching Season

De: Daniel Silva

Narrado por: Frank Muller

Daniel Silva’s novels immediately become New York Times best sellers. A former television producer and journalist who has covered assignments from Washington to the Middle East, Silva fills The Marching Season with the political suspense that churns through present-day Northern Ireland.

In 1998, as the Good Friday peace accords go into effect, world leaders hope for an end to the bloody Irish troubles, but terrorists are moving to shatter that fragile peace through a series of brutal assassinations. CIA Officer Michael Osbourne’s job is to stop October, their deadliest hit man. As Osbourne tracks the elusive October, he begins to realize that an even more powerful organization is using the terrorists.

In this world of espionage and counter-espionage, no place is safe, and no detail is too small to ignore. Frank Muller’s narration swirls the currents of danger and deceit around each scene in Silva’s compelling novel.

©1999 Daniel Silva (P)1999 Recorded Books, LLC

Riveting plot

Would have enjoyed the book more without the 'f bombs' in every conversation Daniel Silva is a favorite and talented he does not need that level of profanity.

Not Gabriel, but worth the listen

The plot was a bit over the top, but well written nevertheless. The hero is not as relatable as Gabriel Allon yet the villain is not as evil as some of Gabriel’s foes and an interesting twist.

Good story

Narrator is very breathy. A very annoying listen - I almost gave up, but I was eventually able to ignore it. Good story, if implausible.

Annoying narration

Too much whispering reminds me of Joe Biden
Accents were accurate but the dramatic whispering drive me crazy

Narrator performance terrible

Performer ends each sentence as if trying to make it sound important. This affect is enough to drive one away from the book. I would have stopped listening of this weren't a sequel to a Daniel Silva story

Interesting twists and turns but performance not so good

Silva put a lot of thought into the story and just when you think you’ve got it figured out there’s another twist and turn. What I did not like about this book though was the performance. The speaker and his raspy voice just didn’t play well with me.

Enjoyed listening to a great story

Interesting take of today events occurring on world stage
It did happened just a few years ago

horrible reader

What did you like best about The Marching Season? What did you like least?

This is not Silva's best work but was entertaining enough.

What didn’t you like about Frank Muller’s performance?

He was so dramatic, ending each phrase almost on a whisper. I am not sure if I can finish listening to this book. Awful!

Not the best of Silva

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The Narrater needs a different director. His reading is so breathy that it is off putting. I think he has talent, but neets direction.

The story is less captivating than Silva's previous or subsequent books, all of which I have read.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Just okay

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Absolutely

Do you think The Marching Season needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No. I've had enough of this content.

Breathless Narration...literally

I enjoy OL's writing, characters, and stories. But the narration was distracting. He repeatedly delivered even the simplest short sense with a breathless whisper. He did an excellent job otherwise, but I will avoid him in the future where possible.