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  • Foreign Devils

  • The Incorruptibles, Book 2
  • By: John Hornor Jacobs
  • Narrated by: Steven Pacey
  • Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)

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Foreign Devils

By: John Hornor Jacobs
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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Summary

The world is on the brink of war. Fisk and Shoe - mercenaries, not wanting to get caught in the middle of a political whirlwind - must deliver a very important message and find a very dangerous man.

They have caught the eye of the powerful men of the world, and now the stakes are higher than they like. And the Emperor has decreed that Livia Cornelius, pregnant with Fisk's child, must travel to the far lands of the Autumn Lords on a diplomatic mission. It will mean crossing half the world and facing new dangers. And in the end, she will uncover the shocking truth at the heart of the Autumn Lords' Empire. A truth which will make the petty politics of war and peace unimportant and will change the world.

The world is burning. Rume is under attack. The Autumn Lords, rulers of the Tchinee Empire, have had their true nature revealed. The Emperor descends into madness. And Fisk and Shoe - unlikely heroes, very likely mercenaries - must find their way to Fisk's wife and child, whom he has never seen. There might be quite a lot in their way. A war, for one thing. But Livia is as determined as Fisk to be reunited. And Shoe may have a plan....

©2016 John Jacobs (P)2017 Audible, Ltd
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Well done

Better than the first one. The story flows nicely, and I crave more. Luckily the third one is out and I am already on it.

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Very entertaining

Read by Steven Pacey … absolutely magnificent!!
Story is good and flows well I am looking forward to the next instalment

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need more.

a fantastic follow up to the first book and Steven is one of my all time favourite performers. can't wait for the next book!

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All in all, a good sequel.

A decent sequel to the same setting (except the new location and people) and story (regarding the way it is told). But this time we also have - letters. :)
I don’t know if this is the new trand (reading the reviews of other writers I follow it seems it is), but I can’t get into it. But I can tell you who to blame:
Marguerite Yourcenar and Memoirs of Hadrian.
Simple as that. :) After reading that book I can’t look at the letters or retelling of events in the same way I used to. No one is writing dialog in their letters. I believe it is not the way an epistolary novel should be done.
But I will say that the parts with Autumn Lords was quite briliant. Very well written (if I close one eye with the letters).
Steven Pacey - amazing as always.
Will conclude with the 3rd part to see how the story ends.

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