The House of Hades

The Heroes of Olympus, Book 4

By: Rick Riordan

Narrated by: Nick Chamian

Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors from both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?

They have no choice. If the demigods don't succeed, Gaea's armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.

©2013 Rick Riordan (P)2013 Listening Library

The only way to listen to this guy...

is to listen to the story on 1.5x speed on audible. OMG, he is SO BAD. I of course finished this story last year when it came out, I was seriously disappointed then, and I feel this sense of doom every time I think about it. I'm writing this review now, because having waited for The Blood of Olympus for all this time, it will be out in a couple of weeks, and IT's THE SAME LOUSY NARRATOR!! I have not listened to any of Nick Chamian's work, I only know he is absolutely not the right narrator for this story.

I am so so so disappointed. Oh Joshua Swanson, where art thou?

Enjoy the series, not the performance

Where does The House of Hades rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've enjoyed all of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books, and the Heroes of Olympus books take the 7 of the prophecy closer to the final showdown. For the most part, the characters are well fleshed out and interesting, and they are always fun.

What did you like best about this story?

Fun and unique

How could the performance have been better?

Joshua Swanson, who did the first 3 in this series, was a much more engaging narrator. Nick Chamian takes weird pauses, makes unnatural inflections, and just doesn't have a compelling voice - I find myself drifting sometimes when listening. He does better with the voices than the straight narration, but I was very disappointed overall in the performance based on my experience with the other Percy Jackson and the Egyptian-gods based books.

Adventurous Agenda

Still love the adventures of Percy & Annabeth. Could have gone without the forced gay agenda. Did not enjoy this narrator as much as the narrator in the previous books of this series.

Rerelease audio book with previous narrator

What did you love best about The House of Hades?

The book appears to have a great story line, but the narrator fails to keep my attention.

Would you be willing to try another one of Nick Chamian’s performances?

Maybe, the previous narrator brought all the characters to life while this one does not. He fails to identify with the characters. Each character has their own characteristics and traits which the other narrator brought out beautifully. It was so amazing that we knew which character is talking before being identified. Charmaine does a terrible job, he sounds like he's reading instead of telling a story.

TERRIBLE NARRATION!!!!

So, I have listened to this series twice. Both this book and the next, The Blood of Olympus, are great stories, BUT THE NARRATION IS TERRIBLE!!!! I dread re-listening to this series solely for the fact that I know I'll eventually have to put my ears through this torture!

Hey, Audible! In honor of Percy Jackson being adapted by Disney+, can we get a new Narrator? Or maybe bring Joshua Swanson back so we can enjoy rereading this fantastic series?????????

Slow start, decent finish

Would you consider the audio edition of The House of Hades to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print version, so I can't compare it to the audio version.

What other book might you compare The House of Hades to and why?

This book seemed directly in line with Riordan's Olympus series (Percy Jackson as well).

Have you listened to any of Nick Chamian’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not.

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

Nothing in the book particularly moved me.

Any additional comments?

It started a little slow and I was concerned the content wasn't going to be as engaging as the rest of this particular series, but that could have been in part to the performance of the narrator as well. I didn't enjoy his "valley girl" choice for some of the early characters, but apart from that it was decent.

OMG!! WHY CHANGE NARRATORS AFTER THREE BOOKS??

If you could sum up The House of Hades in three words, what would they be?

Flat narration!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Could not get into this book at all. The narrator is horrid! The voice is flat, you cannot tell who is speaking.

What didn’t you like about Nick Chamian’s performance?

Could not tell the difference in characters. Flat, and unemotional.

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

Yes, my reaction was who in the heck is this narrator and what happened to Swanson!!

Any additional comments?

I would have much preferred to have the original narrator. I won't listen to anything by him again. I'll have to finish this book by reading it, i can't handle this awful performance

The heroes have a lot to overcome!

The plot gets darker and a lot more dangerous for the 7 on the quest. Secrets are revealed and fears continue to be faced. The heroes get a lot more opportunities to show what their strengths truly are and often surprise themselves.
The story is really good. I liked the last narrator a lot better, but overall the story is more powerful.

This series just keeps getting better and better.

Every time there is a new book in this series it becomes the newest best one yet. The House of Hades is no exception. It is well-written and very entertaining. I have seen a lot of complaints about the narrator, Nick Chamian. I think he did a great job. My favorite narrator for these books was Jesse Bernstein, but Nick Chamian did a good job too. I recommend this audiobook for anyone.

best series ever keep reading the series !!!!😀

one of my favorite books in de world read blood of olimpus its just as good!