Mars Villion
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Dark Star Rising
- Magick and Power in the Age of Trump
- By: Gary Lachman
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 140
Within the concentric circles of Trump's regime lies an unseen culture of occultists, power-seekers, and mind-magicians whose influence is on the rise. In this unparalleled account, historian Gary Lachman examines the influence of occult and esoteric philosophy on the unexpected rise of the alt-right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Step Right This Way!
- By Brad on 06-03-18
- Dark Star Rising
- Magick and Power in the Age of Trump
- By: Gary Lachman
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
An interesting exploration of our times
Reviewed: 08-06-18
This was quite an engaging listen though I am not completely sure if it proves there is much occultism in the Trump phenomena beyond the influence of positive thinking gurus. I am also not sure if any of us really understands Dugin’s Fourth Political Theory, including the author, or if there is any occultism connected to it other than very thin connections to the ideas of Julius Evola. But it certainly was a fun adventure in speculation and possibilities as well as a good companion to Lachman’s “Lost Knowledge of the Imagination.” The narrator kept the journey exciting.
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The Wood Beyond the World
- By: William Morris
- Narrated by: Cori Samuel
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 13
"The Wood Beyond the World" is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present day fantasy literature. It was first published in hardcover by Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1894.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Symbolism
- By Mars Villion on 08-06-18
- The Wood Beyond the World
- By: William Morris
- Narrated by: Cori Samuel
Beautiful Symbolism
Reviewed: 08-06-18
Cori Samuel has the perfect dreamlike quality for these type of stories. Many times I would have to rewind and re-listen as I would often fall asleep. William Morris is not like current fantasy but rather harkens back to a time when literal images carried much symbolic significance in an expression to the sublime. This was an enjoyable listen.
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Lean Times in Lankhmar
- A Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Adventure
- By: Fritz Leiber
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The cowboy voices through me off
- By Mars Villion on 12-03-17
- Lean Times in Lankhmar
- A Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Adventure
- By: Fritz Leiber
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
The cowboy voices through me off
Reviewed: 12-03-17
I enjoyed reading the books and even the comics from the 70’s. This one is an ok story but it gets weird when the narrator uses voices as if it takes place in the Wild West out of nowhere. I tried to use my imagination to put it back into the world of the story but it became too distracting.
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