Imager
The First Book of the Imager Portfolio
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Narrateur(s):
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William Dufris
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Auteur(s):
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L. E. Modesitt Jr.
À propos de cet audio
Then, in a single moment, his entire life is transformed when his master patron is killed in a flash fire and Rhenn discovers he is an imager - one of the few in the entire world of Terahnar who can visualize things and make them real.
Rhenn is forced to leave his family and join the Collegium of Imagisle. Because of their abilities (they can do accidental magic even while asleep), and because they are both feared and vulnerable, imagers must live separately from the rest of society.
In this new life, Rhenn discovers that all too many of the "truths" he knew were nothing of the sort. Every day brings a new threat to his life. He makes a powerful enemy while righting a wrong, and he begins to learn to do magic in secret.
Imager is the innovative and enchanting opening of an involving new fantasy story.
©2009 L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (P)2009 TantorCe que les auditeurs disent de Imager
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Langer MD
- 2023-11-12
Great Worldbuilding. Dreadful Pacing.
Comparisons to the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' by Patrick Rothfuss are legitimate. L.E. Modesitt Jr. offers a tale about an artistic young man (apprentice Portrait Artist 'Rhennthyl') who discovers that he has magical talent and enters 'Collegium' training. The sociopolitical structure of his home country of Solidar is imaginative, the cultural traditions among the various castes and guilds are intriguing, and the role of magic in maintaining order (including plausibly-deniable assassination) is intuitive and loaded with potential conflict. Modesitt Jr. writes descriptively, has a firm grasp on realistic dialogue, and builds characters masterfully, but gets bogged down in logistics and minutiae. There are loooong discussions of politics, international trade considerations, and romantic courting conventions among the elite - but sketched-out magical combat that typically lasts a sentence or two at most. The author struggles to maintain attention once he's gotten it with innovative plotting.
As to presentation: I disagree with other reviewers. Tantor Audio did well to cast William Dufris to read the book. Admittedly, some of his voice-acting is cartoonish, and he breathes audibly, but he otherwise delivers the book commendably.
This first book of the 'Imager Portfolio' series rates 6.5 stars out of 10. As a 'Plus' selection, it was a fine distraction for a couple of quiet afternoons.. but spending a Credit on it would be questionable. I personally won't be continuing with the series - but I will try more from this author.
[NOTE: "Soleil" is a much better name for "Sunday" - the 7th day of the week - than "Dimanche"]
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Russell Romick
- 2023-06-14
Good story poor narration
Poor narration. Very breathy narration, he sometimes seemed to forget which voice he was using and was very annoying. I don't think I'll continue if the same narrator is doing the rest of imager. plus even in 5G service the story seemed to skip once I a while even when reqinding it skipped the same place several times.
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Histoire2 out of 5 stars
- Treble B.
- 2023-03-25
Good idea for a fantasy, but way too much frills.
The MC was mostly ignored by his family until he became an imager. After that about a third of the book has him visiting his family where they constantly meddle in his life. Also, there is constant talk of marriage. It seems like the author cannot see coupling without marriage. The narrator helped to make the book even worse; it was hard for me to tell the characters apart.
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