If i’ve got time I wouldn’t mind giving it a shot, just for kicks, no charge! I *was* a drama geek once upon a time after all, maybe I still have some of that in me still Well, I decided to give this book a try after going past it one too many times. I am enjoying the story, but not the intros and closings. I do have issues with the sound quality as I feel I am constantly adjusting the volume of my mp3 player…..annoying. Also, I have to agree with some of the other reviewers, the comments are way way too long. I understand that for podcasters it can be difficult on the first try to get everything right….but around episode 8 I found that I’d had enough of the “self promotion”. Speaking for myself, when I like an author, I will search out all of their available material and purchase and listen/read without thinking twice. However, I don’t like to spend 7-8 minutes of each podcast episode listening to the same “advertisements” and only getting 5-8 minutes of story. It is discouraging to say the least and I almost gave up on the story for something that required less effort to listen to. But I am a trooper. I finish what I start, so I finished the story. Good work. Advice - Email Mur Lafferty and ask how she manages to make her many stories relatively enjoyable. Not perfect by any standards…but I don’t want to throw the mp3 player against the wall every 5-8 minutes with her stuff. Last thing…Next time around ditch the music. It eats up too much story. 65 episodes could have been 25 without the music and promotions. Otherwise good stuff.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1397:"Well, I decided to give this book a try after going past it one too many times. I am enjoying the story, but not the intros and closings. I do have issues with the sound quality as I feel I am constantly adjusting the volume of my mp3 player.....annoying. Also, I have to agree with some of the other reviewers, the comments are way way too long. I understand that for podcasters it can be difficult on the first try to get everything right....but around episode 8 I found that I'd had enough of the "self promotion". Speaking for myself, when I like an author, I will search out all of their available material and purchase and listen/read without thinking twice. However, I don't like to spend 7-8 minutes of each podcast episode listening to the same "advertisements" and only getting 5-8 minutes of story. It is discouraging to say the least and I almost gave up on the story for something that required less effort to listen to. But I am a trooper. I finish what I start, so I finished the story. Good work. Advice - Email Mur Lafferty and ask how she manages to make her many stories relatively enjoyable. Not perfect by any standards...but I don't want to throw the mp3 player against the wall every 5-8 minutes with her stuff. Last thing...Next time around ditch the music. It eats up too much story. 65 episodes could have been 25 without the music and promotions. Otherwise good stuff.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1463:"Well, I decided to give this book a try after going past it one too many times. I am enjoying the story, but not the intros and closings. I do have issues with the sound quality as I feel I am constantly adjusting the volume of my mp3 player…..annoying. Also, I have to agree with some of the other reviewers, the comments are way way too long. I understand that for podcasters it can be difficult on the first try to get everything right….but around episode 8 I found that I’d had enough of the “self promotion”. Speaking for myself, when I like an author, I will search out all of their available material and purchase and listen/read without thinking twice. However, I don’t like to spend 7-8 minutes of each podcast episode listening to the same “advertisements” and only getting 5-8 minutes of story. It is discouraging to say the least and I almost gave up on the story for something that required less effort to listen to. But I am a trooper. I finish what I start, so I finished the story. Good work. Advice - Email Mur Lafferty and ask how she manages to make her many stories relatively enjoyable. Not perfect by any standards…but I don’t want to throw the mp3 player against the wall every 5-8 minutes with her stuff. Last thing…Next time around ditch the music. It eats up too much story. 65 episodes could have been 25 without the music and promotions. Otherwise good stuff.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1206208499;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Audri";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-144795";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Audri";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:26:43 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-144795";s:11:"description";s:1841:"Argh! I made a big comment and it got eaten by the internet! Anyways, I just wanted to say i'm really enjoying the heck out of this book, and i'm looking forward to getting into others in the future! It's good writing and a good adventure to go on! That being said, I do have a couple of qualms with the book. Nothing big, just my opinions. But as someone else mentioned, very little emotion in the way of narration, and there are some spots where that's a real drawback. So hey Maggie, if you ever wanted to try someone else out with narrating your stuff you could always drop me a line! ;) If i've got time I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, just for kicks, no charge! I *was* a drama geek once upon a time after all, maybe I still have some of that in me still ;) The really major issue I had though was that the introduction and closing chatting was just WAY too long in my opinion. There are times it gets up to and even exceeds 3 minutes before the book starts up, and nearly that much AFTER once in a while too, and it's generally the same message each time with the occasional bit of news here and there. After the first few chapters I found myself reaching into my pocket every 10 minutes to fastforward my ipod past the intro music/chat so I could get back to the story. Maybe next time you could consider summarizing that stuff a bit? Or even just put the things you feel are necessary to say (legal stuff, asking for donations, blog site etc) into the description portion of the file where it is readable, and save the chatting portions for news and recaps and such! Then we can read it rather than hear it every time. I know I miss a lot of news updates in the intro and afterwards because i'm busy fastfowarding past it after hearing the same speech for so many chapters. The important info gets lost in it. Just suggestions.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2136:"Argh! I made a big comment and it got eaten by the internet!
Anyways, I just wanted to say i’m really enjoying the heck out of this book, and i’m looking forward to getting into others in the future! It’s good writing and a good adventure to go on!
That being said, I do have a couple of qualms with the book. Nothing big, just my opinions. But as someone else mentioned, very little emotion in the way of narration, and there are some spots where that’s a real drawback. So hey Maggie, if you ever wanted to try someone else out with narrating your stuff you could always drop me a line! If i’ve got time I wouldn’t mind giving it a shot, just for kicks, no charge! I *was* a drama geek once upon a time after all, maybe I still have some of that in me still
The really major issue I had though was that the introduction and closing chatting was just WAY too long in my opinion. There are times it gets up to and even exceeds 3 minutes before the book starts up, and nearly that much AFTER once in a while too, and it’s generally the same message each time with the occasional bit of news here and there. After the first few chapters I found myself reaching into my pocket every 10 minutes to fastforward my ipod past the intro music/chat so I could get back to the story. Maybe next time you could consider summarizing that stuff a bit? Or even just put the things you feel are necessary to say (legal stuff, asking for donations, blog site etc) into the description portion of the file where it is readable, and save the chatting portions for news and recaps and such! Then we can read it rather than hear it every time. I know I miss a lot of news updates in the intro and afterwards because i’m busy fastfowarding past it after hearing the same speech for so many chapters. The important info gets lost in it. Just suggestions.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1841:"Argh! I made a big comment and it got eaten by the internet! Anyways, I just wanted to say i'm really enjoying the heck out of this book, and i'm looking forward to getting into others in the future! It's good writing and a good adventure to go on! That being said, I do have a couple of qualms with the book. Nothing big, just my opinions. But as someone else mentioned, very little emotion in the way of narration, and there are some spots where that's a real drawback. So hey Maggie, if you ever wanted to try someone else out with narrating your stuff you could always drop me a line! ;) If i've got time I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, just for kicks, no charge! I *was* a drama geek once upon a time after all, maybe I still have some of that in me still ;) The really major issue I had though was that the introduction and closing chatting was just WAY too long in my opinion. There are times it gets up to and even exceeds 3 minutes before the book starts up, and nearly that much AFTER once in a while too, and it's generally the same message each time with the occasional bit of news here and there. After the first few chapters I found myself reaching into my pocket every 10 minutes to fastforward my ipod past the intro music/chat so I could get back to the story. Maybe next time you could consider summarizing that stuff a bit? Or even just put the things you feel are necessary to say (legal stuff, asking for donations, blog site etc) into the description portion of the file where it is readable, and save the chatting portions for news and recaps and such! Then we can read it rather than hear it every time. I know I miss a lot of news updates in the intro and afterwards because i'm busy fastfowarding past it after hearing the same speech for so many chapters. The important info gets lost in it. Just suggestions.";s:12:"atom_content";s:2136:"Argh! I made a big comment and it got eaten by the internet!
Anyways, I just wanted to say i’m really enjoying the heck out of this book, and i’m looking forward to getting into others in the future! It’s good writing and a good adventure to go on!
That being said, I do have a couple of qualms with the book. Nothing big, just my opinions. But as someone else mentioned, very little emotion in the way of narration, and there are some spots where that’s a real drawback. So hey Maggie, if you ever wanted to try someone else out with narrating your stuff you could always drop me a line! If i’ve got time I wouldn’t mind giving it a shot, just for kicks, no charge! I *was* a drama geek once upon a time after all, maybe I still have some of that in me still
The really major issue I had though was that the introduction and closing chatting was just WAY too long in my opinion. There are times it gets up to and even exceeds 3 minutes before the book starts up, and nearly that much AFTER once in a while too, and it’s generally the same message each time with the occasional bit of news here and there. After the first few chapters I found myself reaching into my pocket every 10 minutes to fastforward my ipod past the intro music/chat so I could get back to the story. Maybe next time you could consider summarizing that stuff a bit? Or even just put the things you feel are necessary to say (legal stuff, asking for donations, blog site etc) into the description portion of the file where it is readable, and save the chatting portions for news and recaps and such! Then we can read it rather than hear it every time. I know I miss a lot of news updates in the intro and afterwards because i’m busy fastfowarding past it after hearing the same speech for so many chapters. The important info gets lost in it. Just suggestions.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1203492403;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:17:"By: Maggie Bonham";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-112892";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Maggie Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:24:05 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-112892";s:11:"description";s:34:"Thanks Jeffrey! We aim to please!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:42:"Thanks Jeffrey! We aim to please!
";}s:7:"summary";s:34:"Thanks Jeffrey! We aim to please!";s:12:"atom_content";s:42:"Thanks Jeffrey! We aim to please!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197775445;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:17:"By: Maggie Bonham";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-112890";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Maggie Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:22:07 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-112890";s:11:"description";s:83:"Thanks Robert. I'll try to remember that when I have some money to put towards it.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:97:"Thanks Robert. I’ll try to remember that when I have some money to put towards it.
";}s:7:"summary";s:83:"Thanks Robert. I'll try to remember that when I have some money to put towards it.";s:12:"atom_content";s:97:"Thanks Robert. I’ll try to remember that when I have some money to put towards it.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197775327;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Robert Grant";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-112353";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Robert Grant";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:56:59 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-112353";s:11:"description";s:921:"Maggie Bonham can definitely write, this is a great story with a richly defined world populated by well-rounded and interesting characters. Sure, it carries a few of the standard fantasy tropes but they are well realised and all the better for that. It has to be said though, that while she may be able to write she cannot read! The narration is poor at best and in places downright appalling. She offers little or no emotion, pacing is non-existent and the inflection nearly always in the wrong place. This coupled with musical breaks that are too loud, way too long and way too frequent really spoil the experience. I paid my ten bucks 'cos I think the story was worth it and I look forward to the next one, but Maggie, please, recognise your limitations and get someone else to read the next one, a drama student looking for exposure, anything, just don't do it yourself - the stories are worth better than that.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:953:"Maggie Bonham can definitely write, this is a great story with a richly defined world populated by well-rounded and interesting characters. Sure, it carries a few of the standard fantasy tropes but they are well realised and all the better for that.
It has to be said though, that while she may be able to write she cannot read! The narration is poor at best and in places downright appalling. She offers little or no emotion, pacing is non-existent and the inflection nearly always in the wrong place. This coupled with musical breaks that are too loud, way too long and way too frequent really spoil the experience.
I paid my ten bucks ‘cos I think the story was worth it and I look forward to the next one, but Maggie, please, recognise your limitations and get someone else to read the next one, a drama student looking for exposure, anything, just don’t do it yourself - the stories are worth better than that.
";}s:7:"summary";s:921:"Maggie Bonham can definitely write, this is a great story with a richly defined world populated by well-rounded and interesting characters. Sure, it carries a few of the standard fantasy tropes but they are well realised and all the better for that. It has to be said though, that while she may be able to write she cannot read! The narration is poor at best and in places downright appalling. She offers little or no emotion, pacing is non-existent and the inflection nearly always in the wrong place. This coupled with musical breaks that are too loud, way too long and way too frequent really spoil the experience. I paid my ten bucks 'cos I think the story was worth it and I look forward to the next one, but Maggie, please, recognise your limitations and get someone else to read the next one, a drama student looking for exposure, anything, just don't do it yourself - the stories are worth better than that.";s:12:"atom_content";s:953:"Maggie Bonham can definitely write, this is a great story with a richly defined world populated by well-rounded and interesting characters. Sure, it carries a few of the standard fantasy tropes but they are well realised and all the better for that.
It has to be said though, that while she may be able to write she cannot read! The narration is poor at best and in places downright appalling. She offers little or no emotion, pacing is non-existent and the inflection nearly always in the wrong place. This coupled with musical breaks that are too loud, way too long and way too frequent really spoil the experience.
I paid my ten bucks ‘cos I think the story was worth it and I look forward to the next one, but Maggie, please, recognise your limitations and get someone else to read the next one, a drama student looking for exposure, anything, just don’t do it yourself - the stories are worth better than that.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197647819;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: jeffrey";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-109923";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"jeffrey";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:36:13 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:76:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-109923";s:11:"description";s:61:"This book is great! Im on episode 4 and I am liking it a lot!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:69:"This book is great! Im on episode 4 and I am liking it a lot!
";}s:7:"summary";s:61:"This book is great! Im on episode 4 and I am liking it a lot!";s:12:"atom_content";s:69:"This book is great! Im on episode 4 and I am liking it a lot!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197250573;}i:6;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: M H Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-68681";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"M H Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:25:38 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-68681";s:11:"description";s:13:"Thanks Chris!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:21:"Thanks Chris!
";}s:7:"summary";s:13:"Thanks Chris!";s:12:"atom_content";s:21:"Thanks Chris!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1190600738;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Chris";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-65566";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Chris";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:04:14 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-65566";s:11:"description";s:1339:"I've had a bit of a love hate relationship with this podcast. The book has generally been enjoyable and I understand the learning curve of creating a podcast. I was glad to see the five minute ads pushing stuff go by the wayside, but then it was replaced by spelling out the email address, which was annoying, ironically the email address that consumes the last three minutes of every chapter is different than the one at the beginning. Additionally I really feel the chapters are too short, if the chapters in the book are really so short, just combine two or three chapters together and call it an episode (seems to be common practice amongst podcasters). With the intro, the outro and the music in between a rather short thirteen minute mp3 might only have eight minutes of book in it, which actually caused a lot of confusion for me during the course of the book. So many names being introduced and family lineages, etc, etc I could only get eight minutes of info and then take a two week break and get another eight minutes of info so I was constantly losing the story. On a lighter note though, I did enjoy the story. It was interesting and well thought out and for fantasy buffs it is a must. The author did get better over time, but there is still some room for more improvement. If she podcasts again I'll be subscribing.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1371:"I’ve had a bit of a love hate relationship with this podcast. The book has generally been enjoyable and I understand the learning curve of creating a podcast. I was glad to see the five minute ads pushing stuff go by the wayside, but then it was replaced by spelling out the email address, which was annoying, ironically the email address that consumes the last three minutes of every chapter is different than the one at the beginning.
Additionally I really feel the chapters are too short, if the chapters in the book are really so short, just combine two or three chapters together and call it an episode (seems to be common practice amongst podcasters). With the intro, the outro and the music in between a rather short thirteen minute mp3 might only have eight minutes of book in it, which actually caused a lot of confusion for me during the course of the book. So many names being introduced and family lineages, etc, etc I could only get eight minutes of info and then take a two week break and get another eight minutes of info so I was constantly losing the story.
On a lighter note though, I did enjoy the story. It was interesting and well thought out and for fantasy buffs it is a must. The author did get better over time, but there is still some room for more improvement. If she podcasts again I’ll be subscribing.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1339:"I've had a bit of a love hate relationship with this podcast. The book has generally been enjoyable and I understand the learning curve of creating a podcast. I was glad to see the five minute ads pushing stuff go by the wayside, but then it was replaced by spelling out the email address, which was annoying, ironically the email address that consumes the last three minutes of every chapter is different than the one at the beginning. Additionally I really feel the chapters are too short, if the chapters in the book are really so short, just combine two or three chapters together and call it an episode (seems to be common practice amongst podcasters). With the intro, the outro and the music in between a rather short thirteen minute mp3 might only have eight minutes of book in it, which actually caused a lot of confusion for me during the course of the book. So many names being introduced and family lineages, etc, etc I could only get eight minutes of info and then take a two week break and get another eight minutes of info so I was constantly losing the story. On a lighter note though, I did enjoy the story. It was interesting and well thought out and for fantasy buffs it is a must. The author did get better over time, but there is still some room for more improvement. If she podcasts again I'll be subscribing.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1371:"I’ve had a bit of a love hate relationship with this podcast. The book has generally been enjoyable and I understand the learning curve of creating a podcast. I was glad to see the five minute ads pushing stuff go by the wayside, but then it was replaced by spelling out the email address, which was annoying, ironically the email address that consumes the last three minutes of every chapter is different than the one at the beginning.
Additionally I really feel the chapters are too short, if the chapters in the book are really so short, just combine two or three chapters together and call it an episode (seems to be common practice amongst podcasters). With the intro, the outro and the music in between a rather short thirteen minute mp3 might only have eight minutes of book in it, which actually caused a lot of confusion for me during the course of the book. So many names being introduced and family lineages, etc, etc I could only get eight minutes of info and then take a two week break and get another eight minutes of info so I was constantly losing the story.
On a lighter note though, I did enjoy the story. It was interesting and well thought out and for fantasy buffs it is a must. The author did get better over time, but there is still some room for more improvement. If she podcasts again I’ll be subscribing.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1190001854;}i:8;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: M H Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-64888";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"M H Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:10:16 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-64888";s:11:"description";s:16:"Thanks David!!!!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:24:"Thanks David!!!!
";}s:7:"summary";s:16:"Thanks David!!!!";s:12:"atom_content";s:24:"Thanks David!!!!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1189836616;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: David";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-64246";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"David";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:16:03 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-64246";s:11:"description";s:322:"I got to say that this is one of the best books I've listened to on podiobooks. Each episode is a good range of time. It has enough action to keep you interested, but not so much that you just get overwhelmed from it. I would give this book a 8.5 out of 10. If you like fantasy books you would probably like this book too.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:342:"I got to say that this is one of the best books I’ve listened to on podiobooks. Each episode is a good range of time. It has enough action to keep you interested, but not so much that you just get overwhelmed from it.
I would give this book a 8.5 out of 10. If you like fantasy books you would probably like this book too.
I got to say that this is one of the best books I’ve listened to on podiobooks. Each episode is a good range of time. It has enough action to keep you interested, but not so much that you just get overwhelmed from it.
I would give this book a 8.5 out of 10. If you like fantasy books you would probably like this book too.
Thanks MadJo!!!!
";}s:7:"summary";s:16:"Thanks MadJo!!!!";s:12:"atom_content";s:24:"Thanks MadJo!!!!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1189566863;}i:11;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: MadJo";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-63343";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"MadJo";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:13:49 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-63343";s:11:"description";s:973:"My short review of Prophecy of Swords (I have listened to 61 out of 65 episodes now). It's a gripping fantasy tale of a man called Shadowhelm, and his role in a prophecy of lore about someone called the Lachlan. It's a tale about good and evil, and the Swords of Destiny. The narration is good, though there sometimes are some rough edges in sound quality. And the story telling does get mixed with an instrumental score to differentiate between chapters or when the narration goes to another viewpoint. For me it wasn't a bother, but some might have some objections to it. A few episodes do seem to be a bit short, but most times the length is good, ranging between 15 minutes to 45 minutes. Great during commutes. I thoroughly enjoyed the story so far, and I look forward to the final battle. :) If I had to give this story a grade, I'd give it an 8 out of 10. If you like fantasy, and you like a good hero story, then this is a good suggestion for you to listen to.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1158:"My short review of Prophecy of Swords (I have listened to 61 out of 65 episodes now).
It’s a gripping fantasy tale of a man called Shadowhelm, and his role in a prophecy of lore about someone called the Lachlan.
It’s a tale about good and evil, and the Swords of Destiny.
The narration is good, though there sometimes are some rough edges in sound quality. And the story telling does get mixed with an instrumental score to differentiate between chapters or when the narration goes to another viewpoint. For me it wasn’t a bother, but some might have some objections to it.
A few episodes do seem to be a bit short, but most times the length is good, ranging between 15 minutes to 45 minutes. Great during commutes.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story so far, and I look forward to the final battle. 
If I had to give this story a grade, I’d give it an 8 out of 10.
If you like fantasy, and you like a good hero story, then this is a good suggestion for you to listen to.
";}s:7:"summary";s:973:"My short review of Prophecy of Swords (I have listened to 61 out of 65 episodes now). It's a gripping fantasy tale of a man called Shadowhelm, and his role in a prophecy of lore about someone called the Lachlan. It's a tale about good and evil, and the Swords of Destiny. The narration is good, though there sometimes are some rough edges in sound quality. And the story telling does get mixed with an instrumental score to differentiate between chapters or when the narration goes to another viewpoint. For me it wasn't a bother, but some might have some objections to it. A few episodes do seem to be a bit short, but most times the length is good, ranging between 15 minutes to 45 minutes. Great during commutes. I thoroughly enjoyed the story so far, and I look forward to the final battle. :) If I had to give this story a grade, I'd give it an 8 out of 10. If you like fantasy, and you like a good hero story, then this is a good suggestion for you to listen to.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1158:"My short review of Prophecy of Swords (I have listened to 61 out of 65 episodes now).
It’s a gripping fantasy tale of a man called Shadowhelm, and his role in a prophecy of lore about someone called the Lachlan.
It’s a tale about good and evil, and the Swords of Destiny.
The narration is good, though there sometimes are some rough edges in sound quality. And the story telling does get mixed with an instrumental score to differentiate between chapters or when the narration goes to another viewpoint. For me it wasn’t a bother, but some might have some objections to it.
A few episodes do seem to be a bit short, but most times the length is good, ranging between 15 minutes to 45 minutes. Great during commutes.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story so far, and I look forward to the final battle.
If I had to give this story a grade, I’d give it an 8 out of 10.
If you like fantasy, and you like a good hero story, then this is a good suggestion for you to listen to.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1189548829;}i:12;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:17:"By: Maggie Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-54166";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Maggie Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:44:31 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-54166";s:11:"description";s:406:"On the home stretch here! There are 65 Chapters in all and right now, I'm looking for questions from readers to answer in the last episode. So, if you have any questions about the book or the characters, or the writing process (or upcoming books), feel free to email me at shadowhelm1@aol.com and I'll try my best to answer them in the last chapter. Don't forget to rate the book if you've enjoyed it!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:485:"On the home stretch here! There are 65 Chapters in all and right now, I’m looking for questions from readers to answer in the last episode. So, if you have any questions about the book or the characters, or the writing process (or upcoming books), feel free to email me at shadowhelm1@aol.com and I’ll try my best to answer them in the last chapter.
Don’t forget to rate the book if you’ve enjoyed it!
";}s:7:"summary";s:406:"On the home stretch here! There are 65 Chapters in all and right now, I'm looking for questions from readers to answer in the last episode. So, if you have any questions about the book or the characters, or the writing process (or upcoming books), feel free to email me at shadowhelm1@aol.com and I'll try my best to answer them in the last chapter. Don't forget to rate the book if you've enjoyed it!";s:12:"atom_content";s:485:"On the home stretch here! There are 65 Chapters in all and right now, I’m looking for questions from readers to answer in the last episode. So, if you have any questions about the book or the characters, or the writing process (or upcoming books), feel free to email me at shadowhelm1@aol.com and I’ll try my best to answer them in the last chapter.
Don’t forget to rate the book if you’ve enjoyed it!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1187372671;}i:13;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:17:"By: Maggie Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-33880";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Maggie Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:41:12 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-33880";s:11:"description";s:382:"Thanks, Damian! I'll take a look at it to see if something was missing. Could happen, you never know. I've tried to shorten up the comments at the front and back as I went along. And hopefully, the roughness ironed out. What I'm planning on doing is cleaning up all the chapters once the book is done and rereleasing it on another feed as well. Glad you're enjoying the story.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:426:"Thanks, Damian! I’ll take a look at it to see if something was missing. Could happen, you never know.
I’ve tried to shorten up the comments at the front and back as I went along. And hopefully, the roughness ironed out. What I’m planning on doing is cleaning up all the chapters once the book is done and rereleasing it on another feed as well.
Glad you’re enjoying the story.
";}s:7:"summary";s:382:"Thanks, Damian! I'll take a look at it to see if something was missing. Could happen, you never know. I've tried to shorten up the comments at the front and back as I went along. And hopefully, the roughness ironed out. What I'm planning on doing is cleaning up all the chapters once the book is done and rereleasing it on another feed as well. Glad you're enjoying the story.";s:12:"atom_content";s:426:"Thanks, Damian! I’ll take a look at it to see if something was missing. Could happen, you never know.
I’ve tried to shorten up the comments at the front and back as I went along. And hopefully, the roughness ironed out. What I’m planning on doing is cleaning up all the chapters once the book is done and rereleasing it on another feed as well.
Glad you’re enjoying the story.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1182609672;}i:14;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Damian A";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-32497";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Damian A";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:34:40 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-32497";s:11:"description";s:712:"I'm enjoying this podiobook and really appreciate the author's efforts, however, I have to say that the audio quality leaves a lot to be desired with frequent irregularities in the narration plus the individual podcast chapters are too short - making the authors comments at the beginning and end really annoying. If I wasn't hooked on the story I would have dumped it for this reason. Somewhere around, I think, chapter 15 a section appears to have been missed as the review at the start mentions shadowhelm making love in a dream to a woman - soul stealer or something, yet that wasn't in the preceding chapter. Despite this I reiterate, I'm enjoying this podiobook and look forward to the conclusion of it.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:762:"I’m enjoying this podiobook and really appreciate the author’s efforts, however, I have to say that the audio quality leaves a lot to be desired with frequent irregularities in the narration plus the individual podcast chapters are too short - making the authors comments at the beginning and end really annoying. If I wasn’t hooked on the story I would have dumped it for this reason.
Somewhere around, I think, chapter 15 a section appears to have been missed as the review at the start mentions shadowhelm making love in a dream to a woman - soul stealer or something, yet that wasn’t in the preceding chapter.
Despite this I reiterate, I’m enjoying this podiobook and look forward to the conclusion of it.
";}s:7:"summary";s:712:"I'm enjoying this podiobook and really appreciate the author's efforts, however, I have to say that the audio quality leaves a lot to be desired with frequent irregularities in the narration plus the individual podcast chapters are too short - making the authors comments at the beginning and end really annoying. If I wasn't hooked on the story I would have dumped it for this reason. Somewhere around, I think, chapter 15 a section appears to have been missed as the review at the start mentions shadowhelm making love in a dream to a woman - soul stealer or something, yet that wasn't in the preceding chapter. Despite this I reiterate, I'm enjoying this podiobook and look forward to the conclusion of it.";s:12:"atom_content";s:762:"I’m enjoying this podiobook and really appreciate the author’s efforts, however, I have to say that the audio quality leaves a lot to be desired with frequent irregularities in the narration plus the individual podcast chapters are too short - making the authors comments at the beginning and end really annoying. If I wasn’t hooked on the story I would have dumped it for this reason.
Somewhere around, I think, chapter 15 a section appears to have been missed as the review at the start mentions shadowhelm making love in a dream to a woman - soul stealer or something, yet that wasn’t in the preceding chapter.
Despite this I reiterate, I’m enjoying this podiobook and look forward to the conclusion of it.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1182360880;}i:15;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: M H Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-31129";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"M H Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:18:18 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-31129";s:11:"description";s:300:"Hey Jen! The book has 65 Chapters total. Just sent in three more to go up, so in the next couple of days, you'll have chapters 49-51. I'll try to get more edited. BTW, let me know if the sound quality has improved any. An office with a closed door is pretty nice. Glad you're enjoying the book.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:338:"Hey Jen!
The book has 65 Chapters total. Just sent in three more to go up, so in the next couple of days, you’ll have chapters 49-51. I’ll try to get more edited.
BTW, let me know if the sound quality has improved any. An office with a closed door is pretty nice. Glad you’re enjoying the book.
";}s:7:"summary";s:300:"Hey Jen! The book has 65 Chapters total. Just sent in three more to go up, so in the next couple of days, you'll have chapters 49-51. I'll try to get more edited. BTW, let me know if the sound quality has improved any. An office with a closed door is pretty nice. Glad you're enjoying the book.";s:12:"atom_content";s:338:"Hey Jen!
The book has 65 Chapters total. Just sent in three more to go up, so in the next couple of days, you’ll have chapters 49-51. I’ll try to get more edited.
BTW, let me know if the sound quality has improved any. An office with a closed door is pretty nice. Glad you’re enjoying the book.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1181935098;}i:16;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:10:"By: Jen B.";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-29575";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Jen B.";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:50:19 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-29575";s:11:"description";s:107:"I am enjoying your story. How many chapters are in this book? Thanks for making my work day go by faster.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:121:"I am enjoying your story. How many chapters are in this book?
Thanks for making my work day go by faster.
";}s:7:"summary";s:107:"I am enjoying your story. How many chapters are in this book? Thanks for making my work day go by faster.";s:12:"atom_content";s:121:"I am enjoying your story. How many chapters are in this book?
Thanks for making my work day go by faster.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1181155819;}i:17;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: M H Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-29157";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"M H Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:55:23 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-29157";s:11:"description";s:1418:"Hey everyone! Thanks for being patient. Evidentally, Chapter 47 got swallowed up by the Net or AOL or whatever. It's going up today. I edited Chapter 48, which will definitely come out next week. A little more information: I recorded Chapters 49-55 today. I'll be editing and processing those chapters for next week's download. If I get enough edited, you may have as much as 5 chapters to listen to next week. The good news is my desk and studio is live. Which means I'm shooting for August 1 to complete Prophecy of Swords. Several of you have asked about Runestone. At this point, I'll be talking to my publisher to get the go-ahead. It's pretty much my publisher's call, but if you've enjoyed Prophecy and want to see Runestone of Teiwas go through Podiobooks, you might want to send a nice email to my publisher telling them something to that effect. (Buying a book won't hurt either ;-) For those of you who simply can't wait, I'm still offering both signed books (Prophecy and Runestone) at $16 each -- and if you buy both together, I throw in free shipping to the US. (For those in other countries, I'll be happy to knock some postage off). The weblink is http://www.shadowhelm.net/runestoneofteiwas.html Anyway, one thing is certain is that I'll be recording Lachlei, the prequel to Prophecy of Swords sometime in the very near future. Thanks for listening! You guys have been awesome!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1734:"Hey everyone!
Thanks for being patient. Evidentally, Chapter 47 got swallowed up by the Net or AOL or whatever. It’s going up today. I edited Chapter 48, which will definitely come out next week.
A little more information: I recorded Chapters 49-55 today. I’ll be editing and processing those chapters for next week’s download. If I get enough edited, you may have as much as 5 chapters to listen to next week.
The good news is my desk and studio is live. Which means I’m shooting for August 1 to complete Prophecy of Swords. Several of you have asked about Runestone. At this point, I’ll be talking to my publisher to get the go-ahead. It’s pretty much my publisher’s call, but if you’ve enjoyed Prophecy and want to see Runestone of Teiwas go through Podiobooks, you might want to send a nice email to my publisher telling them something to that effect. (Buying a book won’t hurt either
For those of you who simply can’t wait, I’m still offering both signed books (Prophecy and Runestone) at $16 each — and if you buy both together, I throw in free shipping to the US. (For those in other countries, I’ll be happy to knock some postage off). The weblink is http://www.shadowhelm.net/runestoneofteiwas.html
Anyway, one thing is certain is that I’ll be recording Lachlei, the prequel to Prophecy of Swords sometime in the very near future.
Thanks for listening! You guys have been awesome!
";}s:7:"summary";s:1418:"Hey everyone! Thanks for being patient. Evidentally, Chapter 47 got swallowed up by the Net or AOL or whatever. It's going up today. I edited Chapter 48, which will definitely come out next week. A little more information: I recorded Chapters 49-55 today. I'll be editing and processing those chapters for next week's download. If I get enough edited, you may have as much as 5 chapters to listen to next week. The good news is my desk and studio is live. Which means I'm shooting for August 1 to complete Prophecy of Swords. Several of you have asked about Runestone. At this point, I'll be talking to my publisher to get the go-ahead. It's pretty much my publisher's call, but if you've enjoyed Prophecy and want to see Runestone of Teiwas go through Podiobooks, you might want to send a nice email to my publisher telling them something to that effect. (Buying a book won't hurt either ;-) For those of you who simply can't wait, I'm still offering both signed books (Prophecy and Runestone) at $16 each -- and if you buy both together, I throw in free shipping to the US. (For those in other countries, I'll be happy to knock some postage off). The weblink is http://www.shadowhelm.net/runestoneofteiwas.html Anyway, one thing is certain is that I'll be recording Lachlei, the prequel to Prophecy of Swords sometime in the very near future. Thanks for listening! You guys have been awesome!";s:12:"atom_content";s:1734:"Hey everyone!
Thanks for being patient. Evidentally, Chapter 47 got swallowed up by the Net or AOL or whatever. It’s going up today. I edited Chapter 48, which will definitely come out next week.
A little more information: I recorded Chapters 49-55 today. I’ll be editing and processing those chapters for next week’s download. If I get enough edited, you may have as much as 5 chapters to listen to next week.
The good news is my desk and studio is live. Which means I’m shooting for August 1 to complete Prophecy of Swords. Several of you have asked about Runestone. At this point, I’ll be talking to my publisher to get the go-ahead. It’s pretty much my publisher’s call, but if you’ve enjoyed Prophecy and want to see Runestone of Teiwas go through Podiobooks, you might want to send a nice email to my publisher telling them something to that effect. (Buying a book won’t hurt either
For those of you who simply can’t wait, I’m still offering both signed books (Prophecy and Runestone) at $16 each — and if you buy both together, I throw in free shipping to the US. (For those in other countries, I’ll be happy to knock some postage off). The weblink is http://www.shadowhelm.net/runestoneofteiwas.html
Anyway, one thing is certain is that I’ll be recording Lachlei, the prequel to Prophecy of Swords sometime in the very near future.
Thanks for listening! You guys have been awesome!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1180893323;}i:18;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: M H Bonham";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-29155";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"M H Bonham";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:36:00 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-29155";s:11:"description";s:232:"For some reason, Chapter 47 isn't appearing. You'll be getting a bunch soon. I moved from Colorado to Montana and I've just gotten my office/studio back up. I PROMISE I will get the chapters out! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:282:"For some reason, Chapter 47 isn’t appearing. You’ll be getting a bunch soon. I moved from Colorado to Montana and I’ve just gotten my office/studio back up. I PROMISE I will get the chapters out!
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
";}s:7:"summary";s:232:"For some reason, Chapter 47 isn't appearing. You'll be getting a bunch soon. I moved from Colorado to Montana and I've just gotten my office/studio back up. I PROMISE I will get the chapters out! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.";s:12:"atom_content";s:282:"For some reason, Chapter 47 isn’t appearing. You’ll be getting a bunch soon. I moved from Colorado to Montana and I’ve just gotten my office/studio back up. I PROMISE I will get the chapters out!
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1180884960;}i:19;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:13:"By: Christine";s:4:"link";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-27582";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"Christine";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 21 May 2007 10:59:42 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:75:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/04/11/prophecy-of-swords/#comment-27582";s:11:"description";s:148:"I love the story and have been eagerly awaiting new episodes. I must say the wait is getting terribly frustrating. Can we please have some more.....";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:160:"I love the story and have been eagerly awaiting new episodes. I must say the wait is getting terribly frustrating. Can we please have some more…..
";}s:7:"summary";s:148:"I love the story and have been eagerly awaiting new episodes. I must say the wait is getting terribly frustrating. Can we please have some more.....";s:12:"atom_content";s:160:"I love the story and have been eagerly awaiting new episodes. I must say the wait is getting terribly frustrating. Can we please have some more…..
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