James

Unnecessary

Reviewed: 25-11-19

That is the word i would use to describe this. the production is top notch and voice acting is great across the board (especially lance), they create a great atmosphere. But the story is so boring. Too many characters and uninteresting ones at that, not much happens, the events make no sense when fitting with the cannon, and the end is a dull thud. Also the first 20 mins is a recap of Aliens. Fans are the most likely listeners, so they dont need reminding of what happened, especiallly when the story is this short to begin with. So great production and performances, but bad story. Disappointing.

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Overall good...with just 1 thing that bothered me

Reviewed: 03-12-18

If you liked the original musical then you will like this. The performances by all are great, Michael Sheen does a fantastic job as the narrator/journalist. He is doing a bit of a Richard Burton impression but hey its a darn good one and it works. The story from HG Wells is of course top notch, now with a lot more detail and scenes from the book in comparison to Jeff Wayne's original musical. If you have not already I would highly recommend HG Wells original novel.

The music from the original musical is all here, minus the lyrics. You may as I did, miss some of great singing and lyrics (for me the singing in millions to one, now you're not here, start over again are a loss) but having the music as instrumental overall did not lessen my enjoyment, and instead we get more drama and scenes from the book which is a plus.

The one area where I had a problem was with some of the remixed music. Most of it is fine with the original scores in tact with modern production. However there is some music that falls into 'War of the Worlds: Dubstep Edition.' Now it may not be strictly Dubstep (I'm an old man and have no idea what the kids are into these days), but that was the first thing I thought of when certain songs came on. They seem like a music Editor has just gone a bit too far with trying to make the music seem more contemporary and different. I was sometimes confused with thinking are we supposed to be in a run for our lives being chased by giant machines whilst civilisation crumbles around us, or are we in a Marthian themed Nightclub? Frankly I thought these changes were not good, missed the point of some the music, and was overall a bad move. Like I say it is only on certain songs and not throughout so did not spoil the whole experience for me, but definitely prevents this from being 'great'.

Overall a really good listen for both new comers and fans of the original musical. And again, if you have not read HG Wells's book, do so!

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Overall not great, weakest of the series

Reviewed: 14-05-18

good production as usual, but weak story & characters. plot is stuff we have all heard before and the physic angle was not only silly, but lead to nothing.

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At last Legend is here.

Reviewed: 27-06-17

A simple but engaging story, brilliantly read by Sean Barrett. His voice as Druss is damn near perfect. So pleased that Legend and the other Drenai books are finally on Audible. RIP David Gemmell.

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some chapters dramatised and some not, disjointed

Reviewed: 28-04-16

dramatisation was great, but only on some chapters and not all which is baffling. ending was rather anti climatic, quite a bit of filler in the middle.

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