Empire of Gold

A Novel

By: Andy McDermott

Narrated by: Robin Sachs

Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

A RUMOR OF RICHES. A MAZE OF MURDER. AND THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS, SOUGHT-AFTER PRIZE.

Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase possess extraordinary pieces of an ancient puzzle that leads them from Singapore to the jungles of South America. Inside a storm of political and drug warfare, Nina is getting close to one of history’s greatest secrets: the mythical golden city of El Dorado. As one discovery unveils another, Nina realizes that a legendary Incan leader made a deal with his Spanish captors—and hid forever the real El Dorado. Now, Nina and Eddie face a maze of death traps and betrayals, including one that reaches into Eddie’s past in Afghanistan, even into his own family in England. Behind a waterfall in Peru is an unfound wonder of the world. And to get there, Nina and Eddie may have to sacrifice everything: their friends, their love for one another, even their lives.

©2011 Andy McDermott (P)2011 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Adventure stories don’t get much more epic than this.” (Daily Mirror, U.K.)

love this type of books.

will lessen to all of the series I'm sure it will be very enjoyable

Disappointed

Very disappointed that this book left you hanging! Did not like the narrator as much as others.

so good

I'm a big fan of this series but this is probably my favorite so far.

Great story, not so great narrator

The story was actually done really well, I really liked the ending. My only only complaint was the narrator and how he portrayed Nina's voice. It just sounded so masculine and not even close to a female voice. Overall it was enjoyable, just like I said I didn't like Nina's voice in this book

avid fan doesn't like new narrator

I have listened to all the books by Andy McDermott and have so enjoyed them that I was so anxious for this new one only to be disappointed by the narrator - I enjoyed gildart and his voices for the characters I am having a hard time enjoying this one as much - hard to follow story and make out distinctions between characters - bring back Gildart!

Series Fan

What made the experience of listening to Empire of Gold the most enjoyable?

This is a fantastic series. I have loved every book. The series really needs to be developed into a Major Motion picture.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The voices of the charcters were to simular. Gildart Jackson did an excellent job. Bring him back.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Indiana Jones meets National Treasure

Loved the story but ......

Where does Empire of Gold rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

One of the best stories I have istened to. All of the Andy McDermott books keep me entertained with bigger than life characters and adventure.

How could the performance have been better?

The one problem I had with this book was the narration, it was slow and all the characters were too similar. I can't figure out why they changed narrators. I had to actually spped up the playback on my iPod just to make the words flow a little better.

Any additional comments?

The entire series of books with Eddie Chase and Nina Wilde are very fun to listen to. Eddie Chase kind of reminds me of Dirk Pitt with a serious chip on his shoulder.

good story, mediocre narrator

story was entertaining as usual, but this narrator had me nodding off as some points.

Different narrator!

I've been listening to this series for some time now and I have become very accustomed to the wonderful work and voices of Gildart Jackson. I loved being able to pick out all the individual voices and really hear the emotions of the characters (especially the cheerful humor of Eddie Chase).

After several books into the series, the narrator has been switched to Robin Sachs and it's driving me crazy! Not only are several of the voices fairly similar to others, but i can't concentrate on the story when I hear a well known character speak with someone else's voice. It's like having a friend you've known forever and one day he talks with a different voice entirely! He has the same words and actions, but different inflection, tone, accent and even formant! It really throws you in a loop!

Amazing book from start to finish

This book kept me on the edge of my seat till the very end.
I would recommend this book to all my friends