Infinity Blade: Awakening
Written by Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Samuel Roukin
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling fantasy author, who writes for both adults and younger readers. Amongst others, he's known for his Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series, the latter including The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance. He's also completed the final books in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, based on Jordan's notes and material. Sanderson teaches writing at Brigham Young University and lives in Utah.
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Reviews for Infinity Blade
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It’s a book by Brandon Sanderson; do I need to say anything further? Sort of like reviewing Chocolate by Godiva; even at its worst, it’s better than 95% of the competition. My only complaint is that it is obviously a short introduction to a new series, and I WANT MORE NOW!!!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book had me guessing the whole way through. Great fun.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What's a short book but it was a good read. However, I'm fond of books where the hero is a bad A and not too whiney.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun, short listen. Typical Sanderson-like elements of surprise and gradual unveiling of details.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love the way Brandon Sanderson creates interesting characters. His stories are interesting and captivating and leave you wanting more. I see book two is out and I’m excited to read that one!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was such an interesting story, leaving me wanting for book 2
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Is an interesting style taking into account the project inspiration
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was an ok listen, but I often found myself wondering what the heck was going on. It gets better as you go, but this one might be better as a traditional read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really good. I had a great time reading it. Good job.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good story, but a portion of it is missing. The recording jumps forward in the story and leaves you to just figure out what happened.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent lead into what feels like a much bigger story! i can't wait for the second book. very memorable characters, and a plot line all fans of Pern will love!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I haven't read this book before, but I know enough of the game's story to link the events together. This recording, was among the best recording I have ever listened to. It was well crafted, very fluent, and the performances for the story characters were spot on! I recommend this to anyone looking for an enjoyable time.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Myth, Medievelism, and Magic everything a Fantasy should be.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5More of a curiosity than a story, this novella is what happens when someone tries to take the rules of video game logic and make them into a coherent magic system.Sanderson is great a magic systems, so it works way better than it has any right to. The effort tends to blot out the lackluster characters and unsatisfying ending, which does little more than push the reader by the shoulders towards the video game it ties in with.I'd be interested in seeing a novelization that includes the events of the game itself, in order to render this into a complete story.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I probably would have enjoyed this more if I was familiar with the iOS mobile game, or the Infinity Blade franchise in general. As it were, I've never played it, I don't even know the first thing about it, so I was not surprised at all at how often I felt lost while reading this and at the many questions I had after I finished.I admit I picked this up because it was penned by Brandon Sanderson. But despite being written by one of my favorite fantasy authors, I didn't find anything too impressive about this novella. The franchise isn't Sanderson's own creation so he obviously had certain limitations to work within and guidelines to follow. I could tell he wasn't "stretching out" as much as he could with his writing talents, possibly due to the fact that he didn't have his usual freedoms.I'm proof that this book is readable even if you don't play or if you are not a fan of the game, but a lot of it will end up being confusing. As this short story is meant to be the bridge between the first Infinity Blade and its sequel, it is really meant for those who want more background into the story of the game it's based upon.