Katy Manning is a talented performer and the recording is at least competently made, but oh wow, this is one of the most insufferable audiobooks I have ever endured.

From Fenster's disgusting slurping sounds to Marvelle's weird vocal quirks, this audio seems almost designed to annoy and make for an unpleasant listening experience. I can't believe other people enjoyed this audio. I would recommend staying far, far away. It is not a particularly funny audio and Manning, who I normally like, does not have the range for all these characters. That's not even to mention some of the racially tinged performances around the vizier and some of his guards that crop up sometimes. This was a disaster I had to basically force myself through since I had sunk a lot of time into the audio already hoping it would eventually get better. It did not.