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The Fall of Koli
- The Rampart Trilogy, Book 3
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Theo Solomon, Saffron Coomber, Hanako Footman
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
M. R. Carey's Rampart Trilogy is "an epic post-apocalyptic fable" (Kirkus), set in a future where nature has turned against us. Now, in the breathtaking final chapter, the world that was lost comes back to haunt those who survived - as Koli's journey comes to its astonishing close.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Jesper on 04-19-22
- The Fall of Koli
- The Rampart Trilogy, Book 3
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Theo Solomon, Saffron Coomber, Hanako Footman
Excellent
Reviewed: 04-19-22
Contrary to some of the other reviews, I did not find this last book in the trilogy to be any less than the other two books. I did like the first book best but all three books has been excellent!
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The Sandman: Act II
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18,381
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,066
In the absolutely packed Act II, the dark fantasy resumes and the Sandman expands into the French Revolution, ancient Rome, 19th-century San Francisco, eighth-century Baghdad, and beyond. New and familiar characters abound, voiced by a bright mix of performers, including Kat Dennings, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, Michael Sheen, Kristen Schaal, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Wright, and so many more, including fan-favorite narrators Simon Vance and Ray Porter.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A real review after having fully read this book
- By Chuck on 09-27-21
- The Sandman: Act II
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, Brian Cox, Kat Dennings, John Lithgow, Bill Nighy
Love Neil Gaiman but
Reviewed: 10-20-21
I love Neil Gaimans stories and storytelling but the sandman series are a strange mix of a main story followed by some short stories.
Maybe I just don't like short stories in general.
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The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39,185
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35,001
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34,896
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wasn't Expecting to Like It- BOY! was I wrong!!
- By susan on 06-11-14
- The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
Far from Circe
Reviewed: 11-15-20
I actually started with Circe, which I found exceptionally spot on. Delightful, mellow and perfectly balanced. This book, Song of Achilles, was not really to my liking. I guess I should have read the intro and reviews but I too excited after Circe, so I didn't. The book was simply too much of a love story between the two main characters. I don't really mind homo erotica but a book full of it made me full of it, so to speak.
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Permafrost
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 604
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 532
2080: At a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers, and physicians gather to gamble humanity’s future on one last-ditch experiment. Their goal: to make a tiny alteration to the past, averting a global catastrophe while at the same time leaving recorded history intact. To make the experiment work, they just need one last recruit: an ageing schoolteacher whose late mother was the foremost expert on the mathematics of paradox. 2028: A young woman goes into surgery for routine brain surgery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not your father's SciFi!
- By Charles M. on 08-23-19
- Permafrost
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
Unreliable characters blended with bad reading
Reviewed: 11-28-19
Had this novella not been only 4 hours, I would not have gotten through it.
The story is alright, I guess... kind of. But the characters and their actions and motivations are utterly untrustworthy.
The performance/reading of Natasha Soudek is bad. Unlike some other reviewers I like her heavy Russian accent since almost all characters are Russian including the main character. BUT she sound like a robot with absolutely no feeling of the story. No pauses where needed and hard to hear difference between the characters.
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Quantum Garden
- The Quantum Evolution, Book 2
- By: Derek Kunsken
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,018
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,781
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,774
Days ago, Belisarius pulled off the most audacious con job in history. He's rich, he's back with the love of his life, and best of all, he has the Time Gates, arguably the most valuable things in existence. Nothing could spoil this...except the utter destruction of his people and the world they lived on. To save them, he has to make a new deal with the boss he just double-crossed, to travel back in time and work his quantum magic once again, tracking down the source of the wormholes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My First Book Review
- By Odo on 10-30-19
- Quantum Garden
- The Quantum Evolution, Book 2
- By: Derek Kunsken
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
What a great sequel
Reviewed: 11-18-19
I simply love the books from Derek Kunsken. The stories are well crafted and in my opinion they are a perfect mix of technical sci-fi and a colourful gallery of persons. I was worried if Derek could pull of a worthy sequel to a fantastic book (The quantum magician) but that worry was put to shame. What an excellent follow up with a new story that was adequately separate from the first book. I hope there will be a third!
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The Quantum Magician
- By: Derek Kunsken
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,855
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,252
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,243
Belisarius is a quantum man, an engineered Homo quantus who fled the powerful insight of dangerously addictive quantum senses. He found a precarious balance as a con man, but when a client offers him untold wealth to move a squadron of warships across an enemy wormhole, he must embrace his birthright to even try. In fact, the job is so big that he'll need a crew built from all the new sub-branches of humanity. If he succeeds, he might trigger an interstellar war, but success might also point the way to the next step of Homo quantus evolution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just when I had given up.... jack pot!
- By Zach on 11-08-18
- The Quantum Magician
- By: Derek Kunsken
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
Just perfect
Reviewed: 06-14-19
I've not read/listened much to techy sci-fi (much other sci-fi though). This book was the perfect way into that universe. Great story with lots of fantastical ideas about the future of humanity and so many nerdy details that I just loved.
The performance of T. Ryder was simply just amazing. At first I found his voice a bit too much, but throughout the book he gave the narrative the final touch. Damn impressive!
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Stardust
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,480
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,090
Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve the star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran on the most unforgettable adventure of his life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is an ADULT fairytale
- By Rebecca on 01-25-08
- Stardust
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Lovely fairy tale for adults
Reviewed: 12-13-18
One of the most pleasant stories I've heard in a long time. The fairy tale genre is (to my surprise) excellent for adults and I enjoyed the book from start to end.
As always Neil Gaiman both writes and performs to perfection.
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Norse Mythology
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69,871
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 62,526
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62,243
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Comedy-Tragedy of Gods Giants Dwarfs & Monsters
- By Jefferson on 02-24-17
- Norse Mythology
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Great telling but still a bit strange in English
Reviewed: 11-08-18
...when you're Danish (and know these stories as part of your history).
Still, good performance as always with Neil Gaiman.
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Neverwhere
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41,716
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35,184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35,128
Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly outstamding!
- By RJT on 10-27-07
- Neverwhere
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Great story
Reviewed: 09-13-18
Loved the story and all the characters. It had me captured from the start. The performance matched the book and felt very spirited.
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What Doesn't Kill Us
- How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
- By: Scott Carney
- Narrated by: Scott Carney
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,479
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,461
Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans without even a whisper of what anyone today might consider modern technology. Those feats of endurance now seem impossible in an age where we take comfort for granted. But what if we could regain some of our lost evolutionary strength by simulating the environmental conditions of our forbears? Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney takes up the challenge to find out: Can we hack our bodies and use the environment to stimulate our inner biology?
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3 out of 5 stars
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correlation is not causation
- By Jason R. Craft on 02-18-17
- What Doesn't Kill Us
- How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
- By: Scott Carney
- Narrated by: Scott Carney
Possibly life changing
Reviewed: 03-01-18
Extremely interesting topic. I've begun exposing myself to the cold environment after reading this book.
Some of the chapters were less interesting to me and I had a little trouble deciphering what the author actually wanted to tell. In the end it all became clear (although I still think some of the chapters were a bit off topic).
All in all, a really good book.
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