Book description
The Olympian Affair: Aerial Acrobatics and Political Hot Air
Euan Morton's "The Olympian Affair" floats majestically into audiobook territory like a well-dressed airship captain-confident, polished, and utterly predictable. This sophomore effort in The Cinder Spires series delivers exactly what fans of Dresden Files-style fantasy might expect: elaborate sword fights, aristocratic posturing, and enough political maneuvering to make a parliamentary session look like a pillow fight.
The premise is deliciously absurd in its grandeur-humanity's last survivors huddle in floating towers while aristocrats debate war games in drawing rooms. Lord Albion sends Captain Francis Madison Grimm (because of course he's named Grimm) and his crew to prevent global catastrophe, which apparently involves more diplomatic cocktail parties than actual diplomacy.
Morton's narration suits the material perfectly, delivering bombastic speeches and swordplay with appropriate gravitas while never letting you forget you're listening to a fantasy novel where the biggest threat isn't the surface world's dangers but the petty squabbles of sky-dwelling elites. The author seems to realize the inherent ridiculousness of airship battles deciding humanity's fate, treating these moments with just enough wink to keep listeners from taking the whole affair too seriously.
Sure, it's formulaic fantasy with a capital F, but sometimes you want your entertainment as refined and predictable as Spire aristocracy itself. Perfect for listeners who enjoy their world-ending stakes served with a side of proper British narration and elaborate steampunk window dressing.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience