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Publisher's Summary
This program is read by Amber Benson.
New York Times best-selling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces listeners to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in the stand-alone fantasy Middlegame.
Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story.
Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math.
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Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He’s not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own.
Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn’t attained.
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- Eric Lance
- 05-15-19
Knocked it out of the park!
Simply amazing! I took a chance on this book and loved every minute. The story was excellent and the narration matched it. My only regret is that i finished it and don't have more to immediately jump into! Time for a second listen, I suppose.
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- Luisa
- Brasilia, Brazil
- 05-18-19
Beautiful Sci-fi fairy tale
I'm a fan of the writer, and this is up there with her very best work. So unique and lovely, so enthralling. Not for you if you need every single thing to make sense, this book will take you down the improbable road to the impossible city, and if you go with child-like wonder, you will not be sorry.
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- Dee M.
- 05-17-19
It's almost perfect...
I enjoyed this book at least as much as any of Maguire's other books, if not more. And that is saying something as she is my favorite author.
However, Amber Benson was a terrible choice for narrator. She is a marginally passable actress and acting is an important skill for a narrator. Some of her voice characterizations were annoying, bordering on ridiculous.
Sometimes good books are re-recorded with different narrators. Maybe this one will be.
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- Michael
- 05-16-19
fun and very seanan
not seanan's best for me but that only makes it leagues above most others. definitely worth it
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-23-19
Surprisingly Amazing.
I didn’t think I would like this book. It was different than my usual but I continued to read and was taken on a fantastic journey. I would most definitely recommend this to anyone who wants an adventure, a change in their ‘reading life’ or just loves a good book. The narration was excellent, a master at weaving the words perfectly giving each character the depth and personality the author intended. I am so happy to have this in my library, I will read this again. Thank you McGuire or Grant, again, you have taken me on a great adventure. 5 Stars!!!
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- Clara
- 05-22-19
Awesome as always
Seanan McGuire continues to be a wonderful storyteller, and now I think I want to learn more about alchemy. The time line numbers were a little confusing at first, but then I realised they weren’t actually that important and stopped trying to keep track of them, and the story worked just fine. My only complaint is that Over the Woodward Wall isn’t a real book, because I think I’d enjoy it very much too.
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- Amy Ferrantino
- 05-22-19
Couldn't Finish
I was really excited about this book. I didn't read reviews or play the sample, I was that sure I would love it.
I love Seanan McGuire's work. "Every Heart A Doorway" may be in my top 10 Best Ever.
The story seems like it will be good and I will definitely pick up a copy of the book or e-book. I just couldn't get past the narrator. I appreciate an effort to make each character sound different, but this was over the top. It was the kind of voices you would use when reading to a child. And weird accent choices, too. A character from Cambridge, Mass sounded like he'd been hanging out on the Jersey Shore most of his life.
I can see how some people may like this style, but it wasn't for me. If you prefer a subtler narrator, avoid this book.
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- KHanson
- 05-21-19
Wow
Great read, great listen. At first I wasn’t enamored with the quotes that started each chapter, but then I began to understand their purpose and the pieces clicked together. The story totally captivated me. There were a few slow moments, but overall things moved at a good pace and kept me very engaged. Interesting concepts, math and word fun - quite excellent and surprising. Thanks for such an interesting story.
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- Tim
- United States
- 05-19-19
Well Played for 17 Hours
I started "Middlegame" on Thursday evening, before going to bed and finished it just before Sunday supper (meatloaf tonight). I bought this book by accident because of the cover. There are a few reasons why I like this story so much. The plot isn't so much outer space science fiction and there wasn't any butterfly fantasy either. There was enough balance from the twin siblings and their gifts for the concept to work. The characters were well groom and believable for 17 hours and 30 minutes.