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Sufficiently Advanced Magic
- Arcane Ascension, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,990
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30,498
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30,424
Five years ago Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire - a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess. He never returned. Now it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good book
- By Jason N. on 07-20-17
- Sufficiently Advanced Magic
- Arcane Ascension, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Good Mechanics! Love the World he has built here
Reviewed: 02-17-22
I Love the story. The Main character is kinda weird but it worked. I'm a tech guy so all of the magic system and enchanting etc is really fun to listen to. There is an attempt that was really unnecessary for the book, where the author tries to make sexual preference a non schelant thing, when the MC CLEARLY has no interest in relationships because he is so busy all the time and also does not like physical touch. But he gets asked out on a date by another guy......and he blows it off like its nothing....when in reality, that would be extremely weird to ANY HUMAN. The author tried to play it off like everyone is like this. It doesn't work well, especially with the main characters weird personality includes not liking people in general. ANYWAY......that really doesn't go anywhere in this book, which is good because it really did not matter. Really could have gone without it and it would not have effected the story at all. The mechanics, magic, world building and the enchanting was so fun though. Very fun surprise!
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On the Shoulders of Titans
- Arcane Ascension, Book 2
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,775
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,240
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,185
Corin Cadence finally has a firm reason to believe his brother, Tristan, is still alive. Unfortunately, finding more information isn’t going to be easy. Tristan appears to be entangled with a clandestine organization that calls themselves Whispers. And Corin’s last brush with the Whispers didn’t exactly end well. As much as he wants to follow that lead, Corin has more pressing problems to deal with.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The author tries awfully hard to be hip and modern
- By Jonathan park on 01-16-19
- On the Shoulders of Titans
- Arcane Ascension, Book 2
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
The Woke ruins the story
Reviewed: 02-14-22
I read the first book and the story was excellent. Besides the COMPLETLY random homosexual hints that were obviously put in the book to virtue signal, it was great. The story could have been told without that and be an excellent story. This book takes it further and lectures me why I need to use neutral pronouns with how people "feel" in a particular day. That was very annoying and It actually takes AWAY from it. It is also very confusing because the author tried to use the "them they" pronoun thing and it makes you think there are several people there when there is just one. (doesn't work just because you want it to)
With that being said (this is an edit by the way) I have read further into the book and the mechanics and story are still fun, I really like Karis and Derek. They are fun powerful characters. Some other complaints are that I'm tired of being reminded how much the MC likes to talk about his being an introvert and not like being touched and flinching when people touch him and on and on and ON. Good God man! We get it! I think the MC needs to get over it . It turns him into a whiny little b*$ch. society does not need to conform to HIM, HE needs to grow a pair and confirm to NORMAL human behaviour. With that being said. When those things are omitted, It's still fun story. Just frustrating. 1st book was loads better.
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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 41,674
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35,159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35,103
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
My first Gaiman book!
Reviewed: 01-20-21
This is the book that lead me to Neal Gaiman. I got it on a whim, thought it looked interesting. HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!!! I love weird stories and this one was weird and cool. He is a true World crafter in his writing.
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All Things New
- Heaven, Earth, and the Restoration of Everything You Love
- By: John Eldredge
- Narrated by: John Eldredge
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 708
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 632
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Story5 out of 5 stars 627
This revolutionary book about our future is based on the simple idea that, according to the Bible, heaven is not our eternal home - the New Earth is. As Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew, the next chapter of our story begins with "the renewal of all things", by which he means the Earth we love in all its beauty, our own selves, and the things that make for a rich life: music, art, food, laughter, and all that we hold dear. Everything shall be renewed "when the world is made new".
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5 out of 5 stars
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I listened all day
- By Erika Leandro on 07-22-18
- All Things New
- Heaven, Earth, and the Restoration of Everything You Love
- By: John Eldredge
- Narrated by: John Eldredge
Wonder at your future
Reviewed: 01-20-21
This is a good book to sit back and wonder and imagine what life will be like with God. I prayed the prayer in the book " Jesus, can you show me the kingdom? " Later that night my 2 year old son got in bed with me and I sat up. he walked to me and wanted me to hold him. It was a good moment with my little one. While I was holding him I then heard God in my head " This is the Kingdom" and I started to cry a little. Happy tears. A child in the safe arms of his father. Book is great! John did a good job!
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Xenocide
- Volume Three of the Ender Saga
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Amanda Karr, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,169
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,179
Xenocide is the third installment of the Ender series. On Lusitania, Ender found a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together; where three very different intelligent species could find common ground at last. Or so he thought. But Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus which kills all humans it infects, but which the pequeninos require in order to transform into adults.
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5 out of 5 stars
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full of passion
- By David on 06-13-04
- Xenocide
- Volume Three of the Ender Saga
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Amanda Karr, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki
Another Hit!
Reviewed: 01-20-21
Have loved all the audiobooks from this series and this one was another hit! The performance was awesome. The story is good as well. I am ready for Children of the mind!
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A Tale of Magic...
- By: Chris Colfer
- Narrated by: Chris Colfer
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,103
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 918
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Story5 out of 5 stars 915
When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom, women are forbidden from reading and magic is outlawed, so Brystal is swiftly convicted of her crimes and sent to the miserable Bootstrap Correctional Facility. But with the help of the mysterious Madame Weatherberry, Brystal is whisked away and enrolled in an academy of magic!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magically wonderful
- By Ro on 11-20-19
- A Tale of Magic...
- By: Chris Colfer
- Narrated by: Chris Colfer
Fun Story......But
Reviewed: 01-20-21
Seemed like there was an undertone of a message that he wanted to say, but did not. It can translate a few ways so it all depends on your perspective of life I guess. Love the magic and the spells etc. I like books like that so I'm honestly not hard to please when books are magical Lol ! Looking forward to reading the sequel .
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Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95,320
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87,220
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Story4 out of 5 stars 87,018
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A ferrari with no motor
- By will on 11-18-17
- Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
Moon sci-fi!
Reviewed: 01-20-21
Loved the story. Many compared it to " The Martian" but this is not that book. It is its own book and I really enjoyed it a lot. Kept me entertained and wanting more from Andy Weir.
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King's Cross
- The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
- By: Timothy Keller
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 931
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Story5 out of 5 stars 927
King's Cross is Timothy Keller's revelatory look at the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. There have been many biographies of Jesus, but few will be as anticipated as this one by Keller, the man Newsweek calls "a C. S. Lewis for the 21st century". In it, Keller shows how the story of Jesus is at once cosmic, historical, and personal, calling each of us to look anew at our relationship with God.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jesus for Real People
- By Roger on 12-16-11
- King's Cross
- The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
- By: Timothy Keller
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
Amazing look into Jesus and his mission
Reviewed: 10-17-19
This is an amazingly detailed look at Jesus through Mark. I learned a lot. This book made me appreciate Jesus and all he ever did 10 times over
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Armada
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,324
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 44,711
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44,615
Zack Lightman has never much cared for reality. He vastly prefers the countless science-fiction movies, books, and videogames he's spent his life consuming. And too often, he catches himself wishing that some fantastic, impossible, world-altering event could arrive to whisk him off on a grand spacefaring adventure.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I loved Ready Player One. Hated Armada
- By Joshua on 07-17-15
- Armada
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Loved it!!!
Reviewed: 12-14-17
I really love this book it was fun to listen to I also really like to let it ready player one good job
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Animal Farm
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42,419
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 36,421
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Story5 out of 5 stars 36,353
George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture, quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words! This must-read is also a must-listen!
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you hate spoilers, save the intro for last.
- By Dusty on 02-18-11
- Animal Farm
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
loved it!!!!!!
Reviewed: 09-11-15
I have never read Animal Farm not even in school but this turned out to be a very good book with very good lessons.
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