A Review of the AudiobookPublished by Disney in May of 2018Read by Tom TaylorsonDuration: 4 hours, 4 minutesUnabridgedBrandon T. Snider was stuck in a hard place when he was picked to write this book. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) had just released Infinity War and there was no way that Snider was going to be allowed to release any spoilers for Endgame . In fact, there was really no way that he was going to be allowed to move anything forward in any meaningful way. The ABC TV show

Basically a lot of exposition regarding what happened in the various MCU movies from the points of view of The Collector and The Grandmaster. They're brothers btw.The plot was amusing for sure. But the real gem was the performance/writing of The Collector and The Grandmaster forcibly hanging out together and barely tolerating each other.

Read this book to my 11 year old son. He really enjoyed it, as it filled in some of the story between some of the Marvel movies. I’m not a huge fan, so I didn’t know who the characters were or really what what happening, but he got into the story.

It was fine, I guess. Started off annoying, but then the interactions between The Collector and The Grandmaster were interesting, and the narrator does a good impression of Jeff Goldblum. That said, the plot rehash of Avengers 1-3, Dr. Strange, and GOTG felt superfluous and the ending was "meh."

I enjoyed the film tie-in "Avengers: Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey" so much that I immediately ordered this. Unfortunately, this was nowhere near as entertaining. The story envisions a meeting between The Collector and his "brother," The Grandmaster. After the power stone explodes in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, The Collector's museum is devastated and he himself is ruined. While he is visiting a low-level pawn broker, he encounters his brother, who is similarly humbled after the

I enjoy Marvel and enjoyed the movies. I also really enjoyed this narrator from the Thanos story. All that to say, this didn't grab my attention, even though I knew the two main characters and they are rather interesting. This story is not though. I might finish it if I get the 2nd one from the library ever.

Did not enjoy this book. It was basically a recap of the movies up to a certain point. Really boring and hard to get into. Like some other reviews have already mentioned, i was hoping to learn more and instead just got some more of the same. Really disappointed. Not sure if ill read vol 2 or just leave it alone. Could be good for kids who haven't seen the movies or would like a little recap. Maybe. Read at your own risk.

5 🌟Good to see the Collector and the Grandmaster again. Thought that the book was going to be about Thanos. Didn't read the sypnosis all the way. Anyways, nice to learn more about the brother's and their adventures. Glad Keelan was able to leave. Wonder if the Collector will get all the Infinity Stones. Would he be able to use the Gauntlet?

It started out well, but devolved into nonsense. By the end, nothing of any substance had really happened - we just got 10 chapters of two characters talking about people and events they should already know, and the author increasingly forgetting that he was writing about aliens in space.

This is a great way to recap the MCU before Infinity War from a different perspective.Instead of rewatching all the previous movies (which I still recommend), you can hear it all from this story following 2 of the elders of the universe.I liked this, but it didn’t really teach me anything new.I appreciate this book and I just love every bit of info I can get from the MCU. It was a quick read, not life changing but definitely worth my time :)

The Collector had always been known throughout space and time as having the most amazing, priceless, and singularly one-of-a-kind collection. That is until a certain thief (slash) HERO found a certain celestial object and managed to destroy most of En Dwi's reason for living. But the Collector was given that name for a reason and now he plans to rebuild his world by tracking down those same celestial objects...the six of which were called collectively THE INFINITY STONES. Unfortunately, other po...

This book contains the story of the Collector and his brother, the Grandmaster, after the events of Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy. It's a bit of a side story of Avengers: Infinity War. Why you ask? Well, the Collector wants all the Infinity Stones and will do anything to collect them. Even if that means a battle with the mighty Thanos. It's a fun side story for the movie Infinity War, because he's all about collecting the stones, just like Thanos. Kind of like rivals. If you love th...

I think a possible theme for this book is to never try to become someone that you're not. This is because the main character is searching for something that would make him very powerful. Every thing he does, he messes up, turns people against him, and makes a fool of himself. At the end, he realizes that he is not meant to have this power and calms down.

MARVEL'S Avengers: Infinity War: The Cosmic Quest Vol. 1: Beginning tells a story about the Collector, and his brother The Grandmaster reuniting and beginning a search for Infinity Stones. The book recounts events in the movies, though told with a different point of view, and it provides additional story between. This is a good move on the part of the author and the publisher. Structurally the book is good, the characters we have seen before stay in character, the book keeps a good pace, and it

Set before the events of the Infinity War film, this book focuses on The Grandmaster and The Collector; brothers who have made appearances in some of the MCU movies as they meet together, catch up, and start their quest for the Infinity Stones! This book also quickly summarizes all the plot relevant moments in MCU, so that by the time Infinity War does come out, you’ll have a basic idea of the characters. Great for any fan of MCU, especially if you wanted to see more screen time from The Grandma...

Less of a stand-alone story, more of a synopsis of all the Marvel movies before Avengers: Infinity War told through a slight adventure happening between the Collector and the Grandmaster. Good for people who don't remember all that has happened in the Marvel universe over the past 10 years but who don't want to rewatch all the movies before seeing Infinity War. It was quite fun, though, and if you listen to the audiobook, the narrator does a pretty good job of impersonating Jeff Goldblum's Grand...

Not quite what I expectedThis is an interesting prequel to the Infinity War story and sequel to Thor: Ragnorak. I really liked how the author wove the Grandmaster's and the Collector's stories together and gave us some of their background at the same time.Feels a bit like a young adult novel but, on the whole, a decent tie-in to the movie if that's what you're looking for.

The story had nothing I don't already know. Just a recap of the Marvel movies that concerned Infinity Stones. I thought the book will go way back to the history of stones but that was not the case, so I am a bit disappointed.

This was a fun story. I absolutely loved it. As I have mentioned before, I love Marvel. Comics, movies, shows, cartoons and books as well. In this adventure, we follow brothers The Grand Master and The Collector as they seek out an Infinity Stone or 2. This story takes place after the Grand Master has to leave his planet when the Hulk escapes and Loki and the others start up the revolt. It's also after the Collector loses most of the inventory in his museum. We get some backstory and get to see...

I like the idea of this book filling in some gaps of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but the book just fell flat and was pretty boring. Not interested in reading the next installment. If you want something good to read, just read the infinity gauntlet story. Still holds up after all these years.