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Faerie Tale
- Narrated by: Tim Flavin
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
A chilling and dark fantasy from bestselling author Raymond E. Feist.
Successful screenwriter Phil Hastings decides to move his family from sunny California to a ramshackle farmhouse in New York State. The idea is to take some time out, relax, and pick up the threads of his career as a novelist. Good plan, bad choice. The place they choose is surrounded by ancient woodland. The house they choose is the centrepoint of a centuries-old evil intent on making its presence felt to intruders.
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- Michael
- 11-01-15
Great Story but....
Awful narrator, read this when it first came out and loved it but listening to to the reader was very annoying. He was hesitant and felt like he was reading a childrens story half the time Also some of the words were pronounced wrong!.
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- Mrs. B. A. Leatham
- 29-12-14
great story poorly narrated
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Tim Flavin?
Peter Joyce
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Having listened to all the other Feist books with Peter Joyce, this story isn't given any justice to it's greatness. The narration is stop-start with no real flow. I'm truly disappointed after waiting so long for it to be released.
Faerie Tale is an excellent story, a stand alone book, with compelling characters and lots of build up to the end of the story that is just lacking with the lack-lustre of the narrators voice.
Harper Audio should re-record this with a new voice who knows tells a story not just read the words off the page
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- Julja
- 31-03-15
Shame about the performance!
I read this book when it came out and wished it would make it in to an audible version. I wish now they hadn't bothered! Such a terrible crime to do this to such a great book. I only finished it because the story itself was worth it! Any chance you could try it again with a better narrator and production team? Such a missed opportunity!
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- Angel
- 31-05-19
Boring
I love Raymond E Feists books and after reading many I tried this one, wish I had not bothered, it was long winded and boring but worse still was the terrible narrator, he was awful, his Scotish and Irish accents were cringy and bad, he read it like a childs book, really shocked Feist would use him when he usually uses great narraters like Derek Perekins, I had to give up half way through I will be exchanging for another book as no way could I finish this
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- Jerome C.
- 23-08-17
amazing fantasy story.
amazing fantasy story that is gripping and leaves you on the edge of your seat.
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- Lynne
- 17-02-17
Loved this as a big Stephen King fan!
I really enjoyed this book for the second time. I don't usually read fantasy books but this was more horror I thought. I thought the narrator was excellent and I was totally hooked from start to finish. I usually read lots of Stephen King and found some of the style reminiscent and it was disturbing enough to make you think. I loved the references to mythology, older texts and even Shakespeare!
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- Peter
- 27-07-15
True class
Superb book by a superb author, gripping and exciting. The story builds from the beginning and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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- Tyrone
- 21-05-22
Did not live up to the memory
I read this book when I was about 20 and loved it at the time. Fast paced and something differed as I remember and always wanted to go back to it.
At 54 when listening to this it feels very cheesy and I’ve seen so many movies of this ilk (crossing over worlds) and it became very boring and predictable.
The fact that the main protagonists and filthy rich and pompous makes it almost unbearable.
The narrator has chosen some shocking voices for the experts and the Irish and Scottish are very cringy
So very disappointed
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- Snikt5
- 25-02-21
Great idea and well told
Very different from Feist's Riftwar but that is not a bad thing. Great concept and an intriguing story. The start is a little repetitive but once the story gets going it flies by.
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- Poonam Lad
- 14-07-20
Just as good as I remembered
I read this book a good 15 years ago and was delighted to find an audio version now as an adult.
The author overused the word 'Alien' which was a little upsetting considering the context of the novel.
The child sexuality was uncomfortable but not distasteful, it may offend sensitive readers but fully represented the folk lore.
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- kimberly drysdale
- 20-06-17
Finally available
An absolute classic finally bought to life for us audible listener fans. Did not disappoint.
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- Jacquie
- 20-06-16
fear-y-tale bought to life
read this book years ago now listening to the audio made it a richer experience
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- Mark
- 23-07-15
Boring and sleazy.
I had just bought the Magician hardcopy and wanting something in addition for the long vacation road trip decided upon this Audible title by the same author. And its terrible. Sleazy at best, my teenage kids in the car asked to have it switched off after a couple of hours. This book was rather a teen love fantasy done badly than an epic fantasy. 20 chapters into the book and we bored to death and disgusted. I'm asking for a refund.
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- Josie
- 20-01-15
I was surprised by this book one of Feists earlies
I was surprised by this book, one of Feist's earliest, it was nothing like the Pug ones, but it was worth the credit I can tell you that. I will never think of the fairy folk in the same way again. It is one of the creepiest books I have ever listen to. Forget King and Koontz, the fairies are spookier, it is a very descriptive book, and it makes you think, where did all the stories come from, you know, the Tooth Fairy, the Leprechaun and even Elves, they are all here, but watch out, they are none of them nice.