Limits of Power

Paladin's Legacy, Book 4

By: Elizabeth Moon

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Elizabeth Moon is back with the fourth adventure in her best-selling fantasy epic. Moon brilliantly weaves a colorful tapestry of action, betrayal, love, and magic set in a richly imagined world that stands alongside those of such fantasy masters as George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb.

The unthinkable has occurred in the kingdom of Lyonya. The queen of the Elves - known as the Lady - is dead, murdered by former elves twisted by dark powers. Now the Lady’s half-elven grandson must heal the mistrust between elf and human before their enemies strike again. Yet as he struggles to make ready for an attack, an even greater threat looms across the Eight Kingdoms.Throughout the north, magic is reappearing after centuries of absence, emerging without warning in family after family - rich and poor alike. In some areas, the religious strictures against magery remain in place, and fanatical followers are stamping out magery by killing whoever displays the merest sign of it - even children. And as unrest spreads, one very determined traitor works to undo any effort at peace - no matter how many lives it costs. With the future hanging in the balance, it is only the dedication of a few resolute heroes who can turn the tides...if they can survive.

©2013 Elizabeth Moon (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Chopped reading

Love the series but this book is hard to listen to. Had full stops when reading spoken parts.
“Open the box.” He said. “Ok”. She replied. “Thank you”. He said…..

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Narrator

I did not care for the narrator in this volume of the series.

the new narrator is not as good

the story is well written

the narrator rushes and reading not as good as previous titles, makes me think it's a new narrator completely.

As always, Elizabeth moons storytelling is outstanding. Probably my favorite series

The narration was god-awful. pronunciation was just the worst. No homework was done. I'm hoping the next book has a different narrator.

Don't like Angela Dawe

Where does Limits of Power rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I got it because the story left me hanging, and I really liked it.

How could the performance have been better?

If someone contracts to read a book that is an ongoing series, the least that "professional" could do is listen to the previous books. Angela Dawe pronounces everything, from place names to people names and everything else, differently from the previous books. It's driving me nuts trying to figure out who/what/where she's talking about. I'll finish it because I love the series, but I'll certainly not seek out Angela Dawe as a narrator.

Why different narrators?

I really wish they had not switched narrators up every book in this series. Especially since each one pronounces names differently! The narrator for this one is so bad. She sounds so wooden!

This book is great in terms of building the plot line and the tension of where it is all going. You can really see in these how much Moon has grown as a writer since the Deed of Paksenarrion. It's a shame it's hard to listen to.

consistency please

yet another narrator with different pronunciations. if you can't keep same narrator make a pronunciation list for those of us previous listeners.

Horrible narration

This is Brooke four out of five. I listen to the duration of the previous three books. Why didn't this read or listen to the pronunciations use consistently in the previous three books? I thought the reader of book 3 was bad: boy was I wrong.

Another great story! Narrator ......... Leaves

What made the experience of listening to Limits of Power the most enjoyable?

Story

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Angela Dawe?

Almost anyone else. Changing the pronunciations of many major characters and the heavy, breathy voice made it difficult to tolerate

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The death T the end

Poor narrator for a good story.

Would you consider the audio edition of Limits of Power to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Her pronounciation of various place names and characters' names is inconsistent with the audio versions of the first 6 books. I went straight from Limits of Power to this book and it was a jolt to hear familiar names "mispronounced". Obviously the narrator had no familiarity with the first books.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reaction. I thought it was, like all of the Paksenarrian/Paladin books, very well written.