absolutely great

i love these novels, theare great to listen too and always have a twist in them

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A fun bok

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

This is one of the best books I have read

What other book might you compare The Novice to, and why?

This is only the first type of fantasy book I have read

Have you listened to any of Richard Aspel’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No but will look out for him

Any additional comments?

As a visually impaired listener having a story brought to life in this manner is nearly as good as reading IT yourself

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A griping sequel

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.

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Speed up.

I know some people find the guy reading them annoying, and what I’ve found helps when that happens, is to turn up the speed a little.
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.

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consistent performance

great story and a consistent performance (so far) which is not always the case with some trilogies I have listened too.

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Brilliant!

This trilogy is one I can read over and over. They are so well written, and such an engaging storyline.

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Amazing

I have read this book and also got it from audible, it is brilliant if a little hard to get in to. But worth the effort. Cant wait for all her other books to become unabridged on audible.

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Better than the first book!

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!

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Even better than the first

This audio book is really good - as the first review suggested it can take a little while to get into but it?s well worth the effort! Just waiting for the final unabridged book in the trilogy now!

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Enjoyable reading

Narrative: Brilliant series, I loved reading the novels the first time round and the audio versions have not diminished my love for these books. Faster pace than The Magician's Guild makes this story far harder to stop listening/reading.

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.

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