Add to that the first book actually has almost none of the promised time travel adventures. It's a straight up "we are trapped on Evaran a time travelling alien who picks up people let's call them It's a straight up "we are trapped on this ship with aliens and have to fight them to get out" story.
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How the humans get trapped on the ship is told in a bland re-telling by another character, because the humans don't actually remember. It badly fails the "show, don't tell" idea. The next two books pick up in terms of story, involving some time travel hijinks and adventures.
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The writing itself is generally bland. Easy to follow by hardly engaging. No real sense of urgency or excitement to the events, and no tension building elements like foreshadowing. At no point did I care about any of the characters, and any deaths or injuries were met with a muted lack of response from me. Michael Pauley does okay with the narration. He does voices and emotes well for the characters. His pacing is generally good although in places feels off.
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The thing that really drags the work down is the sound production. It is all over the place. But that only occurred one and the practice was dropped, not to be used again in the book. There is sound effects It's all applied unevenly, with no apparent rhyme or reason. And then there is distortion effects added to some character voices. Some work, but most don't.
The one that really stood out for me was an Emperor I think who had a weird echo effect added. I assume it was supposed to make him sound powerful but all it dd was was make him sound like he was a long was away and sound rather ridiculous. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
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I really hoped for more from this series Alien kidnappings, time-travel, and a "Whovian" feel Boy, this is a story that I simply couldn't finish, no matter how I tried. I don't usually give up on a book, hoping that maybe it'll start coming together on the next page, or next chapter, but sadly, that didn't happen this time. The story just never engaged me. The beginning just felt like a Big info dump, but I figured that had to happen since the world the characters "awaken" in is so vastly different from their own, and they had to get up to speed quickly I also found that all the characters sound the same, yes, that's partly due to the narration, but the sentence structures are the same too.
For instance, there is a lack of contractions. That might work for an alien who has just learned our language, but for humans?
I do not think so see what I did there? The author way overuses certain words, and seems to hit us over the head with acronyms! Yeah, the acronyms probably left a bruise or two! Unfortunately, I didn't really care for the narration either There's a reason why good editors are in demand I enjoyed the first three books in the series. I 'read' these via audiobook format and I must first mention that the narrator Michael Pauley did a great job with multiple effects and voices that fit the characters and species talking.
The setting and universe that is set up much more in-depth in the second book are really interesting. We learn more and more about the universe plane-verse? I liked that this was a b I enjoyed the first three books in the series. I liked that this was a box set because the first book only barley scratched the surface of the universe at large. I look forward to picking up the 4th book to find out what happens next. Each book gets better than the last one. Emily as a character finally started to develop in the third book, but I tended to find her uncle to be on the annoying side and his development is confusing so far suddenly a military strategist?
VI gained some personality in the second book, but seemed to lose a good portion of it in the third for some reason. Also plot problems seems to resolve a bit too easy with typically just some dialogue.
I wrote this unbiased and honest review in exchange for a copy of the books by the author. Apr 29, Colin Rowlands rated it liked it. At first glance, a mysterious alien allowing a couple of humans to accompany him on his time machine through a series of crazy adventures sounds rather like Doctor Who, but a lot of the interactions throughout these books serves to put some distance between them and that iconic series. While the titular hero, Evaran, shares a number of traits with the Doctor, he also tends to indulge in actual violence more often when the situation requires it and throughout the book there is more use of time tr At first glance, a mysterious alien allowing a couple of humans to accompany him on his time machine through a series of crazy adventures sounds rather like Doctor Who, but a lot of the interactions throughout these books serves to put some distance between them and that iconic series.
While the titular hero, Evaran, shares a number of traits with the Doctor, he also tends to indulge in actual violence more often when the situation requires it and throughout the book there is more use of time travel mechanics to deal with an issue e. The companions of Evaran are Dr Snowden and his niece Emily and throughout these books they both developed as characters far more than Evaran who remained the mysterious super alien throughout. The narrator of this book nicely enhanced the stories, giving a strong performance for all the main characters, ensuring they were all sufficiently distinctive.
Overall, these were an enjoyable set of books and I would be interested in reading more of their adventures in the future. Jun 26, solitaryfossil rated it did not like it Shelves: This series wanted to be good, it really did. The plot blurbs sounded interesting to me: Aliens, time travel, adventure, etc. But there were many problems with the writing, the most glaring being the dialogue.
Pretty important in novels, right? The dialogue was atrocious and impossible to get around. Any of the main characters could have been obliterated and I would not have cared. Some of the other rev This series wanted to be good, it really did. So no more books from Adair Hart. The three books in this set could be read as standalone stories. However, they are much better if one reads them in sequence as each book plays off the others.
There is also a very good prequel available which I would highly recommend because it adds additional content to the series. I was very happy I read it first. As others stated in their reviews, the series is a blending of Star Trek, Dr. The stories take the reader on a rollercoaster ride of action, adventure, emotional highs and lows, along with several strange worlds.
Even though the books are like others in the science fiction genre, the author does a fabulous job of creating unique and interesting worlds and creatures that inhabit them. We also are introduced to some new ships and technology not seen in other books of its type. Evaran, like in the prequel, is a selfless creature doing what he can to protect the innocent from those that would desire to do them harm. He is soft spoken, but as with Dr. Who, nearly every creature in the multiverse fears being on his bad side.
At times the book can be confusing due to the element of time travel, but the author does a decent job of keeping the reader engaged so this is less an issue than with other books. I also like that the author included both a prologue and epilogue for each of the books helping tie the series together.
I enjoyed the subtle audio enhancements added to the books like introduction music at each chapter, some lighter injected sound effects, and computerized voice of the robot; V. The audio was clean as I did not notice any artifacts while listening; no swallows, no volume issues, no page turns, etc. Michael Pauley is no veteran to audiobook narration with over books at the time of this review, and he does a fantastic job with this series as well. I would highly caution young readers as each of the books contain vulgar language that may not be appropriate for all ages.
There are some scenes containing more adult humor and sexual subjects involving aliens and a few innuendoes. After listening to the prequel and the first three books in the series, I will be listening to the fourth book, along with any others in the series as they become available, because they are well-written and narrated books that nearly anyone could pick up and enjoy. I wish the author had used less vulgarity as I could see the series being enjoyed by a younger audience if this were the case.
Feb 24, Shanna Tidwell rated it it was amazing. He does an absolutely amazing job. This story is going to stay with me forever. The characters and plot are so well thought out. I will definitely look for more by the author and the narrator. This series would be appropriate for teens. May 16, Richard Kelley rated it really liked it. Evaran Chronicles I only gave this 4 stars because my poor mind got lost in the various aspects of time travel. I was actually surprised that the author allowed Emily to go from never hurt anything to sometimes killing is necessary. We live in a rather protected time compared to much of history and often can't comprehend or refuse to how life and death decisions are sometimes made for protection of life.
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Two months after being rescued, she's starting to get things back to a new normal. She's making changes, subtle though they may be, doing what she can to move on. Her latest case is just the thing Darby needs to keep her mind off the recent past: Justin Kendrick, paraplegic, is dead. Being poisoned, strangled, and stabbed through the heart seems like overkill. After the resuscitation, all hell breaks loose, and Darby is unprepared for the consequences of her powers Or how they will affect her Read more Read less. About the Author Liberty Speidel has been a voracious reader since reading her first Nancy Drew book.
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However, it takes place in the future, so there are sci-fi elements, such as hover cars.
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