While the book is very good, it is the talent of Joel Leslie that takes it to a higher level. I have gone on and read the rest of this series, including the “Here Be Dragons” series that follows, and Joel Leslie keeps all the accents throughout them all! It is PHENOMENAL!! Each book is about two different characters that are mostly introduced in this book and all the accents chosen fit them and continue in each book. That takes so much talent. Kudos to Joel Leslie for doing this. I have listened to other series voiced by the same narrator, but, at least for the ones I have listened to, the narrator didn’t use the same voice for the different characters. Gideon’s voice in this book is the same voice for Noah’s book and David’s book and even Percy’s book (Here Be Dragons series). Same for all the other voices. So satisfying, as a listener, to know who is speaking without having to have the narrator say “so-and-so said”, totally able to immerse yourself in the series, like listening to movies with an entire cast.