Mistworld

Twilight of the Empire, Book 1

By: Simon R. Green

Narrated by: Dan Calley

Before Owen Deathstalker, there was the Twilight of the Empire . . .

Mistworld. The day would come when it would be a key world in Owen Deathstalker's Rebellion. Now, it's as it's always been, a world on the edge of the Empire, a lawless one, shielded from the outside by powerful ESPers. A world where Leon Vertue can run his body bank, where a burglar like Cat has more to fear from other thieves than the Empress' justice, a world where Investigator Topaz is determined to make her mark.

Mistworld. "Green moves his plot at top speed, and his characters are alive and his background solid." —Baird Searles in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine

©1992 Simon R. Green (P)2024 Tantor Media

great book, awful narration.

Dan Calley made it hard to listen to this book.
The writing and story were as good as you'd expect from Simon R. Green.
HOWEVER. The narration had no soul to speak of.
Dan Calley has a horribly monotone voice, speaks too fast, and doesn't seem to understand how to inflect his voice.
It's honestly hard to listen to, especially after listening to 8 books back to back all narrated by Gildart Jackson. (who by the way, is absolutely fantastic!)
Anyway, now that I've got that out of my system, Mistworld isn't quite as good as the Deathstalker books, but is still a fantastic read. I recommend it!

Unique World Setting

I am a fan of Mr. Greens work, particularly the series of Forest Kingdom, Hawk & Fisher, Gideon Sable, and Secret Histories. I really wanted to like this book but found it difficult to do so. I didn’t connect with any of the noble-criminals who populate Mistworld so I found it a fine read but not emotionally engaging. Also, it doesn’t have any of Mr. Green’s signature dark sarcasm. So, it was ok.