Comments on: Amber Page and the Legend of the Coral Stone http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Cymbia http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-160911 Cymbia Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:56:04 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-160911 Good story, but sounds like an abridged version. Story jumps around without any "connections". Reader sounds like a preacher-ah putting a new sylable-ah at the end-ah of many words-ah. However, story is good enough to distract from that. Good story, warrants recommendation. Good story, but sounds like an abridged version. Story jumps around without any “connections”. Reader sounds like a preacher-ah putting a new sylable-ah at the end-ah of many words-ah. However, story is good enough to distract from that. Good story, warrants recommendation.

]]> By: Gail http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-145554 Gail Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:58:15 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-145554 I've made it up to Episode 11 and find that this book has way too much violence for me. There are a lot more guns and shooting than I like, and way more than I expect from a YA book. Probably a guy thing. You'd probably get more listeners if it were in fiction or SF. I’ve made it up to Episode 11 and find that this book has way too much violence for me. There are a lot more guns and shooting than I like, and way more than I expect from a YA book.
Probably a guy thing. You’d probably get more listeners if it were in fiction or SF.

]]> By: Matthew Peterson http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-40921 Matthew Peterson Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:22:52 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-40921 This was my first podiobooks audiobook I've listened to and I'd have to say that it wasn't bad. The audio quality was excellent (no static or hard-to-hear parts). The narrator had lots of energy -- sometimes too much when he got excited. The only real thing that I didn't like was that at the end they started using a bunch of sound effects that took me out of the story. Well, the sound when someone got hurt probably could have gone. Writing-wise I can see that Stacey has spent a lot of time editing this book. I noticed some redundancy in narration, but not too much. I was impressed with the active voice he used. That's something I sometimes struggle with. Story-wise, Amber Page is not what I expected. From the cute little girl on the cover I was expecting something like an elementary school book for young girls, but I soon discovered that the reading level is much higher than that. Lots of fighting and action. Imagine a seven-year old girl beating up grown men with Matrix-style moves. I did enjoy how Stacey brought everything together at the end. The interactions of the father at the end were probably the best writing in the book, although it might have been nice to introduce him a little earlier (perhaps in a phone call or something). This was my first podiobooks audiobook I’ve listened to and I’d have to say that it wasn’t bad. The audio quality was excellent (no static or hard-to-hear parts). The narrator had lots of energy — sometimes too much when he got excited. The only real thing that I didn’t like was that at the end they started using a bunch of sound effects that took me out of the story. Well, the sound when someone got hurt probably could have gone.

Writing-wise I can see that Stacey has spent a lot of time editing this book. I noticed some redundancy in narration, but not too much. I was impressed with the active voice he used. That’s something I sometimes struggle with.

Story-wise, Amber Page is not what I expected. From the cute little girl on the cover I was expecting something like an elementary school book for young girls, but I soon discovered that the reading level is much higher than that. Lots of fighting and action. Imagine a seven-year old girl beating up grown men with Matrix-style moves.

I did enjoy how Stacey brought everything together at the end. The interactions of the father at the end were probably the best writing in the book, although it might have been nice to introduce him a little earlier (perhaps in a phone call or something).

]]> By: erik http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-17698 erik Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:39:31 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-17698 I just binged this. Unfortunately the rating system is giving me a bit of trouble at the moment. I was with you right up to episode 12 or so, then the whole storyline fell completely appart. Very disappointing... shrug. It has production going for it though. The naration is excelent. The music and sound effects are tastefully done up to about part 15 or so, and the audio quality is one of the best I've heard from the site so far. Thanks for publishing a podiobook. I never would have gotten to read the book otherwise, and I appreciate it. I just binged this. Unfortunately the rating system is giving me a bit of trouble at the moment. I was with you right up to episode 12 or so, then the whole storyline fell completely appart. Very disappointing… shrug. It has production going for it though. The naration is excelent. The music and sound effects are tastefully done up to about part 15 or so, and the audio quality is one of the best I’ve heard from the site so far. Thanks for publishing a podiobook. I never would have gotten to read the book otherwise, and I appreciate it.

]]> By: Gene Cutis http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-12028 Gene Cutis Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:37:58 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-12028 I agree with David Morrell that this is one heck of a good idea for a novel! In a nutshell, it’s a "James Bond" type tale with a climax reminiscent of "The Matrix’s" flair for bending reality and it’s really hard to stop listing after the first episode. With all the action scenes, running gun battles and explosions this story has all the makings for an action packed, big-screen movie. Before you start listening to this one, make sure you have a large bucket of popcorn and a large drink at hand. I agree with David Morrell that this is one heck of a good idea for a novel! In a nutshell, it’s a “James Bond” type tale with a climax reminiscent of “The Matrix’s” flair for bending reality and it’s really hard to stop listing after the first episode. With all the action scenes, running gun battles and explosions this story has all the makings for an action packed, big-screen movie. Before you start listening to this one, make sure you have a large bucket of popcorn and a large drink at hand.

]]> By: Stacey Cochran http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-6671 Stacey Cochran Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:40:33 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-6671 Hey P.G., Thanks, man. I've got some good news on the group-bookstore-signing front, we talked about. I'll be getting an email out to the NC Lulu Authors group in the next day or two about it. Stacey Hey P.G.,

Thanks, man. I’ve got some good news on the group-bookstore-signing front, we talked about. I’ll be getting an email out to the NC Lulu Authors group in the next day or two about it.

Stacey

]]> By: Evo http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-6595 Evo Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:37:35 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-6595 We really need to get a new template for WordPress that shows the author of the posts. We really need to get a new template for WordPress that shows the author of the posts.

]]> By: P.G. Holyfield http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-6589 P.G. Holyfield Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:15:34 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/10/19/amber-page-and-the-legend-of-the-coral-stone/#comment-6589 hmm... although it's obvious who wrote this post, it's still funny when you guys refer to yourselves in the posts without telling us who you are. :) I got to meet Stacey last month and I am very glad to get the opportunity to listen to Amber Page. Congratulation on the relaunch Stacey!! hmm… although it’s obvious who wrote this post, it’s still funny when you guys refer to yourselves in the posts without telling us who you are. :)

I got to meet Stacey last month and I am very glad to get the opportunity to listen to Amber Page. Congratulation on the relaunch Stacey!!

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