Midst Toil and Tribulation

Safehold Series, Book 6

By: David Weber

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

Length: 28 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

David Weber's New York Times bestselling Safehold series of military Science Fiction adventure, which began with Off Armageddon Reef, continues with Midst Toil and Tribulation

WAR AND FAMINE

Once the Church of God Awaiting dominated all the kingdoms of Safehold. Then, after centuries of stasis, the island kingdom of Charis began to defy the edicts of Mother Church—egged on, some say, by the mysterious warrior-monk Merlin Athrawes, who enjoys the Charisian royal family's absolute trust.

What vanishingly few people know is that Merlin is the cybernetic avatar of a young woman a thousand years dead, felled in the war in which aliens destroyed Earth...and that since awakening, his task has been to restart the history of the long-hidden human race.

Now, reeling from the wars and intrigues that have cascaded from Charis's declaration of independence, the Republic of Siddermark slides into chaos. The Church has engineered a rebellion, and Siddermark's all-important harvest is at risk. King Cayleb and Queen Sharleyan struggle to stabilize their ally, which will mean sending troops—but, even more importantly, preventing famine. For mass starvation in Safehold's breadbasket is a threat even more ominous than civil war...

©2012 David Weber (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

A bit of research prior to narrating maybe!?

What made the experience of listening to Midst Toil and Tribulation the most enjoyable?

I am one hour into it and and not enjoying anything about the monotone reading with words and names pronounced completely opposite previous narrations...

Can we PLEASE bring back Oliver Wyman now?!

Would you be willing to try another one of Kevin T. Collins???s performances?

Not unless he is the only reader in a series. He obviously didn't bother to listen to previous books to pick up consistent pronunciation and accents.

Sigh. But I keep reading...

Like most of the Safehold books (and, in fact, like pretty much everything David Weber writes these days), this is an excellent 500 page book hiding inside a 1000 pages of blather. (or, since this is the audio version, it's an excellent 14 hour book that you need to listen to 28 hours to find.) We do have lots of blowing things up, but also way too much of Merlin wringing his hands and flagellating himself, while there isn't nearly enough development of some of the other characters. But like so many others, I seem to be addicted enough to keep reading.

The narrator for this book, Kevin T. Collins, is the 4th narrator in the 6 books to this point. And, sadly, I'd have to say it isn't one of his better efforts. It's not _bad_, but way too "dramatic" when it shouldn't be. But at least the pacing is, mostly, pretty good.

awful narration

good story editor should be shot for allowing the narrator to do zero preparation in keeping some continuity to pronunciation of names for the 5th book just lazy all the rest of the 10 are pretty good despite changing narrators throughout . I've listened to the series a few times and every time I hit this book I have to fast-forward through large portions so I don't got my head against the wall it's just grating.

holly crappy story tell

The book and story are good but the narrator is the worst I have ever heard. This guy can't even pronounce the names properly. He should have listened the other people before him to say names and place to get them right. I find my self yelling at the radio because he cant say people and place names right, and he almost turned me off the series. But i want to know how the series turns out. This book should be rerecord with some the persomform the first 2 book.

Bring back the 1st Narrator.

This narrator often mispronounced names, titles and had bad accent. He seemed very unfamiliar with titles ie; Adjutant. Obviously NO military experience. This setied requires some military understanding.

Its true. All of it.

This guy...
I just cant...
It hurts to listen to...
Please make it stop...
Oh God...
Fucking hell is this 15 words yet?

Inconsistent pronunciation

New narrator was rough. He should have listened to the previous readings to be consistent about how the words were being pronounced.

Melodramatic reading ruins this

The narrator is trying too hard and is overacting. It was a huge distraction.
What's even worse is that he stresses the wrong words in sentences and mispronounced all the names and places.

Narrator also ignores WRITTEN instructions in the book tone such as "he said, flatly" .

David W. should care about how his books are read

What did you like about this audiobook?

I actually like Keven Collins the narrater but not this time. Kevin listen to a previous book or two for the tone of the book and pronunciation. You were so over the top and messed up simple words, We deserved better from you David and the publisher.

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

It did not

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

No

What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

Homework is important

Do you have any additional comments?

When you change a narrator twice is a series with characters we love. You should care more about the people who buy your books

Better narrater then the last book

Six books in the series and 4 narraters! Collins did a better job (some missed pronuniations that buged me) then The last books narrater Keating (every one sounded like they were 80 years old). It's time to end the series don't turn it into Robert Jordan's Wheel of time.