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The Great Ordeal

By: R. Scott Bakker
Narrated by: Kevin Orton
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As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas.

Meanwhile and many miles away, Esmenet's husband's Great Ordeal continues its epic march further north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor's decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even He couldn't have foreseen.

And, deep in Ishuäl, the wizard Achamian grapples with his fear that his unspeakably long journey might be ending in emptiness, no closer to the truth than when he set out.©2016 R. Scott Bakker (P)2025 Recorded Books Action & Adventure Fantasy Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction
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My favourite of the Aspect Emperor books, but the audio recording is AI I believe. Nothing wrong with that, in theory, except the original narrators pronounciations have changed, and there are some jarring cuts where its clear the AI narration was stitched together. Still a good audiobook, but it's a shame it was tainted by laziness. Let AI improve a little before using it to narrate an entire book, perhaps.

Great Book, Ok Narration

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