Falling Down

The Boy in the Iron Box, Book 1

By: Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan

Narrated by: Ralph Ineson

A group of mercenaries on an unsanctioned mission survives a plane crash in whiteout conditions in the Tian Shan mountains. The men are accustomed to danger. Now they’re growing accustomed to fear.

Team leader Liev and his band of survivors are stranded in the bitter winds with little hope of rescue—or outlasting the wolves that have scented blood. In the distance is the apparent sanctuary of an abandoned stone fortress. That an ancient bulwark even exists on this forsaken summit is beyond comprehension. So is what lies on the other side of its walls.

From Academy Award–winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Falling Down, chapter one of The Boy in the Iron Box, a blood-chilling serialized novel about an ancient secret that was never meant to be unleashed, featuring exclusive interior artwork. Each chapter can be read or listened to in one breathless sitting.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

3.5-4 stars so far

Good setup, I liked the descriptions and details. I wasn’t sure how I felt about the narrator at first, but I do like him. Interested in the rest of the story for sure,

Very Interested!

Though I was concerned with the depth and tone of our narrator, it took nothing away from what sounds to be a very interesting tale.

I could not tell the correct order of these episodes and ended up listening to them backwards.

I did not like that these episodes did not say the order they should be listened to.

My goodness!

How awesome was this? It took me a few minutes to get used to the narrator’s very deep voice, but once I did he was easy to understand. Loved the voice used for the Boy. The story was quintessential Del Toro. The Boy was neither good nor bad, he just was - like the rock waves crash upon. This story was fascinating but the story of how humanity deals with the force of nature coming for it would also be engrossing.
Posted this review to the wrong book. This review is for the entire series.

Let down by unique but hard to understand narrator

Agreed with everyone complaining about the narrator. I guess I can see how his voice creates a unique atmosphere for a series like this, but it's also simply hard to understand esp if you're playing it on speaker.

I don't think it's worth sacrificing clarity for ~vibes.