Comments on: AMNAR: THE AWAKENING

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:42:59 +0000

I agree with the above comments about the speed of the narration being a problem – shame, because it seems like a story I’d like otherwise. Maybe re-record the first few, now that you have a better feel for it?

By: Largosmiles

Largosmiles — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:19:09 +0000

Agreed that the narration was hard to follow at first, but I’ve enjoyed the story.

One thing that I found really annoying was a technical thing. The introductions and conclusions of each episode were very much louder than the actual narration. I had to turn my volume down at the start, but then could hardly hear the narration, so had to turn the volume back up again and as soon as the episode was over, I’d have to make a dash to turn down the volume. Since I listened to a number of episodes in a row, that got to be very annoying.

Also there were a number of ‘edits’ that weren’t actually edited out. The multiple takes were there, in a row. That sounded amateurish or sloppy.

I assume if it’s the first attempt, things would improve in future.

Having said all this, I enjoyed the story enough to keep listening, in spite of these things.

By: Seven

Seven — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:35:22 +0000

Argh. 1st episode was good. 2nd one lost me. Didn’t get into what time was when, who was who, what group was doing what and why. To confusing to follow. To many pronouns, “they were listening to them them while he was watching” type sentences. Sorry, good try though!

By: a schwartz

a schwartz — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:43:52 +0000

I thought the narration was fine and in fact very pleasant. The story was very compelling and I was drawn into it fairly quickly. I look forward to more books in this series.

I looked at the authors website and am wondering if this is a trilogy? Is there a map that goes along with the book?

Thank you for sharing this story with us here on PB.

By: Digamma

Digamma — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:29:14 +0000

While a little rough at the start with the fast reading(which slowed as the episodes continued), The story itself was a great listen as I found Myself eagerly awaiting the next episode. The characters while familiar were enjoyable and I look forward to Io’s further adventures( I have the next one Loaded up In Itunes)

By: Jack2006

Jack2006 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:47:32 +0000

I was a bit sceptical at first, I read the reviews, and was worried about the narration speed. Regardless, the episodes went on my iPod and i took the book on my trip to Europe. Not the greatest of ideas as it kept me up at night EVERY night. I wanted to keep on listening eventhough I had to get up early each day and sight see. Anyhow, it’s an awsome piece of work, i highly recommend it.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:19:14 +0000

I’d agree completely with Ellipsis, the story is well worth getting past the quick narration in the first few episodes. Once these are past the narration is clear, and easy to listen to. The world is interesting and seems to have been thoroughly thought through with plenty of depth to it. My only slight quibble might be the short length of the episodes which is no problem listening to the complete first book but might effect the second book. But really that’s being a bit nit-picky so isn’t any reason not to listen to the story.

By: Ellipsis

Ellipsis — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:13:16 +0000

I absolutely adore this book. True the narration at the beginning isn’t say Sigler quality but it gets better quickly. The story like most great fantasy novels you get the feeling of being in a world where there is so much to explore and discover, so much culture and history…it is just incredible.

By: Isabel Joely Black

Isabel Joely Black — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:21:56 +0000

Thanks, Coleman.

I’ve been working on improving it. Unfortunately, all the recordings were completed for this book last year when I was just starting out. The latest book is much improved.

By: S Coleman

S Coleman — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:02:51 +0000

I have only one strong suggestion; slow way down on the narration. The vocal is so fast that one has to really concentrate to catch the story; this takes away from the enjoyment of listening.