As in the real world, ethical quandaries abound, and you end up questioning not only which characters are "right" or "wrong", but your own morals as well. And in typical GRRM fashion, as much as you love and root for the protagonists, while despising the antagonists, later in the story you learn that things are not so black and white as they initially appeared. They seem more real than any real person I know. Voiced by Donachie, the characters of Abner Marsh, Joshua York, Damon Julian, and Sour Billy Tipton are some of the most memorable and compelling characters I've ever encountered. It is so enjoyable to listen to that I'm tempted to listen to it a third time, immediately after my second listen. He PUTS you there on the 1850s Mississippi River. He does the PERFECT voices for each character, and his narration turns Martin's prose into poetry. He makes it better than watching a movie. I would highly recommend listening to the audiobook version of this - Donachie breathes life into the story like very few narrators are able to. But what really knocks this one out of the park is Ron Donachie's incredible narration. It's neater than ASoIaF, which isn't even finished, and may never be. For one thing, this is a self-contained novel. "WHAT? BETTER THAN A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE?! IMPOSSIBLE!" This may possibly be the best novel that George RR Martin has ever written.
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