Two Serpents Rise

The Craft Sequence, Book 2

By: Max Gladstone

Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla

A novel set in the addictive and compelling fantasy world of Three Parts Dead

Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc - casual gambler and professional risk manager - to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene of the crime, Caleb finds an alluring and clever cliff runner, crazy Mal, who easily outpaces him.

But Caleb has more to worry about than the demonvinfestation, Mal, or job security when he discovers that his father - the last priest of the old gods and leader of the True Quechal terrorists - has broken into his home and is wanted in connection with the attacks on the water supply.

From the beginning, Caleb and Mal are bound by lust, craft, and chance, as both play a dangerous game where gods and people are pawns. They sleep on water, they dance in fire, and all the while the Twin Serpents slumbering beneath the earth are stirring...and hungry.

©2013 Max Gladstone (P)2013 Blackstond Audio, Inc.

Kind of boring

It was hard for me to finish this book. There were some spots that held my attention and that I really liked and then I would lose interest again. The first in the series was the same for me but I liked it better.

Only okay

A much weaker installment than the first audiobook. The narration was slightly better than Three Parts Dead (which doesn't take much), but still awkward enough to continuously pull you out of immersion. The story for this one is weaker than the initial offering, which is too bad, since the premise was so good.

Needs Some Help

Not one of my favorites. I agree with other reviewers that this is a very unique book and that the author’s creativity is off the scale. But this book badly needs a co-writer and a different narrator. Pee-yew.

Ho-hum

In 3 words: grandiose, hyperbolic, bombastic
Also did not really care for the narrator very much. Not enough expression and difficult to determine who is speaking because of little vocal variation. Everything he said sounded like he was narrating sort of a Jack Reacher type novel

Great book, but where are the other books?

When will audible release the rest of the series? they have only posted the first two of them.