Eddie F. Castro
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A Christmas Carol (Simon & Schuster Edition)
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Patrick Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,578
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,216
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,198
Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart's critically-acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol. The star of X-Men and The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart has performed his one-man stage production of this holiday classic to sell-out audiences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not Christmas without this (audio)book
- By Christina on 12-11-07
- A Christmas Carol (Simon & Schuster Edition)
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Patrick Stewart
Outstanding
Reviewed: 12-24-24
Give Patrick Stewart an awesome story to tell he’ll give 100% in his interpretation of that story and the story he does amazing!!
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Seven Deaths of an Empire
- By: G. R. Matthews
- Narrated by: Wayne Forester
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
General Bordan has a lifetime of duty and sacrifice behind him in the service of the Empire. But with rebellion brewing in the countryside, and assassins, thieves and politicians vying for power in the city, it is all Bordan can do to protect the heir to the throne. Apprentice magician Kyron is assigned to the late emperor's honour guard escorting his body on the long road back to the capital. Mistrusted and feared by his own people, even a magician's power may fail when enemies emerge from the forests, for whoever is in control of the emperor's body controls the succession.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular
- By Eddie F. Castro on 09-06-24
- Seven Deaths of an Empire
- By: G. R. Matthews
- Narrated by: Wayne Forester
Spectacular
Reviewed: 09-06-24
Little magic system, very little fight scenes , but lots of politics an religious overtones and great dialogue! Good beginning of he wishes to continue with these characters!
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The Magpie Coffin
- Splatter Western, Book 1
- By: Wile E. Young
- Narrated by: Sean Duregger
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
The year is 1875 and outlaw Salem Covington has spent the last 20 years collecting stories, possessions, and lives. Nicknamed "The Black Magpie" for his exploits during the war, Salem has carved a bloody trail across the western territories. Informed that his mentor, Comanche shaman Dead Bear, has been murdered. Salem vows vengeance on the perpetrators. Enlisting the help of an army scout and preserving the body of his mentor in a specially made coffin, he sets out in pursuit. But the choices of Salem's past that earned him the moniker "Black Magpie" are riding hard behind him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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IT'S A BLOOD-BATH!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 01-31-22
- The Magpie Coffin
- Splatter Western, Book 1
- By: Wile E. Young
- Narrated by: Sean Duregger
Gorestern
Reviewed: 09-06-24
Take and put it on his head, sprinkles of the Macab are you have a splatter western!!
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Rise of the King
- Legend of Drizzt: Companions Codex, Book 2
- By: R. A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,316
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,072
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,067
In the second audiobook of the Companions Codex, the latest series in R.A. Salvatore’s New York Times best-selling saga of dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, the orcs of Many Arrows decide to take advantage of the chaos wrought by the Sundering to reignite a blood feud first brought to life in the phenomenal best seller The Thousand Orcs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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more more more
- By c.moravits on 05-23-15
- Rise of the King
- Legend of Drizzt: Companions Codex, Book 2
- By: R. A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
Interesting
Reviewed: 08-22-24
It is odd to have the whole old crew back together again was it wise don’t know I’ll tell you by the time, I’m done with this series, but it’s great to hear the voices hear their dialogue and their adventure!
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
- Licanius, Book 1
- By: James Islington
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,048
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,988
It has been 20 years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs, once thought of almost as gods, were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs' fate only by submitting themselves to the rebellion's Four Tenets.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Atrocious. Almost abusive.
- By Captain Spanky Of Nazareth on 06-10-20
- The Shadow of What Was Lost
- Licanius, Book 1
- By: James Islington
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Remarkable
Reviewed: 04-19-24
Is this tropey yes!!! But it’s good, story, world building are exhilarating! The journey of a lifetime in this world that the author created
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Crucible of Lies
- Sorcery Ascendant Origins, Book 1
- By: Mitchell Hogan
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
I was born when the world was a glorious place, but my parents were betrayed and murdered. I was raised by my sister in fear and poverty instead. That was merely the beginning. I lived through untold death and destruction when the old world was shattered, when creations turned against creators and a new evil rose to assert power. I fought back against the new order and broke humankind free from the shackles of terror that enslaved them. I discovered secrets beyond the lore of all other sorcerers, knowledge that ensures my people will not lack a shepherd on their long march through eternity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By Eddie F. Castro on 04-15-24
- Crucible of Lies
- Sorcery Ascendant Origins, Book 1
- By: Mitchell Hogan
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Awesome
Reviewed: 04-15-24
I’m a big fan of Mitch Hogan and his Necromancer series , so I tried my hand on this one.
This is the prequel trilogy writing on another one that he wrote so I figure I’ll start here.
Only bad thing is I had to wait till the other books are written before I go to the other series.
what it about ?
It’s about a God emperor and an assassin who is hired to kill the Good Emperor and how they meet !
So the would be assassin is giving him an open window to bring up why he shouldn’t kill him !!
So this is the storytelling time where the God Emperor starts at a very young age in his story when he was called Zah.
It does go back-and-forth on the timeline from Zah to God Emperor good morning Joe doing well and you talk to me on speaker like the mattress in the present and little Zah in the past ..it’s like a coming of age story .
Like always, Mitch Hogan’s world building and his magic system is awesome. I never complain with his books because he is very creative!
I do need to apologize to him because he sent me the arc to Crucible of Lies over a year ago!!!
so when I realized never wrote a review on his, I felt bad I noticed that the audio finally came out and purchased it! Oh, by the way, the narrator was spot on for me. I loved it !!
And just finished listening to it and reading giving a 4.5 stars
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Seeds of War
- The Smokesmiths, Book 1
- By: João F. Silva
- Narrated by: Adriel Brandt
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
He ran like the monster he was. And the smoke followed. GIMLORE is a single mother and war veteran turned crime boss set on protecting her family and her town. ORBERESIS is a petty thief pretending to be God to protect a terrible secret. REDNOW is the world's most feared mercenary, but his best days are behind him and there's one job left to do.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Finished … but it wasn’t easy.
- By Ray G. on 08-19-24
- Seeds of War
- The Smokesmiths, Book 1
- By: João F. Silva
- Narrated by: Adriel Brandt
Powerful
Reviewed: 04-06-24
Where there is power, there are struggles, yeah, three powerful POV‘s going through their own gritty crap in life! The magic system is intense!!! great story behind a great voice Adriel Brandt did a great job!!! Can’t wait for the next book in the series!!!
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The Builders
- By: Daniel Polansky
- Narrated by: Corey Gagne
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4 out of 5 stars 192
A missing eye. A broken wing. A stolen country. The last job didn't end well. Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the captain's company, survival has meant keeping a low profile, building a new life, and trying to forget the war they lost. But now the captain's whiskers are twitching at the idea of evening the score.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gem
- By Jonathan on 10-12-16
- The Builders
- By: Daniel Polansky
- Narrated by: Corey Gagne
Interesting
Reviewed: 01-14-24
Very grim tone revenge storyline very short in words! were it fully doesn’t get to or needs to get to my opinion , but at the same time it’s done in a different way where it keeps your interest going throughout the book! 
It has shades of Red Wall meets magnificent seven. still wonder how this would be if it was a longer adaptation of the storyline!
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Gunmetal Gods
- Gunmetal Gods, Book 1
- By: Zamil Akhtar
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 539
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 471
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 470
Fifty thousand gun-toting paladins march behind him, all baptized in angel blood, thirsty to burn unbelievers. Only the janissaries can stand against them. Their living legend, Kevah, once beheaded a magus amid a hail of ice daggers. But ever since his wife disappeared, he spends his days in a haze of hashish and poetry. To save the kingdom, Kevah must conquer his grief and become the legend he once was. But Micah writes his own legend in blood, and his righteous conquest will stop at nothing. When the gods choose sides, a legend will be etched upon the stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Narrator, Great Book
- By KYLE LOCKHAVEN on 10-28-21
- Gunmetal Gods
- Gunmetal Gods, Book 1
- By: Zamil Akhtar
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
Incredible
Reviewed: 01-04-24
Z has done it! Forging and excellent story and world with breath taking dialogue!!! And characters that leave you ranting for more!!
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The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
- Tales from Alagaësia, Volume 1: Eragon
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,823
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,193
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,188
It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now, he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective. This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too many loose ends.
- By Ezra kovacs on 12-31-18
- The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
- Tales from Alagaësia, Volume 1: Eragon
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
More more
Reviewed: 12-12-23
For people needing a little more story about what happened afterwards ……these are just nice. To keep everybody interested in what’s going on where they’re from and then interesting things. They’ve done after the final book.
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