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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 192,837
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 176,359
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Story5 out of 5 stars 175,807
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
Terrific
Reviewed: 07-05-21
Story was unique. Performance was terrific. Very much worth the listen. Better than “The Martian”
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Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 87,814
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 78,606
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78,290
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge - until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents - but they quickly realize the dark truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I was rivetted, finished in three days.
- By Lin Cloward on 06-26-17
- Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
my first review
Reviewed: 03-06-18
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
ABSOLUTLY
What was one of the most memorable moments of Before We Were Yours?
First two chapters were ok. But after that you cannot leave your car or earphones or whatever. I am a sucker for kids and I found myself upset at the plight of these characters, although I am aware that these things are historically accurate.
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First Strike
- A Thriller
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Peter Hermann
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,302
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,849
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,837
Deep within the Pentagon, a covert multibillion arms-for-influence program was created. The objective was to protect the United States and its allies from terrorist acts by secretly enabling a handpicked man to emerge as the most powerful leader in the Middle East. But the charismatic Tristan Nazir double-crosses America, twisting the program for his own violent ends to create ISIS. Now America is at great risk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ben Coes keeps getting BETTER & BETTER!
- By shelley on 06-28-16
- First Strike
- A Thriller
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Peter Hermann
What you think is what you get.
Reviewed: 09-07-16
What did you love best about First Strike?
Delivers tense reading
Any additional comments?
Very entertaining. Good guys against terrorists but deeper into each. Not predictable.
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Theft of Swords
- Riyria Revelations, Volume 1
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,920
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29,323
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,285
Acclaimed author Michael J. Sullivan created instant best sellers with his spellbinding Riyria Revelations series. This first volume introduces Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, two enterprising thieves who end up running for their lives when they’re framed for the death of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy bigger than they can imagine, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery - before it’s too late.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two books in one - keep listening!!
- By Magpie on 08-21-12
- Theft of Swords
- Riyria Revelations, Volume 1
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Good good and good
Reviewed: 11-20-12
What made the experience of listening to Theft of Swords the most enjoyable?
Well written and performed...went directly to the second book
I'm pretty picky since I've been listening to books for 27 years..this series look to be a good one
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Equal Rites
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Celia Imrie
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,791
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,882
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,887
Right before the wise old wizard Drum Billet died, he passed on his magical staff of power to the newborn eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately, Drum Billet never bothered to check the gender of the newborn baby, and it turns out to be a girl. Now his chauvinistic colleagues are forced to deal with a young girl who has all the qualifications to join their all-male profession. Terry Pratchett's third Discworld novel, Equal Rites, asks many provocative questions about magic, where it goes, where it comes from, and why.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration is Unintelligible
- By Kate on 11-15-11
- Equal Rites
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Celia Imrie
all ok but the recording
Reviewed: 12-20-11
Would you listen to Equal Rites again? Why?
good story and good narration. Something technical was wrong as the volume kept changing. Will get the next book.
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Footfall
- By: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 24 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,123
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,594
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,592
They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star. The world's frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteriods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle at Their Best
- By Flatlander on 06-24-10
- Footfall
- By: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
OMG
Reviewed: 07-11-10
I 100% agree with the the other review. The reader's attempt at the alien names was distracting and annoying. I really didn't find a character I cared much about and by the end I was just hanging on to see if the human's won
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Telegraph Days
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: Annie Potts
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 556
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Story4 out of 5 stars 345
Not since the publication of his own beloved classic Lonesome Dove has there been a novel like this one, another big, brilliant, unputdownable saga of the West from Larry McMurtry. Telegraph Days is at once a major work of literature and a completely absorbing read, not just great fiction, but fiction on a great scale.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable
- By Karen A. Reiland on 09-01-07
- Telegraph Days
- By: Larry McMurtry
- Narrated by: Annie Potts
Where's the plot
Reviewed: 09-25-06
Annie Potts is a very good reader. I love Lonesome Dove. But i must say this is weak. There is no plot and just ambling around the old west meeting every famous person. Nothing really happens. I suppose it may be enough to have penned Lonesome Dove, one of my all time favorite books but if you're not going to try to wright something close to that PLEASE STOP.
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Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79,646
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 67,674
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67,401
Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. But their blissful reunion is shattered....
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Time Travel VS Romance Quandary
- By Sara on 09-10-14
- Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
outlander
Reviewed: 09-13-06
The narrator is terrific. The book starts out well. But it is not what it seems. I thought that it was to be an adventure that would also have insights into the 1700's in Scotland. After part one, it became a flat out romance novel with romantic interplay between the two main characters going on and on and on. Put another way, guys beware, this is a literary 100% chick flick. By late in part three I found myself very tired of the romance and pining for more plot, and then just wishing that it would be over.
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In the Night Room
- A Novel
- By: Peter Straub
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4 out of 5 stars 66
Willy Patrick, the author of the Caldecott-winning young-adult novel In the Night Room, thinks she is losing her mind again. Two weeks before her second marriage, on her way home one day, Willy is drawn into the parking lot of a warehouse. Knowing that her daughter, Holly, is being held in that building, she wants to rescue her. But what she knows is impossible, for her daughter is dead.
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4 out of 5 stars
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In the night room
- By Paul on 02-18-05
- In the Night Room
- A Novel
- By: Peter Straub
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
In the night room
Reviewed: 02-18-05
I almost didn't get this book because of the review I read. I am not quite certain what his problem was but I found this book rather good and entertaining. The first 45 minutes to an hour, one had to follow closly but all came clear and became more and more engrossing.
I am happy that I relied upon past experience with this author and not the listener review.
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