By: Brian Nelson
Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
Series: The Course of Empire Series, Book 2
Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
Based on my enjoyment of the first book in the series, I anticipated that I would also enjoy this one. However, I found its content and motifs to be disengaging and rather jading: romanticizing cannibalism, really? The storylines felt myopic; despite the envelope of geopolitical contention, the focus on the aboriginal aspects weren’t why I enjoyed the first in the series. Overall the themes explored in this installment didn’t resonate with me as much, making it difficult to stay invested chapter in the series.