Elias Reborn

Tales of Iron and Smoke, Book 1

By: Joseph Truitt

Narrated by: Greg Patmore

Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's Summary

Tricked by a strange creature, a dying boy is kidnapped.

Mistakenly saved by his captors, they are all suddenly hunted by a mad man.

Suddenly, Elias and his captors are at odds with everyone in the land, as they try to solve the riddle of the fire berries. Join the crew of the Whisper, a swift airship, as they sail through dangerous skies, dark tunnels, deadly valleys and wonderful cities. 

Will the Jackboot catch them, or the smoke charmers kill them?

Will they find a cure for Elias before time runs out? 

Get Elias Reborn now to find out and strap yourself in for a wild adventurous ride.

©2019 Joseph Truitt (P)2020 Joseph Truitt

Enjoyable

I enjoyed Elias as a character and the setting of the story! A nice read with a good flow and pace. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Intriguing Storyline!

While not my typical genre, Elias Reborn has a twisting plot that made me want to keep listening! I'm definitely going to check out the sequel!

Mostly enjoyed this and it’s worth your time to listen

I know that’s not a rave review but it truly was a good story. Where it failed is in it structure and execution. I really feel like it was in need of a good editor sort the order of events and help in the precise building of character development. That’s not to say I didn’t like the characters. I just didn’t get to know them as I would have liked. In the end of the book it seems as if the author has to make up for lost time by finally telling us who everyone really is.
Vague? Maybe. But I am looking forward to the sequel now that I feel I know all the characters better.
As for the voice performance. I guess it’s all about choices. Some of them I didn’t like and unfortunately the ones I didn’t enjoy were usually main characters. Outside of that, it is narrated with excellent emotion for the story. I can tell that Greg took the proper time to read the book and work out his voicing a head of the recording sessions. His diction was a bit odd for these New England ears for the first chapter but I quickly adjusted.

Fun read!

I originally bought this book because of a Facebook post by the author and because my grandson is named Elias. I've never read steampunk fantasy before this but found the world and setting to be very unique. Truitt has created many rich characters and an exciting storyline that pulls you along. it borders on young adult, though there is a bit of grammar in the telling. An exciting and touching end. Well done!

Wow, what a great start to the series!

Really enjoyed this book. It’s filled to the brim with adventure, mystery, action and great characters. I sometimes forgot the theme a little as the characters are essentially children but the book is quite dark too but the contras works really well. Great narration too. Very well told with really clear character distinguishing. He really makes it easy to follow and enjoyable. I hope to listen to more of this series! This is my honest opinion on a free review copy.