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The Good Troll Detective
- Mantle and Key Paranormal Agency, Book 1
- By: Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Jenn Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
Maine doesn't like her father. It doesn't help that he's a troll. As in a literal, lives-under-a-bridge troll. When her father is killed, Maine returns home to settle his estate and learns that he wasn't any ordinary troll, but the town hero. Seems trolls can be superheroes, too. When Maine inherited her father's Mantle, she got more than a demonically possessed magical cape that reveals one's weakness. She also inherited several busloads of mythical adversaries. Thanks, Dad!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Really wanted to like this one
- By CK on 06-15-23
- The Good Troll Detective
- Mantle and Key Paranormal Agency, Book 1
- By: Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Jenn Lee
Really wanted to like this one
Reviewed: 06-15-23
This sounded like exactly the type of story I would love. Instead, I spent most of my time irked at how idiotic the main character was. The humor also didn't ring funny to me. Plot and story were a good start, but it fell flat for me.
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The Hanged Man
- By: K. D. Edwards
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,506
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,342
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,337
The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck. Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Throne, is backed into a fight of high court magic and political appetites in a desperate bid to protect his ward, Max, from a forced marital alliance with the Hanged Man. Rune's resistance will take him to the island's dankest corners, including a red light district made of moored ghost ships and the floor of the ruling Convocation, where a gathering of Arcana will change Rune's life forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Need more MM sci-fi books like this
- By Drew Ashlock on 09-12-20
- The Hanged Man
- By: K. D. Edwards
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley
A good series maturing well
Reviewed: 05-28-20
This series started off a bit slow in book 1, but it's paying off with the growth of the storyline. The plot is sorta/kinda urban fantasy, but the world is unique and the story is going places I can't entirely predict. The series is unfolding its main characters slowly, revealing more and more of the shadowy corners. I'm pretty excited for the next in the series--this was not a cliff hanger, but the story has an obvious future.
This is a book I wouldn't mind re-reading on paper -- or listening to the audiobook again.
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The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- By: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 48 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,287
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,217
"No killing Goblins." So reads the sign outside of The Wandering Inn, a small building run by a young woman named Erin Solstice. She serves pasta with sausage, blue fruit juice, and dead acid flies on request. And she comes from another world. Ours. It's a bad day when Erin finds herself transported to a fantastical world and nearly gets eaten by a Dragon. She doesn't belong in a place where monster attacks are a fact of life, and where Humans are one species among many. But she must adapt to her new life. Or die.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Endless whining and painfully slow
- By Kindle Customer on 01-04-20
- The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- By: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
A delightful surprise
Reviewed: 10-29-19
I listened to the 43+ hours as fast as I could. This book may tread familiar paths but it has a fresh feel to it and the characters are well developed and the more we learn, the more we want to know. I'm so excited that there's a Volume 2 out there.
As well, I feel that the narrator did an excellent job that added a great deal to my enjoyment of the book - the different character voices were clear and the exciting moments were dramatic with not being overdone.
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Exit Strategy
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,766
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,711
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,699
Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah - its former owner (protector? friend?) - submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit. But who's going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue? And what will become of it when it's caught?
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5 out of 5 stars
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New favorite series! Best I've read in YEARS!!!
- By Jaime on 10-02-18
- Exit Strategy
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Can't get enough
Reviewed: 11-07-18
This book nicely rounds out the series of novellas, going full circle to wrap up the story and illustrating the growth in the character. I'm left still in love with this universe and seeing it from Murderbot's eyes.
Ultimately, I'm left with Oliver Twist's words, 'Please, sir, can I have some more?'
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All Systems Red
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,904
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,803
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,786
All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I just wish all four stories were one book...
- By Garrett Stone on 11-05-18
- All Systems Red
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Murderously awesome!
Reviewed: 11-07-18
I just finished re-listening to this story after finishing the series of novellas, and it just got better with the re-listen. The world-building is detailed and intricate, the voice of the main character is wryly humorous and increasingly revealing. Watching Murderbot discover the limits of sentience and autonomy while also figuring out the why of his self-inception makes this one of my new favorite fictional universes.
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Contractor
- The Contractors, Book 1
- By: Andrew Ball
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,885
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,767
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,761
The Earth is under siege - and no one knows about it because the invaders erase those whom they consume. A handful of men and women stand on the border between the mundane and the magical. They have a special spark of soul - not quite enough to be naturally gifted in spellcraft but greater than the average person, a tiny flame that can ignite incredible potential. They possess the ability to fight back against the Vorid: the ability to become a Contractor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Where. Is. The. Sequel!!!!
- By Brina on 07-21-16
- Contractor
- The Contractors, Book 1
- By: Andrew Ball
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
A new favorite!
Reviewed: 07-22-17
Original and entertaining, it drew me in, quickly, and now I can't wait for #2!
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