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Master of Formalities
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Even when finding oneself engaged in interstellar war, good form must be observed. Our story is set thousands of years after the Terran Exodus, where two powerful, planet-dominating families - the elegant House Jakabitus and the less refined Hahn Empire - have reached a critical point in their generations-long war. Master Hennik, the Hahn ruler's only son, has been captured, and the disposition of his internment may represent a last and welcome chance for peace.
Enter Wollard, the impeccably distinguished and impossibly correct Master of Formalities for House Jakabitus. When he suggests that Master Hennik be taken in as a ward of the House, certain complications arise. Wollard believes utterly and devotedly in adhering to rules and good etiquette. But how does one inform the ruler of a planet that you are claiming his son as your own - and still create enough goodwill to deescalate an intergalactic war?
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- Neil
- 04-08-15
Great book
If you liked Off to be the Wizard you will like this. It's not quite as funny but it's a great read.
Like Daniels performance was great as always.
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- Frank
- 31-07-15
Brilliant!
Fantastic Hitchhikers guide humour. Brilliantly performance with colourful characters and an interesting back story. I will be listening to this one again.
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- John Irwin
- 30-07-15
enthralling performance, excellent read
like all Scott Meyer titles, if you see the twist coming you're not looking hard enough.
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- Stouk McTavish
- 27-06-18
"Yes Minister" in the Future taken to Space
Before you get the wrong idea this book can in no way be classed as a comedy. Don't get me wrong there were some amusing moments in it but it is probably not something that you'll find yourself laughing at.
It is like "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister" in that in theory the Civil Service does not run the country in the UK, but, in a way, they kinda do really.
Very interesting and enjoyable book that kept me interested and looking forward to continuing right up until the end. In a way you could also say its a very cynical look at the worlds politics.
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- Richard
- 06-04-16
Simply great!
Since "Off to be a Wizard", I started listening to audiobooks from Scott Meyer and I just find his sotries great! Simple, but with unexpected twists, no extreme violence, happy endings (so far, I do hope that continues!) and easy listening. I relax and laugh with his books and for me it's the perfect companion for power walks in the morning!
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- Andre
- 25-03-17
Awesome
Scott Meyer knocks it out the park with a sci-fi take on his wonderful dry and awk
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- Alex
- 20-02-16
Odd pronunciation slightly spoils a great story
It's interesting that Luke Daniels is an audiobook narrator. I find his way of reading somewhat offputting and distracting. Some words he outright mispronounces (shone like "shown" rather than "on" - maybe that's an American accent thing, however; I'm British) but the most distracting is that sentences like '"Alright," he grunted.' are read as if two distinct sentences: '"Alright." He grunted.' as if the character said "alright" and then followed that with a grunt. Maybe I'm reading too much into this but it was certainly distracting to me.
On the plus side, the characters' voices (and accents) are pretty consistent and distinct (or similar where appropriate).
I quite enjoyed the story. It's a bit of a slow starter, but I did get into it and found it enjoyable. I won't spoil the story but I must admit I saw a different outcome coming towards the end. Still, the one I got was also fun and interesting.
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- chris
- 17-03-23
absolute dog s***
honestly a few hours in and the narrator is doing my box in the voices are all awful and the story is dragging, got this as part of a 2 for 1 I can see why now audible thought it was only worth half a credit
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- charles
- 30-01-19
Not worth with
I've loved other Scott Meyer's books but this just didn't go anywhere. i found it slow and the story never really picked up. Daniels attempt at making the story sound interesting worked but the story didn't match. I'd skip this one and listen to the magic 2.0 series again
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- Tony
- 18-11-15
Enjoyable
Not as great as the Magic 2.0 series but a fun story which I enjoyed throughout.
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