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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
- The Siege, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ray Sawyer
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
K. J. Parker's new novel is the remarkable tale of the siege of a walled city and the even more remarkable man who had to defend it.
A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all.
To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more experience with bridge building than battles, is a cheat and a liar, and has a serious problem with authority. He is, in other words, perfect for the job.
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City is the story of Orhan, son of Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus, and his history of the Great Siege, written down so that the deeds and sufferings of great men may never be forgotten.
Critic reviews
"Full of invention and ingenuity...Great fun." (SFX)
"Parker's settings and characterisations never miss a beat." (Library Journal)
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- Andrew
- 06-09-20
A must for fantasy/historical fans
I really recommend this book, as Orhan, an imperfect and unreliable narrator takes you through his efforts in defending a city from unimaginable odds.
Its a clever book, with elements of Archamedes, Byzantine, and Roman themes - all centres around one man's struggle with being different.
The narrating was brilliant - and he really suited the character. My only criticism would be that it would be better if the voices were more different for each character, but then i guess I've been spoiled by Stephen Pacey.
highly recommended
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- Ian T Boyle
- 08-06-20
nice to have a fantasy without a out and out hero
it's a good listen Ray Sawyer's performance is the best bit of the book for me really inbodys the main character
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-06-23
Thought I could stand the main character
...I couldn't. He's ingenious, which I like, but he becomes especially insufferable as you approach the ending.
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- james martin
- 03-04-24
It has everything
Its been a while since I have enjoyed a book this much. Great characters, plenty of action, some moments of real pathos and a twist around every corner, just damned clever writing.
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- Harry Frost
- 09-12-20
Great fun, some spectacular images
Great example of what this author is so good at doing; a hugely satisfying, coherent world in which creative problems require creative solutions by realistic people. The plot is more a vehicle, but a perfectly adequate one. Good narration, but point deducted for the accent mixup near the beginning. Not really a forgivable lapse, and could have easily been corrected with even moderate care, but didn't get in the way once it settled down and in general the performance was good.
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- Palexr
- 10-12-19
Accent shifts North to South and back again
Great story, great reading performance. Except, the narrator's accent flips from North to South (England) very noticeably. The performance is great but the scent shifts, very strange.
Am I the only one ti think this?
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- Ian
- 04-10-21
Difficult to put down(you know what I mean).
Pulled along through story by the wit, honesty and ingenuity. Fabulous and genuinely funny.
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- Otto
- 01-05-22
one of the greatest short books
this book is great and the narrator is the perfect pick. it's fairly short but has a great story that never gets too slow or fast.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-01-23
how did I miss this!
The story is written as a memoir of events by the main character giving a narrative of the events.
The humour throughout is brilliant with a character who doesn't take fools and finds himself in impossible situations to try to solve.
I really liked how the story flows and you never grt to a point to want to stop listening.
Highly recommend this as is well written, amazingly narrated and a joy to sit back and listen to.
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- DRM
- 29-04-22
Cannot listen to this Narrator
This narrator and edit have slaughtered this book. So unfair to a very creative and entertaining author.
Really really want my money back to go and buy the book.
APPALLINGLY EDITED AND READ!
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