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A Thousand Ships
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.
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A new Golden Age
- By Stefan Filipovits on 01-26-21
- A Thousand Ships
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes does it again
Reviewed: 01-08-25
As a classicist and simply as a reader, I always enjoy Natalie Hayne’s work and this is no exception. Additionally, her narration is an absolute pleasure.
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Lirael
- Daughter of the Clayr
- By: Garth Nix
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ignorant of her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr's glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight, the ability to See into the present and possibly futures, that is the very birthright of the Clayr.
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Charter Knows, a Library Can Be a Dangerous Place
- By Jefferson on 04-18-13
All hail Tim Curry
Reviewed: 12-10-24
Tim Curry’s performance is flawless as is this book series. I highly recommend this series as read by Mr. Curry.
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Helen of Troy
- A Novel
- By: Margaret George
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 30 hrs and 35 mins
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Daughter of a god, wife of a king, prize of antiquity's bloodiest war, Helen of Troy has inspired artists for millennia. Now Margaret George, the highly acclaimed best-selling historical novelist, has turned her intelligent, perceptive eye to the myth that is Helen of Troy.
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A Very Different Take Than Homer
- By Troy on 08-31-12
- Helen of Troy
- A Novel
- By: Margaret George
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Good until it wasn’t...
Reviewed: 03-09-21
Not a terrible read or listen - certainly somewhat entertaining but the characters are not super engaging. Not true to well-known versions of myth by its nature as it is an embellished telling from Helen’s perspective - on that point, it feels like Helen’s characterisation is picking up but drops off before she can become relatable and interesting. Narration is a little wonky as all the “common” folk have a weird Eastern European accent that makes no sense and is super distracting - pretty much the reason I wrote this review.
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