Doctor Strange: Dimension War

Name: Doctor Strange: Dimension War
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: James Lovegrove
ISBN: 9781666660579

Author: James Lovegrove, Marvel

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Marvel

Published: 03/26/2024

Categories: Fiction, Superheroes, Fantasy, Contemporary, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

A self-centered healer, Stephen Strange is arrogant, but it's almost justified. After all, he is one of the best surgeons in the country. However, that all takes a dark turn following a horrific car crash. The doctor survives but at a great cost: his hands are irreparably damaged, and he can no longer perform surgery. No doctor can help him. Nor can faith healers or gurus. Nearing the end of his rope, he seeks out mystic help from the Ancient One, a man rumoured to possess unearthly talents. The Ancient One isn’t able to heal his hands, but he teaches Stephen the mystic arts as well as discipline, self-restraint, and, eventually, selflessness. These qualities soon lead him to clash with his fellow student, Baron Mordo. After completing his training, Doctor Strange leaves the temple and uses his magical powers to defend the Earth from arcane threats that few humans can conceive of— battling rival sorcerers, thwarting Nightmare, the malevolent ruler of dreams, and daring to defy the terrifying despot of the Dark Dimension, Dormammu. This creative novelization of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s original Doctor Strange stories sees Doctor Strange magically transform from a vain egoist to one of Earth’s greatest defenders.

About James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin. He has been short-listed for many awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Scribe Award. He won the Seiun Award for Best Foreign Language Short Story in 2011, and the Dragon Award in 2020 for Firefly: The Ghost Machine. He has written many acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, including Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon. He lives in Eastbourne in the UK.

About James Anderson Foster

James Anderson Foster is an award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded titles in nearly every genre. Praised for his ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head, he has won or been nominated for every major award in the audiobook industry and was one of those kids who actually lettered in drama way back in high school. Born and raised on the west coast, he lives in the Midwest but still considers Oregon home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Krystal on April 08, 2024

Narrated by James Anderson Foster Presented by Marvel & Dreamscape Media Pretty mediocre, and minus points for the mumbling narrator. This professes to be a 'creative novelisation' but it didn't seem all that creative to me. The episodes play out like a cartoon, where the bad guys are incompetent and c......more

Goodreads review by Neha on May 16, 2024

I have never read any of the Marvel comics, but yes the movies have made me a fan of MCU. Everything I know about these characters is through the movies. Hence I dont think I can judge the authenticity of this novelization / retelling of initial Doctor Strange stories in comparison to the original c......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on April 23, 2024

Thank you to NetGalley, Marvel, Dreamscape Media, Titan Books, James Lovegrove, and James Anderson Foster (audio narrator) for the opportunity to read and listen to the audiobook of Doctor Strange: Dimension War in exchange for an honest review. With special thanks to the original comic creators Sta......more

Goodreads review by Edith on June 21, 2024

I loved it. It was an easy read where I could read one chapter whenever I felt like it. It seemed to me like the sentence structure was simple, but the vocabulary was varied. The story was pretty simple overall and so were the characters but it engaged me enough to keep going with the action. I would......more

Goodreads review by Gene on April 01, 2024

Repetitive somewhat, but enjoyable and a good story.......more