Coup de Grâce

By: Paul Centeno

Narrated by: Rob Jones UK

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

The world has changed. Gone are the old gods. Nature withers and dies beneath the growing bane of machines and industry. Desperate to prevent their world from dying, citizens turn to science and sprawling cities of steam ruled by the Imperium. Kaimo de Morté has never known another life. He is an optometrist by trade but too poor to open an optical boutique. Forced to work in the mines, Kaimo has no idea how his life is about to change. A chance encounter with insurgents thrusts him into a battle for the very future of mankind. One he is ill prepared to fight. Kaimo uncovers hidden truths, forms alliances stretching to the highest halls of power, and becomes the catalyst for either saving the world or watching it end.

©2022 Paul Centeno (P)2022 Paul Centeno

Action, Intrigue and Steampunk

Kaimo de Morté is a miner with dreams of becoming an ophthalmologist. Being poor, his choice of a career is going to be a long hard journey but one he is determined to finish. Then comes a tragic explosion that kills some of the miners and his life takes a drastic turn. Add in a woman who is believed to hold the key to a mythical power and the Grand Marshal of the Imperium is determined to have her at any cost. Together they must defeat the Grand Marshal for good or their world will end.

Paul Centeno, the author, crafts an interesting novel with lots of action, passion, and worldbuilding. A definite steampunk-styled novel with steamships and such as well as tons of action. Vivid and rich in details, Centeno captures the imagination of his audience with his world and character-building. The storyline flows smoothly. His characters had depth and a presence that encouraged people to connect with them. This book is filled with suspense, intrigue, rich characters, and zero room for plot holes.

The narrator, Rob Jones UK slips on each character and portrays them entertainingly and with passion and charisma. I enjoyed his unique voice which enabled me to follow the story smoothly with each character. His cadence was solid and enriched the storyline.

Overall, this is an engrossing story with strong characters and a plot. The only thing I did not enjoy was the music but I am not a fan of music or sound effects in audiobooks. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys steampunk, sci-fi, and action.

There were no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.

Intriguing Steampunk and Adventure!

The Grand Marshal of the Imperium is searching for a woman with powerful magic that he intends to possess by any means. Kaimo is a miner and struggling to be an ophthalmologist but is content to be an optometrist for now. Their world is faced with survival or ending. It all depends on Kaimo’s actions.

Paul Centeno creates a world and storyline that is tightly crafted painting vivid images with words. I enjoyed his plot of a world surviving or simply ending and the choices we make. The steampunk piece adds to the adventure of the story and makes the world even more vivid. I followed the story easily and enjoyed the plot line of nature decaying.

Rob Jones UK did a great job of performing the book. I enjoyed his voices and found them to be intriguing; his delivery was smooth, yet emotion filled at times. He seemed to capture the essence of each character very well.

Unlike other reviewers, I found the music to be fascinating. It fit the story perfectly! It was almost like the two were blended naturally into one another to reflect the story and emotion of the characters. It was well done – not too loud, not too soft. I’m not sure the book would be as good without the music!

I highly recommend this book – can’t go wrong! There were no issues with the sound, quality or production of this audiobook.