Comments on: Murder at Avedon Hill

By: P.G. Holyfield

P.G. Holyfield — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:15:34 +0000

Checking in once more to let potential new listeners know that the print version of Murder at Avedon Hill won two awards this past year:

Winner – 2010 John W. Polidori Award – Best Vampire Novel
Silver Medal – 2010 ForeWard Book of the Year Awards – Fantasy

So, if you haven’t given MaAH a try, maybe that will push you over the edge!

By: P.G. Holyfield

P.G. Holyfield — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:08:41 +0000

Thanks to everyone that has commented since I last stopped by. This I really appreciate the kind comments, and tell everyone you know about podiobooks.com. This site helped me get MaAH published, and we need to keep spreading the word!!

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:13:16 +0000

Great story and great narration. Really held my attention.

By: S Allen

S Allen — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:26:00 +0000

Excellent story, great plot, briiliant characters, listened to the whole thing in 4 days, costing me one divorce on grounds of ignoring the wife, oh well. Great entertainment. good job P.G. lol

By: PB

PB — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:41:04 +0000

Brilliant work, Mr. Holyfield!

I can`t imagine how much time, energy and money
you must have put into this excellent production…

Thank you for sharing with us!

~ Peter

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:30:14 +0000

This isn’t usually my genre of choice, but everything about this book is of extremely good quality. The narration, the story line, the production – all excellent. But what I am perhaps most grateful for is the fact that actual female readers read the parts of female characters. That goes a very long way when you’re really trying to get into the story. Great job!

By: Dale Eltoft

Dale Eltoft — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:02:45 +0000

I’ve listened to a lot of podcast since I received my iPod as a gift about a year ago. Many of them were very good, a bunch were so so and several were stinkers. However , of all those podcast none has been as good as Murder at Avedon Hill. This is the gold standard IMHO.

By: Charity U

Charity U — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:15:25 +0000

I am really enjoying this book. Some days I find myself looking for stuff to do to keep me at work late so I can finish an episode or two. I especially enjoy the familar guest voices and special effects. Even if Mr. Holyfield just read it straight through I would still enjoy it though because of the story and his narration talent. I did however have a hard time understanding the conversation between the moon beast and Talik was hard to understand because of the echo sound effects but even so I liked it as it did make me feel as if I was really listening to a conversation in a cavern. For all I know the difficulty in understanding could have just been the earbuds I was using. I can’t wait till the second book hits the podcast airwaves!

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:38:34 +0000

I just finished listen to Murder At Avedon Hill. It was really a great book! It is the first book that I have listened to on Podiobooks.com, and I just hope all the others that I listen to after this are just as good. I recommend this to everyone who wants a good podiobook to listen to. For the me, the beginning was a little slow, and if you feel the same way, stick with it!! It greats really good, really fast! I really enjoyed all the characters having different voices, and would like to thank P.G. Holyfield for writing such an amazing book. (Will we see any more books be coming out that feature these characters??)

Anyways, listen to this books… it’s amazing…
Now i have to go find a new one to listen to
~Shane

By: Dan Absalonson

Dan Absalonson — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:21:17 +0000

Really great story, and excellent production. Not only is it fun to hear all the voices, but to hear other beloved podiobooks authors and new media types in there is a real treat. That said, even if this was a straight read, I would have listened all the way to the end because the story is solid. It’s really fun, great characterization and adventure. P.G.’s voice lends itself well to the whole feel of the podiobook, I really got a great sense of the environment, and a certain style which I grew to love as I listened through this title. I highly recommend it, if you haven’t listened to this one yet, you’re missing out!

By: P.G. Holyfield

P.G. Holyfield — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:28:05 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, Robert! I completely get where you are coming from. I tried to reveal the framework of the magic system gradually during the novel, but the level of magic definitely ramps up during the climax. It was a bit of a balancing act. Most people have enjoyed the end of the novel, but I knew some would feel the way you do, and again… I understand. I hope the next one will satisfy you from beginning to end!

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:33:50 +0000

I liked the story right up to (just before) the end.
The low powerlevels of the magic, and the new angle on vampires. Also the glimpses of the vast world outside the direct flow of the story.
However I must admit that the end was not to my taste (sorry ) – I suddenly found the power of magic used soar, and really didn’t think it was nessecary. But that’s just my opinion – Maybe it’s because I would have liked 10 more chapters before the last two, where the powers could have been build up.

By: P.G. Holyfield

P.G. Holyfield — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:31:06 +0000

Wow Samantha… now whenever I think about this book I’ll always associate it with Samantha’s move to her new LOVELY condo!

Sequel sometime next year, but in the meantime (starting September 9th) I’m doing a Land of Caern short story anthology (with contributions from many different podiobooks authors) over at my website. http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/the-podcast/tales-of-the-children

Check it out!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:01:43 +0000

I listened to this novel during the many long hours I’ve spent packing and cleaning to move. It’s totally engrossing and was a great aid in making my labors more tolerable! And, weirdly, I suppose I’ll always associate it with my transfer from a crummy little apartment to a lovely condo. A portent of better things? Anyway, I finished it up at 4 am the morning before my move. Completely satisfying resolution – and is that a sequel I sense? Thanks for everything. I look forward to more (although I certainly don’t look forward to moving again, that’s for sure..).

By: P.G. Holyfield

P.G. Holyfield — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:10:26 +0000

Steve, Mizkaz, thanks and I’m really glad you enjoyed it.

AngelEyes, thanks for the wonderful comments. I especially like to hear it when people have enjoyed teh audio production aspects of the podiobook (since I spent a great deal of time on that ). And I’m glad the mystery kept you coming back, even with the critters in the book

By: AngelEyes

AngelEyes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:07:04 +0000

Mr Holyfield – I have seen your book on Podiobooks for quite awhile now and finally got around to listening. I normally don’t like vampire books as they are very dark – I don’t like dark stories. However the mystery got me hooked – I love mysteries and before long I couldn’t stop listening. I listen while at work and was very anxious to go back so I could finish!!
Several things – the narration was awesome especially with the various reader voices and the narration voice in between. I cannot express how great this sounded. Everyone spoke very clearly and paused when needed to add to character drama. Loved it!
The sound track was very professional, clear & level. I did not need to adjust my volume to hear the spoken word or turn it down to avoid the blast of music. The background sounds were fabulous and really enhanced the storyline.
This was an excellent mystery and I look forward to more writings from you. This is a book one should not start until the last chapter is written as the mystery is so intriging one gets angry waiting for more.
I would recommend this book with the different slant on the vampire to anyone. I am very happy I listened as I was ready to quit as soon as I heard ‘vampire’. But the way they were portrayed made it easier to listen to. Besides the focus was on the mystery and the heroes – whom I came to like very much. Keep up the awesome work.

By: MizKaz

MizKaz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:14 +0000

I have just completed listening to your presentation, Mr Holyfield, and I have to say I found it easy listening. I enjoyed every aspect of it and was most disappointed when it completed!
Congratulations.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:40:13 +0000

This story has taught me to wait untill a podiobook is completed before I start listening! I started listening late last year and quickly caught up, then found myself jonsing for the next episode, sometimes they were quite some time apart.

This story is so engrossing, so enthralling I had trouble waiting between episodes. I found myself checking my podcatcher several times a day just incase there had been another put up!

Next time I won’t do that to myself, I will wait for a book to be completed. When you come across a book as good as this one the suspense will just kill you.

By: P.G. Holyfield

P.G. Holyfield — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:28:55 +0000

I’ll have at least one bonus episode (through my site, although I’ve noticed some authors are including post-novel content here, so I might include it here as well). I’ll have a live Q&A show (date yet TBD) and I’ll release the audio afterwards in the feed. Then I’ll do a listener/contributor appreciation show.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:27:22 +0000

What will be in the bonus episode?