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No Game for Knights
- By: Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell - editor
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Cary Hite, Alexander Cendese, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
In a world of criminals, thugs, con artists, cheats, and swindlers, there must be a man to stand against the powers of darkness and corruption. A man not afraid to walk the mean streets—whether they be those of 1930s Los Angeles, an ancient fantasy realm, or some far-flung planet of a future star empire. He is a man who knows that a “good man” is not always a “nice guy”. But when the chips are down, he understands that a hero does the right thing, even if it means losing everything.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just cops & mobsters shorts in different genres
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 07-27-24
- No Game for Knights
- By: Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell - editor
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Cary Hite, Alexander Cendese, Tim Lounibos
Fun anthology
Reviewed: 12-05-24
Really great variety of stories. Perfect length for easy listening. Wish there was more! Wonder what to read next
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Hell Divers XII: Heroes
- Hell Divers, Book 12
- By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,552
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,431
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,431
The Forerunner has decimated the Vanguard Islands in a surprise attack from the Trident warship. King Kade Long—seeing no alternative—accepts a peace deal, committing to a perilous mission with X, the “Immortal,” to activate weather-modification reactors at the poles. But as Kade and X set off, the fragile peace is threatened by Gran Jefe’s one-man guerrilla war against the psychopathic knight, General Jack. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Michael and his family begin to settle into their new life in the Canary Islands, only to discover that it’s not the sanctuary they believed it was.
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5 out of 5 stars
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in my opinion, one of the greatest book series. give it a try!
- By Dustin Vaillancourt on 08-09-24
- Hell Divers XII: Heroes
- Hell Divers, Book 12
- By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
Unique story with great characters
Reviewed: 10-22-24
This is the last in the series, and it wrapped up in a gratifying manner. Start at the beginning and enjoy!
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Eversion
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: Harry Myers
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 971
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 971
In the 1800s, a sailing ship crashes off the coast of Norway. In the 1900s, a Zepellin explores an icy canyon in Antarctica. In the far future, a spaceship sets out for an alien artifact. Each excursion goes horribly wrong. And on every journey, Dr. Silas Coade is the physician, but only Silas seems to realize that these events keep repeating themselves. And it's up to him to figure out why and how. And how to stop it all from happening again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An entirely new level of science fiction
- By Possum Bean on 01-08-23
- Eversion
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: Harry Myers
Quite original and captivating story
Reviewed: 08-01-23
I barely read the description and decided to try anyway, hoping for a surprise. What a great story and the narrative was outstanding! A fun twist on familiar sci-fi tropes you’ll be sure to enjoy. I think I found a new narrator and author to explore too.
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The Sound at the End
- By: Kirsty Logan
- Narrated by: Lisa Caruccio Came, Alexiane Cazenave, Don Gilet, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,511
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,412
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,409
On a near-abandoned research base in an Arctic ice field, a skeleton crew works to ensure the centre doesn’t collapse amid treacherous storms. Officially, Trieste Grayling arrives in order to explore and film a sunken shipwreck for a documentary film; privately, she's working through a complicated grief. Trieste soon realises she's not the only one who was attracted to this intense isolation in order to escape her ghosts.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Predictable
- By Ed Pegg Jr on 01-15-22
Ugh…..deep dive to nowhere
Reviewed: 06-09-23
The performances are really good, sound effects well done, but the story is like watching a bug getting flushed down the toilet. Could not wait for it to be over….
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 198,134
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 181,353
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Story5 out of 5 stars 180,800
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Captivating story, very well crafted
Reviewed: 02-04-23
I really liked this story from beginning to end, it has all the elements that keep your ears glued to every word Ray Porter says. If you love classic sci if, and a good adventure yarn, you’ll love this. I did!
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A Fallen Empire Omnibus
- Books 1-3
- By: Lindsay Buroker
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 27 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,361
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,947
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,933
A fighter pilot on a mission to reunite with her daughter. A cyborg soldier on a quest to regain his humanity. Mortal enemies during the war, they must now work together to salvage a 70-year-old freighter and navigate the gauntlet of pirates, scavengers, mercenaries, and other pitfalls that stand in their way after the fall of the largest empire mankind has ever known.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Popcorn space opera
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-16-21
- A Fallen Empire Omnibus
- Books 1-3
- By: Lindsay Buroker
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
Falls in love with space nazi, ignores daughter
Reviewed: 09-17-22
Could have been a great Firefly-style romp, but is instead a study in one woman’s obsession with fixing her non boyfriend war criminal….all while lazily figuring out where her 8 year old daughter wandered off to in the universe. 2/3 thru now, might as well finish it up…kinda aggravated at the main character, makes it difficult. Narrator is pretty good at differentiating characters and working the awkward plot pacing. Not bad, not great. Solid 3 of 5
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The Sandman
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52,934
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46,202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46,023
When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely Epic!
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 07-16-20
- The Sandman
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen
Fantastic story and performances - seriously!
Reviewed: 01-19-22
Wow - superb narration and storytelling. Prior to listening, I too read the negative reviews. However, I too a chance as Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs are pretty good, so what the heck, I'll give it a go. To be honest, I have no idea what the negative critics were belly-aching about! Either those critics should go back to reading used Archie or Scooby Doo comic books, or take up another hobby, for this production was masterfully done. I didn't know about the 'sandman', so I looked it up online for a cursory examination, and got the basic idea of the character, avoiding any spoilers.
The somewhat linear episodic nature of the story, how it orbits in and around the Sandman, made for a really good listen - and the narrators were superb - breathing life into the characters and making them come alive. I'm so glad I ignored the ignorant critics, and gave this one a go - you should too!
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The Heaven Makers
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Story4 out of 5 stars 460
Immortal aliens have observed Earth forcenturies, making full sensory movies of wars, natural disasters, and horrifichuman activities - all to relieve their endless boredom. When they finally becomejaded by ordinary, run-of-the-mill tragedies, they find ways to create theirown disasters, just to amuse themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a Dune fix
- By blackstonepoet on 05-13-20
- The Heaven Makers
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
A bit stifling, but a good story
Reviewed: 12-23-21
This one was a bit difficult to digest, but well worth sticking it out for the epilogue….worth the time
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Johannes Cabal the Detective
- By: Jonathan L. Howard
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,609
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,396
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,396
In this genre-twisting novel, infamous necromancer Johannes Cabal, after beating the Devil and being reunited with his soul, leads us on another raucous journey in a little-known corner of the world. This time he’s on the run from the local government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed this listen.
- By J. Barger on 09-10-10
- Johannes Cabal the Detective
- By: Jonathan L. Howard
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
Reminds me of Robert E. Howard's conan stories....
Reviewed: 05-10-21
About 3/4 of the way thru, it hit me. These stories move just like the original stories by Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian stories from the 1920's and 30's. If you like that style of story, the pacing, the unique characters, suspensful buildups and subtle surprises, you'll dig this book. I've read the first book in the authors story arc, and his last book of Cabal short stories, and this one is really great - like that 2nd sophomore album that rocks, it's a great listen, and the narration is impeccable. Beware, for you'll be hooked.
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The Long Ships
- By: Frans G. Bengtsson, Michael Meyer, Michael Chabon
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,093
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,846
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,842
Bengtsson's hero, Red Orm-canny - courageous and above all lucky - is only a boy when he is abducted from his Danish home by the Vikings and made to take his place at the oars of their dragon-prowed ships. Orm is then captured by the Moors in Spain, where he fights for the Caliph of Cordova. Escaping from captivity, Orm washes up in Ireland, where he marvels at those epicene creatures, the Christian monks, and from which he then moves on to play an ever more important part in the intrigues of the various Scandinavian kings and clans and dependencies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful story
- By Kindle Customer on 08-28-18
- The Long Ships
- By: Frans G. Bengtsson, Michael Meyer, Michael Chabon
- Narrated by: Michael Page
Wondrous adventure!
Reviewed: 01-14-21
I found ‘The Long Ships ‘ as a dusty dogeared book at a used book store, took a chance on it because the cover looked cool, and was rewarded with the best stories I’ve read since I went down a Robert E Howard rabbit hole (the guy who wrote all the Conan stories).
If you like stories such as these, you’ll love this....so glad to rediscover this book in audio form where the narrator does the story justice! Fantastic listening awaits the bold....
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