• I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin

  • Ravenloft: Strahd, Book 2
  • By: P. N. Elrod
  • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (876 ratings)

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I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin

By: P. N. Elrod
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Some of the parchment pages were the color of cream, thick and substantial, made to last many, many lifetimes. Other pages were thin and desiccated, positively yellow from age, and crackled alarmingly as Van Richten turned them over. There were no ornate illuminations, no fussy borders, only lines of plain text in hard black ink. The flowing handwriting was a bit difficult to follow at first; the writer's style of calligraphy had not been in common use for three hundred years. No table of contents, but from the dates it looked to be some kind of history.

He turned to the first page and read: “I, Strahd, Lord of Barovia, well aware certain events of my reign have been desperately misunderstood by those who are better at garbling history than recording it, hereby set down an exact record of those events, that the truth may at last be known....” He caught his breath. By all the good gods, a personal journal?

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A great continuation to the first book.

What started off as a robotic narration quickly turned into goosebump inducing creepy narration, and aside from the rather abrupt ending this book is a worthy continuation of the first one. Gothic horror with a legendary dark villain as the main character. Can not recommend enough.

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loved it so much

I loved the whole story. was interested in ravenloft mitology for a long time. I especially enjoyed the characterisation of both major characters.

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Excellent second book

A follow up to I,Strahd The memoirs of a Vampire. I dearly hope this author and narrator continue with Strahd's story.

Strahd is a vampire out of the world of Ravenloft, one of the most powerful beings of that world. having not delved deep into his story before this I can not state how well these books stick to the cannon of that world. What I can say is that the story is excellent, it keeps you intrigued and hanging on to what is happening next. Not once during this book or the previous one did I find myself wishing it would just move on, and instead just waited early to see what would happen next.

The narrator actually sounds like I imagine and undead, ancient and somewhat tired creature would sound if he was telling the long tale of his life, which these books are the written version of that story.

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The Creation of the Realm

Where book 1 was largely derivative setup, book 2 is much more fun! Pitting Strahd against the necromancer lich Azalin from Forgotten Realms, this book examines not only some great characterization as these two powerhouses play off each other, it also sees the formation of the Demi-Planes of Dread that comprise the Ravenloft campaign setting. For those looking for a quick read through a fantasy / horror realm, this one is definitely worth the look. I still recommend getting book 1 just to build the foundation if nothing else, but I don't know that it's entirely necessary. This one's friendly to new readers.

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lost in Barovia

the narrator was the perfect choice for this book. his voice fit Strahd's so well. I've read the book before, but the narrator brings such life to it that I completely lost myself in the story. I always love the Ravenloft books and this one is no exception.

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The tale continues

I would recommend this book to anyone who had read and enjoyed the prior book. Ravenloft is a fantastic series so far.

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Wonderful story

Loved this story, wished it could have been done longer and done in more books to capitalize more of the author’s characters. Strahd and Azalin are wonderful developed, just want more. Highly recommended read for anyone who loves Ravenloft

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Excellent Horror Fantasy

One of the best Ravenloft books. I would read the proceeding books first. Narrator does a very good job.

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So Good

This was just as good as the first book. I was hoping that it did not end. Strahd is such an amazing character. Paul Boehmer with the narration has the perfect voice for this series. I'm a huge fan.

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very good book

good good good good good good book book book the person ready was very good.

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