Diablo: The Sin War

The Veiled Prophet, Book 3

By: Richard A Knaak

Narrated by: Richard Halverson

Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's Summary

Since the beginning of time, the angelic forces of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in the eternal conflict for the fate of all creation. That struggle has now spilled over into Sanctuary - the world of men. Determined to win mankind over to their respective causes, the forces of good and evil wage a secret war for mortal souls. This is the tale of the Sin War - the conflict that would forever change the destiny of man. 

The demon-backed Triune has fallen. All that now stands in Uldyssian's path to freeing humanity is the Cathedral of Light and its charismatic leader, the Prophet. But the Prophet is actually the renegade angel Inarius, who sees the world he created as his uncontested domain. Facing a cunning foe that would just as readily see Sanctuary destroyed than let it slip from his grasp, Uldyssian is blind to the others who would possess his world. Both the Burning Hells and the High Heavens now know of Sanctuary...and their warring hosts of demons and angels will stop at nothing to claim it.

An original tale of swords, sorcery, and timeless struggle based on the best-selling, award-winning M-rated computer game from Blizzard Entertainment. Intended for mature listeners.

©2021 Blizzard Entertainment (P)2021 Blizzard Entertainment

Great story

I thought this was a great story. The narrator was good was well. I hope more are planned for the future.

decent overall, many names are pronounced wrong

i really enjoyed the story, altho the performance was somewhat off for me. the voice har makes when angels or demons talk are not even close to how they sound in game. also u think it was in chapter 16 when the same page is read twice

Good story, bad narration

I really wanted to enjoy this trilogy more, but I never got past the awful narration. Characters sounded like parodies of themselves, imitated by someone who doesn’t understand them. It felt like listening to a young child put on a performance. I don’t mean any disrespect to the narrator, but the performances were the worst I’ve ever heard in something that I paid for. Extremely disappointing knowing how good the voice acting is in the games and even some of the other books like Legacy of Blood. If you want to enjoy this series, read it yourself instead of getting the audiobook. I’d love to listen to the series again with good narration.

is good

good good good good good good good good also this is a very good book.

Overall Good Trilogy

For the most part this was a good trilogy to be introduced to the Diablo franchise. The story was involved, the characters were complex and well fleshed out, and the flow wasn’t choppy or sporadic.
My only critique lies with the narration, specifically there were some inconsistencies with the selection of “voices” given to some characters. At times certain characters were portrayed in one manner, however as the story progressed you could hear those same characters having different enunciations and/or vocal intonations. Not that this is detrimental to the story, but it did create momentary confusion. Understandably, one person acting out several characters is extremely difficult.

Lore of Legend

If you're a fan of the games youll love this trollgy.
Angels, Demona, and Humans caught in the middle.
And the rise of the Nephalim.
Heck, you'll love it no matter what.

Mistake in part 16

Part 16 is wrong. It repeats eand twice over.
A tiny editors mistake, can be easily mended.

One epic finale, origin story for Diablo 4

This trilogy is a hidden gem. It was very well written with intricate descriptions, wonderful character arcs and most importantly there was always something thrilling happening making me want to know how the story progresses. The ending absolutely blew me away and I can't imagine a better way to wrap up a saga.

The narration voice is great with a pace that made me completely immersed for hours at times. Some of the characters voices felt a bit goofy at times which gave me quite a few good laughs.

This is absolutely a recommend, start with Book 1 of course and play the Diablo 4 campaign after ;)

Stay awhile and read

Very good reading technique but awful voice impressions.
That narrator definitely needs to work more on his voice impression skills.