• The Chronicles of Lumineia Omnibus: Books 1-3

  • By: Ben Hale
  • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
  • Length: 34 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,419 ratings)

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The Chronicles of Lumineia Omnibus: Books 1-3

By: Ben Hale
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Publisher's summary

Elseerian, book one: The assassination of heroes was once a warning...for an invasion that nearly destroyed the world. Nations were slaughtered, cities were erased from existence, and defending armies were crushed into oblivion. With hundreds of thousands dead, the races stood on the verge of extinction. But the end did not come. Instead the black horde vanished, leaving terrified survivors in its wake. As the centuries passed, the holocaust faded into myth and legend. With the tale forgotten, the renewed signs go unheeded. Only a supreme warrior can stave off the inevitable, a warrior named Elseerian. For the killings have already begun....

The Gathering, book two: Born of darkness, the ultimate army has been unleashed. The only hope lies in destroying the source - before all life is extinguished. Fate has chosen Elseerian for the impossible feat, but as he embarks on the harrowing journey the invasion must be delayed. With time as their only weapon against extinction, the elves issue a desperate call...for every race to ally. Facing annihilation, many will realize that survival lies in unity, courage sleeps in ordinary citizens, and average people can turn the tide of war. The Gathering has begun.

Seven Days, book three: Forced to ally, the world has gathered against the endless night. Numbering over a million souls, they are the survivors of nations. They have armed themselves with weapons and magic and defend the strongest fortress ever built. Led by a supreme strategic mind, the races have organized into battalions, designed unique tactics, and fortified their position beyond any conceivable need. But now their foe is at their gates, and to a man they cling to the same hope - to survive until Elseerian can defeat the source. The best they can last is seven days....

©2013 Ben Hale (P)2015 Podium Publishing

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Should have been classed as Teen Fantasy.

The Trilogy wasn't a bad listen but it was a bit too simple for my taste. I do wish that books such as these would be listed under the teen fantasy category rather than epic fantasy.

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Great Story for Young Teens

If you could sum up The Chronicles of Lumineia Omnibus: Books 1-3 in three words, what would they be?

Great Teen Story

If you’ve listened to books by Ben Hale before, how does this one compare?

No

What about Derek Perkins’s performance did you like?

Great as always!

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

No

Any additional comments?

This book was a good story, but the interactions and character development are simple yet they work for the series. The book I believe would be a good read for teens because the battles while interesting have an innocent nature (limited blood, no brutality, etc.) that removes that adult/real-life feel to them. Good guys wear white and bad guys wear black. :)

Also, the people in the book fall easily to the paths of good or evil with no conflict, concerns or inner turmoil about their decisions.So again, good teen read or in my case a new author to try while I waited for the next edition to some of the titles I am curently following.

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Omg! So freaking boring!

I wanted to care about the characters, but my goodness. I have to be honest. I couldn't make it through the whole series. I tried multiple times though, listening and re-listening to see if I was crazy but nope..... This was some of the most boring fantasy I've ever given my time too

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great listen

this is an epic tale that is worth listening to great narration good story line as well

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Another Tolkien Duplicate

Would you try another book from Ben Hale and/or Derek Perkins?

No. This book followed your typical, foam-top, Tolkien wanna-be formula with a few spots of originality. I didn't think a book could move so slow with minimal character definition.

What could Ben Hale have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Better character definition and an original plot line.

What didn’t you like about Derek Perkins’s performance?

His voice differentiated the characters well. Probably would do well with some solid reading material.

What character would you cut from The Chronicles of Lumineia Omnibus: Books 1-3?

May was not needed. Too many surprise characters. It was like the author was making them up as he went along.

Any additional comments?

I'm sure this book will be a wonderful read for many people. It just wasn't sophisticated enough for my expectations.

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Excellent narration for a mediocre story

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Derek Perkins's narration made this book series for me. The story is essentially every cliche fantasy action sequence brought to text. Though the author has skill in characterization and world building this book reads more like a novel about fighting a bad natural disaster than a tale of good versus evil. Plot holes and weak characters abound and make the loss of truly beautiful characters feel flat and static. In my opinion the author watched to many movies about sword fighting and didn't read enough of the fantasy greats to make his action scenes feel less like they came from a kung-fu movie.

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Long winded sappy D&D session.

I only managed to finish it because the reader was good and I have long boring hours to kill at work. The story was episodes of a D&D game mixed with lame attempts of romance and sentiment. whole story could have been told in and hour rather than the 30 something I just endured.

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Don't waste your credit

This book was awful. The main character is an overpowered trope and ultimate Mary Sue, the world is a single unending cliché built from a game of dnd, and the entire story is an overused adventure romp that reeks of naivety. The performance was good, but the book was so terrible it barely helped. I can't believe I wasted my credit on this garbage.

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Mediocre LotR, Eragon, etc. copy

Simple story. Simple characters. Entertaining, but not worth a second listen. Glad I got them for a single credit.

What was missing were the subtle details within scenes, that bring stories to life.

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straight out of dungeons and dragons

I'm sorry but I almost put this book down after a few hours. The conflicts are always extremely simple, the main character is overpowered, and everything is destiny, but nothing about this is done in a clever way. It was like listening to a dungeons and dragons adventure in text, played by 15 year olds. My friend and I began to listen to this just for laughs. I mean seriously, the language is called "common". The main character is only skilled at fighting and had no other skills, that's his one "flaw", it's as if all of his skill points were converted to feats, right out of D&D. The adventuring party is literally pushed from one quest to another and consists of a fighter, a ranger, a magic user, a rogue, a barbarian at one point, and one elf and one human side character fighter types. there was a little bit of creativity with the lore and the dark army, but honestly stuff I've heard before. The narrator also doesn't have almost any variance between voices for anyone, and the slight differences there are sometimes lapse if one character is speaking for a while. everything is just way too simple in this book. I'm sure it's great for a 15 year old, but it is not complex in the slightest for an adult reader who enjoys epic fantasy.

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