UNTAMED CITY Carnival of Secrets

Through tone and pacing, narrator James Marsters gives a dark, atmospheric feel to the world of the Carnival of Souls. At the heart of The City, a place for daimons, is the Carnival of Souls, where a bloody tournament gives one daimon the opportunity to join the ruling class. All the competitors have reasons for wanting to win. Each will risk much and forge unlikely alliances to have the chance to rule. Marsters smoothly juggles his portrayals of the paranormals from from The City and the human world. There is depth and characterization in his voices, especially those of the four main characters. Marsters excels with dialogue, making a heated conversation among various parties as exciting and breathless as if the characters were hiding inside one’s speakers. C.C. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2012]