Designed as a jumping-on point for new readers, Voice follows Rachel Grosvenor as she navigates the high-pressure social gauntlet that is her clan'...
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May 20, 2011
Phillip
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This was absolutely wonderful and, still flush from having just finished it, I'd say that it was even better than Talisman, which seemed to end roughly where Voice picks up. Anyone planning on reading this needs to read at least the first three volumes in the Finder series beforehand. Many of the background characters that show up here were introduced in those volumes. The Finder series is nominally about the adventures of Jaeger, but my favorite volumes have always been the ones that focus o
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Apr 10, 2011
Kevin
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The amount of world-building Carla Speed McNeil has done around her stories is way beyond stunning. I don't know who else to compare her to besides Tolkien. Which isn't fair! Because I like her WAY BETTER than Tolkien. There's a really progressive, transgressive, feminist thing happening in McNeil's work but it's also extremely fun & funny & engaging. It would be one thing if she has just created this world with all these insane ideas in it. But then on top of that she tells thrilling, hilarious
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Jan 07, 2012
Steve
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Carla Speed McNeil's Finder series is the best science-fiction comic currently published, and the most recent installment continues the high level of quality McNeil has established in earlier volumes. The Finder books take place in a rich foreign landscape, but like the best writers of sci-fi (and unlike the worst) she knows that it's more important that SHE has it all worked out and only gives us the audience peeks at that world. Her books are also populated with fantastically rounded out chara
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Jul 29, 2011
ambyr
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Sadly, book club discussion did not really increase my appreciation of this novel (though it did suggest I might have gotten more out of it had I read the preceding volumes). The plot is too fragmented for my taste, the worldbuilding is shallow, and the protagonist goes from bland to outright unlikable, mostly because of her habit of casually outing trans people.
I liked the panel layouts and some of the art, but in the end, I'm just not a huge graphic novel person. I can read text or I More...
I liked the panel layouts and some of the art, but in the end, I'm just not a huge graphic novel person. I can read text or I More...
Jan 06, 2012
Fox
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The skill with which Carla Speed McNeil weaves the world of Finder never ceases to amaze me. Every installment in this series brings out new information, new cultural information, and elaborates upon old characters that we may only have met for a second three volumes before. McNeil's imagination is vast, and I feel truly blessed to be given the chance to delve into it through these volumes.
Unlike previous volumes, Voice focuses more heavily upon the Llaverac clan and the way in whi More...
Unlike previous volumes, Voice focuses more heavily upon the Llaverac clan and the way in whi More...
Jul 10, 2011
Melanie
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I am a big fan of the graphic novel and was extremely excited about this book. I was sadly disappointed on many levels which may have been from my own expectations, who knows.
Even though this is the 9th volume in the series, it has been described as a good launching point for new readers. I could not have been more confused when I started reading this book. This could be because it is just a piece of a huge series, but I don't really have a desire to explore the other books to find out. Th More...
Even though this is the 9th volume in the series, it has been described as a good launching point for new readers. I could not have been more confused when I started reading this book. This could be because it is just a piece of a huge series, but I don't really have a desire to explore the other books to find out. Th More...
Jul 10, 2011
Nick
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Yesss, new Finder book.
So this one was interesting. I'd always wondered who Rachel would decide to turn into. She's not a unreservedly likable character the way, say, Marcie is, so I'll be interested to see what kind of reputation this episode gets. (I liked it, but not unreservedly.)
Also, I have some misgivings about the ending and the situation with Chief Coward's band, but I'm not sure I can articulate 'em yet. It could stand a re-read.
So this one was interesting. I'd always wondered who Rachel would decide to turn into. She's not a unreservedly likable character the way, say, Marcie is, so I'll be interested to see what kind of reputation this episode gets. (I liked it, but not unreservedly.)
Also, I have some misgivings about the ending and the situation with Chief Coward's band, but I'm not sure I can articulate 'em yet. It could stand a re-read.
May 10, 2011
Julian
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I found this by accident at the library and thought it was a stand-alone story. Only after reading it did I find out it is part of a series. Now, I usually like to read things in sequence so I was a little disappointed, but I'm happy to have found another great series to read!
Great imagery and cyberpunk-y enough to satisfy. Quirky, fun and just-enough angst to build tension without being trite. Thoroughly enjoyed!
Great imagery and cyberpunk-y enough to satisfy. Quirky, fun and just-enough angst to build tension without being trite. Thoroughly enjoyed!
Feb 26, 2011
Brian
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Carla Speed McNeil is the best writer in comics today. The world she imagines is so vividly realized with a back story that is detailed and internally consistent to a degree rarely seen in any written genre. I recommend this to everybody, but first read the two-volume collection titled Sin Eater.
Oct 07, 2011
Adam
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It's good. I've been less-then-pleased with the past couple of Finder collections, but with this one I feel McNeil is back at the top of her game.
The story focuses on Rachel, who may be the least interesting of the Grosvenor-Lockhart children, but this story hints that she'll have a pretty interesting adulthood. Lynne gets some good scenes, but most of his story remains untold. Chief Coward also makes an appearance, in which he is his usual awesome self, though he spends most of the st More...
The story focuses on Rachel, who may be the least interesting of the Grosvenor-Lockhart children, but this story hints that she'll have a pretty interesting adulthood. Lynne gets some good scenes, but most of his story remains untold. Chief Coward also makes an appearance, in which he is his usual awesome self, though he spends most of the st More...
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Jun 15, 2011
Kristin
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I've been reading this series since it started in '96. The author calls it "aboriginal science fiction." I'm gaining more and more respect for the term "speculative fiction." But whatever it's called, I love this series.
Feb 26, 2011
Daniel
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Finder always floats my boat, and this latest installment (finally!) is absolutely brilliant. The art is still like nothing else out there but McNeil's gained a looseness and fluidity that really enhances her storytelling.
Mar 01, 2011
Will
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Beautiful, deep and meaningful. Speed reminds me of the best of Octavia Butler or James Tiptree Jr in writing about people without power, without privilege, in a world that doesn't have magical fairy tale endings.
Feb 17, 2011
Sigrid
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I reviewed this for Fantastic Fangirls, here:
http://fantasticfangirls.org/?p=3209
The tl;dr is this is another amazing work from McNeil, and I think anyone who reads science fiction will like her books.
http://fantasticfangirls.org/?p=3209
The tl;dr is this is another amazing work from McNeil, and I think anyone who reads science fiction will like her books.
May 12, 2011
Kimberley
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Good story, interesting characters, great art. The author leaves plenty for the reader to wonder and figure out, which is good ... but why should a novel need footnotes?!
Apr 03, 2011
Shaun
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Carla Speet-McNeil has a way of making lost things findable. And making you care more deeply about the loss than the finding. This has to be one of her best efforts so far.
Mar 31, 2011
Jonathan H.
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Interesting comic book but I felt like I was coming into the middle of a world which I should have known more about already.
Mar 03, 2011
Jenni
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Great, as ever. Appreciate the new format size. Pity she still needs footnotes to explain chunks of the story, but they are and it is still very worth reading.
Oct 26, 2011
Kim
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Err, maybe knowing it was Book NINE would have helped! Review after I catch up!
Aug 11, 2011
Caroline
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I think I liked it. I may have to read it again to try to figure out what happened. Also, I bought the ebook version in which it is impossible to read the footnotes, so that is a disadvantage.
Mar 25, 2011
Mely
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Um, wow, triggery like whoa for consent issues. Interesting commentary on class and race privilege. The story ... hmmm. I need to sort out where it went from where I expected it to go.
I need to reread the earlier volumes.
I need to reread the earlier volumes.
May 23, 2011
Andy
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For an installment of a series that doesn't feature its main protagonist, McNeil does a fantastic job of making his absence significant. Love her storytelling, love her artwork.
Feb 13, 2012
