The Song of Immaru

Earth's Door

De: PJ Dudek

Narrado por: Kent Lutt

"But in some way, my goal is the same as your goal. Noble—and eternal. What you must understand is that without the darkness"—he began to lift his phial, and a fiery tumult swirled inside—"there . . . is . . . no . . . light."

The vast plains of South Dakota offer Tarin solace from both his dreams of an unknown past and the rumblings of a new global war. Yet a haunting melody plays over the stillness of the grasslands, a melody he cannot escape—one that seems hungry to force him to . . . remember.

When a stranger dressed like a medieval traveler enters town, the already nervous community responds with alarm. Is this man there to cause trouble like the other newcomers—those who claim to be part of a government organization observing a new illness in the area? And how does this man know Tarin when Tarin has no recollection of him?

As the threat of war draws closer and strange sightings appear in the sky, Tarin begins to discover that all on the planet is not what it seems. What have his dreams been telling him? Is there more to the universe—to reality—than he could have ever imagined?

Earth's Door is a brilliant blend of fantasy and sci-fi with masterful world-building and rich character development that will leave listeners captivated. Breakout author PJ Dudek has written a captivating story that fans of Stranger Things, James Islington, and Brandon Sanderson are sure to love!

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A really fun read!

I was asked to read this book by the author for a review. I enjoyed it! It’s an original and fun story, spanning multiple worlds and full of dynamic characters. It’s a story that reveals itself over time, making the world bigger and bigger as you go along.

A stranger dressed in a medieval outfit shows up at Tarin’s neighborhood bar asking for him. The stranger, Gil, reveals he’s already been to Tarin’s house and met with his friends. As the night goes on, Gil tells Tarin he’s from his home planet and traveled to Earth through the same portal Tarin came through years ago. It’s now up to Tarin to save Earth and his home planet, Arvalast, from the impending world war and malevolent forces who’ve come to Earth to gain power.

Like I said above, the book reveals itself as you get farther into it. A lot of it is confusing, but it’s that way on purpose. The characters are also confused, but by the end, everything is clear. I really enjoyed the journey Tarin, his friends, and the emissaries from Arvalast go on. Every time they think they’ve figured something out, more is revealed. Writing the book this way kept me guessing and interested. It’s a fun, quick science fiction/fantasy read.

Couldn’t wait for it to end

There were so many unnecessary words - like seemed, seemingly, appeared to be….- it broke the flow and made it hard to understand. And the performance was disruptive and weird because the narrative always sounded like he was forcing a scary whisper, as if he were telling horror stories in the dark of night

No thank you.

While the author had some neat ideas about a future US, I could not care less about any of the characters.
I was looking forward to a good portal fantasy and instead I got...whatever this was.

The narrator was terrible. Apologies to Mr. Lutt, but he spent the whole book doing this weird whispering voice thing. Also, if someone has an English accent, can you at least try to do it?

If I had not wasted a credit on this book, I would not have finished it.