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Tom Clancy’s The Division: Hearts on Fire
Melanie Hoskins, an experienced firefighter-paramedic, has been recruited by a very selective and secret organisation known as The Division. Their mission is to protect the populace and secure the continuation of the United States. The Division is only activated at times of dire need. This just so happens to be one of those times. Based in New York City, Hoskins is forced to leave her civilian life and those she loves behind, and join the front line to try to control the 'dollar flu' virus that has been spreading throughout the city. Not everyone agrees with how this outbreak should be dealt with, and those who used to keep the city streets free of waste have taken matters into their own hands and formed 'The Cleaners'. This group of sanitation workers, custodians and janitors, believe that the only true way to clean the city, is to burn away the infection, including those who still carry it. The mission is clear, until Hoskins discovers that one of The Cleaners' newest recruits is someone she can't bring herself to view as the enemy. Based on the hit Ubisoft game Tom Clancy's The Division and starring Katee Sackoff and Shannon Woodward, The Division: Hearts on Fire is an action packed drama that explores duty, love and the impossible situation of a woman trapped between the two.
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May 15, 2022
This was an excellent audio production but I wish it had been longer.
I love The Division games and even in 2022 I still play them. I find it funny that The Division 2 got me through all the anxiety of the covid pandemic in 2020. I'm also a big Katee Sackhoff (a.k.a. Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica) fan, so these two things combined seemed perfect to me.
The production was perfect, the performances were top notch, and having some of the game sound effects made it even better. I just wish it had been longer so that we would have gotten more background on the main characters and the pandemic itself, and of course more time with Starbuck, I mean, Melanie Hoskins, the main character.
I highly recommed it if you're a fan of The Division games.
I love The Division games and even in 2022 I still play them. I find it funny that The Division 2 got me through all the anxiety of the covid pandemic in 2020. I'm also a big Katee Sackhoff (a.k.a. Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica) fan, so these two things combined seemed perfect to me.
The production was perfect, the performances were top notch, and having some of the game sound effects made it even better. I just wish it had been longer so that we would have gotten more background on the main characters and the pandemic itself, and of course more time with Starbuck, I mean, Melanie Hoskins, the main character.
I highly recommed it if you're a fan of The Division games.
October 3, 2021
Meh, not that great, but not bad. either.
March 5, 2024
KC Wayland knocks it out of the park again. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a good radio show to listen to on their commute.
November 4, 2025
I needed a "pallet cleaner " for a bunch of books that were not great. Hearts on Fire did not quite fit the Bill, but it was pretty good. I love the video game series and thought this would b a good supplement.
July 26, 2022
When Ubisoft’s The Division first came out in 2016, people believed that it was simply another video game that allowed you to work as a special agent fighting back the apocalypse due to a virus. Yet, hindsight can be a pain, as post-2020, with its wealth of mass shootings, misinformation, and constant fear of the end times, made us realize that the world of The Division may not be as far off from reality as we once thought.
With that said, one does not have to be a fan or even have played the game in order to grasp what is going on. Because this book centers on the first wave of Division agents (you play the second wave in the video game), the author is kind enough to include the events of a virus happening before our eyes in the form of a montage. This can make for an excellent book to read if you are thinking about purchasing the game for yourself or even are away from the game for a time, and just want that post-apocalyptic fix.
There are also plenty of other things that make this book one of the best books I have read this year.
One of the best elements of this novel is the voice acting and production. No expense is spared as the voice actors go all out when needed. They properly show the emotion of leaving a family member behind or the thought of killing a random person on the street for survival. This coupled with the sounds and music from the game allows the listener to be fully engulfed in the world of New York at the time of The Division, making for an excellent atmospheric setting where you totally buy that this could happen in the not-too-distant future.
I also enjoyed the story. The characters are believable enough, and the voice actors are talented enough, that I didn’t mind the slightly cliched story in the slightest. We have our main character, Melanie is recruited by the Joint Task Force (JTF) to become a sort of minute man of the 21st century. Another way to think of them is as a kind of sleeper agent who comes into action when all else fails to retain some semblance of law and order until help arrives. She hopes she will never have to use her skills until one day when a virus ravages the country, spreading all throughout New York City. She tries to get into contact with her family, including her sister, Johanna, a military veteran, now a cleaner for the city. But as the city begins to fall into ruin, both are called to separate sides of the conflict, and they both will have to fight for their lives, and what they believe is at stake.
The characterization here is very well done, especially Johanna’s. She goes on the side of the ‘Cleaners’, a group of former janitors, garbage disposal workers, and others who see the only way to cure the people of the virus is to ‘clean’ up those infected by burning them, whether they are dead or alive. We see much of Johanna’s characterization come right out of the 2020 Anti-government playbook, but it is made believable by the cast, and (truth be told) the reader’s own imagination. This, coupled with the other actors helps to see her descent into madness, as Melanie tries to stop her. This makes for a fascinating story, regardless of if I thought the plot was a tad cliche or not.
As for issues with this book, well, there are just a few small issues I could not help noticing while listening to this audiobook.
One would be the plot. It is a bit of a cliche, as we see the two sisters fight on multiple occasions, with the final fight culminating in a showdown climatic battle where, if one fails, then many innocent people could die. This was something I noticed, but the production was so good, that I ended up not minding as much as I could have.
On the production note, I have a bone to pick with whoever did the sound design. The problem I have with it is how they made guns sound. If you listen to well-done sound design regarding guns in a game or movie, you should get a basic idea of what the gun is (handgun, rifle, etc.) and where it is in relation to a certain character. In the HBO series Band of Brothers, for instance, you quickly understand where what type of gun is positioned, and how it sounds in relation to what kind of environment it is in (a bunker vs outside in the open air, for example). For this series, however, the audio mixer failed in this regard. The gunshots here all sound the same, whether they were supposed to be a pistol or rifle, from far away or from our POV character. Normally, I wouldn’t harp on this, but it seems like such a wasted opportunity, to have such great voice talent and environmental sounds mixed in with cheap gun effects.
Overall though, these are just a few issues that I had with the production, and the story dwarfs the enjoyment I had with this audiobook. If you are looking for something fun to read in between more serious books, then I would say that this would be a good choice. I give it a five out of five.
With that said, one does not have to be a fan or even have played the game in order to grasp what is going on. Because this book centers on the first wave of Division agents (you play the second wave in the video game), the author is kind enough to include the events of a virus happening before our eyes in the form of a montage. This can make for an excellent book to read if you are thinking about purchasing the game for yourself or even are away from the game for a time, and just want that post-apocalyptic fix.
There are also plenty of other things that make this book one of the best books I have read this year.
One of the best elements of this novel is the voice acting and production. No expense is spared as the voice actors go all out when needed. They properly show the emotion of leaving a family member behind or the thought of killing a random person on the street for survival. This coupled with the sounds and music from the game allows the listener to be fully engulfed in the world of New York at the time of The Division, making for an excellent atmospheric setting where you totally buy that this could happen in the not-too-distant future.
I also enjoyed the story. The characters are believable enough, and the voice actors are talented enough, that I didn’t mind the slightly cliched story in the slightest. We have our main character, Melanie is recruited by the Joint Task Force (JTF) to become a sort of minute man of the 21st century. Another way to think of them is as a kind of sleeper agent who comes into action when all else fails to retain some semblance of law and order until help arrives. She hopes she will never have to use her skills until one day when a virus ravages the country, spreading all throughout New York City. She tries to get into contact with her family, including her sister, Johanna, a military veteran, now a cleaner for the city. But as the city begins to fall into ruin, both are called to separate sides of the conflict, and they both will have to fight for their lives, and what they believe is at stake.
The characterization here is very well done, especially Johanna’s. She goes on the side of the ‘Cleaners’, a group of former janitors, garbage disposal workers, and others who see the only way to cure the people of the virus is to ‘clean’ up those infected by burning them, whether they are dead or alive. We see much of Johanna’s characterization come right out of the 2020 Anti-government playbook, but it is made believable by the cast, and (truth be told) the reader’s own imagination. This, coupled with the other actors helps to see her descent into madness, as Melanie tries to stop her. This makes for a fascinating story, regardless of if I thought the plot was a tad cliche or not.
As for issues with this book, well, there are just a few small issues I could not help noticing while listening to this audiobook.
One would be the plot. It is a bit of a cliche, as we see the two sisters fight on multiple occasions, with the final fight culminating in a showdown climatic battle where, if one fails, then many innocent people could die. This was something I noticed, but the production was so good, that I ended up not minding as much as I could have.
On the production note, I have a bone to pick with whoever did the sound design. The problem I have with it is how they made guns sound. If you listen to well-done sound design regarding guns in a game or movie, you should get a basic idea of what the gun is (handgun, rifle, etc.) and where it is in relation to a certain character. In the HBO series Band of Brothers, for instance, you quickly understand where what type of gun is positioned, and how it sounds in relation to what kind of environment it is in (a bunker vs outside in the open air, for example). For this series, however, the audio mixer failed in this regard. The gunshots here all sound the same, whether they were supposed to be a pistol or rifle, from far away or from our POV character. Normally, I wouldn’t harp on this, but it seems like such a wasted opportunity, to have such great voice talent and environmental sounds mixed in with cheap gun effects.
Overall though, these are just a few issues that I had with the production, and the story dwarfs the enjoyment I had with this audiobook. If you are looking for something fun to read in between more serious books, then I would say that this would be a good choice. I give it a five out of five.
August 22, 2021
The extended universe The Division needs. ❤️🔥
Hearts on Fire is definitely for those interested in learning more about the lore of The Division. It offers glimpses of answers to a lot of questions raised in the games.
1 - A look behind the scenes. We get to see a side of The Division that we’ve never seen before, a look at their recruiting requirements and their training process. It becomes clear that agents are not just military, they’re specialists. Uniquely adept at one specific skill-set, but then trained in combat.
2 - A different perspective. There are so many video games where I wish there was a mission or two, or maybe DLC, that give you the opportunity to see things from the villains point of view. And while this is still the case with the game, Hearts on Fire gives us the opportunity to see inside the Cleaners: who they were before the outbreak and how they came to be.
3 - The conspiracy theorists. Not so much answering a question as much as confirming what we already knew, but just haven’t seen before. In an example of how much The Division does and would mirror reality, we get to see the conspiracy theorists in action. The ones who blame the government for everything and go on to form the many rogue factions.
4 - But the culmination of all of these insights gives us a glimpse of an answer to what is perhaps the biggest questions in all of The Division: what happened to the first wave? Of course, we don’t get an ultimate answer, but we get to see the mass confusion and hysteria that the first wave was up against.
Lastly, I have to at lease mention the performances, and of course they’re top notch. Katie Sackhoff and company do a perfect job of conveying the story and events in a comprehensive way, especially considering it’s 100% dialogue with no narration between. But I’m bias, as a huge fan of Graphic Audio, I love audiobooks in this is format. I can only hope that the cinematic experience of Hearts on Fire helps green-light the movie that’s been in development hell (see blog post: The Abnormal Potential of The Division Movie).
Hearts on Fire is definitely for those interested in learning more about the lore of The Division. It offers glimpses of answers to a lot of questions raised in the games.
1 - A look behind the scenes. We get to see a side of The Division that we’ve never seen before, a look at their recruiting requirements and their training process. It becomes clear that agents are not just military, they’re specialists. Uniquely adept at one specific skill-set, but then trained in combat.
2 - A different perspective. There are so many video games where I wish there was a mission or two, or maybe DLC, that give you the opportunity to see things from the villains point of view. And while this is still the case with the game, Hearts on Fire gives us the opportunity to see inside the Cleaners: who they were before the outbreak and how they came to be.
3 - The conspiracy theorists. Not so much answering a question as much as confirming what we already knew, but just haven’t seen before. In an example of how much The Division does and would mirror reality, we get to see the conspiracy theorists in action. The ones who blame the government for everything and go on to form the many rogue factions.
4 - But the culmination of all of these insights gives us a glimpse of an answer to what is perhaps the biggest questions in all of The Division: what happened to the first wave? Of course, we don’t get an ultimate answer, but we get to see the mass confusion and hysteria that the first wave was up against.
Lastly, I have to at lease mention the performances, and of course they’re top notch. Katie Sackhoff and company do a perfect job of conveying the story and events in a comprehensive way, especially considering it’s 100% dialogue with no narration between. But I’m bias, as a huge fan of Graphic Audio, I love audiobooks in this is format. I can only hope that the cinematic experience of Hearts on Fire helps green-light the movie that’s been in development hell (see blog post: The Abnormal Potential of The Division Movie).
March 4, 2022
This was my first Audio Drama and I thought it had a good story and was a great place to start into these. I haven't played the game this is based on but I'm definitely going to look into it.
September 7, 2023
THE DIVISION: HEARTS ON FIRE is an audiobook drama produced by Ubisoft and Audible. It is written by KC Wayland and stars a cast including Katie Sackhoff (The Mandalorian, Battlestar Galactica) and Shannon Woodward (Westworld) among a dozen other actors. It is set in the dark and austere world of THE DIVISION video games. It may seem strange to review a Tom Clancy video game spinoff here but despite the “realism” of the games, they are post-apocalypse science fiction.
The games’ premise is that an unknown individual or organization has launched a bioweapon attack on New York City during the infamous Black Friday sales after Thanksgiving. The Dollar Flu, also known as the Green Poison, is a smallpox variant that is incredibly lethal. While starting in New York, it quickly spreads across the globe and the United States activates the Strategic Homeland Division (AKA the titular Division) with broad authority to do whatever it takes to get the country back in order.
Mostly, the games exist as an excuse to explore the ruins of once-majestic American cities while shooting up hundreds of criminals preying on their fellow survivors. They’re basically zombie games without the zombies. However, both games contain a massive number of side content that tell very human stories of survival as well as horror. As with most post-apocalypse fiction, the real enemy of most survivors is less the crisis than their fellow humans taking advantage of it. Though, The Division is more hopeful than most as the SHD woks tirelessly to get things back in order.
Hearts on Fire is a story that attempts to expand upon the world established in the games and function as both side content for those who already enjoy them as well as an introduction to those who aren’t already players. Video game spinoff fiction is, bluntly, usually crap but there have been rare diamonds among the rough. Much to my surprise, I’m going to say that I think this may be one of the best examples of its medium and is a genuinely good story. It’s also on the short side with only five and a half hours of content, which means it doesn’t make the usual mistake of wearing out its welcome.
A summary of the audiobook versus the games’ plot is that Melanie Hoskins (Sackhoff) is a fire fighter and paramedic who impresses a Division agent while trying to save a dying child. Offering her membership in the Division, she would only be activated in the event of a catastrophic disaster and would mostly just return to her normal life with her husband as well as young son. Unfortunately, catastrophic disaster has occurred, and she is activated, only to find that the government is grossly unprepared with many of the Joint Task Force unwilling to guard contagious victims.
The matter is even more complicated because of Melanie’s sister, Johanna Fisher, who is a member of the New York Sanitation Department and an Iraq veteran. Unfortunately, she’s become embittered by her experiences and sucked in by conspiracy theories that convince her that the Dollar Flu is a product of the US government. Rejecting vaccinations and hospital treatment, she joins with her fellows on a mission of burning alive the infected to “cleanse” New York. It is a Cain and Able situation that might seem contrived, but I can personally attest to plenty of families being divided on how to deal with Covid-19, so I’m willing to take this as a simple exaggeration for storytelling potential versus wholly unbelievable.
Fans of the game will obviously get the most of this story, but I believe someone unfamiliar with The Division‘s world would find this a pretty good introduction. The acting is top notch throughout the story, and I really believed in Melanie’s character. Sackhoff is definitely the best but everyone does a good job. One particularly powerful moment was a Division agent having left his family in quarantine and finding out that they’d been burned alive to “contain” the infection. It is dark but good stuff and definitely something for those who love dystopian and apocalyptic fiction.
The games’ premise is that an unknown individual or organization has launched a bioweapon attack on New York City during the infamous Black Friday sales after Thanksgiving. The Dollar Flu, also known as the Green Poison, is a smallpox variant that is incredibly lethal. While starting in New York, it quickly spreads across the globe and the United States activates the Strategic Homeland Division (AKA the titular Division) with broad authority to do whatever it takes to get the country back in order.
Mostly, the games exist as an excuse to explore the ruins of once-majestic American cities while shooting up hundreds of criminals preying on their fellow survivors. They’re basically zombie games without the zombies. However, both games contain a massive number of side content that tell very human stories of survival as well as horror. As with most post-apocalypse fiction, the real enemy of most survivors is less the crisis than their fellow humans taking advantage of it. Though, The Division is more hopeful than most as the SHD woks tirelessly to get things back in order.
Hearts on Fire is a story that attempts to expand upon the world established in the games and function as both side content for those who already enjoy them as well as an introduction to those who aren’t already players. Video game spinoff fiction is, bluntly, usually crap but there have been rare diamonds among the rough. Much to my surprise, I’m going to say that I think this may be one of the best examples of its medium and is a genuinely good story. It’s also on the short side with only five and a half hours of content, which means it doesn’t make the usual mistake of wearing out its welcome.
A summary of the audiobook versus the games’ plot is that Melanie Hoskins (Sackhoff) is a fire fighter and paramedic who impresses a Division agent while trying to save a dying child. Offering her membership in the Division, she would only be activated in the event of a catastrophic disaster and would mostly just return to her normal life with her husband as well as young son. Unfortunately, catastrophic disaster has occurred, and she is activated, only to find that the government is grossly unprepared with many of the Joint Task Force unwilling to guard contagious victims.
The matter is even more complicated because of Melanie’s sister, Johanna Fisher, who is a member of the New York Sanitation Department and an Iraq veteran. Unfortunately, she’s become embittered by her experiences and sucked in by conspiracy theories that convince her that the Dollar Flu is a product of the US government. Rejecting vaccinations and hospital treatment, she joins with her fellows on a mission of burning alive the infected to “cleanse” New York. It is a Cain and Able situation that might seem contrived, but I can personally attest to plenty of families being divided on how to deal with Covid-19, so I’m willing to take this as a simple exaggeration for storytelling potential versus wholly unbelievable.
Fans of the game will obviously get the most of this story, but I believe someone unfamiliar with The Division‘s world would find this a pretty good introduction. The acting is top notch throughout the story, and I really believed in Melanie’s character. Sackhoff is definitely the best but everyone does a good job. One particularly powerful moment was a Division agent having left his family in quarantine and finding out that they’d been burned alive to “contain” the infection. It is dark but good stuff and definitely something for those who love dystopian and apocalyptic fiction.
September 17, 2021
This was an Audible original production audio book with multiple narration actors. The story is about a virus and how New York circles to a dystopian environment and the government’s reaction. The Division is a group of highly trained indigo have skills not just in military action, case in point our main protagonist. Recruited by a agent of The Division a FDNY paramedic undergoes military training in order to be ready for disasters around the globe. But unfortunately the disaster is not only 4 months after she finishes her training but in her own back streets. She must not only face a deadly virus, a domestic terrorist group known as the cleaners, but a screwed up family wrinkle all the while trying to stay alive to see her husband and child again.
Overall, this was a good radio play type listen but unfortunately the characters were only superficially developed due to the length of the book. The environment and the overall theme of the book was interesting especially now in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.
Overall, this was a good radio play type listen but unfortunately the characters were only superficially developed due to the length of the book. The environment and the overall theme of the book was interesting especially now in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.
May 3, 2023
Chose this audiobook mostly because of my history reading Tom Clancy books.
Audio production was AMAZING. It really felt like I was watching the story as a movie soundtrack in my mind. There were some questionably long silence sections with no dialog to explain what was happening and some quick transitions between scenes that left the listener momentarily confused as to where we were and who was now speaking. Listening on Bluetooth in my car was indeed an immersive experience. With some of the artillery or bomb explosion scenes, my loud Subwoofer thumps startled me. A whole new experience as I commute back and forth to work !
The story had an interesting premise of a group called The Division to handle domestic crisis. It somewhat reminded me of the Rainbow Six of Tom Clancy, but with a similar and different mission. As I am not into video games, I did not know until the ending that this was a storyline based on an existing video game.
Audio production was AMAZING. It really felt like I was watching the story as a movie soundtrack in my mind. There were some questionably long silence sections with no dialog to explain what was happening and some quick transitions between scenes that left the listener momentarily confused as to where we were and who was now speaking. Listening on Bluetooth in my car was indeed an immersive experience. With some of the artillery or bomb explosion scenes, my loud Subwoofer thumps startled me. A whole new experience as I commute back and forth to work !
The story had an interesting premise of a group called The Division to handle domestic crisis. It somewhat reminded me of the Rainbow Six of Tom Clancy, but with a similar and different mission. As I am not into video games, I did not know until the ending that this was a storyline based on an existing video game.
June 17, 2024
The Division: Hearts on Fire is the story of a rookie agent, Mel, going from being a reserve to the front line when a global pandemic cripples the world. She is forced to confront the harsh new reality and a face from her past as she looks to save this small part of the world.
While the story of the Division games I often found lacking, I found this story (which is more like a radio play than an audio book) to be the best the subgenre in the Tom Clancy universe. The full cast does an amazing job led by Katee Sackhoff.
While the story is an interesting one, it doesn't really expand much on the lore of the games. It is just a story set within the world. It does feel distinct and apart from the games as the wilder aspects like the special abilities don't make much of an appearance. Overall, it was a good read and good for anyone looking for more from the universe.
While the story of the Division games I often found lacking, I found this story (which is more like a radio play than an audio book) to be the best the subgenre in the Tom Clancy universe. The full cast does an amazing job led by Katee Sackhoff.
While the story is an interesting one, it doesn't really expand much on the lore of the games. It is just a story set within the world. It does feel distinct and apart from the games as the wilder aspects like the special abilities don't make much of an appearance. Overall, it was a good read and good for anyone looking for more from the universe.
August 14, 2021
I appreciated this audiobook more than I thought I would, it's a production, not just a narrator, you can hear various sound effects, a plethora of voices, it really is well done.
In terms of story it's about the initiation of a Division agent from their job as a first responder to being a fully trained agent on the field in quarantined New York mid pandemic, and then encountering the 'Cleaners' - a group of sanitation workers that think the only way to destroy the virus is with fire, setting people and neighbourhoods alight in the name of saving everyone.
I appreciated the first game a lot but you never got to see what it was like behind the scenes before being an agent so this personalised it a bit more and I appreciated it for that
In terms of story it's about the initiation of a Division agent from their job as a first responder to being a fully trained agent on the field in quarantined New York mid pandemic, and then encountering the 'Cleaners' - a group of sanitation workers that think the only way to destroy the virus is with fire, setting people and neighbourhoods alight in the name of saving everyone.
I appreciated the first game a lot but you never got to see what it was like behind the scenes before being an agent so this personalised it a bit more and I appreciated it for that
July 2, 2023
An Amazing Tale from The Division Universe
The Division: Hearts on Fire by Kc Wayland and Tom Clancy is an amazing achievement of bringing the action and drama of a video game like The Division to an audio story. Kc Wayland is known well for his original series Were Alive and this one to me was just as good. At moments I honestly felt like I was playing the game. The music and most definitely the sound effects were absolutely top notch. The cast of characters were extremely well written as well as performed by the cast. The story was gripping and a edge of your seat thrill ride. All in all I would recommend The Division: Hearts on Fire to anyone and everyone who enjoys an outstanding Tom Clancy story.
The Division: Hearts on Fire by Kc Wayland and Tom Clancy is an amazing achievement of bringing the action and drama of a video game like The Division to an audio story. Kc Wayland is known well for his original series Were Alive and this one to me was just as good. At moments I honestly felt like I was playing the game. The music and most definitely the sound effects were absolutely top notch. The cast of characters were extremely well written as well as performed by the cast. The story was gripping and a edge of your seat thrill ride. All in all I would recommend The Division: Hearts on Fire to anyone and everyone who enjoys an outstanding Tom Clancy story.
July 26, 2021
A very interesting story about a pandemic in new York of a virus, a small pox variant that is spreading. Mel Hoskins is a paramedic that gets, recruited by the division, a government agency that is to serve in times of crisis. Once she is an agent Mel has to go on mission to track down a group called the cleaners who are extremist and want to get rid of the virus by burning down all the victims alive and their locals. It is a tough audio to get through because of the great cast and sound effects, it sounded very real and maybe a bit close to what we are living through with the Covid virus. But it was a great one!
December 28, 2021
This was such a great audio drama. Definitely not meant for kids, really graphic parts that some even might not like. The production was so good that it completely immersed me into the story. I listened to this book, without stopping, and when it ended I wanted more. I really hope that they continue the story in the same fashion as this.
Pros: voice acting was amazing, really felt like they were the part. The production behind this with the sound effect and music score really great.
Cons: they’re some lines in this book that I feel could have been written better. And really wish it was longer, or that they had another book out already.
Pros: voice acting was amazing, really felt like they were the part. The production behind this with the sound effect and music score really great.
Cons: they’re some lines in this book that I feel could have been written better. And really wish it was longer, or that they had another book out already.
October 19, 2021
I dont usually listen to a full cast audiobook with special effects etc because its like listening to a movie and just dialogs, which is ok. But I love descriptions etc.
But I took this as a in-between book. I played this game and loved it alot.
I would say you dont need to have played the game but the lack of desciption would make it easier to understand the depth of the story if you have played the game. The description we do get is in dialog which is very breif. So i think most who havent liked this audiobook havent played the game and understood the story to its fullest.
But I took this as a in-between book. I played this game and loved it alot.
I would say you dont need to have played the game but the lack of desciption would make it easier to understand the depth of the story if you have played the game. The description we do get is in dialog which is very breif. So i think most who havent liked this audiobook havent played the game and understood the story to its fullest.
October 4, 2022
Oof. I don’t want to denigrate the voice actors skill in this production but all of the extra add in effects made this story more of a gameplay walkthrough minus graphics for me. To be fair, I had no hopes either way to begin with; I read this because of the Tom Clancy name stuck beside it. But there’s little else I can say about this as a good “book” in the traditional sense. Additionally, way too many cliche military platitudes scattered throughout. Not every vet is a PTSD case and the jargon was overblown.
July 31, 2021
I really enjoyed this story. I'm a massive fan of The Division games (700+hrs playtime) so to hear a story that focuses on something not seen in the games was great.
The actors really bring these characters to life and the drama is fantastic. The story is entertaining, sad at times and generally really well done. Excellent!
The actors really bring these characters to life and the drama is fantastic. The story is entertaining, sad at times and generally really well done. Excellent!
October 31, 2021
An absolute treat of an audio drama. Music and sound effects from the games felt right at home. Voice acting for the main characters were spectacular, with some of the supporting voices being just decent. I got very clear visuals while listening which is always a mark of a good listen.
The ending was way more emotionally charged then I expected to feel, which bumped this even higher for me.
The ending was way more emotionally charged then I expected to feel, which bumped this even higher for me.
July 27, 2022
I sincerely enjoyed the story but as I'm writing this over a month after reading only a few moments honestly stuck with me.
The voice acting was fantastic and honestly gave the story an extra star. It's like when a perfect actor saved an okay movie. I didn't dislike the story but it was a solid three stars.
The voice acting was fantastic and honestly gave the story an extra star. It's like when a perfect actor saved an okay movie. I didn't dislike the story but it was a solid three stars.
July 25, 2021
Rating is more for the quality of the audio play than it is for the writing. Plentiful sound effects, strong voice actors, and good pacing are all on display here, and if you have Audible, I recommend checking this out as it is free.
July 29, 2021
The production put into this audiobook is unlike anything I've listened to. It was stunning. The voice acting was amazing. The only issue is, if you're not familiar with the game you may feel lost. It's a quick listen though, certainly check it out.
August 22, 2021
A good audiobook, with full cast and sound effects. It makes for a more immersive experience. I've never played the videogame this is based on but still managed to enjoy it. It's short, the plot doesn't try to extend itself too much, and most of the voice acting is quite good.
August 3, 2022
Great addition to the world of Tom Clancy's The Division. I enjoyed the performative nature of this one. Though I love narrative and novels, it was fun listening to this as its own radio play. Katie Sackoff is always incredible, and this entry is no different.
October 9, 2022
The division is an audiobook production from Audible based on a Video game. The story was understandable even though I haven't played the game. Audio production with all the background effects was excellent and engaging. The story was quite disturbing at some moments. Overall, the story was good.
November 7, 2022
This isn't my usual way of taking in books, and this plays out more like an old radio play than a book. That said, it is really wonderful, has a great voice cast, and tells an awesome story that leads into The Division lore. I felt like I was right in the thick of it most of the time.
November 7, 2022
Fun escapism read/listen, but effectively a short story so you only get limited background on the characters and ability to connect with them. I did audiobook version and the production value was high
July 29, 2021
Was entertaining to listen to this on Audible.....although there were a couple of frustrating parts (like why didn't she do this or that).
August 12, 2021
The production and acting was so good. As a long time fan of the games, this did an excellent job of putting me in that world again.
August 16, 2021
A gripping family drama is the nucelus of a wonderfully performed audio drama which gives us an insight into what it takes to be a Division Agent and how low one has to fall to become a Cleaner.
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