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5 out of 5 stars
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Ketil
on
11-21-16
Excellent story with character development!
While still falling under the umbrella of "urban fantasy" this novel has succeeded where so many others of late have failed. First, there are several very compelling and non-formulaic characters. As many have noted, the protagonist is "morally ambiguous" however his character development in just this first novel is far greater than that of many other series, where things are doggedly the same book after book. While the next book is not out yet, I think McLean has taken the high road and refused to adhere to a pulpish formula just for sales. I am keenly interested in what he does next. After finishing this book, I don't think I will be disappointed.
And the narrator is top notch. I will start looking for other books he has narrated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jason B.
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06-08-16
A breath of fresh air.
I came upon this book by chance in my search for something other than the typical fantasy book. As the book is being read I imagined the whole thing in a film noir style much like sin city. It's dark, has sorcery, demons, fallen angels, and even Lucifer in a man's journey to get out from under a gambling debt with an arch demon. I can't wait till the next one.
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4 out of 5 stars
By
Grace
on
07-11-17
Not sure at first
Where does Drake rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Close to the top of this particular subgenre (urban fantasy)
What other book might you compare Drake to, and why?
Hellblazer (graphic novel)
What about Mark Meadows’s performance did you like?
All the characters were distinct and convincing
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
Any additional comments?
I was really not sure about this at first, the main character comes across as a sleazier version (if that's possible) of John Constantine (Hellblazer) but he does mature as the story progresses and I'm hoping he becomes more likeable over the course of the next few books.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Adv
on
03-07-16
Salubriously seedy
Where does Drake rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
2
What did you like best about this story?
Authentic and unapologetic protagonist
What does Mark Meadows bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Mark gave it a true London edge though I didn't think his reading female characters was great.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Headlong rush into trouble.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Jeremy
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02-10-17
Interesting story
Certainly an urban fantasy/sci-fi sort of story with demons in modern day London. There was a lot of action and the narrator was good (Mark Meadows narrated the Luminaries - quite a different story indeed!). My only gripe was that Don, the main character, wasn't an easily likeable guy.
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