King of Duels

The Wandering Inn, Book 16

By: pirateaba

Narrated by: 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

The wandering in has been my go to journey, now you have disappointed me with this new voice☹️

Bring back Andreas voice, I can’t stand the new voice. Otherwise it’s a great story.

Great book but wish it had spent more time on story like previous books and less on sex.

I loved this series and was awaiting this book exitetedly, I was turned off by the new reader at first but then found she did a good job. I also feel sad that the author decided to use the book as a pedestal to advance the cause of LGBTQ although I'm an open person and believe people can be who/what they want to be, I read fantasy books for escape not to have current real life political social issues be discussed. It takes away from the alt reality and fantasy fun.

Goodbye The Wandering Audiobook

Well... This was... Interesting.

Last year a random dude on reddit told me to check out The Wandering Inn, and I have been quite literally addicted to the audiobooks and ofc the story.

The wast world, interesting characters and... Andrea as the voice. Now that I have listen to more then half of the new book I have to stop. I can't enjoy the audiobooks anymore, Andrea left too big shoes to fill for Erin. I don't hate Erins voice (enjoy some of her previous work) but it lacks the entra umf.

Andrea didnt just talk as characters, she lived them. There was rarely any misses. Erin on the other hand talks as wrong characters some times and has wierd pauses. I just can't anymore.

Podium audio will probably struggle to sell these audiobooks in the future. It was a mistake to not try and figure out another way to help Andrea, like for example have another voice to do other characters we will meet. And she can keep the originals. Like Floss (It is painful to listen to)

So this was my take. I will not purchase more of these audiobooks, I will continue, but as a reader. I have put about 10-15 people on to the series and they agree. And in the future, I will reccomend people read the series instead of listening to it, because it is far too painful.

Thank you for everything, Andrea. Hope to see tou back. If so, I will be back quicker than you can say "Minotaur punch!"

want Andrea back

I don't like the new narrator at all. very flat performance and the character voices aren't as unique from each other. I like the story but it's going hard listening to the new narration. Flos and the antinium are rough to hear especially.

Andrea Parsneau should have continued

I’m sorry to say, sadly that this book was a let down in many ways. Here are two of the ways that bother me the most.
To begin the new narrator does not do a good job with this story. It’s hard to tell which character she is voicing due to there being little difference in her voice between characters. Andrea Parsneua did a much better job with the characters and gave the characters so much LIFE! She is VERY MISSED!
Second….. the author has gone so far off course with the story! This book had me cringing and wondering what the author was thinking and where the author is headed. I am a mother, I like to listen to books while in the car and on walks. I would NOT listen to this book around even my teenager due to the explicit content through out the book. The previous 15 books I had no issues with. The previous books were very enjoyable! I don’t know if I will listen to anymore books from this series or author. I’m Very saddened cause I love so many of the characters and was looking forward to seeing what happens. Erin Solstice, Reoka, Numbtongue and so many others futures I wanted to know. However, book 16 has me VERY Disappointed and wondering about the Author. I know the author has chosen to remain anonymous, but after this last book, I am wondering if the author has changed completely!