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The second instalment of Ian Irvine's dramatic epic fantasy series, The Song of the Tears.

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Change in Narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would recommend it, but only if the previous Three World Series books have not been listened to. The change in narrator (all though Jack Hawkins is good) spoils the story.

What other book might you compare The Curse on the Chosen to, and why?

All of Ian Irvine's Three World Series books.

What three words best describe Jack Hawkins’s voice?

Clear, versatile and expressive

Any additional comments?

I love the Three World Series audiobooks and have listened to them over and over. Maybe that is not a good thing, because I am so used to the voice of Grant Cartwright narrating them that when I then listened to the Song Tears Trilogy with Jack Hawkins narrating the same characters giving a completely different interpretation of their voices, it spoilt it for me. Also the different pronounciation of names and places. I have also read all the books twice and will read them again.