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Cast in Ruin
- Chronicles of Elantra, Book 7
- By: Michelle Sagara
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,042
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
Seven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon’s fief. All identical, down to their clothing. Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them - and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over? At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor. And as the shadows grow longer over the fiefs, Kaylin must use every skill she’s ever learned to save the people she’s sworn to protect. Sword in hand, dragons in the sky, this time there’s no retreat....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Home Run!
- By Nina on 01-06-12
- Cast in Ruin
- Chronicles of Elantra, Book 7
- By: Michelle Sagara
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
Best Book in Series so far!
Reviewed: 06-07-25
I really enjoyed this book! Much more of a page turner! Couldn’t put it down!
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Cast in Silence
- The Chronicles of Elantra, Book 5
- By: Michelle Sagara
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,080
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,079
A member of the elite Hawk force that protects the City of Elantra, Kaylin Neya has sacrificed much to earn the respect of the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani she works alongside. But the mean streets she escaped as a child aren't the ones she's vowed to give her life guarding. Those were much darker....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never disappoint!
- By Nina on 12-12-11
- Cast in Silence
- The Chronicles of Elantra, Book 5
- By: Michelle Sagara
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
Get to the point, PLEASE, Ms Sagara!
Reviewed: 06-03-25
Sometimes Ms Sagara gets sooooo bloody wordy it wears me out getting to the doggone point! Happened a lot in this book.
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Murder on Black Swan Lane
- By: Andrea Penrose
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,247
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,002
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,993
The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, London's most popular satirical cartoonist, A. J. Quill, skewers them both.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tedious
- By Kathi on 10-02-17
- Murder on Black Swan Lane
- By: Andrea Penrose
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
Outstanding Reader!
Reviewed: 05-05-25
In general, I don’t like mysteries where the villain confesses all, so I gave the story an average 3*. However, the Regency Period in London is very interesting to me & the reader is outstanding, so I’m gonna give Book #2 a listen.
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Across the Sand
- By: Hugh Howey
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 393
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 394
In this barren home, siblings Conner, Rob, Palmer and Violet daily carve out a future. They live in the shadow of their father and oldest sister, Vic, two of the greatest sand divers ever to comb the desert’s depths. But these branches of their family tree are long gone, disappeared into the wastes beyond, leaving the younger siblings scratching in the dust, hopeful for a better life. On the other side of No Man’s Land, Anya was born beside the abundant mines knowing her prospects would be to marry, have a family, and work in ore, in service to the Empire of the East.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it.
- By Timothy on 08-10-23
- Across the Sand
- By: Hugh Howey
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
Excellent Series!
Reviewed: 04-28-25
I enjoyed this 2-book Series very much! Excellent world building; terrific generational family saga; well developed, multi-dimensional characters; fun adventures; brilliantly paced story telling; animated action! Well crafted novels! Highly Recommended!
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The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery
- By: John Mankiewicz, Jamie Napoli, Daniel Pyne, and others
- Narrated by: Jon Hamm, Ana de la Reguera, Alia Shawkat, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,139
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,090
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,090
Jon Hamm returns as intrepid private eye Jack Bergin in this thrilling, hard-boiled Audible Original series. Set against the backdrop of the real-life battle to bring the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles, Bergin investigates a brutal murder at the request of an old flame (Ana de la Reguera), and uncovers a deadly conspiracy to forcefully evict a Mexican-American community.
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5 out of 5 stars
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All star cast! Twisty whodunnit with a wink of true story.
- By Christian C. on 04-26-25
Lots of Fun!!!
Reviewed: 04-25-25
Well written Noir Mystery with lots of twists and turns, brilliantly performed by an excellent cast!!! Way better than Classic Radio ever was!!!
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The Demon Accords Compendium, Volume 3
- Stories from the Demon Accords Universe
- By: John Conroe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 845
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 752
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Story5 out of 5 stars 745
From the Demon Accords universe come six stories that delve behind the curtains. How does the FBI respond to a potential werewolf attack in an awakened world? What is it like to grow up witch? How do you assist a vampire queen? Who else lives on the world of Fairie? What does it take to prepare for alien invasion? As told by Declan, Stacia, Lydia, Chris, and introducing a few new characters to the fold. DA Compendium 3 builds upon and moves the arc of the DA storyline forward toward the battle for Earth.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By john Kay on 12-13-20
- The Demon Accords Compendium, Volume 3
- Stories from the Demon Accords Universe
- By: John Conroe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
Best Compendium by a Mile!
Reviewed: 03-19-25
I read the entire current The Demon Accords first, currently from Book #0.5 through #20, and absolutely loved it! Rating most of the books 5’s across the board.
Compendium #1 & #2, which I read after Book #20, were OK, like fine, nothing special, so a disappointment. Perhaps if Compendium #1 was read around Book #3 or #4, it might add some more value. But reading it after Book #20, it nearly lost its relevance completely.
Likewise on Compendium #2, though it might gain relevance by being somewhere around Books #8-10.
Compendium #3 read after Book #20, however, totally Rocked!!! All 6 or 7 stories were excellent, timely & relevant & added depth to events and/or characters. I highly recommend it!
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The Book of Levi
- The Demon Accords, Book 0.5
- By: John Conroe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 652
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 578
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Story5 out of 5 stars 578
How do you raise a boy who can bend reality with his mind? How do you keep him levelheaded, sane, and good? Raising any child is a tremendous undertaking, let alone one blessed by the goddess herself. Levi Guildersleeve, retired soldier and successful collector of rare books, finds himself as the only male role model of the most powerful witch ever born.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This could have been amazing, went on too long.
- By Justin on 11-22-22
- The Book of Levi
- The Demon Accords, Book 0.5
- By: John Conroe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
Excellent Start!
Reviewed: 02-17-25
Excellent start to The Demon Accords Series! Intriguing characters, interesting world building inside or parallel to our current world, lots of different potential trajectories, good pacing, terrific narration. On to the next, officially Book #1.
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The Last Party
- By: A. R. Torre
- Narrated by: Amy Bentley, Will Damron, Neil Hellegers, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,211
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,136
Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection. It seems an ideal life, if not for a decades-old crime that has become Perla’s dark and consuming secret obsession. Twenty-three years ago, Leewood Folcrum confessed to murdering two young girls during a birthday party. Though he’s been condemned to a life sentence, his crime is not forgotten.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not the authors best
- By Anonymous User on 09-24-24
- The Last Party
- By: A. R. Torre
- Narrated by: Amy Bentley, Will Damron, Neil Hellegers, Ellen Quay
Lightening Never Strikes Twice!
Reviewed: 02-08-25
I was propelled through this book & not in a pleasant way. Finished in one sitting. Couldn’t put it down. It’s twisted. It’s manic. It’s disgusting. It’s haunting. It’s compelling. Read it at your own peril. Do you recommend it?
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Severed Ties
- Backyard Starship, Book 10
- By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 523
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 436
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Story5 out of 5 stars 435
The universe is hungry. For power. For money. For war. And—revenge. Stripping osmium from across the stars, thieves will stop at nothing to fuel the nightmarish industry of Stolen Persons, their souls locked away in chips made of the rarest metal known. Among these thieves is Helum Gauss, the visionary criminal whose empire spans a hundred worlds. But his massive corporation, BeneStar, lost—badly—to Van and the Guild, and Gauss won’t take no for an answer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another exceptional performance all around!
- By J.R. Brown on 11-07-23
- Severed Ties
- Backyard Starship, Book 10
- By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
All In!!!
Reviewed: 01-14-25
Earlier in this Series, I wrote a couple of lukewarm reviews. By somewhere around Book #7 or #8, I became All In! It’s now on my Highly Recommended List! Enjoy!
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Blue Shift
- Backyard Starship, Book 5
- By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,429
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,274
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,274
When Van gains rank as a Peacemaker, he becomes a bigger target for the criminals scattered among the stars. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. On a distant world under an alien sun, hunters and their companions—the Rovan—bond in a ritual as old as their civilization. But one of the hunters is missing, and Van, along with his growing crew, knows where to look. Climbing up into the rarified air of the super-rich, Van uncovers a new enemy: The Fade. And they are as cruel as the stars are many.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I had to stop
- By Mcclure on 03-10-23
- Blue Shift
- Backyard Starship, Book 5
- By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
I’m still Listening!
Reviewed: 01-08-25
It’s not the best Mr Chaney Series that I’ve read, but I’m 5 books into the Backyard Starship Series & I’m going to do Book #6. The combination of corny & snarky still puts me off & diminishes the overall fun adventures & the only significant character that I really like is Perry, the A.I. Combat Bot. Oh well, on to Distant Horizon.
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