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The Oath
- By: Frank E. Peretti
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 980
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 901
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 898
Something evil is at work in Hyde River, an isolated mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Under the cover of darkness, a predator strikes without warning—taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. The community of Hyde River watches in terror as residents suddenly vanish. Yet, the more locals are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, sworn to secrecy by their forefathers’ hidden sins. Only when Hyde River’s secrets are exposed is the true extent of the danger fully revealed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Suspenseful page turner
- By Consumer Outlook on 05-31-21
- The Oath
- By: Frank E. Peretti
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Best of Peretti's books I've read.
Reviewed: 03-07-23
The best of Peretti's books that I have read.
Good story and reading.
It's predictable in some parts and some pacing issues, maybe, but on the whole, a good read.
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Magician: Apprentice
- Riftwar, Book 1
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,544
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,073
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,064
To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. But though his courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely princess, he was ill at ease with the normal ways of wizardry. Yet Pug's strange sort of magic would one day change forever the fates of two worlds. For dark beings from another world had opened a rift in the fabric of spacetime to being again the age-old battle between the forces of Order and Chaos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The book that started my love of the Fantasy genre
- By Christopher Calder on 10-31-17
- Magician: Apprentice
- Riftwar, Book 1
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Perfect example of a ripping yarn! Not pretentious
Reviewed: 07-22-22
This is great because it doesn't pretend to be something more high-minded than what it is, a first-rate ripping yarn!
At this, it succeeds extremely well!
Although this longer author's version slowed the pace just a bit, it still moves quickly, carrying you along with the adventure.
Likable characters are stereotypical enough for many to relate to but still develop enough to stay interesting.
All in all, a very good balance for the light-hearted adventure it is.
EDIT: After listening to this again, I decided that, while the reader's performance is very good, he reads a bit slow for my taste for this type of adventure. This is purely a personal preference. I found my sweet spot was to set playback for this at 1.15x.
If it seems too slow for you, try this playback rate.
Enjoy!
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 66,712
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59,185
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Story5 out of 5 stars 59,188
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful power of the One Ring. It begins a magnificent tale of adventure that will plunge the members of the Fellowship of the Ring into a perilous quest and set the stage for the ultimate clash between the powers of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At last - The Definitive Recording!
- By L. N. on 10-10-12
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Great book great reading poor singing.
Reviewed: 11-29-19
Great book and well read.
However, Lord of the Rings is known for a lot of poems and songs and a great reader does not make a great singer.
So dropped it to four stars on performance.
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The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,585
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,832
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,825
Have we been taught to discount the veracity and deeper meaning of our emotional resonance with the world around us? In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis looks at the curriculum of the English "prep school" and begins to wonder if this subliminal teaching has indeed produced a generation who discount such a nature.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two great (but quite different) gems from CSL
- By Joseph on 05-16-05
- The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Prophetic
Reviewed: 11-19-19
Prophetic of the decay produced by the irrationality moral subjectivism.
For example, he curse of modern eugenics being used by the same people who once condemned the Nazis.
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The Skin Map
- Bright Empires, Book 1
- By: Stephen Lawhead
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 578
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 517
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Story4 out of 5 stars 518
Kit Livingston's great-grandfather appears to him in a deserted alley during a tumultuous storm. He reveals an unbelievable story: that the ley lines throughout Britain are not merely the stuff of legend or the weekend hobby of deluded cranks, but pathways to other worlds.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Amazed at how BAD it was!
- By catrina dunlap on 02-19-11
- The Skin Map
- Bright Empires, Book 1
- By: Stephen Lawhead
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
A good beginning to the story
Reviewed: 08-06-18
A little long-winded in parts, particularly at the beginning, but it gave me a better feel of the characters. Overall very enjoyable beginning of an adventure.
Note this is not self-contained. To finish the story, plan on reading the series!
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Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,870
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,076
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10,038
Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis' forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Classic That Gets Better & Better With Time!
- By Tim on 05-14-05
- Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
Read this.
Reviewed: 08-06-18
If you read any book outside the Bible itself, it should be this.
Deliberately avoiding divisive doctrinal debates, it lives up to its name, reaching across denominational boundries to all followers of Christ, supporting the roots of our faith with simple yet outstanding reason.
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That Hideous Strength
- Ransom Trilogy, Book 3
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,063
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,227
In this, the final book in C.S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, That Hideous Strength concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By Stephanie on 06-10-07
- That Hideous Strength
- Ransom Trilogy, Book 3
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
Seeming slow build develops excellent characters.
Reviewed: 01-09-18
Outstanding! Slow to start but intense in it's climax, and leveled off in it's finish.
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