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The Recruit
- A Jack Noble Short Story
- By: L.T. Ryan
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 956
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 853
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 847
In late summer of 1994, Jack Noble, a former All-American quarterback, is in the middle of the toughest event he's ever taken part in: marine corps recruit training. After eight weeks he's managed to make enemies of every drill instructor and every recruit in his platoon. Then on one particularly humid South Carolina day, an odd sequence of events changes everything. Contains an excerpt of Noble Intentions: Episode 1.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Prequel short story to Jack Noble series!
- By Wayne on 03-20-18
- The Recruit
- A Jack Noble Short Story
- By: L.T. Ryan
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
This should be…
Reviewed: 09-12-24
This 30 min snippet should be part of Book 0 instead of where they started at the hand off…not worth the credit or the money spent.
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The Never Paradox
- Chronicles of Jonathan Tibbs, Book 2
- By: T. Ellery Hodges
- Narrated by: Steven Barnett
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,148
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,844
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,834
The Ferox assault has been escalating, drawing Jonathan into combat more and more frequently. With each passing day, he's grown stronger. He can't be certain, but his attackers seem to be getting...more dangerous? ...and, of course, Heyer is gone, again. Then came the glitch. Unexpectedly pulled from battle, Jonathan finds he cannot recall the final moments of his last confrontation. Convinced that his memory loss was no accident, he must uncover the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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well written and captivating
- By Stacy Krider on 06-03-17
- The Never Paradox
- Chronicles of Jonathan Tibbs, Book 2
- By: T. Ellery Hodges
- Narrated by: Steven Barnett
This series is a fun romp.
Reviewed: 08-01-24
This has been a fun romp with some crazy genre-bending storytelling. It has great world-building and character development, with a firm planting of tongue-in-cheek humour. I highly recommend the series.
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The Never Hero
- The Chronicles of Jonathan Tibbs, Book 1
- By: T. Ellery Hodges
- Narrated by: Steven Barnett
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,738
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,215
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,222
Reclusive college student Jonathan Tibbs wakes in a pool of blood, not a scratch on him. His life is about to undergo a massive shift. A violent and merciless otherworldly enemy unleashes slaughter in the streets, calling out in a language only he understands. And it is seeking its challenger. In order to defeat the threat, Jonathan must become a temporal weapon...while remaining completely anonymous. Unfortunately, harnessing off-world powers has its own special challenges...
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2 out of 5 stars
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Crap
- By mix579 on 06-22-17
- The Never Hero
- The Chronicles of Jonathan Tibbs, Book 1
- By: T. Ellery Hodges
- Narrated by: Steven Barnett
A wonderful escape
Reviewed: 07-29-24
This story is a great opportunity to experience the anti-hero journey. Enjoy with a cup of spiked cocoa and nothing to accomplish for the next few days but read.enjouy
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A Death in Cornwall
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,036
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 942
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 943
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nothing about the Arab Israeli conflict
- By Bart Binning on 07-29-24
- A Death in Cornwall
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Pacing
Reviewed: 07-13-24
I was a bit disappointed with this book's pacing. Good luck. I cannot seem to place my finger quite as nicely as Allongs’. Steinbeck has the last surprise; book so after the holiday in Neice.
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Extinction
- A Novel
- By: Douglas Preston
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,336
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,243
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,242
Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your credit
- By c. jeffries on 04-24-24
- Extinction
- A Novel
- By: Douglas Preston
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
This is a fun read….
Reviewed: 05-26-24
This story was an entertaining listen for the long weekend I've had so far. My only regret was not having a what-is-real vs fiction section at the end of the book. It would have been nice to know some of the source material this story was based on and how far we are from this reality.
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The Pagan Hammer
- Harry Fox Adventure, Book 5
- By: Andrew Clawson
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Harry Fox just wants to know the truth. About his father's amulet. About his mother's death. But two Viking drinking horns with an incredible secret are about to change his plans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good
- By James Sears on 11-26-23
- The Pagan Hammer
- Harry Fox Adventure, Book 5
- By: Andrew Clawson
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
What a fun romp!
Reviewed: 09-04-23
This series of books has it all with adventure, treasure, lairs, and villains. It has thus far been a great time spent losing yourself in an Indiana Jonesesque story with just enough of a teaser to keep you wanting more. Love this.
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Burden of the Assassin
- Peter Black, Book 1
- By: David Archer, Vince Vogel
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 640
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 640
A master assassin craves one thing above all else: a normal everyday life. Trained to be a killer from the age of 11, Peter has never known the things the average person takes for granted. He has always been an asset. Burned by the CIA and now occupying their secret hit list, he works overseas as a Ronin, living a solitary life in hiding. But someone knows where he is. A strange man arrives at his door offering Peter the chance of a real life. "Get this done and you can be free," he is told.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pays homage to most of the good assassin novels
- By Amazon Customer on 04-03-23
- Burden of the Assassin
- Peter Black, Book 1
- By: David Archer, Vince Vogel
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
Different
Reviewed: 05-11-23
Written well but it was hard to get past the performance of the Narrator. Just different.
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Flash Point
- Jason Trapp, Book 3
- By: Jack Slater
- Narrated by: Mark Garkusha
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 313
A Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system takes down a passenger jetliner in the skies over Belarus, showering the fields below in burning scrap. As the world begins to mourn the horrific accident, one man—new CIA director, George Lawrence—knows it is anything but.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Book two doesn’t disappoint. Story lines based in 2023 geopolitics. AWESOME.
- By Robert W. Lewis Jr. on 08-25-23
- Flash Point
- Jason Trapp, Book 3
- By: Jack Slater
- Narrated by: Mark Garkusha
Fun read...
Reviewed: 05-10-23
Love the character development and play/chemistry between them. The dialogue and back-and-forth between could be better. But the story works and im interested in seeing where this goes.
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The Last Kingdom
- By: Steve Berry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 222
King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a question remains: did he succeed? Enter Cotton Malone.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Pass on it.
- By Glen schuler on 03-03-23
- The Last Kingdom
- By: Steve Berry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Very enjoying and gripping story...
Reviewed: 03-02-23
Having spent time in the area, it was like being there again. I could taste the beer and hear the cheer of everyone in the hall.
The narrator was articulate and unobtrusive in their delivery...made you very comfortable and was easy to play the “movie” in my head as I listen to Scott Brick voicing the narrative.
As for the story, it was intricate without banging you on the head with an overabundance of detail/history. I do wish the books would focus more on Cotton’s perspective the bouncing about from every man jack in the story.
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AMOK
- A Dox Thriller
- By: Barry Eisler
- Narrated by: Barry Eisler
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 958
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 861
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 861
1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end. Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family’s troubles. But secret wars are never what they’re billed to be, and Dox is about to get the education of his young life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent prequel to the John Rain series
- By Wayne on 12-07-22
- AMOK
- A Dox Thriller
- By: Barry Eisler
- Narrated by: Barry Eisler
This is a great view into the world of Eisler
Reviewed: 12-31-22
Barry Eisler has a very different take on the assassin/espionage/military action adventure genre. This book fills in the details of one of the best supporting role characters in the world that Eisler has built. It show the a depth of emotions and sense of purpose not detailed in other characters out there. It doesn’t gloss over the trauma that goes into building the person that is Dox beyond just the bullet points of the novels that he has appeared in already. But gives you the raw visceral knife gutting explosion of chunky character meat needed to enjoy the tik tok of this world view.
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