Worst narration ever great story

Fantastic story. Very well written, but the narration is very poor. completely wooden delivery, the character accents are appaling. but still worth listening to.

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I Love It All!

I’m in love with this series in all it’s forms!! I love how the characters are built up, how we come to be apart of the world and story with our adventurers; we laugh when they laugh! We mourn when they mourn, and We fight when they fight! Fantastic work by the authors and the narrator for his brilliant work on the diversity of so many voices, too!
All and all, love the story of light vs darkness that is built up, I love the emotions emanating from the characters, as if they themselves aren’t totally fantasy based either, but Real. Giving them all very much a sense of relatability and empathy from us as the audience. Very proud and Amazed by the author’s and narrator’s hard work! 👏😁👏

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Adventurers in trouble

Paul Boehmer is an excellent narrator and brings this audiobook to life with this many voices for the characters. This second book in the series sees our merry band of heroes broken up during their adventures and having to follow different paths. The search is on for Dragon orbs that can help in the coming war with the dark queen. Their is a twist in the tale for Tanis and Sturm has to faceoff against the Knights of solamnia. Another book packed with adventure as we continue to follow the exploits of our heroes.

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Classic to DnD

...and for that reason, fun. As a new arrival to DnD, reading the foundational stories is important to me. It helps me be a better DM.

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Still a fantastic story, narrator is a bit off

Would you listen to Dragons of Winter Night again? Why?

Yes I would, repeatedly. I LOVE the Dragonlance Chronicles, it was my first proper reading experience with a true d&d book, and it will remain with me forever as the best books I have read in this genre.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dragons of Winter Night?

The entry into the nightmare forest of Lorac... wow that was powerful writing throughout that entire episode of the book. Unforgettable atmosphere and character interraction, I felt I was actually "in there" with them.

Did Paul Boehmer do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

Ah... yes he did, attempting a fair change of accent for each of the major characters, and even "warming" to a few of them. Paul is Shakespearean trained and it shows, but I find the diction and pace a little too "perfect" outside of the individual character portrayals. As the narrator he could have been a little warmer with a less formal approach to the reading.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was thoroughly gripped by the Lorac episode, feeling the pains and elations of each character as the story progressed. The style of writing had the desired effect at each stage of the episode, both crying with despair at the tragedy of the characters, and laughing with relief when the nightmare ended. This, to me, was the most emotional and most powerfully written part of the book.

Any additional comments?

I can't express how much I really like these Chronicles, they hold a special place in my heart and I will always go back to them when I need to lose myself in a world of both endless despair and eternal hope. The depth of this book is vast and I would place it on a par with Middle Earth in it's complexity and history.

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Sun of Solamnia

This is Sturm and Laurana's book, and a seriously good one at that. There are visible improvements over the first installment in terms of both prose and pacing, plotting and characterization. A great listen for any fantasy fan. Also, Raistlin.

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Terrible narration spoils excellent story

Such a shame this excellent story is spoiled by the rubbish narrator. The narrator expends so much effort pronouncing the words ever so clearly that he totally ignores intonation, punctuation and pacing. It is like listening to an android droning away. I actively avoid any audio books narrated by this guy. I can only hope they re-record these Dragons books with someone good doing the narration..

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