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Trader's Leap
- Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 6
- By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly. But this is no easy task. Dutiful Passage is targeted by Korval's enemies, denied docking at respectable ports, and cheated by those less respectable. Struggling to recuperate from an attack on his life, while managing daughter Padi’s emerging psychic talents, Shan is running out of options - and time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don’t understand the negative reviews
- By Mark Hancock on 12-13-21
- Trader's Leap
- Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 6
- By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
Great storytelling!
Reviewed: 04-27-23
I’ve been re-listening to this series in anticipation of the new release. Liaden is world building at its best.
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Accepting the Lance
- Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 5
- By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story5 out of 5 stars 89
Exiled from Liad after bombing a city to save it from The Department of the Interior’s infernal weapons and plans, Clan Korval has gone to ground on the back-water planet Surebleak, whose people are as untamed as its weather. The old Boss-controlled fiefdoms largely fell to Pat Rin yos’Phelium’s influence, but the world is restive, the influx of outworld lawyers, guns, and money a brewpot for armed dissatisfaction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adventure in the Liaden Universe
- By Elisabeth Carey on 12-16-19
- Accepting the Lance
- Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 5
- By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
Great installment
Reviewed: 04-27-23
I’ve listened to it three times, and I always catch something new I previously missed. Wonderfully nuanced storytelling. The narrator is improving too- no complaints here!!
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Neogenesis
- Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 4
- By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 151
The Complex Logic Laws were the result of a war waged hundreds of years in the past, when two human powers threw massive AI navies at each other and nearly annihilated themselves. Being human, they blamed their tools for this near miss; they destroyed what was left of the sentient ships, and made it illegal to be, manufacture, or shelter an independent logic.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Razzle, dazzle, fizzle, fsst
- By Skipper on 02-07-18
- Neogenesis
- Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 4
- By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
Lots of good stuff going on
Reviewed: 04-25-23
Great book! A lot of plot elements for the story arc and series made it to Neogenesis. It leaves me wanting more. I definitely wish there was a better narrator, I can’t tell who is talking- all the characters sound the same.
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Dead Man's Hand
- The Unorthodox Chronicles, Book 1
- By: James J. Butcher
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,885
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,689
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,691
On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is…not one of those witches.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I want to be honest but not hurtful
- By KnowledgeMaster on 11-19-22
- Dead Man's Hand
- The Unorthodox Chronicles, Book 1
- By: James J. Butcher
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
Solid Debut
Reviewed: 10-15-22
Narration is good, but more voices are needed in his repertoire- a couple of women’s voices at least.
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Dark Minds
- Class 5 Series, Book 3
- By: Michelle Diener
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,345
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,217
Imogen Peters knows she's a pawn. She's been abducted from Earth, held prisoner, and abducted again. So when she gets a chance at freedom, she takes it with both hands, not realizing that doing so will turn her from pawn to kingmaker. Captain Camlar Kalor expected to meet an Earth woman on his current mission, he just thought he'd be meeting her on Larga Ways, under the protection of his Battle Center colleague. Instead, he and Imogen are thrown together as prisoners in the hold of a Class 5 battleship.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Pick one book and don't bother with the rest!
- By Andrew on 12-30-16
- Dark Minds
- Class 5 Series, Book 3
- By: Michelle Diener
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
Same hero, same heroine, same protagonist, same antagonist, same challenges,
Reviewed: 08-04-22
The first book was great, 2nd and 3rd are exactly the same characters, same personalities. ALL OF THEM. The only difference is their names and the underlying question “will the AI live or die.” After reading the 3rd installment, I won’t be continuing the series.
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Fuzzy Nation
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,842
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,621
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,623
In John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's 1962 sci-fi classic Little Fuzzy, written with the full cooperation of the Piper Estate, Jack Holloway works alone for reasons he doesnt care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorps headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporations headquarters on Earth, Jack is content as an independent contractor, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his past, thats not up for discussion.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short, sweet, and satisfying storytelling.
- By Samuel Montgomery-Blinn on 05-11-11
- Fuzzy Nation
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
Great Book
Reviewed: 03-29-18
The author did an outstanding job reworking this classic. Narrator has 1 flaw - all of his characters sound the same.
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The Spirit Thief
- The Legend of Eli Monpress, Book 1
- By: Rachel Aaron
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,064
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,847
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,844
He's not just any thief. He’s the greatest thief of the age - and he’s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners - a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls - he’s going to put his plan into effect. The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he’ll need to steal some big things. But he’ll start with somethingsmall. Something like a king....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining light fantasy
- By Kindle Customer on 02-16-12
- The Spirit Thief
- The Legend of Eli Monpress, Book 1
- By: Rachel Aaron
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Engaged, again.
Reviewed: 03-12-15
I'm listening to this again because the last 2 books in the series have recently been released and I felt I needed a refresher as to what was going on in the series so far. I meant to just skip through it quickly and get on to the next ones, but it's such a delightfully fun listen that I found myself not wanting to just get on with it, but to relax, listen and enjoy. In my book, that's what makes a 5-star.
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This Case Is Gonna Kill Me
- Linnet Ellery, Book 1
- By: Phillipa Bornikova
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 380
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Story4 out of 5 stars 343
What happens when The Firm meets Anita Blake? You get the Halls of Power - our modern world, but twisted. Law, finance, the military, and politics are under the sway of long-lived vampires, werewolves, and the elven Alfar. Humans make the best of rule by “the Spooks”, and contend among themselves to affiliate with the powers-that-be, in order to avoid becoming their prey. Very loyal humans are rewarded with power over other women and men. Very lucky humans are selected to join the vampires.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Couldn't Stop Listening! I loved it!
- By Kim Jones on 09-08-12
- This Case Is Gonna Kill Me
- Linnet Ellery, Book 1
- By: Phillipa Bornikova
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
I Couldn't Stop Listening! I loved it!
Reviewed: 09-08-12
I really enjoyed this book, I will be recommending it to all my friends- something I don't do often, it's a great start to what looks to be a fun series. I ended up losing 4 hours of sleep because I couldn't stop listening. I get excited when I can add someone new to my Author Watch List, and I've now added Phillipa Bornikova! Im glad I ignored Robin's bad review. IncidentalIy, I was going to skip this book originally because of that bad review, but when I decided to check other sites for reviews (i.e. Amazon, Goodreads) all I found were good reviews - except, wierdly, by another review posted by "Robin" on the same day who also couldn't find anything good about the book, and who claimed to not even be able to finish reading her kindle edition and send it back requesting a refund. Is she talking about this book??? She certainly has gone to a lot of trouble to buy the book in different formats just to be able to post super negative reviews........mmmmm, I love a good mystery. Anyway, I don't often post reviews, but since this is a new book from a new author I didn't want anyone who might be wavering to pass this gem up just because of one bad review.
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Warbreaker
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: James Yaegashi
- Length: 24 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,440
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5,317
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,344
An author whose previous, wildly successful novels have earned him a reputation as fantasy's master of magic, Brandon Sanderson continues to dazzle audiences with this tale of princesses and gods. In this extraordinary world, those who attain glory return as gods. And those who can master the essence known as breath can perform the most wondrous miracles - or unleash the most devastating havoc.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What's Your god like?
- By Robert on 05-24-13
- Warbreaker
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: James Yaegashi
Good if listened to in double speed.
Reviewed: 12-07-10
This book is Mr. Sanderson's second book and is a vast improvement! The narrator is horrible, it is as if he is reading to intellect-impaired toddlers -- but if you listen in double time it is ok.
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Elantris
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,995
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,174
Once the godlike rulers of the capital of Arelon, the inhabitans of Elantris have been imprisoned within themselves, unable to die after the city's magic failed years ago. But when a new prince falls victim to the curse, he refuses to accept his fate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What if your body could never heal?
- By Lore on 09-12-13
- Elantris
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
I tried to like it
Reviewed: 12-01-10
I absolutely love the Mistborn Trilogy and The Way of Kings, so I thought I'd give Elantris (his first novel) a chance. I REALLY wanted to like it, I tried so hard! I failed. I understood the world in which the author was trying to create, but I was not engrossed by it. I don't care about the characters at all, all they do is spout platitudes. It just seemed flat, and lacking somehow. I got tired of listening, and set my iPod at double speed just to get through it. Thankfully, the author has improved his writing by leaps and bounds since this first attempt.
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