Thought I would share the most recent review of
Relic Tech on Audible:
"Pretty Original
for a Relic"
I first read
Terry Ervin II's book Outpost, and it blew me away. The story had the tone, the
characterization, the plot, and the pacing that really appealed to me. So, I
knew that I couldn't let anything else by the man slip past me. So, I got Relic
Tech just from the singular reading of his fantasy/Gamelit novel. Man, am I
glad that I did!
Ervin's writing
style is very appealing, it is easy to listen to, is intelligent, and has
fantastic pace to it. The story is sensible and fun and sucks you right in. This
is one of those stories that iwould say I couldn't put it down if it was in
print, as it was I had a hard time to stop listening when I had to. I am so
glad that this is just a 'Book One" in a series as I would have called for
more if it weren't. I almost had to laugh because the story is so frenetic that
you feel out of breath in some spots, and I really believe that Ervin
deliberately provided a few breathing spaces for the listener to rest in before
cranking things up to 11 again.
I'm not sure if
it has a western hero, an Indiana Jones (movies 1 & 3), or James Bond
type feel for the main character, but it really doesn't matter because you can
very clearly see that the MC is pretty cool and exciting. Ervin has a way of
captivating his listeners and maintaining their attention. I love his writing
style. Amazingly, it holds your focus for almost 24 straight hours.
Conlan does a
really good job narrating; although I have to admit that there were a few
points that he seemed to be talking really fast, like he was sped up. It worked
really well in the fight scenes, but it did kind of throw me off when we hits a
slow down point. It wasn't enough for me to deduct any stars but I do think
you, as a listener, ought to know about it. Regardless, he handles the story
quite well, and I had no real complaints.
This is a fun
story, and I have very clearly discovered a new writer for me to follow. You
should really look into all of Ervin's writings, as I know I will. Even though
I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my
considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest.
Getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often
concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review.
Ray Johnson
Available on: Audible, Amazon, iTunes
