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Wild Thing
- A Novel
- By: Josh Bazell
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff, Stephanie Wolfe
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 564
It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers-not to mention the occasional lake monster-are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Lot Like Cotton Candy
- By Dr. on 02-24-12
- Wild Thing
- A Novel
- By: Josh Bazell
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff, Stephanie Wolfe
Disappointing.
Reviewed: 03-05-12
What would have made Wild Thing better?
Get rid of the Scooby Doo plot and overt political opinions. The violent, morally ambivalent Pietro from Beat the Reaper was way more interesting than the main character (allegedly the same guy) of this book. The rural setting was wrong. Pietro is an urban hero.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Them or Us by David Moody
Have you listened to any of Robert Petkoff and Stephanie Wolfe ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
The performance was good.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The banter was occasionally amusing.
Any additional comments?
Hopefully just a poor sophomore attempt.
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Orbus
- The Spatterjay Series: Book 3
- By: Neal Asher
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 135
Old Captain Orbus commandeered a ship to flee Spatterjay, desperate to escape the violent planet. Orbus’ alien enemy, the Prador Vrell, is also moving on. The Spatterjay virus mutated him into something even more dangerous. And he’s hunting the Prador King himself - who sought to kill him, to bury the secret of their similar transformations. Orbus and Vrell clash in the Graveyard, a lawless zone where the Prador have seized a key space station. Official action by humanity or Prador would end peace, as a centuries-long cold war simmers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hard Sci-fi with a steam/cyber punk feel.
- By Andrew G. Paulsen on 06-01-11
- Orbus
- The Spatterjay Series: Book 3
- By: Neal Asher
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
More Neal Asher Please!
Reviewed: 01-11-12
What made the experience of listening to Orbus the most enjoyable?
Straight ahead, crisp storytelling. It was filled with creative mayhem, imaginative tech and cool characters. Even the bad guys were awesome and interesting.
What other book might you compare Orbus to and why?
Asher's characters are a lot like the warrior characters in Williams Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy. Nobody will ever be as cool as Molly Millions, but a lot of characters in this book come close. In particular a certain war drone AI named sniper.
What does William Gaminara bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Clean narration. Doesn't go overboard creating voices
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
My thought on finishing this book was that was,
Any additional comments?
More Neal Asher, Please!
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Swan Song
- By: Robert R. McCammon
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 34 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,056
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,087
Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen - from the President of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City - will fight for survival. In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth's last survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil, that will decide the fate of humanity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply an Amazing Story
- By Amanda H. on 06-21-12
- Swan Song
- By: Robert R. McCammon
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Lazy writing.
Reviewed: 12-18-11
Would you try another book from Robert McCammon and/or Tom Stechschulte?
No
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Give up on creating female voices. I would have given five stars for the performance had he not done so poorly with the female voices.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointed. I was looking for something like The Stand. I wasn't looking for a lot of originality, but the writing was so sloppy as to spoil my experience.
Any additional comments?
Plotting was poor. Obvious foreshadowing was frequently not followed up by the author. Based on the frequent descriptions in the book it appears that the author believes 90 percent of the people in the world have blue eyes. The other 10 percent have
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Leviathan
- By: Scott Westerfeld
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,915
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,478
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,487
It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. The Leviathan is a living airship, the most formidable airbeast in the skies of Europe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful, but don't forget to buy the book
- By Tahlia Merrill Kirk on 01-21-11
- Leviathan
- By: Scott Westerfeld
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming
Stretches too far
Reviewed: 10-18-11
I had a very hard time suspending disbelief while listening to this story. Believe it or, not it was the Clanker tech that disappointed. Really, the Germans thought a walker was more efficient than a wheeled or tracked vehicle. I'd have bought it if they had WWII messershmitts and and panzers 40 years early.
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Slave Safari
- The Destroyer, Book 12
- By: Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir
- Narrated by: Gray Gleason
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
There is a secret only Chiun knows. America has committed a sin against him he cannot pardon - and he will not even share it with Remo Williams, the Destroyer, whom he has taught all his skills and loves as a son. Deep in Africa, countless feuds that have blazed for many centuries are quickly being resolved by death and massacre. A massive conspiracy is unearthed surrounding the centuries-old slave trade, and only Remo can unravel it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We need more Destroyer books!
- By Lowly customer on 07-16-13
- Slave Safari
- The Destroyer, Book 12
- By: Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir
- Narrated by: Gray Gleason
Classic satire
Reviewed: 10-18-11
I read this as a young adult. The satire still holds up. As does the unique action. Hopefully a new generation will discover Remo Williams.
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John Dies at the End
- By: David Wong
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9,525
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,617
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8,633
STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vulgar Funny. 4.95 Sale Win.
- By C Yohe on 11-19-12
- John Dies at the End
- By: David Wong
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
Great book
Reviewed: 10-18-11
John Dies at the End was a fun read. Wry. I enjoyed the way Wong twisted all the horror and action tropes. I actually laughed a couple of times.
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Freedom (TM)
- By: Daniel Suarez
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,800
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,261
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,279
Daemon is firmly in control, using an expanded network of real-world, dispossessed darknet operatives to tear apart civilization and rebuild it anew. Soon civil war breaks out in the American Midwest, in a brutal wave of violence that becomes known as the Corn Rebellion. Former detective Pete Sebeck, now the Daemon's most powerful - though reluctant - operative, must lead a small band of enlightened humans toward a populist movement designed to protect the new world order. But the private armies of global business are preparing to crush the Daemon once and for all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow - a must read
- By James on 07-11-10
- Freedom (TM)
- By: Daniel Suarez
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
pitiful
Reviewed: 02-19-10
The premise is so broad as to make it impossible to suspend disbelief. The characters are one dimensional and generic.
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