The Novice
The Black Magician Trilogy, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Richard Aspel
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By:
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Trudi Canavan
About this listen
Sonea knows the other novices in the Magicians' Guild all come from powerful families, but she also knows she can turn to Rothen and Dannyl for help when she needs it. That is, until someone starts spreading malicious rumours about her – and Akkarin, The High Lord, steps in.
Promoted to Guild Ambassador, Lord Dannyl leaves for the Elyne court. His first order from Administrator Lorlen is to resume, in secret, High Lord Akkarin's long-abandoned research into ancient magical knowledge. Not knowing the true reason for his journey, Dannyl is soon facing unexpected dangers.
Meanwhile, Sonea has almost forgotten the High Lord's dark secret, but keeping the truth hidden may be a grave mistake.
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Critic reviews
absolutely great
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Where does The Novice rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is one of the best books I have readWhat other book might you compare The Novice to, and why?
This is only the first type of fantasy book I have readHave you listened to any of Richard Aspel’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No but will look out for himAny additional comments?
As a visually impaired listener having a story brought to life in this manner is nearly as good as reading IT yourselfA fun bok
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Would you listen to The Novice again? Why?
yes, I read this some years ago and enjoyed it so much I brought it to listen to again.A griping sequel
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Not to Alvin and the chipmunks level (unless that’s what you’re into) but up to maybe 1.1x, or 1.2x. It really can make the difference between ok and unlistenable (which is annoying if you’ve already bought the book)
I hope this can help someone, if you’ve read this whole review, lol.
Speed up.
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consistent performance
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Brilliant!
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Amazing
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What made the experience of listening to The Novice the most enjoyable?
This is the second book of the Magician's Guild series. I found it much faster to get into than the first and the storyline was much better. This book has got me wanting to download all of them in the series! The only fault I would say is about the narrator. He tends to leave big gaps between sentences and it sometimes seems like the book has stopped, the a few seconds later he'll start again. Not a major issue, just a bit annoying!What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The only fault I would say is about the narrator. He tends to leave big gaps between sentences and it sometimes seems like the book has stopped, the a few seconds later he'll start again. Not a major issue, just a bit annoying!Better than the first book!
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Even better than the first
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Narrator: Easier to tell between point of view transitions, it has slightly improved since The Magician's Guild. The sample gives an accurate idea of what the narrator will sound like throughout the reading. As long as you do that and find you don't mind his voice, then you should be ok.
Enjoyable reading
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