City Of Stairs

Author: Bennett, Robert Jackson
A phenomenal novel that you just donât want to finish made even better on the strength of an outstanding audiobook performance by  Alma Cuervo. The novel starts off slow, but once it picks up steam, it never slows. There's also some fantastic world building by Bennett with a whole world, lore, history, and mythos that's slowly revealed as the story progresses.The characters too are strong indeed. Bennett has always been an author who imbues his characters with complexity and City of Stairs is no exception to that. The characters leap from the story as real entities and you really care for them.The audiobook is superbly narrated by Alma Cuervo who proves she's got the voice to stand peer to peer with the best in the business. A remarkable reading on her part for both the male and female character voices.Alma manages to capture every nuance of the female protagonist, wringing out emotion in the right times, and giving the right kick to the action scenes. One of the best performances and one of the best female narrators out there, hands down.She also narrates the sequel, City of Blades.Listen to a sample of Alma Cuervo's voice

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