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The Painted Queen
- An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense
- By: Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 997
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Story4 out of 5 stars 994
Arriving in Cairo for another thrilling excavation season, Amelia is relaxing in a well-earned bubble bath in her elegant hotel suite in Cairo when a man with a knife protruding from his back staggers into the bath chamber and utters a single word - "murder" - before collapsing on the tiled floor, dead. Among the few possessions he carried was a sheet of paper with Amelia's name and room number.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Fond Farewell to Amelia
- By Carole T. on 08-03-17
- The Painted Queen
- An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense
- By: Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Elizabeth Peters?
Reviewed: 11-18-23
I can appreciate the difficulty in trying to write a book from the outline, notes and partial storyline of a deceased author, but this book is NOT by Elizabeth Peters.
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Lord John and the Hand of the Devils
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,954
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,471
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,469
In these tales, Lord John vows to avenge a murder, investigates a terrifying "night-hag" on the battlefields of Europe, and discovers treason in His Majesty's ranks.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lord John Grey comes to life
- By Teahouse Fox on 10-12-10
- Lord John and the Hand of the Devils
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
Love the tales
Reviewed: 03-01-23
Lord John is always fun. Hot water seems to be his metier.
The audio needs work. Many glitches.
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The Wizard's Butler
- The Wizard's Butler, Book 1
- By: Nathan Lowell
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,380
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,495
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,476
For five grand a month and a million-dollar chaser, Roger Mulligan didn't care how crazy the old geezer was. All he had to do was keep Joseph Perry Shackleford alive and keep him from squandering the estate for a year. But they didn't tell him about the pixies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVED this book!
- By Kristin Butner on 04-24-21
- The Wizard's Butler
- The Wizard's Butler, Book 1
- By: Nathan Lowell
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Perfectly enjoyable read!
Reviewed: 07-07-22
This book is for sheer entertainment. No moralizing, angst or "durm und strang". Just fun. As such, I loved it. If you enjoy well crafted human interaction between adult age groups, with just a touch of magic, this book is for you.
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The Girls of Pearl Harbor
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 445
When Grace, April, and Poppy join the US Army Nurse Corps, they see it as little more than an adventure, one made all the better by their first station: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Joined at the hip, idealistic Grace, exuberant Poppy, and brave but haunted April frolic in the sun, attending parties, flirting with the handsome soldiers, and becoming fast friends with seasoned nurse Eva. Like the Hawaiian sun, their future seems warm and bright - until the infamous morning of December 7.
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3 out of 5 stars
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doesn't fit history
- By virginia in Iowa on 01-29-20
- The Girls of Pearl Harbor
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
WWII with all the impact
Reviewed: 05-23-22
Nurses from before Pearl Harbor to almost the end of the war. It covers the entire gamut of emotions, conditions and horrors as well as the struggle to rebuild shattered bodies, minds and hearts.
If you want to dive headfirst into living history, come take a walk.
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Aurora in Four Voices (Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago Press)
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Sylvia Roldan Dohi
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
This collection of Catherine Asaro's show fiction contains five stories, including the Nebula Award-winning novella, Spacetime Pool, the Hugo and Nebula nominated novella Aurora in Four Voices, and an essay on Asaro's use of mathematics in her fiction.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator awful
- By Oriquilt on 06-29-23
Excellent!
Reviewed: 12-30-19
Dr. Asaro is a brilliant author, combining beautifully written stories with Feynman-style applicable math and science examples. Even if you aren't a science or math geek, you will be drawn into these various tales. She's that good!
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A Brightness Long Ago
- By: Guy Gavriel Kay
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 845
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 763
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 765
In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who shaped his life. Danio Cerra's intelligence won him entry to a renowned school even though he was only the son of a tailor. He took service at the court of a ruling count - and soon learned why that man was known as the Beast.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Masterpiece from Mr. Kay
- By Craig Cassar on 06-01-19
- A Brightness Long Ago
- By: Guy Gavriel Kay
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Brilliant, as always
Reviewed: 07-20-19
The author's distinctive style, vivid characters and tight storylines are hallmarks of his craft. He is so consistent, yet so surprising and deft in the story development, that I order his books without even reading the synopsis. There are very few authors I am both that confident and intrigued by to make it a true statement.
The synopsis you can can get elsewhere. Suffice it to say that this book interleaves characters and developments from all the previous books, yet can be read as a standalone tale. You will get much greater richness from having read at least a few of the earlier works. If you love getting lost in a book, this is one you may happily jump into and float away on the fantasy.
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The Music of the Deep
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Hall
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Story4 out of 5 stars 195
Fleeing an abusive marriage and tormented by her past, Alexandra Turner finds solace in a small coastal town on Puget Sound and a job with a local marine biologist studying orcas. After befriending a group of locals, Alex learns that she has moved to a place that has a reputation of being the "most haunted town in Washington." Such superstitions would be easy to dismiss...if Alex wasn’t already on edge. Haunted by shreds of memories of her days with her husband, Alex can’t keep from looking over her shoulder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Escape from domestic abuse not a HORROR story!
- By shelley on 05-21-18
- The Music of the Deep
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Hall
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
In a word, brilliant
Reviewed: 07-17-19
Short version, survival and coping mechanisms on many levels. Abuse, both human and animal, and it's consequences. The family you choose, rather than whatever family you have, and the lengths they will go to defend one of their own. Empathy, and it's lack. I'm not going to give a synopsis here, just my reaction. F. Scott Fitzgerald would have read this and approved.
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Time's Convert
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,484
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,463
On the battlefields of the American Revolution, Matthew de Clermont meets Marcus MacNeil, a young surgeon from Massachusetts, during a moment of political awakening when it seems that the world is on the brink of a brighter future. When Matthew offers him a chance at immortality and a new life, free from the restraints of his puritanical upbringing, Marcus seizes the opportunity to become a vampire.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Distracting and disappointing narration
- By LKF on 09-19-18
- Time's Convert
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Time's Convert
Reviewed: 09-25-18
A worthy addition to these Clermont saga. It can be read as an addendum or a stand alone book. As richly detailed as the previous three books, it fleshes out the supporting cast, and brings an important second tier character to the fore in his own right.
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The Book of Life
- All Souls, Book 3
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 23 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,616
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26,792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26,683
Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to number one on the New York Times best seller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present - facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches - with one significant exception.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hopes Dashed
- By Elkay on 08-01-14
- The Book of Life
- All Souls, Book 3
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Beautifully crafted
Reviewed: 08-01-18
I loved the entire trilogy, the last no less than the other two. A taut narrative, living characters regardless of era kept all the parts moving with no coasting on prose. It's no wonder the tale is being produced as a television series. I would be surprised if it isn't being used in literature and writing classes as a subject.
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A Discovery of Witches
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47,359
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41,315
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,272
Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A feast for the mind and imagination
- By Barbara on 02-21-11
- A Discovery of Witches
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
A delight
Reviewed: 06-11-18
I'm not actually a fan of vampire tales but this is a delightful exception. It balances between the past and the present, and is wonderfully deft at handling the various themes and points presented during the story. The characters are current, even the centuries old vampire. The witches are presented as people, not archetypal characters. I loved this installment, and am eager to begin the rest.
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