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Wild Cards I
- Wild Cards, Book 1
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,649
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,391
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,390
In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dry Politics
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-24-13
- Wild Cards I
- Wild Cards, Book 1
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Must read scifi for superhero fans
Reviewed: 07-24-13
If you like superhero comics but struggle to find interesting reading, Wild Cards is perfect. The sophistication and quality is remarkable.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,621
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,774
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47,705
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HHTGH - Lightly Fried
- By J. Medany on 05-08-05
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Not my thing
Reviewed: 07-24-13
Like Doctor Who, this is something my general taste points toward as a good bet, but I just don't love it.
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Shadow of Night
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,275
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27,965
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,888
Picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger ending, Shadow of Night takes reluctant witch Diana Bishop and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782—the lost and enchanted manuscript whose mystery first pulled Diana and Matthew into one another's orbit—deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew's past tightens around them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Recommended, however....
- By J. Lunsford on 07-15-12
- Shadow of Night
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Worth the wait...and not the corset ripping
Reviewed: 08-22-12
I struggle with this series as a male reader. The series feels like a mix between Indiana Jones and Harry Potter...wonderful! The Twilighty romance is tolerable, but at times it just makes me wonder if I'm reading a book I like.
This installment of the series was as enjoyable as the first, but the action and scholar as hero themes were displaced too much for my taste. Itfelt like it tookforever for any real danger to show up. An emotionally charged moment in the narrative felt entirely glossed over to me (no spoilers from this guy!), and it took me out of the story.
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Superman
- The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
- By: Larry Tye
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 303
From two-fisted crimebuster to über-patriot, social crusader to spiritual savior, Superman—perhaps like no other mythical character before or since—has evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his times and our aspirations. In this deftly realized appreciation, Larry Tye reveals a portrait of America over seventy years through the lens of that otherworldly hero who continues to embody our best selves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Superman soars
- By tru britty on 07-13-15
- Superman
- The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
- By: Larry Tye
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Exhaustive, yet shallow
Reviewed: 08-22-12
Would you be willing to try another book from Larry Tye? Why or why not?
Mr. Tye's account of the history of Superman as introductory material. I would enjoy a book he had written if I needed a cursory introduction. As long as you are starting with little knowledge of his subject, I would recommend Tye.
What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?
Scott Brick is great at not getting in the way. His read is not boring or monotone, neither is it affected or overwrought.
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