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Darkness and Stone
- The Lost, Book 3
- By: Peter Nealen
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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After the hunt for the vampire, Conor McCall’s Recon Platoon and their Tuacha allies can turn their attention to unfinished business. The Marines lost men in the Land of Ice and Monsters. They only know that those men are missing. Without a body, ain’t nobody dead. In search of their missing comrades—and Mathghaman Mag Cathal’s old nemesis—they return to the north only to stumble into a bigger war. Their only allies in that harsh, frozen, haunted land are besieged by forces wielding powers they’ve only seen once before. Will they accomplish their mission...or die trying?
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Good Vs Evil
- By Greg Bingham on 04-22-22
- Darkness and Stone
- The Lost, Book 3
- By: Peter Nealen
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Kind of like a modern day Narnia for adults
Reviewed: 09-26-22
I very much enjoyed this book. The fantasy elements were just as enjoyable as the military ones. Takes some inspiration from old Welsh and Irish folklore (if I am not mistaken) which made it interesting and refreshing. I have listed to the first three in the series and am anxiously awaiting the fourth.
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Primitive War 1
- By: Ethan Pettus
- Narrated by: Wayne June
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
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At the height of the Vietnam War, a search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As Vulture Squad hunts through the primordial depths of the valley, they discover ancient horrors that not only threaten to unravel their minds, but to end their lives, as well.
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Better than most
- By Joel Springstun on 03-01-21
- Primitive War 1
- By: Ethan Pettus
- Narrated by: Wayne June
Has the spirit of the Crichton Jurassic Park.
Reviewed: 09-26-22
I found this to be a well-written and enjoyable book. The way the dinosaurs were portrayed really impressed me at some points and made them into believable monsters. The book is set in the Vietnam war and as such, some portions have nothing to do with dinosaurs and are DARK. The book has good character development and looks at topics like PTSD, Schizophrenia, and substance use at a time when these subjects were just starting to be recognized medically. It does a good job of exploring what it is like for the soldiers going through the war as well as the current situation which may not be for everyone. However, It was very well done and the prehistoric creatures were great. Like Chrichton's books, I would say it leans more to the side of science fiction than science fantasy. One example is that the raptors have feathers and the way they use these feathers makes them much more terrifying with them than without them. I wish the newer Jurassic Park movies could have taken some inspiration from it. (Also, If you were a kid in the late 90s to early 2000s and played the Capcom game Dino Crisis, you will probably get some feelings of nostalgia while listening.)
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No Gods, No Monsters
- A Novel (The Convergence Saga, Book 1)
- By: Cadwell Turnbull
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it. As creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events. Members of a local werewolf pack are threatened into silence.
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amazing!
- By Gemma stone on 09-10-21
- No Gods, No Monsters
- A Novel (The Convergence Saga, Book 1)
- By: Cadwell Turnbull
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
Heavy on social justice, light on fantasy/fun.
Reviewed: 09-25-22
I am about halfway through this book and will give an update once it is complete. The narrator is great, one of the better ones I have heard on Audible. The dialog is well written. However, the subject content leans heavily on the context of social justice and collectivism. This in itself is not necessarily a bad thing but it was not what I was looking for nor expected after reading the description. During the first 30 min or so I had to keep checking to make sure I hadn't downloaded the wrong book. The impression I have had so far is that it is not really fantasy/folklore in the traditional sense. There are monsters but this seems to be a general term for anything "supernatural." There is even a tech mage and some dude who sounds like he came straight out of the Valve game Portal. Anyway, if that is your thing you may really enjoy this book. If you were looking for more of a folklore meets modern-day type story, I would avoid this title.
*I have completed the book and I am glad it is finished. Looking back, you could substitute "monsters" with mutants, x-men, or "specials" and it would not have appreciably changed the narrative of the book. I have no interest in reading the sequel.
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Vostok
- By: Steve Alten
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
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East Antarctica: the coldest, most desolate location on earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a 6,000 square mile liquid lake, over 1,000 feet deep, left untouched for more than 15 million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life-forms long believed extinct - and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man.
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Id have to say I was greatly disappointed
- By Stevie Havoc on 01-26-17
- Vostok
- By: Steve Alten
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
Painful…
Reviewed: 11-30-21
I started this book after reading The Loch. These books are not of the same level. While The Loch seemed well thought out and thought provoking, Vostok was painfully absurd. This is doubly disappointing because the real Lake Vostok is so fascinating and a story on the topic has so much potential. This story was so ridiculous that it might as well have been set anywhere. It was a very annoying experience. This is all coming from an individual that enjoys stories on zombies, dinosaurs and Bigfoot. It was still too inconsistent and absurd to be enjoyable. Cannot recommend.
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