Third Eye

So this isn't exactly a book. More like an audio program I guess. Each “chapter” is an episode. There is sound effects and music. Each character is played by a different actor.

As a format, I think this is great, and would consume more stories this way. In my early days of getting into audiobooks I borrowed some BBC Sherlock Holmes stuff that worked the same way, and I'm surprised there haven't been more like this. If I was rating just the audio portion, it would be an easy 5 stars.

One improvement I'd love to see is some kind of full cast list posted somewhere (ideally in text, not audio, but I'd take an audio update over nothing). There are so many characters and I recognize some of the voices but not all. I was only able to find some partial lists on various sites, but nothing on audible or Felicia's website. I'm not sure if this warrants an IMDB page, but I love how IMDB has pages for TV Episodes because I often use them to look up someone and try to jog my memory as to what else I've seen them in before.

With regards to the actual story, I had mixed feelings. Some of the humor was great, but a lot of it didn't work for me. That's always going to be subjective though.

I also didn't find any of the characters very likeable though, which is my bigger issue. I thought they were interesting characters, but I like to have something to “root” for. I guess I was rooting for Laurel, but often I was just frustrated with her.

My favorite character was probably Robicus (not sure I'm spelling that right). It may be that I'm partial to Wil Wheaton, or maybe it's just you're not supposed to like him, so I thought that was well done.

Overall, I thought this was enjoyable but not amazing. I do love that it was a self contained story. That's so rare these days. Everything is a series. If you like fantasy, and nerdy humor and/or are a fan of The Guild this one is probably worth a listen. Probably closer to 3.5 stars than 3, but not quite 4 for me.