The magnificent collaboration of authors got my attention from the start! I enjoyed the fast, action-packed pace that kept me reading all day long until the end. Some of the themes explored are very relevant to our current times, as it seems the sins of many a country's forefathers are coming up to bite them at this moment in history. At first, I thought it would be a challenge to have to read a work that I was more used to seeing on screen; however, it actually turned out to be a benefit and has helped to activate my imagination even more. I'm definitely looking forward to the next one.

This was my first Marvel hero book. While the story was good I did miss actually seeing the action with everyone's strengths and/or powers. It was steady paced and many characters were familiar. I think someone younger and a reader of this type of story would like it a lot more.

The episodic plot of this book would make a decent movie or TV series. There’s plenty of action, intrigue, brooding, magic-science… all the usual superhero stuff. I would pay to watch that movie.

However, what works in a movie, cartoon, or comic book does not necessarily work in a novel. Much of the writing was stilted and clunky (to say nothing of uneven since different “episodes” were written by different authors working singly or in pairs). To be charitable I’ll assume the problem lies in the genre rather than the authors’ writing talent…I have tried a couple other (DC) superhero novels in the past and found their writing similarly awkward. Perhaps superhero stories need to be told in a visual medium?

I stopped reading comic books a long, long time ago. No, it was not a conscious decision to do so but rather just something that happened. I feel like I have traded the images and speech balloons for movie and TV adaptations of the themes. I really love what I call "comic book movies!" Although Black Panther has been around since 1966, I met him for the first time in a darkened theatre. The movie blew me away.

If there is one thing we have all come to expect from the Marvel superheroes, it is action, and SINS OF THE KING certainly has that. The multiple authors have managed to write scenes you can see quite clearly in your imagination. There is also a message here that we should all take to heart. That message is that history matters. As King T'Challa moves Wakanda forward, he is neglectful of its past. History is something we all need to learn no matter our country. Mistakes can be made, horrors can happen, and these must be addressed before reform can matter.

As an ex-comic book reader, there are characters that I am meeting here for the first time. Although I do enjoy the Avengers films, I must confess that I've not seen enough of the movies where they team up to recognize quite a few of the newer superheroes and supervillains. I didn't find that this distracted from enjoying the overall story.

SINS OF THE KING is a well-written novel where the voices of the various authors blend well into a single voice to bring the action alive.

Marvel's Black Panther: Sins of the King is a short, fun, fast-paced, action-filled read. That said, there are a few flaws that hold it back.

First, the positives. Imagine the second black panther movie. That's how epic this story feels like. We have all the characters we know and love from the first one (and the comic) - T''Challa, Shuri, Okuye, M'baku etc. This time they have to deal with an external threat and an internal one. The story is not just about the action - the consequences of Wakanda's self-imposed isolation without helping other oppressed people's addressed to some extent here. There is plenty of action to keep us entertained throughout.

Now, the flaws. Some protagonists are just too cartoony. This kind of writing might work in a long-running comic book series, but not in a standalone novel. The other thing is that I think this story would have had a much better payoff had it been a graphic novel.

But, overall, I enjoyed the book. Black Panther fans shouldn't miss it.

Excellent artwork and a storyline I really loved. Madison has a take on the Black Panther saga that's worth savoring and (hopefully) continuing ...

(A copy of this review has been posted on Goodreads under the account name KMWinn.)

A very well told, fast paced adventure story. I was given an eARC through Netgalley and Serial Box in exchange for an honest review.

As already stated, this plot was heavy on the action and quick to read- in a good way. I agree with other reviewers that this story would have particularly shone as a graphic novel adaptation. It reads very much like a graphic novel and the idea of full color illustrations to go with the plot would have been *chef's kiss*.

My biggest concern while reading was that the story seemed to be suffering from speculative fiction's oldest nemesis- the incompetent villain and incompetent henchmen trope. This does get addressed to a degree, but I would have liked to have felt either like our heroes were getting more of a workout (we know they're up to it), or that it was a bigger plot point that the enemy seemed so inferior. (Not going to go further to avoid spoilers.)

Being moderately familiar with Black Panther lore (mostly through the Marvel films), this was a perfectly accessible entry point for someone who's not a comics expert. There was enough context for me to get the gist of the lore, though I'm glad I had the experience of watching the films to supplement the reading experience. For someone with no Marvel background, there's a lot of things to take at face value and trust they will be explained in due time. I still think the story is an accessible entry point, but would recommend having the Marvel wiki on standby just in case. As a side note- this plot is separate from the Marvel film universe, so no worries about being spoiled for those.

I thought this would be an enjoyable read as i have not a deep understanding of the universe i have watched the black panther movie a while back and sort of had a grasp at concepts,, While I was interested in the story (especially the whole concept of what to do when your father comes back to life and interrupts your rule), I found myself constantly lost. There were few explanations for who most of the characters were and their histories and connections to each other. I feel that this must be a book aimed at people who have a deep knowledge of the whole Marvel universe, history, and characters. Definitely not for people who are non-obsessive fans. I was hoping for more of a comic book style or something easier to grasp.

I received a copy of this book from Serial Box and Netgalley.

I really loved this book and it was a quick read.
Undead shenanigans? Count me in!
This is a great treat for Marvel fans!

I found myself feeling lost in various places; although, I’m not too familiar with the intricate lore of the MCU, so that’s probably why. The text version was alright to read, and I think the narrated episodes will come across well with the audience.

Somehow it's been kind of weird for me to read this book.

The cover looks like a comic book, and that's what the story deals with: Black Panther, a comic book superhero in a breathtaking adventure. However, this is a novel or novelette (or the transcript of an audiobook?), in any case not what I had expected in the first place. That sort of put me off. Sorry about that.

The story is quite exciting, but I would have preferred to read it as a graphic novel.

This is a review of the ebook/text only of a serialbox production (audio/text). To start, this is a solid fit into the Marvel Universe as a Black Panther story that focuses are Wakanda and its neighbor Rudyarda (which is emerging from an colonial, apartheid society). If you are not a Marvel fan, you should reduce my rating by 1 star (if you are not a fan of super hero comic stories at all, you should probably take a pass on this one). The politics between these two nations is complicated by an event (aka sin) that happened during the prior rule of T'Chaka, who mysteriously comes back from the dead to cause some confusion within the royal family of Wakanda). As might be expected, Hydra is working in the shadows, helping the situation spiral out of control in their quest for global domination ... to which Wakanda is the key).

There are the expected, over the top super hero shenanigans as the plot unfolds and T'Challa figures out what is going on and you get to the Battle Royale. The undead aspect was a new addition (along with an almost pure magic play that is not that typical). Over-all it was all entertaining, but probably would come across better in the audio format for which it was written.

I was given this free advance reader copy (ARC) ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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I really wanted to like this book. The Black Panther is one of my favorite marvel characters so I couldn't wait to read a story about him, but I couldn't get into it. The writing is childlike and messy, I expected much more. T'challa also didn't have the same feel as he did in the movie and that somehow bothered me immensely. Very little of the story is explained and I was confused most of the time. I skimmed through most of the book and that's why I'm not even going to count it on Goodreads, because I cannot consider this as properly read. I'm really sad I didn't like this book.

I have mixed feelings about this book. While I was interested in the story (especially the whole concept of what to do when your father comes back to life and interrupts your rule), I found myself constantly lost. There were few explanations for who most of the characters were and their histories and connections to each other. I feel that this must be a book aimed at people who have a deep knowledge of the whole Marvel universe, history, and characters. Definitely not for people who are non-obsessive fans.

A reminder in text of the power and beauty of this character — action and intrigue in comics-inspired prose. A most enjoyable superhero stories.