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Title: The Sea-Stone Sword
Author: Joel Cornah
Narrator: Genevieve Sibayan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-16-17
Publisher: Joel Cornah, Grimbold Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
"Heroes are more than just stories, they're people. And people are complicated, people are strange. Nobody is a hero through and through, there's always something in them that'll turn sour. You'll learn it one day. There are no heroes, only villains who win."
Rob Sardan is going to be a legend, but the road to heroism is paved with temptation and deceit. Exiled to a distant and violent country, Rob is forced to fight his closest friends for survival, only to discover his mother's nemesis is still alive, and is determined to wipe out her family and all her allies. The only way the Pirate Lord, Mothar, can be stopped is with the Sea-Stone Sword - yet even the sword itself seems fickle, twisting Rob's quest in poisonous directions, blurring the line between hero and villain. Nobody is who they seem, and Rob can no longer trust even his own instincts.
Driven by dreams of glory, Rob sees only his future as a hero, not the dark path upon which he draws ever closer to infamy.
Members Reviews:
Great story
This audiobook filled with adventure and will keep you listening until the bitter end. Full of dark and heroic adventure, you grow to feel the emotions of the main character Rob but also of those he friends along the way in this strange world he lives in. But lessons learned for Rob, is it worth becoming a legendary hero or just one who is there to help?
A well-narrate story about a quest going nowhere
*spoilers possible in discussion part*
Summary: A boy with grand ideas of being a hero finds the path much more complicated than the stories make it out to be.
Additional Comments:
- I fantasy books because they bring the reader to faraway places. This book was no exception in that regard. It contained quite a few neat world-building aspects, but there were also some major things I didnt connect well with, which is how it ended up with an average rating (3 stars = its okay).
The Bad (I hate ending on negative points, so Im going to start out with the things I struggled with).
- The book took me a long time to get through, even in audio form. Thats generally an indication that Im just not that into it. Here are some of my major disconnects.
- I didnt like the main character. I get from the blurb that the author wants this to come across as a gritty, realistic, life is messy sort of commentary, but I really like being able to root for the MC. Rob just annoyed me 90% of the time.
- Pacing timeline and event flow didnt seem smooth to me. That could be my fault as a reader/listener. Not sure. I remember being about a quarter into the book and being like what? Who just died? Who the hecks that guy?
- Lack of Closure Theres always a delicate balance to strike. Ending with a lot unresolved is a tactic to get most people to buy the next book, and maybe it works. But after 11+ hours I find the way it ended very annoying.
- Bad guys motives come across clear as mud. The amount of effort he goes through to manipulate events would be fine if something like world domination or promises of loads of wealth were at the heart, but thats not the case.
The Good
- The narrator did a fantastic job of bringing the world to life. I would most definitely listen to other works she takes on.
- The world-building is cool with multiple races.
- The plot has some neat twists.
The Neutral
- Not sure picking a female narrator was the way to go with the MC being a 14 year old boy.
