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The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

By: Drew Hayes
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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Some people are born boring. Some live boring. Some even die boring. Fred managed to do all three, and when he woke up as a vampire, he did so as a boring one.

Timid, socially awkward, and plagued by self-esteem issues, Fred has never been the adventurous sort. One fateful night - different from the night he died, which was more inconvenient than fateful - Fred reconnects with an old friend at his high school reunion. This rekindled relationship sets off a chain of events thrusting him right into the chaos of the parahuman world: a world with chipper zombies, truck driver wereponies, maniacal necromancers, ancient dragons, and now one undead accountant trying his best to "survive". Because even after it's over, life can still be a downright bloody mess.

©2014 Drew Hayes (P)2015 Tantor Fantasy Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Science Fiction & Fantasy Young Adult Fiction Zombie Funny Witty Vampire Comedy High School

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I can't imagine it will win any major literary awards, but Fred the Vampire Accountant is a pleasant enough read/listen, so long as you aren't expecting Dickensian social commentary or even three-dimensional characters. Like NPCs, Fred frequently makes good-natured fun of people who play role-playing games but, unlike NPCs, Fred doesn't have the same philosophical insight. Although the book is a continuous narrative in one sense, it is divided into separate chapters that could almost stand alone. This leads to a certain amount of repetition.

Fred is competently read, although the voice of Fred because decreasingly nerdy over time -- I have no idea whether this is intentional or not.

Fred was worth spending a few hours, but I'm not sure I will be buying the other titles in the series.

A bit of harmless fun

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Despite the title, this is a highly amusing little tale about 'Fred the Vampire', a rather unfortunate accountant who finds himself dealing with situations that he is rather less than thrilled or equipped to encounter. A delightfully funny and light-hearted story matched perfectly by Mr Heyborn's narration. Certainly one for the bookshelf.

The funniest accountant ever written

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What did you like best about The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant? What did you like least?

Best:* Good language* No crude humor or content* Interesting title.Least:* There is no overarching story. Just a set of disjointed episodes.* The "episodes" I find largely unengaging.* The title suits the book, I feel.

Would you ever listen to anything by Drew Hayes again?

No

What three words best describe Kirby Heyborne’s performance?

Matches the voice our mostly wimpy hero would have quite well.

Very apt title

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At the beginning of the book I couldn't get into and nearly gave up, I'm so glad I didn't. This was wonderfully fun and enjoyable.

Hilarious

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slow going at first but great, action packed and full of fun and humour. would definitely recommend to sci go and comedy fans

unexpected gem

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an entertaining take on urban fantasy with a world where vampires and necromancers are real. I listened to this in 2 days it was so much fun

Fred is fab

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It's a fun story, very light and easy.
What I liked was the ease of and the characters are kind of funny too, in some ways. I'm not entirely impressed though because I think it's supposed to be sort of a journal but the repetitiveness was really annoying. You don't need to recount everything time and again in every new part of the book.

Sorry, I kind of went right into what I didn't like from what I liked!
I think it's a reflection of the book though, seeing as there is a lot to like but also a lot not to like. There are very cliché characters that basically fit into stereotypes so much I think it might actually be intentional. Maybe even to balance out the incredible blandness of Fred. Although, the incredible blandness of Fred is what makes this book so worth reading! He is funny, the story plots are fun, it's actually a good book it's just not impressive and incredible.

I guess it's like Fred, unassuming, bland but surprises you in ways you didn't know you could be surprised.

Recommended for:
Anyone looking for a good, light story with a funny twist. If you like cozy mysteries, this will be right up your alley if you want something a little different but still with the same vibe.

Not recommended for:
If you're looking for action you will be very disappointed. There are some fast paced scenes, but like Fred, they are unassuming.

Funny

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This book isn't going to set your world alight or revolutionise the genre for you. It is a fun romp with some decent characters and I enjoyed it.

A lot of reviews mentioned the start of chapter summations as being annoying and they are. You don't need a summary of all the previous chapters when you start a new one. It's not that bad but it was a bit annoying.

The narration was decent too. I thought it was good all round.

This was pretty decent but nothing spectacular.

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should be noted that this is a collection of short continuous stories which can get annoying since there are recaps at the beginning of each story once you get past that though what you have is an interesting, funny and charming story with lots of cool lore highly recommend

really very interesting

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Unfortunately the vibes were off with comments that came off quite misogynistic. And while the narration was good, and the story would be good to fall asleep to- with the amount of repetition in every new section you won’t miss on anything, when the narrator did all these scary voices it jolted me awake.

Easy going story to listen to on background

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