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The Starless Crown

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I enjoyed the narration of this audiobook, the reader does a great job. I also really liked the author's note before the first chapter. The story itself was, for me, slow to get going - mainly at the beginning, with a lot of description and telling, rather than showing. I didn't find the plot all that surprising, there are many high fantasy tropes at play, although I enjoyed it enough to listen to the end. It felt long - there were a few moments where I thought things might wrap up, but then there was another chapter. I did like one of the main characters, Nyx, but the others we follow weren't as engaging for me. All in all, a good fantasy with an interesting, detailed world, but not a series I'd rush to continue with, beyond this first book.

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This Sci-Fi/Fantasy is a long book that covers a lot of ground. There are multiple POVs and a rather convoluted plot. Author Rollins works hard at world-building and does a pretty good job of it.
The characters are interesting and generally likable, including those that aren’t human. Since the action is fairly continuous I wasn’t bored at any point.
I found this tale to be a four star read. There was a lot that felt original and I like that. My thanks to #MacMillanAudio via #Netgalley.
#Fantasy #SciFi #Dystopia

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This is a review Of the audiobook. I had high hopes given the description of the book and the introduction read by the author. Unfortunately I only made it through about three chapters before I had to stop listening. The author is very descriptive and for me the blood and violence was too much to keep listening. I had a hard time following the plot as well. This wasn’t my style but may. Be someone else’s, especially if you’ve enjoyed other books the author has written and are familiar with his writing style. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to an early copy.

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A great start to a new series by one of my all time favorite author's , at first I wasn't sure how I would like it because I love his standalone's as well as his SIGMA books, but once I started listing to it it ,I started to get in to it, while its different then any of his other books since this one is a mixture of sci fi and fantasy, you can still get a glimpse of the author I love so much, from his characters to his world building . Can't wait to see what comes after this one . As for the narration of it , that also helped me to get lost in the story and I loved how Mr.Rollins started it off by giving you the back story has to how it came to be.

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The Starless Crown is an adult fantasy with a hint of sci-fi. It has a fascinating world, where the planet stopped rotating long ago, leaving half freezing and half scorched, with catastrophe on the way when a young girl receives a vision of a moon crashing down on all. It has a ragtag group of misfits, magic and plenty of action and drama. Highly enjoyable narration that keeps your interest over 22+ hours. The only downside is the surely long wait for more.

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