Dark Lord of Derkholm
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Publisher's Summary
Mr. Chesney operates Pilgrim Parties, a tour group that takes paying participants into an outer realm where the inhabitants play frightening and foreboding roles. The time has come to end the staged madness...but can it really be stopped?
Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones serves up twists and turns, introduces Querida, Derk, Blade, and Shona and a remarkable cast of wizards, soldiers, kings, dragons, and griffins, and mixes in a lively dash of humor. With all the ingredients of high fantasy, this unforgettable novel will delight fans old and new.
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- Susan Sherman
- 10-04-18
Diana Wynn’s Jones is the master storyteller
And this is one of her best. As Robin McKinley said once on a book jacket:: read them all! So glad to see Dark Lord in audio— do the rest!!
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- Jake
- 08-09-19
One of my Favorite Fantasy Books
I wish there was more to this series beyond the 2 books she wrote. This was one of my favorite books as a teenager so I decided to re read it. The narration was excellent and I like how the narrator was able to distinguish each voice of each character to give them each a unique feel. If you like books of this genre this one is a must, in my opinion.
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- Marianne Faulkner
- 06-22-19
Just wonderful
Diana Wynne Jones has a knack for stories that are both fresh and comfortingly homey. Dark Lord of Derkholm is no exception. And if I could give the narrator 6 stars, I would! He did a fantastic job of characterizing each individual with their own personality and delivery that really enhanced the story.
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- Susan Feigenbaum
- 06-03-19
great!
this has been one of my favorite books for years, and now having it on audio with a really great performance is so awesome. I love having it on in the background when I go to sleep.
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- Susan
- 05-23-19
Wonderful
This is such a terrific book - so well told with a story that is quite well thought-out and so so funny. DWJ takes many of the tropes of fantasy and incorporates them in the most inventive and humorous way. Truly a masterpiece.
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- Anne K.
- 04-08-19
A long-awaited audiobook that doesn't dissappoint.
I was delighted to see this finally available on audiobook! if you're unfamiliar with the story, it would pair very nicely with the Discworld series. Nothing short of adorable- it is stuffed with cleverness and reverted fantasy tropes while avoiding cynicism. Utterly charming. I didn't have an issue with the reader, but people should absolutely listen to a preview first- some of his voices are peculiar but I think they are well suited to the subject and genre.
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- Ijw
- 09-05-18
take down the corporate demon
Another brilliant cast of characters from the creative mind of Diana Wynne Jones. If you forgotten what happy families are like, then Ms Jones is the antidote. Dragons and elves and griffins & gods and goddesses rather in the vein of Terry Pratchett.
Rather sly indictment of current affairs, although written two decades ago. The more things change...
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- R Hessenauer
- 04-15-20
Love the book, not a fan of the voice acting
This is a great series that is pretty hard to find. I had read it before and was very excited to listen to the audiobook. However, 5 of the main characters are gryphons and the choice to give them all ear grating, awful, parrot voices even through emotionally charged scenes made it very very hard to listen to.
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- JMNT
- 03-29-20
Lacks engaging anything
Sorry author but the story is so blah, completely unengaging. so boring and all over the place and I tried hard, repeating sections, but no. just sad I wasted time and money.
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- J. Adams
- 01-22-20
Fantastic
Whenever I've been a while without reading something by Dianna Wynne Jones it slips my mind how much an amazing author she is and how fantastic her works and worlds are, which would be more distressing except for how fun it is to rediscover her periodically. Really I think everyone should read anything they can by her.