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  • By: Ann Leckie
  • Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
  • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (254 ratings)
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The Raven Tower

By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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Summary

Listen. A god is speaking.

My voice echoes through the stone of your master's castle. This castle where he finds his uncle on his father's throne. You want to help him. You cannot.

You are the only one who can hear me.

You will change the world.

A triumph of the imagination, The Raven Tower is the first fantasy novel by Ann Leckie, New York Times best-selling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

©2019 Ann Leckie (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK

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A different genre - but just as interesting

An interesting and intricate storyline - well, two storylines. Ann Leckie continues to explore identity and language- and prejudice. And does so in a subtle way.

Adjoa Andoh’s narration is as compelling and varied as ever. I disagree with other reviewers who disparaged her performance. I wonder if people are somehow disconcerted by or unable to connect with narration using a West African accent - although I find it a welcome change and provides a new perspective.

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Underwhelming

There are two concurrent stories in the book. One strand follows a human storry involving an usurpation plot. This is not uninteresting even if it is predictable and plodding. The other strand follows the adventures of -wait for it, a stone. It is a god too, but mainly it is a stone. Can you imagine following the riveting adventures of a stone? Well if you fancy this, buy the book . If it does not sound too appealing, give it a miss. I can also reveal that the stone 'storry' occupies two third of the book to one third for the human-usurpation plot. This is shockingly tedious. Like many others I loved the author' s sci-fi trilogy but this never failed to dissapoint. To top it, the voice recording is trully cringy, one of the main character keeps repeating 'my lord, oh my looooord' in a really whinny way. By the end of the book it was making me laugh, it really grates. What a shame. I am not buying anything else from this author unless reviews start with 'a return to form".

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Wonderful and refreshing

Ann Leckie once again dazzles with an inventive and well written novel.

Adjoa Andoh performs it flawlessly.

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Jarring and jumbled

I am a big of Ann Leckie and really enjoyed her previous novels, therefore I was looking forward to this foray into the fantasy genre, I found the narrative and narration unengaging, this format is not to my tastes therefore I intend to return the book unfinished as I value my time and I think I would be wasting it trying to force myself to listen to this, I’m sure many will enjoy but I won’t be counting myself amongst that number

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The Narration ruined it for me

The book was written in 2nd person narrative, which just didn’t work for me. Both the narration and the reading performance was a bit odd, with slight emphasis on the wrong word in a line.
I have no idea if the plot was good, because the narration and reading performance just threw me off completely, and I couldn’t get engaged in the plot and with the characters. I’m sure a lot of people will love it, but I didn’t, and I just felt like I was listening to a creepy stalker writing a letter to his prey.
I listened for about an hour, hoping it was just a weird intro to the story, but some research told me it will continue throughout the book, so I will be returning it.

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My favourite book?

There's numerous songs that get stuck in my head, and that I listen to dozens of times in a row and don't get sick of for weeks. There are podcasts that I will revisit episodes of because I can't stop thinking about the performances. There are films and shows that I get the urge to watch every time I think about them, because I suddenly remember how much I love the scenes in them.

Never in my life have I longed to be reading a book the way that I long for the Raven Tower. I have listened to this book at least ten times since I first discovered it, two of those within the last month. I will remember a scene, or an idea, or I'll just miss the quiet contemplation of Strength and Patience, and I will find myself hitting the play button for another go. I love this story, and this world, in a bone deep kind of way that no other book I've read has ever matched.

This world is an endlessly fascinating one. I have spent hours thinking about the nature of the gods' powers, and would gladly spend days discussing the fine points of the universe with someone if one of my friends would give into my endless pleading for them to read the book. This is the only story of its kind that I have ever read, and I only hope that someday I find another one that I love as much.

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Gripping from the outset

Adjoa Andoh's performance is spot on as usual. Very clear narration and each character has its own fully recognisable voice.

Is this a whodunit? It certainly starts out like one but it soon becomes much more than that. Ann has crafted a truly unique world full of gods of all shapes and sizes.

I hope Ann Leckie is willing to return to fantasy writing from time to time.

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4 stars

Felt unfinished. Disappointed the two dimensionally evil character had the only Irish accent. Most of the other side characters were given complex internal lives and motivations.

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Well told tale

I enjoyed this story. It was different to many fantasy type tales and had the flavour of mythology rather than heroic violence. The narration contributed to this and was well paced, telling the story through the characters.

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Not what I expected, but very, very good

I was a bit unsure of this after some reviews but it is excellent; it’s just not ‘normal’ fantasy. It’s more like a whodunnit, but the ‘who’ and indeed the ‘done’ and what ‘it’ might be are so well disguised you might not spot them until the final reveal. Excellently plotted and paced like all Leckie’s books and excellently read by Adjoa Andoh

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