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The War
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- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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The magic flames are raging. Blades are melting. Souls are reduced to ashes in the fury of battle. The grand finale of the war for the First Temple is upon us. The last trump cards have been played, the reserves are all exhausted, and even the gods have engaged in the plebeian fight.
The universe is on the point of collapse. Broken are the chains that hold the worlds together. The icy waters of the Baltic cool the scorching sands of the Frontier. The creatures of AlterWorld spill the first blood on the quiet streets of Earth's cities.
What will Max do? Become embittered and butcher his enemies? Seize the deserted castles and abandoned lands? Attempt to save the one who had given her life defending him? Or try to win the jackpot by finding a way home, back to Earth?
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- Jeffery
- 07-07-16
5 & 6 could have been one book
Both books were excellent, but I felt a bit cheated with both as they could have been one long book instead of two short ones. I guess the poor author has to pay his rent somehow.:) I did think both were excellent and this series has surprised me by being so good. I am looking forward to book 7.
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- tudy
- 11-30-16
appropriate title is appropriate
a very apt title. I enjoyed the book. narration is stellar as always. great surprise ending.
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- Doc Holiday
- 09-27-17
Mixed up
I love this series, but mixing up two major characters is almost unforgivable. The author mixes up the characters of Tigress and Bagera, it made my head hurt.
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- Frankie
- 07-25-16
Great series but....
This series is truly a new take on fantasy meets sci-if. I enjoyed the series and waited constantly for new credits to get next books. However the series is slowly changing from what I originally enjoyed about it. No spoilers but how the book ends will put you at a crossroad of purchasing next book. The book earns the 5 star rating anything else would be my personal tastes over quality of work.
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- Micah
- 10-24-21
The author lost control of his characters
The author brings a lot of characters throughout the series which is great. Unfortunately, when it comes to the cats starting chapter 4 their roles are switched up. This is bothersome as the entire scene is littered with the cats' names and matched with abilities that they do not own.
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- Reika_Sayuuri
- 07-19-16
Incorrect Pet Names
Would you listen to The War again? Why?
Overall, I really enjoy this book series, but the translation seems to be poor. The story progression is good and the character development as well.
The mixture between Tigress and Bagheera was upsetting.
Like what some one said "Bagheera was the pet, not Tigress. That's a pretty big plot point to miss from the previous books."Bagheera played a huge part, and got the nickname the black death. How the mix up?
Also, how did the book series went from trying to escape the government for freedom, to America becoming the enemy?
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- J. Caulfield
- 09-08-19
His reach exceeds his grasp
Rus continues an excellent story in this installment. If you enjoyed the previous books in this series you will find it similar.
However, in this book, as the title suggests, the author tries to portray a war. He doesn’t quite pull it off. The storyline is choppy, disconnected and confusing. He also forgets many things from his previous works, so if you are reading this as part of a binge you will note that some mistakes are made. Such as which cat is actually his pet.
The narrator does a solid job, but does not have much range of characters and has a hard time with some of the special sections. It does not help the enjoyment of the material.
All in all, it is a solid effort, but it just isn’t quite written or performed at the level it should be.
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- Talondc
- 10-08-18
If you've made it this far, you already know
This is simply one of the most compelling and real stories in any universe. D. Rus is a masterful storyteller and comes at an epic story from angles that are continually changing and warping. If you have read to this book already, you're already a fan and this will not change that.
I already regret that this will end, but I intend to squeeze every last bit of raw emotion out of it.
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- Brian Beede
- 03-18-21
Bagheera & Tigress Swap
I'm sure its been noted somewhere but I literally had to stop listening to the book for a minute to get this off my mind. I was completely distracted from the story when Max's old pet and pall showed up in the middle of a battle to help. Not because of their appearance, but due to the fact that the two cats had now swapped identities!
When Max first made Bagheera, he was a zombie panther, who then went perma. When Bagheera left Max, it was to walk off with the black sabertooth like boss monster in the forgotten city temple in the Asian cluster. He ended up calling the boss Tigress in their parting, later remarking on his naming her possibly granting her perma status as well.
Now here we are with the pets again and Max is calling Tigress his old pet, as she jumps around using Bagheera's old abilities, and calling Bagheera the former boss mob. It was so jarring, like walking into your parents house only for them to act like your mom and dad had switched rolls.
I know this is more of a rant than anything, but I hope there is either an explanation in the later books or this huge editing error is somehow amended.
Still really enjoy the series.
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- Chris
- 08-01-16
EPIC Battles
Storylines are coming to an end and resolution is offered on many fronts here in book VI. Go big or go home is certainly embraced throughout this story as battles are fought on the epic level and with far more soldiers (hundreds of thousands) than previously presented in the earlier books. I will admit the Earth storyline is not as strong here as the in gameaction. However, this is forgivable as the story's center has always been within Alterworld. I'm looking forward to book VII.
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