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The World Walker
- The World Walker Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Todd Boyce
- Series: The World Walker, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-02-18
Those who have ever heard a woman speak, beware...
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As a Londoner myself, I'm used to hearing Americans butchering London accents. So at first I thought it was because the character Mira was British that the reader was stretching out every last word of the sentences she spoke. But then in Chapter 15 (which is as far as I have gotten into this story) another female character is introduced whom has been given the same treatment. I can only describe it as 'cooing' and it is extremely irritating. I've never met anyone that speaks like this, British or otherwise.
As well as this, the story is not particularly compelling. The only thing that seems to be in any really peril is the life of the main character who is apparently invincible anyway, (it's written in the publishers summary that he has slit his wrists , been shot dead and been run over on the freeway), and regardless, I find myself not much caring about him either way.
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- gepocock
- 04-08-17
Pitifully poorly written
I started this book with anticipation as a holiday novel. I really tries to give it my best shot and struggled on and on..what other choice did I have after purchasing it? But I finally gave up on it after continual "he said, he said, she said" and I felt quite sorry for the narrator who was obviously doing the best he could with a badly written story. I can't recommend it.
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- JR Hartley
- 12-07-17
Not for English audiences
Quite how you get a job reading an audiobook with a key character from England, when you cannot do an English accent, is beyond me. It has made this book unbearable to listen to, however the story turns out. I'll buy a hard copy and hope the US accents in my head are better than this English one was in my ears.
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- Fiona
- 15-06-17
Nope - I lost it
I'm not sure what happened here, but I've had to abandon the book mid-way through.
I'm 12 chapters in and still really don't have any idea what's going on - I like the idea of setting up lots of little threads of this and that, to keep us guessing and weave them together artfully later on. But - 12 chapters in and I have just a handful of threads I don't understand.
One more titchy niggle, not really worth mentioning but while I'm on the subject... ~ the reader's english accent really bugged me - it's not bad exactly, but it sounds like David Essex which I find massively confusing.
The blurb seemed to promise a great story, and if anyone's minded to write the book I hoped for here I'm all ears. Until then sadly this book and I are not friends and will, with regret on my side at least, go our separate ways.
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- Anton_the_swede
- 18-01-19
Great listen.
The book was enjoyable, and loved the authors view on things that he made fit in his fantasy.
*note. There are some reviews that almost attack the author, i both agree and disagree with them.
Point 1, The book is good. (not great not amazing, reminds me of a trudi canavan apprentice =) )
Point 2, Sure the narrator is interesting (the accents and so on), but for me i could look past this.
Point 3, It does feel like there is some things missing, and the story arc is uneven.
Would i recommend it, Yes. Would this be the first book i would recommend. No.
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- Laurence
- 21-01-19
Poor narrator, average story
The author did a lot of 'telling' not 'showing' which made it feel like most of the book was just a big info-dump. It seemed like a cheat to introduce 'Seb2' as a lazy way to explain everything that's happening.
The story was a good concept but it would have been nice to have a few twists and turns along the way. I found it laughable that one character works out exactly what mana is by a pure stab in the dark after only knowing about its existence for a week, yet the people using it for thousands of years had no clue!
The ending was fine, if a bit predictable.
I got this audiobook as part of a '3 books for 1 credit' deal and I don't regret getting it, but I would have been disappointed if I had spent a whole credit. I am curious what happens next, so perhaps I will give the next in the series ago if I'm struggling to find my next listen.
Overall, I'd score it 2. Perhaps a 3 but the narrator being unable to do an English accent nearly made me stop listening completely.
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- Lee Cobb
- 08-02-17
A Punt
Looking for something for my walk to work. I find authors I never heard of a gamble. But I really enjoyed it. Read well by Todd Boyce. I heartily recommend this really good story. Nicely finished too.
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- Dominic J Woolard
- 10-04-19
It just gets better
Having read the half hero series I was pensive whether this would live up to it. No worries there though. An amazing, in depth, rich and heartwarming story that starts with an alien but follows the true heart of man!
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-02-17
Great first book
Thought I would give this book a go and It didn't disappoint.
Had no problems with the reader which is very important to me.
Great twists and terns just hope the next book holds up to this great standard that's been set.
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- m1lkman
- 17-01-19
What a terrible book
Yet another highly rated book that turns out to be laughably bad. The writng is awful, huge leaps in the plot that we are expected to accept with barely the slightest explanation of character's motivations or real personality. It's like something written by a teenager. So often the characters will do something and then there's a brief, awkward note to justify their actions that just feels tacked on and wholly unsatisfying. I can't believe I've wasted hours of my life listening to this!
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- DobieChuck
- 15-01-17
Good Stuff
Very good read w/ some sneaky creativity... First you think SF, then you think fantasy, then you thin SF again... It literally is SF&F perfectly blended, w/ a strong influence of the Clark assertion that anything not sufficiently understood is indistinguishable from magic... Genre bending and fusing... Kinda urban/contemporary fantasy, but only slightly as the SF elements become more recognizable... Some really good characters, complete w/ a decidedly dastardly bad guy... The narration is adequate, but adds little to the experience... Which is fine, bc this story is where it's at and the narrator has it easy w/ such a smooth flowing yarn... Feels like there's a dash of Larry Niven's Magic universe influencing w/ better results imo...
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- Trish R.
- 27-05-18
More like 2 1/2 for book and narration..
More like 2 1/2
Good grief! This started off pretty good but I could never read this author again. All this author knows is the word "said:" Seb said, Walt said, Seb said, Walt said, Seb said, Walt said, Bob said, Mee said. It started driving me nuts. No remarked, no replied, no yelled, no nothing! Just “SAID.” I read one other male author who couldn’t use any word but that and I never read him again. Just like I won’t read this one again. Ian W. Sainsbury used the word “said” over 1000 times in this one book and replied 0 times and remarked 0 times and murmur 2 times and muttered 5 times. Clearly not enough words to replace “said.” Totally ridiculous!!
This could have been a decent story, except for “said.” But I liked the characters: Seb (I hate that name. His name is Sebastian!) Walt, Bob and I almost liked Mee ,her name was Meena, (she was a little bit too much of a pot-head for me though. Lighting one joint off the one she just finished.)
And it was pretty cool that Seb decided to sit in the forest to commit suicide, only to be visited by an alien who filled him with nanotechnology and made him into a superhuman. And the book went from the present back to the past, and from Seb and Walt to Bob and Mee, or to the man, Westlake, who was chasing Seb. However, it seemed to plod along going nowhere. By 75% I was wondering when the story was going to start. When we were going to find out what superpowers Seb had and what they were for. At 95% I was still wondering.
Anyway, I finished and that’s enough of this author.
One reviewer on Amazon said she hated the ending and I was a little concerned but I have no idea what she was talking about. Seb and Mee got their HFN and it wasn’t a cliffhanger so what more could you ask for? Oh, but while Mee and Bob were looking for Seb he was busy in a hot tub with Walt and 7 naked ladies. But, he DID love her… LOL
Sex was only implied, that God, and the F-bomb was used 5 times.
As to the narration: Todd Boyce was just alright for me. His voices were fine but there wasn’t much emotion in his reading. His best voice was Mason and his whispering tone. His worse was Seb, because Seb was 32 and sounded like a teenager. Like he didn’t have a lick of sense.
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- kwdayboise (Kim Day)
- 04-06-17
Great series starter
This book was published spring of 2016 and two sequels have already hit the stands coming out about every six months. This first book features Sebastian "Seb" Varden, a 32-year-old musician who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is intent on suicide. Instead he's touched by an alien who heals him and gives him what appear to be magical powers. He becomes a World Walker. My movie pitch version: "Think Green Lantern meets Aleister Crowley."
In the book we learn of a world of people with seemingly magical powers but we learn that these powers have a scientific source and that they can be recharged at special spots ("thin areas") of the earth. Over the centuries these powers have been interpreted as being religious, mystical, or satanic depending on the cultures where they appear. We also learn that there's a growing battle among the various recipients of these powers and there is even a secret government agency seeking to destroy many of the people who have received the powers. Some of these have a sense of their powers, others simply grow up thinking they're exceptionally lucky.
As the story progresses Seb gets more control of the powers he's been given. As he does he becomes a target of different factions with the powers. But Seb is unique in that his powers seem to be above and beyond anything seen before.
Sainsbury creates a very likeable character in Seb. He's intelligent, committed to fighting evil use of these powers by whoever misuses them, and shows a lot of humor despite the intensity of some of the action in the book. I haven't looked at the two follow-up volumes but I'm hoping there's more of the same. He also has help from wonderful friends who take on very important roles in what happens. The book makes use of some well-loved sci-fi tropes while managing to mix in some fantasy ones as well. It's a unique mix and well-written in the style of a thriller.
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- Nancy Chilton-Kendrick
- 26-04-17
Good Start and Original
This is the 2nd time I have listened to this audiobook and it is very good Audiobook. Narration is wobbly at first but improves later. The story is different and very entertaining.
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- TJunk
- 08-02-17
Decent read
Different plot direction that I initially assumed was happening. I liked the direction, was just blind sided by it. This doesn't happen often so I'm happy with the result. Can't wait for book 2.
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- Catalina OC
- 05-04-17
Brain Candy for Nerds
This book instantly gets your blood pumping and kept me guessing which direction it would go in. The explanation of Seb's power is such brain candy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. looking forward to the next book.
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- William A. Rossin
- 04-06-18
origional , and really great.
i just wish it was a series. you know how when you get a really good book, you hate when it comes to an end, because now its over? this is one of those. do not pass this book by.
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- mgordo
- 30-11-17
Recommended reading in the study of the Marty Stu
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
More important than "enjoy" are the teachable moments for starting writers. This is an important example of the "Marty Stu" character, not so much due to the Perfect Protagonist Syndrome but as a clear representation of author self-insertion.
What was most disappointing about Ian W. Sainsbury’s story?
Multiple POV's crowding into the same scene/timeline. I recognize the talent of mentally visualizing action sequences as a resource for story development. These scenes need a careful conversion from imagination into storytelling. The first casualty of an unsuccessful conversion is losing the readers' willingness to suspend disbelief.
What about Todd Boyce’s performance did you like?
Mr. Boyce is clearly a professional who knows his craft.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The World Walker?
I wouldn't try to put the book on an operating table. Instead I would recommend working with an editor who knows how to translate personal fantasies into an immersive experience for the reader. Then start fresh.
Any additional comments?
These are my issues as well, across 50 years of writing for myself. Identification is such a powerful source of energy, and so alluring as well. I am daunted by the task of getting readers to climb inside and stay within the skin of my protagonists. So, I make no pretense at having mastered this myself.
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- Shaun P.
- 05-10-17
Just a boring book designed to sell the next.
I could never get into this book...it was just plain boring.
It's also pretty obvious that the author was supposed to edit multiple books.....because this book is nothing but identifying the characters. Where's the plot!
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- josh
- 17-08-17
it gets better.
Would you consider the audio edition of The World Walker to be better than the print version?
the first two chapters, I was like, I don't think i can do this. then it got much much better and i liked it.
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