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Operation Ivy Bells
- By: Robert G. Williscroft
- Narrated by: Mark Budwill
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Blending personal experience and real-world events in a fictional wrapping, Operation Ivy Bells offers a never-before-seen glimpse of these heroic men fearlessly facing death to gather the intel that tipped the scales to win the Cold War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I hated that this story had to end
- By Midwestbonsai on 10-05-15
- Operation Ivy Bells
- By: Robert G. Williscroft
- Narrated by: Mark Budwill
Excellent Fiction Of Real Naval History
Reviewed: 09-01-19
Operation Ivy Bells was an amazing chapter of Cold War US Naval history. RG Williscroft has given it a bit of an added fictional upgrade that further highlights the actual courageous actions of the crews who undertook these dangerous covert missions. = Highly Recommended!
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Military Encounters with Extraterrestrials
- The Real War of the Worlds
- By: Frank Joseph
- Narrated by: Andy Rick
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
Revealing his extensive research and the verifiable evidence he’s discovered, Frank Joseph presents a comprehensive military history of armed confrontations between humans and extraterrestrials in the 20th and 21st centuries. He explains how, with the development of atomic bombs and ballistic missiles, the frequency of extraterrestrial intervention in human affairs increased dramatically. He documents incidents both famous and little known.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Quote-unquote
- By Mike & Tammy V on 06-18-19
- Military Encounters with Extraterrestrials
- The Real War of the Worlds
- By: Frank Joseph
- Narrated by: Andy Rick
A fairly good compilation of military-et encounter
Reviewed: 08-25-19
BUT ...
1) Nothing new here for anyone familiar with the subject.
2) The author seems to have done little of his own research into the subject, preferring to simply quote other often online sources. Some of known questionable reliability.
3) In some cases the author tends to stretch facts to suit his(?) theories, and even ignores many newly declassified ones, often preferring to only consider them more government disinformation at best.
4) I fully disagree with the author's final summation that we should not encourage or allow our military to "further antagonize" these being of such "superior technology" by defending our nation or planet from their intrusions. Quite the opposite. --- But that is MY opinion, and he is certainly entitled to his own.
5) The narrator's over usage of, "quote, end quote, quote, end quote, quote, end quote, . . . ad nauseum.", was extremely annoying, and a great distraction from the work.
=) As stated, this work forms a good compilation of many of the military encounters with extraterrestrials from over the course of time. However, I would highly recommend that anyone finding items of interest contained within this work do their own further research. It isn't hard what with all of the many dependable online resources that continue to emerge these days. --- As they say, "The Truth IS Out There." --- And it might just be even more stunning than you would care to imagine.
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Amazonia
- By: James Rollins
- Narrated by: John Meagher
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,412
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,418
The Rand scientific expedition entered the lush wilderness of the Amazon and never returned. Years later, one of its members has stumbled out of the world's most inhospitable rainforest - a former Special Forces soldier, scarred, mutilated, terrified, and mere hours from death, who went in with one arm missing...and came out with both intact.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Creepy-Crawly!
- By Snoodely on 07-07-13
- Amazonia
- By: James Rollins
- Narrated by: John Meagher
Modernized Old Fashion Jungle Mysteries & Mayhem
Reviewed: 05-18-19
I'm a big fan of James Rollins One Off adventures. (His Sigma Force series has yet to grow on me.)
If you enjoy the old pulp type jungle adventures but want something with more of a modern upgrade, yet retaining that exotic weirdness, then AMAZONIA will certainly fill your ticket to Very High Adventure.
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Apocalypse Machine
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 974
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 893
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 890
A chain of subglacial volcanoes erupt in Iceland. The melting ice floods the countryside. Poisonous gas descends on Scotland. A tsunami devastates the Norwegian coastline. An ash cloud rises into the atmosphere, blotting out the sun across Europe, ushering in a new Ice Age. Dozens of nuclear power plants, flooded by ocean water, experience meltdowns. Millions perish. Many more are displaced. All on the first day.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not his best work unfortunately.
- By David L Woodruff II on 07-21-16
- Apocalypse Machine
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
The Mother Of All Kaiju!
Reviewed: 04-28-19
Some folks think Godzilla is the Baddest Kaiju to ever have strode the earth. . . . WRONG!
In the Apocalypse Machine Jeremy Robinson has unleashed The Mother Of ALL Kaiju! Old Godzilla would barely make for a noticeable smear on the underside of this things foot. --- Whole militaries can't stop it. Nukes only feed it. . . . And what's worse, this monster has a mission. = To wipe us and every other lifeform off the face of our world while reseeding it with a host of its own creations.
Yet a handful of survivors must struggle on to find some way to stop it before Man becomes just another layer in the fossil records.
Lots of fun, action, and tons of interesting nasty critters! = Better than an all night Kaiju movie marathon!
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Space Force
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Emily Woo Zeller, Machelle Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,676
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,427
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,420
Five years ago, the US Space Force became a reality. And while those writing the checks took things very seriously, the other military branches did not. As a result, Space Force was populated by undesirables. My name is Captain Ethan Stone, a decorated member of SEAL Team Six turned Space Force "recruit". Flash forward five years and between tenses. President West is in office. Power has shifted. And Space Force is defunded. With just a handful of us still living on base, we find ourselves being evicted. But before all of us can leave, aliens invade.
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1 out of 5 stars
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disappointed
- By Justin H on 03-15-19
- Space Force
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Emily Woo Zeller, Machelle Williams
I'm not a Gamer, but . . .
Reviewed: 03-31-19
No, you don't need to be a Gamer to really enjoy this story. . . . But if you ARE a Gamer (and I do know a few who I have made a point of turning on to this story!) then I'm sure that you REALLY will enjoy this book! Plenty of laughs, action, barbs, and a mixed bunch of rejects made this one FUN alien invasion unlike any other I have ever encountered.
Some of the language and descriptives might not make this everyone's "cup of tea", but I blame that on Stone. (The guy has issues.) Don't blame Robinson. He's just the poor writer who got dragged into all of this.
Kafer, Zeller and Williams brought the whole story to life with their renditions of all of the characters. GREAT JOB GUYS!
I REALLY HOPE Jeremy will be giving us more adventures of SPACE FORCE!
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The Monster Hunter Files
- By: Larry Correia, Jonathan Maberry, Faith Hunter, and others
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Brynne Blake, Khristine Hvam
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,711
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,694
For well over a century, Monster Hunter International has kept the world safe from supernatural threats small and large - and, in some cases, very, very large. Now, join us as MHI opens their archives for the first time. From experienced hunters on their toughest cases, to total newbies' initial encounters with the supernatural, The Monster Hunter Files reveals the secret history of the world's most elite monster fighting force.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I LIKE THESE COLLECTIONS
- By Randall on 01-01-19
- The Monster Hunter Files
- By: Larry Correia, Jonathan Maberry, Faith Hunter, Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Brynne Blake, Khristine Hvam
GREAT Writers = GREAT Stories!
Reviewed: 01-10-19
If you are even a passing fan of MHI, you will LOVE these further insights into the characters and world of monster hunting.
One or two I thought that the author was straining a bit to push their Hero/Heroine into the MHI universe, but . . . I still think that they might have pulled it off! = They did intrigue me enough to get me wondering how other "Outside" characters might fit in as well. --- Characters like Dresden, or Val & Earl, or Burt Gummer from TREMORS, etc. = THAT could get Interesting! LOL
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Alien: Out of the Shadows
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Tim Lebbon, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Rutger Hauer, Corey Johnson, Matthew Lewis, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,324
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,855
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,771
As a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man. When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns. There was evil, hibernating and waiting for suitable prey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a work that I highly recommend
- By Midwestbonsai on 05-02-16
- Alien: Out of the Shadows
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Tim Lebbon, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Rutger Hauer, Corey Johnson, Matthew Lewis, Kathryn Drysdale, Laurel Lefkow, Andrea Deck, Mac McDonald
Great Cast. Good Story. . . . But . . .
Reviewed: 01-10-19
For a FREE download I really can't complain.
I thought that the story was mostly interesting, and it certainly contained enough intriguing side items that had me wishing for further insights. (No Spoilers. -- But sort of like the giant alien when first discovered in the original ALIEN movie.)
However, I believe that I would have enjoyed the story more if it would have been a "one off" that focused only on the crew of the transport ship. I actually found myself getting rather frustrated with Ripley and Ash (especially Ash's repeated monologues), and wondering why the authors felt that they needed to include them. Or why they even felt the need to write an ALIEN 1.5. Most especially since anyone who has seen or read ALIENS knows exactly how this story must end. --- Sorry, but for me, that "foreknowledge" pretty much killed most of the suspence and all of the "climatic" ending.
That gripe out of the way, I WILL be listening to this story again, if for no other reason, than the OUTSTANDING performance. -- IMO, even a mediocre story can benefit greatly from the reading. Audio books just don't get much better than those performed by an all star cast!
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Lullaby
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 21,802
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,827
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 19,830
A young married couple, Matt and Gillian, have just bought a gorgeous house located next to a lake in the Catskills. They want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city to raise their baby girl, Hope, in relative peace and quiet. When night falls, however, their dream home becomes a house of nightmares. Matt and Gillian soon learn that darkness takes many forms. And sometimes, darkness is hungry.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I guess there’s a reason it’s free
- By Katie Washington on 10-05-18
- Lullaby
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
A SHORT Ghost Story
Reviewed: 11-03-18
I'm not sure what exactly some of the review writers here expected, but for a short story (and FREE) I thought that it was a pretty darn good yarn. One which would go well huddled around a campfire or on a stormy night before the fireplace after the storm has knocked out your power. --- No, it is not a GREAT Masterwork, nor do I believe J. Maberry ever intended it to be such, but it is thirty-seven minutes of good and creepy haunted house storytelling.
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The X-Files: Cold Cases
- By: Joe Harris, Chris Carter, Dirk Maggs - adaptation
- Narrated by: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19,755
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18,072
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17,983
The truth is still out there. The iconic hit that had millions searching for UFOs back in the 90s is now an exhilarating audio event, only from Audible. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reunite as FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, joining an ensemble of original cast members in an out-of-this-world production.
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4 out of 5 stars
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New Fan
- By tatiana on 12-24-17
- The X-Files: Cold Cases
- By: Joe Harris, Chris Carter, Dirk Maggs - adaptation
- Narrated by: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Willliam B. Davis, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood
The Gang's All Here!
Reviewed: 10-14-18
It was sure GREAT hearing the voices of ALL of the characters from the old show again! They made this series of stories a real treat to listen to. All of the Good Guys and the Bad Guys. Even those that we had thought were dead and gone forever. --- How? = Well, THAT would be a real spoiler!
My only real complaint = The first episode was very lacking in describing what was taking place in the scene. It was like listening to a tv show without the added advantage of the picture in a very visually driven drama. = You miss a lot, and can only guess at more. -- That did seem to improve a bit as the book progressed, but I think more should have been done to carry the full story for a purely LISTENING audience.
I will certainly be looking for more X-Files done with the original cast members!!!
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Monster Hunter Nemesis
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,788
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,977
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,968
Agent Franks of the U.S. Monster Control Bureau is a man of many parts - parts from other people, that is. Franks is nearly seven feet tall and all muscle. He's nearly indestructible. Plus he’s animated by a powerful alchemical substance and inhabited by a super-intelligent spirit more ancient than humanity itself. Good thing he’s on our side. More or less.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Winner
- By Sez on 07-12-14
- Monster Hunter Nemesis
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Franks & The MCB Feds
Reviewed: 09-22-18
This was GREAT!
Yeah. Okay. So in this one the crew from MHI get little more than cameos. But that sure doesn't detract from the whole MHI storyline, nor does it make for anything less than a MUST READ (LISTEN TO) addition to the whole MHI universe. In fact, I think that this might have become one of my Personal Favorites yet!
Not only does Correia finally give us the backstory on Franks (which is far more convoluted, interesting and straight up stranger than I could have ever imagined!) but we get to see the "bad guy" MCB Feds in a whole new light. --- Why would a bunch of men and women be willing to risk their lives and be so dedicated to protecting our world from supernatural horrors (while dealing with all the typical government bureaucratic backstabbing and power grabbing BS) for a crummy government paycheck, when they could just as easily be getting filthy rich collecting bounties for the same job like MHI? = Yeah, THAT takes a very special kind of mindset!
My hat goes off to the troopers of Correia's MCB!
I sure hope that he does other stories dedicated to them!!!
Oliver Wyman's performance (as always) is Totally TOP NOTCH!!!
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