Ashley’s Reviews > The Blue Sword > Status Update
Ashley
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This audiobook is rough. It's from 1982 and was barely edited (mouth sounds and pauses left in). Also fairly certain it's not songwriter Diane Warren, although there is zero info on who this narrator actually is. I DID learn that songwriter Diane Warren is autistic and aromantic!
— Jan 29, 2026 10:13AM
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Ashley
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But Angharad is an awesome name! Or maybe I've seen Fury Road too many times.
— Jan 30, 2026 01:53PM
Ashley
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A guy named Bob (Bob Peterson!) in a secondary world fantasy novel???
— Jan 29, 2026 08:12PM
Ashley
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Tonally, this feels like a cross between the Lioness books by Tamora Pierce, and the Vorkosigan saga (particularly the ones following Cordelia).
— Jan 29, 2026 01:30PM
Ashley
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Switching over to audio bc I can't make myself pick up the physical book. Found it on Libby, narrated by Diane Warren? like, *the* Diane Warren, of "Because You Loved Me" and "If I Could Turn Back Time" fame? I will report back if it is her. It's probably not.
— Jan 29, 2026 09:53AM
