Certain historic alterations occur and events are moved closer together (but still remaining in chronological order pretty much) to keep the storyline going. Adding more to the plot line to show more segmental character development or colouring, may have taken away from the pace of events too much in this already large book. This narrator is great with this book! 3: Storyline (Again no spoilers, or specific info on what happens!) The storyline its self is excellent and I can not really think of a critique. 2: Narration I am picky and fickle over narrators, as many times a good narrator can make the most dull novels great and a bad narrator can make the most riveting novels a little less than dull. Excellent war scenes, and believable characters - not two dimensional, and display progression through out, giving life to those of historic fact, and at times fiction. No spoiler review: 1: Key enjoyments First and foremost, the narration is excellent. If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
To me the reader is not as important as the book, It is true a bad or boring reader can ruin a story, but Roy McMillan does a great job keeping the story moving, better than Richard E Grant, who has a voice that is to know which distracts. Have you listened to any of Roy McMillan’s other performances? How does this one compare? Historical fiction is not everyones cup of tea, but if we still lived in times where stories were passed down in an aural tradition this would be how we learnt history and the powerful characters like Margaret of Anjou, and Jack Cade would be better known.ĭerry Brewer was my favorite character mainly because he is who the story runs through, he is made up as is pointed out but there must have been someone who existed and did similar things, but Margaret of Anjou makes me want to find out more about her real history. If history was taught like these books are written we would have a nation of historians. The Characters are great and you can feel the action, either as an archer facing a charge or a Queen getting married. I think Conn Iggulden is a natural storyteller and it comes through in this book, a perfect pace, where the history and fiction are interwoven to give a great listen. What made the experience of listening to Wars of the Roses: Stormbird the most enjoyable?
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