Deadmen Walking
Deadman's Cross Series, Book 1
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نقد و بررسی
March 27, 2017
Kenyon (Born of Legend) puts the lie to the old adage “Dead men tell no tales” in the jam-packed, appealing first book of her Deadman’s Cross historical fantasy series. In 1716 Jamaica, Devyl Bane is a man of many names: “Captain” to his crew of misbegotten miscreants; “Du” to Marcelina, the woman who literally is his ship; and Don-Dueli, his given name. All of them are monikers for a damned man in charge of a dead crew who are charged with earning redemption by killing demons and protecting the innocent. Cameron Jack finds Devyl in a dockside town and begs him to help her find her brother, Paden, a missing ship’s captain who’s presumed dead; Devyl agrees, beginning an epic adventure to save Paden and keep humankind’s nightmares locked away. Marcelina’s twisted sister, Vine—who’s also Devyl’s ex-wife—is leading the charge against Devyl and his crew; to find Paden, they must find Vine’s hidden, crumbling prison and challenge her growing power. This piratical tale is very heavily front-loaded with worldbuilding information, including a panoply of pantheons, but there’s still room for swashbuckling, death, glory, and just the tiniest hint of romance.
Sherrilyn Kenyon's new series debuts with a rocky start, but narrator Holter Graham gives it his all, delivering a performance that is better than the text. Graham draws on a seemingly limitless supply of different, growly voices to give life to the members of a demon-hunting crew of undead pirates. Graham works to keep the many passages of unadorned explication from becoming plodding, but his pacing is halting and does no favors to the clich�d prose. However, he easily shifts register and tone, pulling out lilting accents and softer voices for more innocent and vulnerable characters. Overall, his performance is strongest in the passages of dialogue, where his talent with accents gives variety to the interactions. D.L.Y. � AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
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