Another lovely take on the flipside of superhero reality. The telling and the reading work pretty well for me.
While I don’t at all mind the story having hooks for sequela, it feels jarring to have the hooks wedged in as cliffhangers that feel almost like afterthoughts in the last few breaths of the work.
";}s:7:"summary";s:307:"Another lovely take on the flipside of superhero reality. The telling and the reading work pretty well for me. While I don't at all mind the story having hooks for sequela, it feels jarring to have the hooks wedged in as cliffhangers that feel almost like afterthoughts in the last few breaths of the work.";s:12:"atom_content";s:327:"Another lovely take on the flipside of superhero reality. The telling and the reading work pretty well for me.
While I don’t at all mind the story having hooks for sequela, it feels jarring to have the hooks wedged in as cliffhangers that feel almost like afterthoughts in the last few breaths of the work.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1305547317;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:13:"By: D.C. Wood";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-327209";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"D.C. Wood";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:29:54 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-327209";s:11:"description";s:557:"One of the most outstanding titles to download. Cleverly inspired by the likes of The Incredibles and Marvel Civil War, Playing For Keeps takes a hugely popular genre and puts its own unique spin on it. Some of the elements are in very poor taste (Ian's power for example), but the plot and characters are beautifully deep and the end result leaves you hungering for a sequel. The writing and narration will certainly have you hooked from start to finish. Easily one of the top five titles Podiobooks to download. Put it on your iPod at once! Cheers, Mur!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:583:"One of the most outstanding titles to download. Cleverly inspired by the likes of The Incredibles and Marvel Civil War, Playing For Keeps takes a hugely popular genre and puts its own unique spin on it.
Some of the elements are in very poor taste (Ian’s power for example), but the plot and characters are beautifully deep and the end result leaves you hungering for a sequel. The writing and narration will certainly have you hooked from start to finish. Easily one of the top five titles Podiobooks to download. Put it on your iPod at once!
Cheers, Mur!
";}s:7:"summary";s:557:"One of the most outstanding titles to download. Cleverly inspired by the likes of The Incredibles and Marvel Civil War, Playing For Keeps takes a hugely popular genre and puts its own unique spin on it. Some of the elements are in very poor taste (Ian's power for example), but the plot and characters are beautifully deep and the end result leaves you hungering for a sequel. The writing and narration will certainly have you hooked from start to finish. Easily one of the top five titles Podiobooks to download. Put it on your iPod at once! Cheers, Mur!";s:12:"atom_content";s:583:"One of the most outstanding titles to download. Cleverly inspired by the likes of The Incredibles and Marvel Civil War, Playing For Keeps takes a hugely popular genre and puts its own unique spin on it.
Some of the elements are in very poor taste (Ian’s power for example), but the plot and characters are beautifully deep and the end result leaves you hungering for a sequel. The writing and narration will certainly have you hooked from start to finish. Easily one of the top five titles Podiobooks to download. Put it on your iPod at once!
Cheers, Mur!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1300638594;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: Sean Alpha";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-322451";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Sean Alpha";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:13:19 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-322451";s:11:"description";s:66:"She is one of the best authors in the world listen to her work now";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:74:"She is one of the best authors in the world listen to her work now
";}s:7:"summary";s:66:"She is one of the best authors in the world listen to her work now";s:12:"atom_content";s:74:"She is one of the best authors in the world listen to her work now
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1288739599;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: Rudy";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-317823";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Rudy";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:49:16 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-317823";s:11:"description";s:212:"This story reminded my of the tv series Heroes. Great in the beginning, but as the story progresses, the main character becomes more annoying and the story becomes more soapie. Maybe it should have been shorter.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:220:"This story reminded my of the tv series Heroes. Great in the beginning, but as the story progresses, the main character becomes more annoying and the story becomes more soapie. Maybe it should have been shorter.
";}s:7:"summary";s:212:"This story reminded my of the tv series Heroes. Great in the beginning, but as the story progresses, the main character becomes more annoying and the story becomes more soapie. Maybe it should have been shorter.";s:12:"atom_content";s:220:"This story reminded my of the tv series Heroes. Great in the beginning, but as the story progresses, the main character becomes more annoying and the story becomes more soapie. Maybe it should have been shorter.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1259243356;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:10:"By: Spence";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-317763";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Spence";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:21:00 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-317763";s:11:"description";s:124:"Nice voice and reading but the characters and plot are way to childish for my taste. Not recommended for the over 10 crowd.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:132:"Nice voice and reading but the characters and plot are way to childish for my taste. Not recommended for the over 10 crowd.
";}s:7:"summary";s:124:"Nice voice and reading but the characters and plot are way to childish for my taste. Not recommended for the over 10 crowd.";s:12:"atom_content";s:132:"Nice voice and reading but the characters and plot are way to childish for my taste. Not recommended for the over 10 crowd.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1258600860;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Ace Vage";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-281480";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Ace Vage";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:02:48 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-281480";s:11:"description";s:468:"I ride my bike while listening to the various podiobooks on this site, and I gotta tell you this one has hooked me. I'm only on episode 6, and I love it. Its well-written, has some of the best audio quality you'll find, and the tale is gripping. I got so absorbed in this story, that I found myself 7 miles from my house after finishing off the episodes that I had on my ipod. Overall, extremely satisfying, and definitely scratches that itch of mine for a good story.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:494:"I ride my bike while listening to the various podiobooks on this site, and I gotta tell you this one has hooked me. I’m only on episode 6, and I love it. Its well-written, has some of the best audio quality you’ll find, and the tale is gripping. I got so absorbed in this story, that I found myself 7 miles from my house after finishing off the episodes that I had on my ipod.
Overall, extremely satisfying, and definitely scratches that itch of mine for a good story.
I ride my bike while listening to the various podiobooks on this site, and I gotta tell you this one has hooked me. I’m only on episode 6, and I love it. Its well-written, has some of the best audio quality you’ll find, and the tale is gripping. I got so absorbed in this story, that I found myself 7 miles from my house after finishing off the episodes that I had on my ipod.
Overall, extremely satisfying, and definitely scratches that itch of mine for a good story.
Just finished listening to the book. Loved it. Good story and well written. Love the characters. Keepsie is so cool and the way her powers developed over the story. I very much liked the variety of wacky powers held by the 3rd wavers, even the not so pleasant one, umm. I have had an interest in a most “super hero” films and TV shows etc and to hear this story that brought it down to street level. Even ordinary people can be special. Mur’s voice was easy to listen to and she portrayed the different characters well. Generally and excellent book. I am recommending it whenever I get the chance.
";}s:7:"summary";s:597:"Just finished listening to the book. Loved it. Good story and well written. Love the characters. Keepsie is so cool and the way her powers developed over the story. I very much liked the variety of wacky powers held by the 3rd wavers, even the not so pleasant one, umm. I have had an interest in a most "super hero" films and TV shows etc and to hear this story that brought it down to street level. Even ordinary people can be special. Mur's voice was easy to listen to and she portrayed the different characters well. Generally and excellent book. I am recommending it whenever I get the chance.";s:12:"atom_content";s:623:"Just finished listening to the book. Loved it. Good story and well written. Love the characters. Keepsie is so cool and the way her powers developed over the story. I very much liked the variety of wacky powers held by the 3rd wavers, even the not so pleasant one, umm. I have had an interest in a most “super hero” films and TV shows etc and to hear this story that brought it down to street level. Even ordinary people can be special. Mur’s voice was easy to listen to and she portrayed the different characters well. Generally and excellent book. I am recommending it whenever I get the chance.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1236533955;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: rainin9";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-229501";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"rainin9";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:25:08 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-229501";s:11:"description";s:599:"This was my first audiobook I've listened to and I'd tried listening to it because of recommendations from the forums in Ravelry. I got hooked the instant I listened; Mur's voice is really great and the way the story was narrated drew me into this other world of Superheroes and Villians and Third Wavers. I felt as though I could almost see them if I closed my eyes and just concentrated hard enough. I have a feeling (and sincerely hope) that a sequel will be in the works. Oh, and I'd LOVE to have Keepsie's powers, by the way. It'd keep my siblings away from trying to take any of my things. :P";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:760:"This was my first audiobook I’ve listened to and I’d tried listening to it because of recommendations from the forums in Ravelry. I got hooked the instant I listened; Mur’s voice is really great and the way the story was narrated drew me into this other world of Superheroes and Villians and Third Wavers. I felt as though I could almost see them if I closed my eyes and just concentrated hard enough. I have a feeling (and sincerely hope) that a sequel will be in the works.
Oh, and I’d LOVE to have Keepsie’s powers, by the way. It’d keep my siblings away from trying to take any of my things.
This was my first audiobook I’ve listened to and I’d tried listening to it because of recommendations from the forums in Ravelry. I got hooked the instant I listened; Mur’s voice is really great and the way the story was narrated drew me into this other world of Superheroes and Villians and Third Wavers. I felt as though I could almost see them if I closed my eyes and just concentrated hard enough. I have a feeling (and sincerely hope) that a sequel will be in the works.
Oh, and I’d LOVE to have Keepsie’s powers, by the way. It’d keep my siblings away from trying to take any of my things.
WOW just WOW,
Part Mystery Men Part Misfits of Science (Ok I’m dating myself) and a little of Legion Of Substitute heroes(Ok Comic Geek Reference) Keepsie and her gang reminded me of all that and added a little more. It was nice seeing that the white hats aren’t always pure white. and the black hats have a reason to be Black hats. and that everyone was a little gray. After that adventure I wonder what’s next for 7th city and these unlikely group of heroes. A fun listen never got boring and you looked forward to what happens next. Bring More!!!
";}s:7:"summary";s:555:"WOW just WOW, Part Mystery Men Part Misfits of Science (Ok I'm dating myself) and a little of Legion Of Substitute heroes(Ok Comic Geek Reference) Keepsie and her gang reminded me of all that and added a little more. It was nice seeing that the white hats aren't always pure white. and the black hats have a reason to be Black hats. and that everyone was a little gray. After that adventure I wonder what's next for 7th city and these unlikely group of heroes. A fun listen never got boring and you looked forward to what happens next. Bring More!!!";s:12:"atom_content";s:587:"WOW just WOW,
Part Mystery Men Part Misfits of Science (Ok I’m dating myself) and a little of Legion Of Substitute heroes(Ok Comic Geek Reference) Keepsie and her gang reminded me of all that and added a little more. It was nice seeing that the white hats aren’t always pure white. and the black hats have a reason to be Black hats. and that everyone was a little gray. After that adventure I wonder what’s next for 7th city and these unlikely group of heroes. A fun listen never got boring and you looked forward to what happens next. Bring More!!!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1221576644;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: Tim";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-211837";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"Tim";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:05:35 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-211837";s:11:"description";s:440:"Yes, very well done, and interesting concept that was thought out and executed well. Kind of had me thinking of other odd powers that people might have (I always wanted the power to instantly boil a pot of water from a distance.) Hopefully we'll there will be another so some of the loose ends will be tied up. Personally I'd love to see a book focused more on Peter, of all the characters (even Keepsie) I found him the most interesting.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:460:"Yes, very well done, and interesting concept that was thought out and executed well. Kind of had me thinking of other odd powers that people might have (I always wanted the power to instantly boil a pot of water from a distance.) Hopefully we’ll there will be another so some of the loose ends will be tied up. Personally I’d love to see a book focused more on Peter, of all the characters (even Keepsie) I found him the most interesting.
";}s:7:"summary";s:440:"Yes, very well done, and interesting concept that was thought out and executed well. Kind of had me thinking of other odd powers that people might have (I always wanted the power to instantly boil a pot of water from a distance.) Hopefully we'll there will be another so some of the loose ends will be tied up. Personally I'd love to see a book focused more on Peter, of all the characters (even Keepsie) I found him the most interesting.";s:12:"atom_content";s:460:"Yes, very well done, and interesting concept that was thought out and executed well. Kind of had me thinking of other odd powers that people might have (I always wanted the power to instantly boil a pot of water from a distance.) Hopefully we’ll there will be another so some of the loose ends will be tied up. Personally I’d love to see a book focused more on Peter, of all the characters (even Keepsie) I found him the most interesting.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1219251935;}i:10;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:15:"By: Ian Douglas";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-210367";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:11:"Ian Douglas";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:42:56 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-210367";s:11:"description";s:703:"I found the book pretty entertaining until the last chapter. It felt extremely rushed, like Mur was on a deadline or something, and preferred to simply narrate the ending instead of getting the characters' voices more involved. I felt the story itself ended too abruptly, left some loose ends to tie up (unless there's going to be a sequel?), and Mur's voice made it a little difficult at times to discern which voice was which in a handful of female characters (notably Keepsie and Palace at the end). Overall, I give the book huge thumbs up. It's always great to hear an original superhero story, and hearing something from a "third waver" perspective was really terrific. Keep up the excellent work!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:753:"I found the book pretty entertaining until the last chapter. It felt extremely rushed, like Mur was on a deadline or something, and preferred to simply narrate the ending instead of getting the characters’ voices more involved. I felt the story itself ended too abruptly, left some loose ends to tie up (unless there’s going to be a sequel?), and Mur’s voice made it a little difficult at times to discern which voice was which in a handful of female characters (notably Keepsie and Palace at the end).
Overall, I give the book huge thumbs up. It’s always great to hear an original superhero story, and hearing something from a “third waver” perspective was really terrific. Keep up the excellent work!
";}s:7:"summary";s:703:"I found the book pretty entertaining until the last chapter. It felt extremely rushed, like Mur was on a deadline or something, and preferred to simply narrate the ending instead of getting the characters' voices more involved. I felt the story itself ended too abruptly, left some loose ends to tie up (unless there's going to be a sequel?), and Mur's voice made it a little difficult at times to discern which voice was which in a handful of female characters (notably Keepsie and Palace at the end). Overall, I give the book huge thumbs up. It's always great to hear an original superhero story, and hearing something from a "third waver" perspective was really terrific. Keep up the excellent work!";s:12:"atom_content";s:753:"I found the book pretty entertaining until the last chapter. It felt extremely rushed, like Mur was on a deadline or something, and preferred to simply narrate the ending instead of getting the characters’ voices more involved. I felt the story itself ended too abruptly, left some loose ends to tie up (unless there’s going to be a sequel?), and Mur’s voice made it a little difficult at times to discern which voice was which in a handful of female characters (notably Keepsie and Palace at the end).
Overall, I give the book huge thumbs up. It’s always great to hear an original superhero story, and hearing something from a “third waver” perspective was really terrific. Keep up the excellent work!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1218948176;}i:11;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: Ron";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-208375";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"Ron";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:03:11 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-208375";s:11:"description";s:1070:"This is the third audio book that I?ve listened to, the other two being Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick and How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean, that dealt with superheroes and super villains in some aspect. My feelings for Playing for Keeps is the same those other stories, I loved it!!! Since I work from home, I try to pass the time by listening to audio books, (because the TV is to distracting for me). Some of the characters in this story are hilarious, not to mention their super abilities. There were parts of this story that had me wondering what would happen next. I like that, I?m not a fan of foretelling what will happen next before the story is even over. Another thing I admire about this story is the light heartedness of it. Some of the other stories I?ve listened to have been great, but they?re a little hardcore and too serious at times. This story is fun to listen to. I sincerely hope there?s a sequel to it. Along with Christiana Ellis and Phillipa Ballantine, the women of the podcast world are contributing great material.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1084:"This is the third audio book that I?ve listened to, the other two being Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick and How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean, that dealt with superheroes and super villains in some aspect. My feelings for Playing for Keeps is the same those other stories, I loved it!!! Since I work from home, I try to pass the time by listening to audio books, (because the TV is to distracting for me). Some of the characters in this story are hilarious, not to mention their super abilities. There were parts of this story that had me wondering what would happen next. I like that, I?m not a fan of foretelling what will happen next before the story is even over. Another thing I admire about this story is the light heartedness of it. Some of the other stories I?ve listened to have been great, but they?re a little hardcore and too serious at times. This story is fun to listen to. I sincerely hope there?s a sequel to it.
Along with Christiana Ellis and Phillipa Ballantine, the women of the podcast world are contributing great material.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1070:"This is the third audio book that I?ve listened to, the other two being Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick and How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean, that dealt with superheroes and super villains in some aspect. My feelings for Playing for Keeps is the same those other stories, I loved it!!! Since I work from home, I try to pass the time by listening to audio books, (because the TV is to distracting for me). Some of the characters in this story are hilarious, not to mention their super abilities. There were parts of this story that had me wondering what would happen next. I like that, I?m not a fan of foretelling what will happen next before the story is even over. Another thing I admire about this story is the light heartedness of it. Some of the other stories I?ve listened to have been great, but they?re a little hardcore and too serious at times. This story is fun to listen to. I sincerely hope there?s a sequel to it. Along with Christiana Ellis and Phillipa Ballantine, the women of the podcast world are contributing great material.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1084:"This is the third audio book that I?ve listened to, the other two being Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick and How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean, that dealt with superheroes and super villains in some aspect. My feelings for Playing for Keeps is the same those other stories, I loved it!!! Since I work from home, I try to pass the time by listening to audio books, (because the TV is to distracting for me). Some of the characters in this story are hilarious, not to mention their super abilities. There were parts of this story that had me wondering what would happen next. I like that, I?m not a fan of foretelling what will happen next before the story is even over. Another thing I admire about this story is the light heartedness of it. Some of the other stories I?ve listened to have been great, but they?re a little hardcore and too serious at times. This story is fun to listen to. I sincerely hope there?s a sequel to it.
Along with Christiana Ellis and Phillipa Ballantine, the women of the podcast world are contributing great material.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1218553391;}i:12;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: matthias";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-206766";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"matthias";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:47:32 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-206766";s:11:"description";s:258:"this is my favourite podiobook so far, i love the characters and the amazingly original powers they have, its amazing what Mur can think of doing with seemingly mundane ability's. i cant wait until this is published, does anyone know the UK publication date?";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:272:"this is my favourite podiobook so far, i love the characters and the amazingly original powers they have, its amazing what Mur can think of doing with seemingly mundane ability’s. i cant wait until this is published, does anyone know the UK publication date?
";}s:7:"summary";s:258:"this is my favourite podiobook so far, i love the characters and the amazingly original powers they have, its amazing what Mur can think of doing with seemingly mundane ability's. i cant wait until this is published, does anyone know the UK publication date?";s:12:"atom_content";s:272:"this is my favourite podiobook so far, i love the characters and the amazingly original powers they have, its amazing what Mur can think of doing with seemingly mundane ability’s. i cant wait until this is published, does anyone know the UK publication date?
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1218318452;}i:13;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Frank M.";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-201801";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Frank M.";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:57:42 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-201801";s:11:"description";s:67:"Mighty Mur rocks on. More fantastic story-telling. Keep it up, Mur!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:75:"Mighty Mur rocks on. More fantastic story-telling. Keep it up, Mur!
";}s:7:"summary";s:67:"Mighty Mur rocks on. More fantastic story-telling. Keep it up, Mur!";s:12:"atom_content";s:75:"Mighty Mur rocks on. More fantastic story-telling. Keep it up, Mur!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1217300262;}i:14;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: alphanitrate";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-201471";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"alphanitrate";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:10:17 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-201471";s:11:"description";s:131:"Mur tells such a great story - this among others. I am looking forward to getting my copy from amazon.com and swarm press on aug.25";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:145:"Mur tells such a great story – this among others. I am looking forward to getting my copy from amazon.com and swarm press on aug.25
";}s:7:"summary";s:131:"Mur tells such a great story - this among others. I am looking forward to getting my copy from amazon.com and swarm press on aug.25";s:12:"atom_content";s:145:"Mur tells such a great story – this among others. I am looking forward to getting my copy from amazon.com and swarm press on aug.25
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1217200217;}i:15;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: daNanner";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-192537";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"daNanner";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:08:44 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-192537";s:11:"description";s:211:"I loved some of the one-liners and Mur has a great voice. The ending ... well, let's just hope there's a sequel in the works! This story would make a great graphic novel too. Collaborate with JR Blackwell maybe?";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:235:"I loved some of the one-liners and Mur has a great voice. The ending … well, let’s just hope there’s a sequel in the works! This story would make a great graphic novel too. Collaborate with JR Blackwell maybe?
";}s:7:"summary";s:211:"I loved some of the one-liners and Mur has a great voice. The ending ... well, let's just hope there's a sequel in the works! This story would make a great graphic novel too. Collaborate with JR Blackwell maybe?";s:12:"atom_content";s:235:"I loved some of the one-liners and Mur has a great voice. The ending … well, let’s just hope there’s a sequel in the works! This story would make a great graphic novel too. Collaborate with JR Blackwell maybe?
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1215022124;}i:16;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:15:"By: MiraCheskis";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-186053";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:11:"MiraCheskis";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:29:40 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-186053";s:11:"description";s:509:"Although I LOVED the plot, writing, characters and narration....and don't forget the cute intros and recaps!!... I have to knock it down from 5 out of 5 to 4 out of 5. I was really bothered by the way the guitar riff was used to separate scenes. It jarred me each and every time. I'm not sure wehther it was the riff itself, or the suddenness of it (maybe a quick fade-in?), or something in the tone of her voice that didn't cue me that the section had just ended. *shrug* But other than that, excellent!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:549:"Although I LOVED the plot, writing, characters and narration….and don’t forget the cute intros and recaps!!… I have to knock it down from 5 out of 5 to 4 out of 5. I was really bothered by the way the guitar riff was used to separate scenes. It jarred me each and every time. I’m not sure wehther it was the riff itself, or the suddenness of it (maybe a quick fade-in?), or something in the tone of her voice that didn’t cue me that the section had just ended. *shrug*
But other than that, excellent!
";}s:7:"summary";s:509:"Although I LOVED the plot, writing, characters and narration....and don't forget the cute intros and recaps!!... I have to knock it down from 5 out of 5 to 4 out of 5. I was really bothered by the way the guitar riff was used to separate scenes. It jarred me each and every time. I'm not sure wehther it was the riff itself, or the suddenness of it (maybe a quick fade-in?), or something in the tone of her voice that didn't cue me that the section had just ended. *shrug* But other than that, excellent!";s:12:"atom_content";s:549:"Although I LOVED the plot, writing, characters and narration….and don’t forget the cute intros and recaps!!… I have to knock it down from 5 out of 5 to 4 out of 5. I was really bothered by the way the guitar riff was used to separate scenes. It jarred me each and every time. I’m not sure wehther it was the riff itself, or the suddenness of it (maybe a quick fade-in?), or something in the tone of her voice that didn’t cue me that the section had just ended. *shrug*
But other than that, excellent!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1213568980;}i:17;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Emily";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-183900";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Emily";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:42:36 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-183900";s:11:"description";s:581:"Thanks to Podiobooks, I have been able to listen to some great Podiobooks. Playing for keeps is the first podiobook I've completed, and its one of my favorites. This is a great twist on the typical super hero story. It makes since of the question, aren't superheroes, well, kind of evil? Characters like Clever Jack, Peter, and Ian are some of the best characters I have had the pleasure of reading about. Mur's voice, and gift for quick witty dialog, as well as a fast paced plot, and great characters is what makes this story awesome. Give it a listen, its simply fantastic!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:619:"Thanks to Podiobooks, I have been able to listen to some great Podiobooks. Playing for keeps is the first podiobook I’ve completed, and its one of my favorites.
This is a great twist on the typical super hero story. It makes since of the question, aren’t superheroes, well, kind of evil? Characters like Clever Jack, Peter, and Ian are some of the best characters I have had the pleasure of reading about.
Mur’s voice, and gift for quick witty dialog, as well as a fast paced plot, and great characters is what makes this story awesome. Give it a listen, its simply fantastic!
";}s:7:"summary";s:581:"Thanks to Podiobooks, I have been able to listen to some great Podiobooks. Playing for keeps is the first podiobook I've completed, and its one of my favorites. This is a great twist on the typical super hero story. It makes since of the question, aren't superheroes, well, kind of evil? Characters like Clever Jack, Peter, and Ian are some of the best characters I have had the pleasure of reading about. Mur's voice, and gift for quick witty dialog, as well as a fast paced plot, and great characters is what makes this story awesome. Give it a listen, its simply fantastic!";s:12:"atom_content";s:619:"Thanks to Podiobooks, I have been able to listen to some great Podiobooks. Playing for keeps is the first podiobook I’ve completed, and its one of my favorites.
This is a great twist on the typical super hero story. It makes since of the question, aren’t superheroes, well, kind of evil? Characters like Clever Jack, Peter, and Ian are some of the best characters I have had the pleasure of reading about.
Mur’s voice, and gift for quick witty dialog, as well as a fast paced plot, and great characters is what makes this story awesome. Give it a listen, its simply fantastic!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1213058556;}i:18;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: jim";s:4:"link";s:90:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/comment-page-1/#comment-157431";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"jim";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:06:56 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/31/playing-for-keeps/#comment-157431";s:11:"description";s:1548:"Such a great piece of work which really does take the superhero genre beyond the customary ice cream and cake world of neat and tidy I?m used to. There are no clear cut lines of right and wrong that plagues so many Super Hero style stories here! Sure it has your essential goodies and baddies, but these guys aren?t the classic characters that sit on either side of the fence of good and evil like a Scooby-Doo cartoon. These guys have all the good and bad character traits of? well, of just about anyone. It has an odd believability about it that makes the whole setting weirdly realistic. Mur Lafferty puts this one together so well, the story which is sometimes really quite bizarre? well perhaps not the story but certainly the characters (fecal matter from a guys arms? what more can I say) hangs together exceptionally. The convincing characters have a wealth of depth and dimension that brings you effortlessly into their personalities and the story is so well perceived and depicted there is an effortless transition into their crazy world of drama and excitement. It's a story that will certainly have you itching for the next episode (something which for me is always a good indicator of a great tale) and its great character interaction, fantastic humour and authentic dialogue will have you gripped to the end. Also, Mur Lafferty really excels in the reading which is always a great bonus for an audio publication. I get the feeling she put an awful lot into this piece of work and I can only say it has not gone unnoticed.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1566:"Such a great piece of work which really does take the superhero genre beyond the customary ice cream and cake world of neat and tidy I?m used to. There are no clear cut lines of right and wrong that plagues so many Super Hero style stories here! Sure it has your essential goodies and baddies, but these guys aren?t the classic characters that sit on either side of the fence of good and evil like a Scooby-Doo cartoon. These guys have all the good and bad character traits of? well, of just about anyone.
It has an odd believability about it that makes the whole setting weirdly realistic. Mur Lafferty puts this one together so well, the story which is sometimes really quite bizarre? well perhaps not the story but certainly the characters (fecal matter from a guys arms? what more can I say) hangs together exceptionally. The convincing characters have a wealth of depth and dimension that brings you effortlessly into their personalities and the story is so well perceived and depicted there is an effortless transition into their crazy world of drama and excitement. It’s a story that will certainly have you itching for the next episode (something which for me is always a good indicator of a great tale) and its great character interaction, fantastic humour and authentic dialogue will have you gripped to the end. Also, Mur Lafferty really excels in the reading which is always a great bonus for an audio publication. I get the feeling she put an awful lot into this piece of work and I can only say it has not gone unnoticed.
Such a great piece of work which really does take the superhero genre beyond the customary ice cream and cake world of neat and tidy I?m used to. There are no clear cut lines of right and wrong that plagues so many Super Hero style stories here! Sure it has your essential goodies and baddies, but these guys aren?t the classic characters that sit on either side of the fence of good and evil like a Scooby-Doo cartoon. These guys have all the good and bad character traits of? well, of just about anyone.
It has an odd believability about it that makes the whole setting weirdly realistic. Mur Lafferty puts this one together so well, the story which is sometimes really quite bizarre? well perhaps not the story but certainly the characters (fecal matter from a guys arms? what more can I say) hangs together exceptionally. The convincing characters have a wealth of depth and dimension that brings you effortlessly into their personalities and the story is so well perceived and depicted there is an effortless transition into their crazy world of drama and excitement. It’s a story that will certainly have you itching for the next episode (something which for me is always a good indicator of a great tale) and its great character interaction, fantastic humour and authentic dialogue will have you gripped to the end. Also, Mur Lafferty really excels in the reading which is always a great bonus for an audio publication. I get the feeling she put an awful lot into this piece of work and I can only say it has not gone unnoticed.
I just finished Playing for Keeps and am really impressed with the storyline. Having three waves of super powered folks is definately a unique take on super power mythology. As with Mur’s Wasteland, PFK is a very well constructed story. It kept me riveted. It, however does need a sequel. It does give someone reason to not always seek to be Wolverine or Green Lantern. This book shows that ordinary, mundane, and/or “useless” skills are special when you take pride in your own talents. Thanks Mur this was a very enjoyable listen.
";}s:7:"summary";s:542:"I just finished Playing for Keeps and am really impressed with the storyline. Having three waves of super powered folks is definately a unique take on super power mythology. As with Mur's Wasteland, PFK is a very well constructed story. It kept me riveted. It, however does need a sequel. It does give someone reason to not always seek to be Wolverine or Green Lantern. This book shows that ordinary, mundane, and/or "useless" skills are special when you take pride in your own talents. Thanks Mur this was a very enjoyable listen.";s:12:"atom_content";s:568:"I just finished Playing for Keeps and am really impressed with the storyline. Having three waves of super powered folks is definately a unique take on super power mythology. As with Mur’s Wasteland, PFK is a very well constructed story. It kept me riveted. It, however does need a sequel. It does give someone reason to not always seek to be Wolverine or Green Lantern. This book shows that ordinary, mundane, and/or “useless” skills are special when you take pride in your own talents. Thanks Mur this was a very enjoyable listen.
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