A Thousand Li: The Third Cut: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel

A Thousand Li, Book 9

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

An ill wind blows from the South....

As corruption seeps from the southern kingdom of Nanyue, Wu Ying sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover its source. Spirit stones have become corrupted, with twisted daos embedded within. If left unchecked, this corruption threatens to spread across the world.

With the guidance of the wind of heaven, Wu Ying travels across the exotic kingdom where he must confront powerful daos and perilous threats. Along the way, he is aided by companions new and old as he battles to stop the corruption before it is too late.

The Third Cut is book nine of the xianxia cultivation series A Thousand Li. The series is about immortal cultivation, wondrous martial art styles, and spirit beasts, which will be loved by wuxia and xianxia fans. The Third Cut is written by Tao Wong, the best-selling scifi and fantasy LitRPG author of the System Apocalypse, Adventures on Brad, and the Hidden Wishes.

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The Next Logical Step

I enjoyed this story as we pick up from where the last book left off. This book begins the last part of Wu Ying's exile as he comes full circle and finds an old friend and eventual return to his sect.

Travis Baldree adds to the enjoyement of reading the book and enhances the experience. Great job as usual.

But I do have some quibbles about the story... or perhaps how it was told. Tao Wong tells a great story and has always had a few quirks in his writing style. This time, the laast several chapters were written to be confusing... sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. While I knew what happened by the end, I had to re-read it three times to actually understand what had happened. And I still didn't feel I understood *why* some of it had happened.

There is a bonus epilogue available for print readers that helps give some insights--thanks to my sister for reading it aloud to me over the phone so now I know what readers of the print version know! This isn't the first time we audiobook readers got less than the print readers because other books have had bonus epilogues, too, and we didn't get access to those either. I'm not sure why we have to miss out on content, but I'm hoping that is rectified in the future!

Another epic combination

It is so refreshing to hear another epic story narrated by Travis Baldree. I've been waiting for this one for a while. Tao Wong and Mr Baldree do not disappoint. Let the saga continue.

awesome

slow progress yet fast pace action and story. I really enjoy the journey of the MC

Keep em coming!

Great book! I do wish it was longer, but it was a good story regardless.

Enjoying the journey

Loving the journey, can't wait for the next. Props to Travis always a pleasure to listen to.

My least liked installment.

I found this book extremely hard to follow at times. Maybe it would have been better to actually read the book. I'm sad to say that this is the least liked of the series. I can only hope the next installment will be better. If this had been book one, I doubt I would have followed the series.

Great addition to the series

If you got this far and liked it, this one is more of the same goodness. A bit more romance this time but I thought it was well done, a slower burn rather than the genre typical quick fling.

Masterful Storytelling and Compelling Performances Unite

The narrative unfolded like a masterpiece, weaving intricate drama between the central characters through clever exchanges. The execution of the performance was powerful and immersive, captivating your attention and making it hard to pause.

Keep them coming

My favorite action adventure series right now. Another fun installment, if you've made it this far into the story I don't think you'll be disappointed.

hell, yeah

I absolutely loved it. I really want this series to continue, but the ending of this book felt kind of like a soft ending of a series. I hope I am wrong, though.

amazing as always

Ths was my second time listening to this book, still loved it! I hope the next book gets announced soon, the wait is killing me

And the wait for book 10 begins

This was another wonderful continuation of the story, maybe not as good as book 8 but still very enjoyable.

Travis as always did an excellent job.