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Kronos
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Two years after his wife’s death, oceanographer and former navy SEAL, Atticus Young attempts to reconcile with his rebellious daughter, Giona, by taking her on the scuba dive of a lifetime - swimming with a pod of peaceful humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine. But the beauty of the sea belies a terror from the deep - a horrific creature as immense as it is ancient. There is no blood, no scream, no fight. Giona is swallowed whole by the massive jaws. Only Atticus remains to suffer the shame of the survivor and his inconsolable grief turns to an unquenchable thirst for revenge.
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Kronos!
- By Jan M on 04-10-22
- Kronos
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
It's a good thing his writing got better
Reviewed: 03-05-24
like the title says it's a good thing his writing got better over time because this particular outing was very much less than previous listenings that I have enjoyed.
The language is stilted and although in subsequent books we are asked to suspend belief, in this one the coincidences are just far too common and absurd to make the story flow properly.
most of his other works are quite enjoyable but I would stay away from this one.
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Anansi Boys
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Returning to the territory he so brilliantly explored in his masterful New York Times best seller American Gods, the incomparable Neil Gaiman offers up a work of dazzling ingenuity, a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth that is at once startling, terrifying, exhilarating, and fiercely funny, a true wonder of a novel that confirms Stephen King's glowing assessment of the author as "a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him."
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Beautifully narrated
- By A. Hawley on 11-23-07
- Anansi Boys
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
another winner for Gaiman
Reviewed: 12-16-22
a great story with lots of humor and excellent narration. I highly recommend this book!
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The Historian
- By: Elizabeth Kostova
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre, Paul Michael
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
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Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor", and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history.
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Great buildup to nowhere
- By Nifty Hokie15 on 04-03-18
- The Historian
- By: Elizabeth Kostova
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre, Paul Michael
25 hours I'll never get back
Reviewed: 07-07-22
the author is obviously in love with Bram Stoker's style of writing. very melodramatic and Victorian in style. I've never "seen" grown men weep so often in a book.
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Troubled Blood
- A Cormoran Strike Novel, Book 5
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 31 hrs and 51 mins
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Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough - who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one 40 years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on.
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Best Book Yet!
- By LindsayRoseEliz on 09-19-20
- Troubled Blood
- A Cormoran Strike Novel, Book 5
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Another winner!
Reviewed: 04-29-22
Terrific addition to a brilliant series. Best read in order though. too much back story for stand alone
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The Black Cat
- A Richard Jury Mystery
- By: Martha Grimes
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Three months have passed since Richard Jury was left bereft and guilt- ridden after his lover's tragic auto accident, and he is now more wary than ever. He is deeply suspicious when requested on a case far out of his jurisdiction in an outlying village, where a young woman has been murdered behind the local pub. The only witness is the establishment's black cat, who gives neither crook nor clue as to the girl's identity or her killer's.
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Un-listenable
- By C. Bass on 12-13-14
- The Black Cat
- A Richard Jury Mystery
- By: Martha Grimes
- Narrated by: John Lee
more talking pets...
Reviewed: 05-19-19
this one is marginally better than the last because at least the talking pets don't solve the crime. the narrator sounds like William Shatner doing James Kirk. he speaks far too fast and it's almost impossible to tell the differences between the various characters by his voice. thank God this is the only one in the series that Steve West does not narrate.
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The Cuckoo's Calling
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he’s living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry - known to her friends as the Cuckoo - famously fell to her death a few months earlier.
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Unbelievable debut mystery set in London
- By Tracey on 05-26-13
- The Cuckoo's Calling
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Not Harry Potter!
Reviewed: 12-16-18
A fantastic story. well read and exciting. A welcome knowledge that JKR can write fiction for more than tweens
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Along Came a Spider
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Taye Diggs
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast D.C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.
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Good Story Ruined by Poor Narration
- By Maestro on 12-10-18
- Along Came a Spider
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Taye Diggs
I read this book many years ago...
Reviewed: 12-09-18
and whereas the story is still a very good one unfortunate the narration the tracks greatly. I found it very difficult to differentiate between characters animal control in Reading was a great disappointment
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his 11th life, a little girl appears at his bedside. "I nearly missed you, Doctor August", she says. "I need to send a message". This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
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Not what I'd feared
- By Isobel on 04-29-16
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
not bad...
Reviewed: 12-05-18
the narrator is excellent and the story is interesting but highly convoluted but I would recommend reading
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Only Human
- By: Sylvain Neuvel
- Narrated by: William Hope, Charlie Anson, Laurence Bouvard, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Brilliant scientist Rose Franklin has devoted her adult life to solving the mystery she accidentally stumbled upon as a child: a huge metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. The discovery set in motion a cataclysmic chain of events with geopolitical ramifications. Rose and the Earth Defense Corps raced to master the enigmatic technology, as giant robots suddenly descended on Earth's most populous cities, killing one hundred million people in the process.
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casting error detracts severely, but a good story
- By Deborah on 05-02-18
- Only Human
- By: Sylvain Neuvel
- Narrated by: William Hope, Charlie Anson, Laurence Bouvard, Adna Sablylich, full cast
not quite up to the standard of the first two book
Reviewed: 10-12-18
not a bad ending but I found it odd that a five year old Puerto Rican girl who spends most of her teenage years on another planet comes back with a bronx accent.
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Summer Reign
- By: John Conroe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Faced with writing college papers, prepping for tests, and teaching testy witches, Declan O'Carroll has enough on his plate. Not to mention the magical withdrawal of leaving his very own magical kingdom behind on Fairie. But when he and his friends are attacked from creatures out of folklore and fable, it seems the Queens of Summer and Winter aren't done with him yet.
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SPOILERS ALERT - from "love these books" to "WTH?"
- By Celestial on 02-09-20
- Summer Reign
- By: John Conroe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
a very enjoyable continuation of the series
Reviewed: 04-25-18
it's not Harry Dresden or even The Iron Druid but it is an enjoyable series and he seems to write the Books at a pace that is acceptable rather than having to wait for years for the next installment.
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