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Death's Master

Tales from the Flat Earth, Book Two

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Death's Master

By: Tanith Lee
Narrated by: Susan Duerden
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Death's Master, winner of the August Derleth Award for Fantasy, is the second book of the stunning arabesque high-fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth, which, in the manner of the One Thousand and One Nights, portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales.

A long time ago, when the earth was flat, beautiful, indifferent Gods lived in the airy Upperearth realm above, curious passionate demons lived in the exotic Underearth realm below, and mortals were relegated to the middle.

Uhlume, Lord of Death, second of the Lords of Darkness, King of Shadow and Pallor, makes an unusual bargain, which sets in motion an intricate sequence of events that entangle men and gods, queens and kings, sorcerers and witches, and lowly wanderers. When the secret to immortality falls into human hands, dark magic and wickedness are unleashed, testing the bounds of mortal love and sanity, and questioning the nature and purpose of life itself.

Come within this ancient world of brilliant darkness and beauty, of glittering palaces and wondrous elegant beings, of cruel passions and undying love.

Rediscover the exotic wonder that is the Flat Earth.

©1979 Tanith Lee (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Epic Fantasy
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I don't understand how Susan Duerden continues to get work as a narrator. While she does display some talent at character voices in this series, the main narration - which is a strange variation of her own voice - is both grating and boring, with an odd inflection applied every few words, and tends to go up at the end of a sentence. It's distracting, and takes away from Tanith Lee's rich tale. I suffered through the first two of Lee's Flat Earth boots, because the printed versions are like gold dust, but I don't think I can do another! Even set to a faster pace, it was a slog.

The poor narration detracts from this fantasy classic

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