![]() ![]() The Dresden Files were to be the first books that Jim Butcher was to have published, with ‘Storm Front’ being released on the first of April, 2000. ![]() ![]() This was then how he would make his name as he soon found himself reaching number 2 in The New York Times best-seller list. With a degree in English he began his literary career back in college when he created the now infamous character of Harry Dresden as part of a class writing exercise. This has helped to inspire a number of properties built from his own backlog of material. He’s also known to be a keen gamer largely dealing with the role-playing fantasy genre both online and off. Being the youngest of three children he is a father himself with one son. Lewis, Tolkein and Lloyd Alexander he sought inspiration for his material as his career began to grow.īorn in 1971 on the 26th of October in Independence Missouri he still lives there today with his dog. It was then that his sisters happened to introduce him to ‘The Hans Solo Adventures’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as a way of passing the time and from that moment on his fate was secured. Jim Butcher gained an interest in the fantasy and science-fiction genres at an early age after being bedridden by strep throat as a child. All this has helped secure him a place as a New York Times best-selling author. Well known fantasy author Jim Butcher is highly regarded thanks to his popular series of novels ‘The Dresden Files’ as well as the ‘Codex Alera’ saga. It is a great action story that I highly recommend.Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy Listeners will be left in awe at this unique spin on an old love story. The book and narration are perfectly matched. ❀ A Unique SpinĬinder by Marissa Meyer audiobook is incredible. Soler has one of those unique abilities to take a fantastic story and bring it to life. I find it hard to stick with an audiobook that does not have a captivating narrator. Rebecca Soler has captured the voice of those robots so perfectly that it makes the story so believable! I really enjoyed how she uses so much expression to really help the listener understand the events in the book. In Cinder, there are androids that assist the citizens of New Beijing, where the story takes place. Queen Levana’s character is so well developed that the listener will be able to feel a real hatred towards her. She is described as beautiful, but she is able to trick humans into seeing her as pretty. Queen Levana, queen of Luna, possesses powers that allow her to control minds. ❀ An Incredible VillainĪ Cinderella retelling wouldn’t be complete without an incredible villain. With such a creative fantasy storyline, Marissa Meyer has created a classic of her own. I love how the main character, Cinder, is not a human, but a cyborg who is rejected by society. ❀ A Cinderella RetellingĬinder is one of the best retellings that I have ever listened to! It loosely follows the plot of Cinderella, but is set in the future where a deadly plague is going around. The villain will put you under her spell while Rebecca Soler reenacts the book with superb finesse. Cinder is a fantastic retelling of the classic fairytale, Cinderella. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.Īudiobook Review: Cinder by Marissa MeyerĬinder by Marissa Meyer is the perfect audiobook if you are looking for a way to tackle your TBR. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl.Ĭinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A wicked mash-up of fairy tale and Terminator-set in a Star Wars kind of world-Marissa Meyer's Cinder is a fresh and fiercely ingenious futuristic retelling of Cinderella
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