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Song of Kali

By: Dan Simmons
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
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Blood will curdle in Calcutta. In the most crime-ridden city, nightmares become real and evil is defined by frightening occurrences. When an American family finds themselves encircled by the terrors of this land, lurid events befall them and life takes on a new meaning - death. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Song of Kali will chill the blood and frighten even the most jaded of horror fans.

©1985 Dan Simmons (P)2014 Audible Inc. Fantasy Horror Scary Fiction

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In general I listen to non-fiction or light fiction that I can pick up whenever I have a few minutes. This was one of those rare books that I really couldn’t stop listening to, an intriguing and disturbing tale. I also tend to find an American accent grating to listen after a time, although again this book was an exception.

While this I am sure will not be for everyone I thoroughly enjoyed it. Please

An intriguing and gripping book

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Close to perfection. The prose and narration of this book transported me to the sticky claustrophobia felt by the story’s main protagonist.
The narrator was perfect, the Indian accents not being US sitcom parody. Although it would have been better to employ actual Indian actors and actresses to voice those characters.

Those getting agitated by the language have missed the setting of this book. It is set primarily in the 70s, where language and cultural sensitivity was lacking. As for the nature of the deity this is myth and mystique inside fiction, not reality. I would ask if they feel the same about the Indiana Jones and Golden Child movies.

As for the picture painted of Calcutta, again it is the personal experience of a fictional character inside a fictional book. Not a travel guide. No culture or country is a utopia and an equally hellish story could be based anywhere in the world. This is a story of human nature in all its darkness.

I’ve listened to the full Hyperion cantos and now a completely different type of fiction from Dan Simmons. I’m hooked!

Transported

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Dan Simmons books continue to completely astound me. Ravenously digestible drama, exquisite poetry, somehow ancient, as if written in another century. Song of Kali is heartbreaking, both utterly real and surreal, uncomfortable and inspiring. It’s not sci-fi or fantasy in my mind, a human story set against an inhumane world. A book that will stay with me forever I suspect.

An extraordinary work.

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amazing outstanding listen to the book 5 time everytime is better then the previous times

outstanding

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This is the second Simmons book I've read and will not be the last. Not his best as it is early in his career, it is still worth a read. Vividly described, some grotesque and compelling scenes, and an ending which took me completely by surprise.

Let Kali Sing...

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