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A review by joshhall13
The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett
4.0
Notes before full review written.
GOOD
- Very surprised, pleasantly, that a straight male author wrote so much inclusion. I've been reading since I was very young, and have so few mainstream fantasy/sci-fi books with characters that I can relate to on that level. I love it.
- I like the plot, even though there was nothing new introduced. In Demon Cycle, a new magic or new antagonist was introduced in each book. This book is... episodic in nature. Regardless of that small detail, the story is very enjoyable and quite happy to be immersed in this universe again.
BAD
- The narrators are doing a massive disservice to this beloved series (I'm counting Demon Cycle). Both are amateur-sounding, but the female narrator is particularly bad. She mispronounces so many words (ichor being the most common). Both narrators inflect the Krasian words wrong. It's clear they know zero about mid-eastern accents. The male narrator isn't great, but his voice suits Darrin, character, pretty damn well!
- These narrators have no idea how to say the "psssst" that Brett uses so commonly. It's grating to hear an out-of-place loud "PSSTSSSSST!" in my ear, when Brett very very obviously means the character to say "phssshhh, non-sense" or "psst" (quietly). CONTEXT IS EVERTYHING, NARRATORS. JEEEZ!!
- I am unreasonably upset about these narrators taking a beloved series and absolutely phoning in their performances. It's heartbreaking. I loved all 6 Demon Cycle books and the novellas too. If these narrators are kept for book 2, I will discontinue Nightfall Saga, sadly.
GOOD
- Very surprised, pleasantly, that a straight male author wrote so much inclusion. I've been reading since I was very young, and have so few mainstream fantasy/sci-fi books with characters that I can relate to on that level. I love it.
- I like the plot, even though there was nothing new introduced. In Demon Cycle, a new magic or new antagonist was introduced in each book. This book is... episodic in nature. Regardless of that small detail, the story is very enjoyable and quite happy to be immersed in this universe again.
BAD
- The narrators are doing a massive disservice to this beloved series (I'm counting Demon Cycle). Both are amateur-sounding, but the female narrator is particularly bad. She mispronounces so many words (ichor being the most common). Both narrators inflect the Krasian words wrong. It's clear they know zero about mid-eastern accents. The male narrator isn't great, but his voice suits Darrin, character, pretty damn well!
- These narrators have no idea how to say the "psssst" that Brett uses so commonly. It's grating to hear an out-of-place loud "PSSTSSSSST!" in my ear, when Brett very very obviously means the character to say "phssshhh, non-sense" or "psst" (quietly). CONTEXT IS EVERTYHING, NARRATORS. JEEEZ!!
- I am unreasonably upset about these narrators taking a beloved series and absolutely phoning in their performances. It's heartbreaking. I loved all 6 Demon Cycle books and the novellas too. If these narrators are kept for book 2, I will discontinue Nightfall Saga, sadly.