Ooh, thank you.

I did audible as well.


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No spoilers.  My copy arrived yesterday, but I'm saving it for my flight to WA to visit the in-laws.

I'm debating re-reading to refresh my memory.

I actually just finished reading 'Saints.' I've read it in a couple of sittings. The book is an absolute page-turner.

   Saints is definately better than the previous two.

Not bad, but I really didnt like the Mary Sueness.

  Ringos a good author.  I just cant get into his writing.

I agree, Troy Rising rocked. He actually made making “Death Stars” out of asteroids believable.  I wish we had Dragon Tears, oh wait, maybe we do.



I’ve enjoyed everything written by Ringo. It only took me 3 years to complete the entire Ringo library.

On a different note, for those of you that do audible, have you listened to Larry’s “Tom Stranger, Interdemensional Insurance Agent” series? Very short, but hilarious. I often wonder what he smokes to come up with this stuff. But it sure does keep me entertained.


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Oliver Wymans narration is crowding the line towards performance, but without being too obnoxious.  And does not have any of the obvious mispronunciations found in Grunge.  Spokane, is an ah sound not an A sound.  Audiobooks need local editors, for pronunciation, prior to release.

Hey, at least Ringo didn't use places like Puyallup or Sequim.  When I was stationed at the Army base formerly known as Ft Lewis, I worked with a guy who lived in Puyallup.  When he'd get a telemarketer call, he'd challenge them by saying "I know you can see my location.  If you can pronounce it correctly, I'll listen."

My wife, a Washington native, got in trouble in basic training for correcting the drill sergeant's pronunciation of Tenino.  (For non-Army types, the Tenino map sheet is used for land nav instruction in the Army.)  The drill was pronouncing it "Te-neen-o" instead of "Te-nine-o".

Local variations of the same word/name...I've been watching NYPD Blue on Hulu.  Apparently in NYC there's a Houston Street.

Which in NYC is pronounced "House-ton".

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    Oliver Wymans narration is crowding the line towards performance, but without being too obnoxious.  And does not have any of the obvious mispronunciations found in Grunge.  Spokane, is an ah sound not an A sound.  Audiobooks need local editors, for pronunciation, prior to release.

Hey, at least Ringo didn't use places like Puyallup or Sequim.  When I was stationed at the Army base formerly known as Ft Lewis, I worked with a guy who lived in Puyallup.  When he'd get a telemarketer call, he'd challenge them by saying "I know you can see my location.  If you can pronounce it correctly, I'll listen."

My wife, a Washington native, got in trouble in basic training for correcting the drill sergeant's pronunciation of Tenino.  (For non-Army types, the Tenino map sheet is used for land nav instruction in the Army.)  The drill was pronouncing it "Te-neen-o" instead of "Te-nine-o".

I've been through Sequim (pronounced Skwim).  Many of the county/city/street names in the Pacific Northwest were borrowed from the local Indian tribes, often as a way of honoring them.  And since they weren't English words, how they are pronounced and how they are spelled are often quite different from what you might expect.

But some places even butcher English words.  For example, there's Broccoli Street in Roseburg, Oregon.  Which is NOT pronounced like the vegetable.  It's pronounced Brock-oh-LI, with the last syllable rhyming with "eye".

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"I've been through Sequim (pronounced Skwim).  Many of the county/city/street names in the Pacific Northwest were borrowed from the local Indian tribes, often as a way of honoring them.  And since they weren't English words, how they are pronounced and how they are spelled are often quite different from what you might expect.

But some places even butcher English words.  For example, there's Broccoli Street in Roseburg, Oregon.  Which is NOT pronounced like the vegetable.  It's pronounced Brock-oh-LI, with the last syllable rhyming with "eye"."

Lots of Alaska Native place names, in AK.  Also Russian, and Spanish.  But the local pronunciations of most are unique.  I tend not to listen to audio books set in AK because I just want to jab my ears out with most narrators.