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The Spare Man
- By: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect. To save him from the frame-up, Tesla will risk exposure and face demons from her past. Even though doing so might make her the next victim.
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Classic mystery, forward worldbuilding
- By Deana on 10-16-22
- The Spare Man
- By: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette is an amazing writer
Reviewed: 03-19-23
She writes amazing real characters that have depth, and often damage and history, but her characters are always real, but always have real problems, even when they’re on a mythical cruise ship, which looks an awful lot like a certain nerd cruise I used to go on. :-)
My partner had to push me to listen to this one, but I’m really glad she did, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to listen to it it’s that I was distracted by other fantasy books, but Mary Robinette always pays off.
If you haven’t read her Lady Astronaut series, it’s a must read.
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Hench
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Zina Walschots
- Narrated by: Alex McKenna
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. Working for a monster lurking beneath the surface of the world isn’t glamorous. But is it really worse than working for an oil conglomerate or an insurance company? In this economy? A sharp, witty, modern debut, Hench explores the individual cost of justice through a fascinating mix of millennial office politics, heroism measured through data science, body horror, and a profound misunderstanding of quantum mechanics.
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Narrator was a major deal breaker for me
- By Laura on 11-05-20
- Hench
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Zina Walschots
- Narrated by: Alex McKenna
An entirely different approach to superhero stories
Reviewed: 02-07-23
The author puts a very human face on the cost of all of that destruction, shows very real characters, very human frailties, even as they are hurt more and more.
She gives credence to the bad coffee and lighting sewn throughout modern life, and the rare joys and kindnesses we can do for each other.
And gives a believable, honest face to evil and avarice. I don’t know why it took me so long to read it.
Love the narration: very well crafted and executed: McKenna has serious talent and dedication.
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Fall of Giants
- Book One of the Century Trilogy
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 30 hrs and 38 mins
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Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
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Loved it and learned alot.
- By Louis on 10-19-10
- Fall of Giants
- Book One of the Century Trilogy
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
A saucy and heartfelt historical epic set around World War I.
Reviewed: 01-13-23
I love these books, they are thick as doorstops, but Follett weaves the stories as richly as pre-war lace.
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Do It Now: Overcoming Procrastination
- By: Fuschia Sirois, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Fuschia Sirois
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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Procrastination is an almost universal human experience. While many people attribute procrastination to laziness or a lack of drive, our real motivations to push back and delay important activities and decisions are more complicated than personal weakness. The truth is that humans are well-adapted for basic survival, but they are not so great at managing the stresses and expectations of modern life without a little help.
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This book taught me a lot about myself.
- By camille on 09-03-21
- Do It Now: Overcoming Procrastination
- By: Fuschia Sirois, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Fuschia Sirois
I think it’ll actually help
Reviewed: 12-12-22
Good book, well researched, practical advice and reasonable background to help get out of your head
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The River of Silver
- Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy
- By: S. A. Chakraborty
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. Explore this magical kingdom, hidden from human eyes. A place where djinn live and thrive, fight and love. A world where princes question their power, and powerful demons can help you…or destroy you.
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River of Silver is perfect for Daevabad fans
- By Jade on 03-02-22
- The River of Silver
- Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy
- By: S. A. Chakraborty
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
A wonderful postscript and accessory
Reviewed: 10-22-22
To a beautiful trilogy. Back story and next steps for Zaynab, Dara, and of course Nahri and Ali were sometimes hard to hear/read, but still, very beautiful.
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Last Car to Annwn Station
- By: Michael Merriam
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Mae Malveaux, an attorney with Minneapolis Child Protective Services, is burnt-out, tired, and frustrated. Passing on an invite from Jill, her flirtatious coworker, Mae just wants a quiet night in. Leaving the office late, she's surprised to find the Heritage Line streetcars up and running and hops aboard, eager for a quick trip home. But this is no ordinary streetcar....
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Ding Ding
- By Dandylion on 07-09-13
- Last Car to Annwn Station
- By: Michael Merriam
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Lovely magic story set in the real world and the fae
Reviewed: 08-05-22
Our heroes have jobs, bosses, irksome coworkers, rich and powerful enemies, bus passes, and pajamas. They sometimes take light rail, sometimes historic trolleys, and sometimes scuff their knees. They are not all powerful, and sometimes their breakfast is less than ideal, like ours. But they still have family obligations, and family problems, and they still have to go to work in the morning. I think this would make a lovely, uncomfortable movie.
Merriam is a writer who knows the Cities well, and isn’t afraid to tell you, early on. Don’t let that bother or distract you, his characters have heart, vulnerability, flaws, and bravery.
The voice actor delivers a solid, gifted performance of Merriam’s work.
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Amazing reading
Reviewed: 07-16-22
The reader and the special effects made this a very enjoyable book, now I’m going back and finding anything Andy Weir has ever written and anything this performer has ever recorded that I haven’t listened to yet, and making sure that I catch up on. 100% recommend
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Unfettered
- Tales By Masters of Fantasy
- By: Terry Brooks, Patrick Rothfuss, Robert Jordan, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Marc Vietor, Bronson Pinchot, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
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You define life or it defines you. In Shawn Speakman’s case, it was both. Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Shawn quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not have the ability to pay. That’s when New York Times best-selling author Terry Brooks offered to donate a short story that Shawn could sell to help alleviate those bills—and suggested he ask the same of his other writer friends. Unfettered is the result: An anthology built in order to relieve that debt, featuring short stories by some of the best fantasy writers in the genre.
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A TRULY BAD COLLECTION OF DOGS
- By Randall on 12-21-18
- Unfettered
- Tales By Masters of Fantasy
- By: Terry Brooks, Patrick Rothfuss, Robert Jordan, Jacqueline Carey, R.A. Salvatore, Naomi Novik, Shawn Speakman - editor, Peter V. Brett
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Marc Vietor, Bronson Pinchot, Jay Snyder
Many Rich, unexpected different tails
Reviewed: 06-11-22
Not sure what I expected going into this, but what I found was some great stories, told a bunch of different ways, from authors I knew well and other authors that I only heard of, who is a great exposure to some other great authors, and I liked that it was definitely a little more spice and less vanilla
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Sufficiently Advanced Magic
- Arcane Ascension, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
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Five years ago Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire - a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess. He never returned. Now it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
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Very good book
- By Jason N. on 07-20-17
- Sufficiently Advanced Magic
- Arcane Ascension, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Challenging to follow, solid story
Reviewed: 02-21-22
The prodigonist starts off impetuous and shallow, and develops as the story goes long much as anyone would like. My favorite part is always working out the system of magic, but it’s also entertaining to watch the protagonist make all of the basic engineering mistakes and have amazing confidence while those with more experience around him are amused by his motivations.
Instead of getting right what he wants when he goes into his first test, he ends up with something that isn’t quite expecting nor does his father want him to have, but it turns out to be something that’s useful to him and offers him different opportunities. Looking forward to reading the next book.
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