King of Duels

The Wandering Inn, Book 16

De: pirateaba

Narrado por: Erin Bennett

King of Duels marks the passing of the torch from our beloved Andrea Parsneau to a new narrator. Erin Bennett, a Golden Voice narrator, will continue to bring the magic of The Wandering Inn to life.

The world is full of adventures, big and small.

From exploring the [Garden of Sanctuary] to the depths of the sea, there are countless fascinating discoveries to be made. Not just in the places people go, but in the things they create... or recreate from Earth. Chocolate, lifting weights, and alcohol all flow through The Wandering Inn with unexpected consequences at times.

However, there's also war, [Assassins], and scams that ruin or destroy lives. For every monster, there is an adventurer. The Stitch Witch may creep forward, and the King of Destruction continues his rampage across nations, but there will always be a champion who steps forward.

Featuring a foreword from Andrea Parsneau.

©2024 pirateaba (P)2025 Podium Audio

great job Erin

awesome story as always,and loveed it

narration was very good

of course I loved old narrator,but Erin did a really good job

awesome work Erin 👍

hmmmm

Not my favorite. Erin did a great job stepping into huge shoes. Some voices are completely off from what they were but what can you do. Flos went from a cool uncle's voice to more of what you would think a King of Destruction would sound like. Some are more pretentious than they were previously. The writing felt different to me on this one. A bit more scattered than usual. We are used to jumping from story line to story line but, I don't know.

Erin Bennett is great and the story is great

First, the story is great. I love this volume and plan on listening until its completion. We'll see after volume 7 as I know where the story goes as I read up to the end of volume 9 and the tone of the story changes greatly after volume 7. Volume 7 is my favorite though!

Now for the new narrator, I think Erin Bennett did a great job. Of course, it will take her a while for her to adjust to such a massive story and large cast of characters, but you can tell how much effort she is putting into the story. There is no way that Erin Bennett was going to produce the same voices that Andrea was able to produce, but she did a fine job. Its similar to when you have two different singers sing the same song - its going to be different.

I would challenge anyone to relisten to Book 1 and relisten to Book 15. If you can look me into the eye, and tell me that Erin, Relc, and Flos sound exactly the same throughout the entire series, I'll call you a liar because they sound completely different. It took Andrea until Book 5 until she really started to cement the voice for each character.

Worst in the series

So to start there was a narrator change. The new narrator while isn't bad, just not up to the standard of voices I have come to expect from previous volumes. That said she does have a variety of voices though some take such a different turn (King of Destruction) that it kept putting me off. On the good side she did do the antinium justice.

My biggest complaint with this book is the almost 4 hour chapter lecturing us on sex and gender. I really just want a fun story not a political hit fest. The author has touched on subjects like this in past books but this was the first time they seemed to try and shove it down the reader/listeners throat.

New narrator still great story

I dont like doing reviews until i normally finish a book. And there is no way someone could have finish this 30+ hour book unless they won a pre release. But. The 1 star and two is absurd.

The story
Its is amazing and seeing erin start to come into play with the greater world . And how smoothly..(well nothing goes smoothly with erin solstice..) more like how it makes sense that a innkeeper is becoming a figure who could move nations is amazing.
The new narrator/performance
Erin does a great job. Is she Andrea . No. Is it her style no. Its erin Bennetts style and it works. I’ll miss andrea but i am grateful for erin picking up the reins and keeping this story going, her style isnt as high energy as Andrea but it is still as impactful and with the future arcs… i feel her style of reading is perfect

The only complaint and its a mild one is i have a little trouble telling some of the characters apart they sound similar but. Thats difficult not to do when you have over a hundred main supporting characters in a story and at least a dozen or so co-mains

You are a gift erin bennet. Just like andrea parsneau was. And I’m delighted to have you reading for us and look forward to more.

The voices have changed but the magic is still there

I had a rough time at the beginning of the book listening to the new narrator and just comparing all the ways it changed. Erin losing some of her ditzy upbeat tone ryoka sounding different and all the other things that were different. Andrea has always done a stand up job but the new narrator did a fantastic job and in some aspects is better than Andrea. The story is still what it has always been great and those magic moments Erin and all the others create are still there. If this narrator started from the first book I know I’d have no complaints it sucks changing but she brings a different tone and having read everything pirate has released up to this point in the series her tone and voice are going to bring this story even more to life.

New Narrator Still Perfect

Yes, we have a new narrator. But Erin does a great job here. There are so many voices in this, we should all be grateful we have more Wnadering Inand that we foundation narrator . The narration gets better and better. She really does hit some of these voices perfectly. I am relieved.

Struggling through

I love the story sofar, the new narrator is tough. she is not bad but there is a lot of overlap with the voice and I have to go back and listen a second time. She seam to just be reading the story. I wished her the best but this is going to be rough but I'll get through.

Bring back Andrea Parsneau!!

I’m sure Erin Bennett is a fine narrator. That said Andrea brought so much more skill which really made the story come to life.

I’ve heard virtual voices on par with Erin if not better. Sounds harsh I know but it’s honest nonetheless.

Literally changed my opinion on every aspect of the story, that’s how much having the best narration means.

Don’t like the complete swap of the voice actors

None of the characters sound anything like they did for the rest of this book series. Their performances don’t hit like they did before. Flos doesn’t sound like a king, he sounds like a rasping chain-smoker. Erin just isn’t the same, and Bird barely has any resemblance to what he was before. I am genuinely disappointed that every voice was changed and that it seems to really fall flat In That department.