The Pirates of Pacta Servanda

Pillars of Reality, Book 4

De: Jack Campbell

Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews

"The world feels oddly strained, like a line pulled too taut and apt to snap, smashing everything in its path."

Master Mechanic Mari and Mage Alain have survived every attempt to stop them, but their enemies are determined to kill Mari, the only one who can save her world from a storm of destruction. As armies begin to gather and cities seethe with tension, Mari, Alain, and their friends must prepare to confront the storm in the place it first appeared: the broken kingdom of Tiae.

The dangers facing them demand perilous raids, tough battles, and more than a little piracy. Beating the Mechanics Guild and the Mage Guild that have controlled the world of Dematr for centuries will require an unprecedented alliance under

Mari's command of rebellious Mechanics, Mages, and common folk who know that together they can change the world, but separately they will all lose.

©2016 John G. Hemry (P)2015 Audible Inc.

Doing things you don't want to do.

Marie, didn't want the job of changing the world and feels like she doesn't have choices. Yet, she accepts her role and works to do what is right and good. Her friends help her to see that she dies have choices and they help her when she wants to give up.

Getting ready for

We follow the main characters Mari and Alain as they progress on their journey to free a world. We meet new characters along the way with a variety of paths they walk in the story. The author did an excellent job sticking to the original series history while building this story line. As many come together and many more want to join the movement. Can the daughter hold it together long enough to free a world.

Wonderful story

Great character development , The author created a believable culture on another world! With mage's, dragons and trolls!

Surprising Amount of Errors

In this book much like it's predecessors the action is non stop and almost at a nauseating predictability. ie: if they think the worst turn the page and guess what... the worst is happening. The narrator made frequent mistakes that were not caught by who ever edited the recording, so no your device is messing up you heard double got a reason. At one point in time it sounded as if he had a cold because all of the characters sounded congested. All in all though I enjoy the way Jack Campbell tells a story. I did accidentally listen to the books about her daughter firsthand good thing because I swear all Jack Campbell did was change the names and locations for that story. wink wink

Becoming laborious

Book four and we are still slogging through. Campbell feels it is necessary to belabor his dear reader time and again with explanation already provided time and again.

We get it the mages have been beaten into not feeling. They view the world differently. WE GET IT.

The base of the story is decent really. Classic messiah tale. Mari is only slightly less insufferable in this installment. Beleaguering her ideas of purity and puritanical prudery.

“I can’t live without you but you better not give up if I die” type stuff. YA cringe abounds. But the world is interesting the premise is fun and that’s why I’ve stuck with it.

Be warned you’ll want to yell at the main cast to be sure.