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Pilgrim
- A Medieval Horror
- By: Mitchell Lüthi
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land. Within this sprawling tale lies a tapestry of medieval horror, intertwining history and folklore, encompassing both a metaphysical and literal odyssey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An even greater story than I had hoped for
- By RandyMarsh on 09-13-24
- Pilgrim
- A Medieval Horror
- By: Mitchell Lüthi
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
Good, but not perfect
Reviewed: 01-30-25
Good narration. Great settings. Confusing mythology and theogony. Sad story overall but enough thrills and action. A bit long. Could have wrapped it up sooner.
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Angels and Demons
- By: Dan Brown
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,136
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization, the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must for fans of The Da Vinci Code
- By Geoffrey on 04-14-04
- Angels and Demons
- By: Dan Brown
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
Great book!
Reviewed: 07-22-24
Great book! Mystery, thrilling, shocking. It drags a bit in that it’s not boring but keeps you on the edge of your seat a bit too long.
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A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,393
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,875
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,851
First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Christmas Classic Given New Life
- By E-Hank3 on 12-26-20
- A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
Wonderful
Reviewed: 01-04-23
A timeless story told with the incomparable Hugh Grant at the helm. Delightful! Capital! Hurrah!
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M, King's Bodyguard
- A Novel
- By: Niall Leonard
- Narrated by: Marcus Lamb
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
From humble beginnings in Ireland, William Melville has risen through hard work, intelligence, and occasional brute force to become head of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch, personal bodyguard to Queen Victoria and her family, and the scourge of anarchists at home and abroad. But when the aged Queen dies in January 1901 and the crowned heads of Europe converge on London for her funeral, Melville learns of a conspiracy, led by a mysterious nihilist known only as Akushku, to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany at the ceremony.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping Read
- By Roberta Curry on 07-16-21
- M, King's Bodyguard
- A Novel
- By: Niall Leonard
- Narrated by: Marcus Lamb
A great yarn
Reviewed: 04-19-22
A great story that has basis on real life events. The story jumps off the page, especially when the narrators Irish brogue passes through your ears. Take a listen.
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Silverview
- A Novel
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Toby Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 833
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 711
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Story4 out of 5 stars 705
Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the city for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But only a couple of months into his new career, Julian’s evening is disrupted by a visitor. Edward, a Polish émigré living in Silverview, the big house on the edge of town, seems to know a lot about Julian’s family and is rather too interested in the inner workings of his modest new enterprise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Le Carré's SILVERVIEW brings him and us back home
- By Close Listener on 10-14-21
- Silverview
- A Novel
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Toby Jones
A Wonderful Swan Song
Reviewed: 04-09-22
It starts slow but it progresses to a trot then into a full gallop. It is a complex story of how the shadowy world of espionage is inhabited by complex people. How you can lose yourself in the game, but at the end can find yourself.
Toby Jones is a great actor and I hope he will continue to do more audiobooks.
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Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Sebastian Junger
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,250
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,081
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,008
Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians - but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most profound book on the subject
- By joseph on 05-26-16
- Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Sebastian Junger
Thought Provoking
Reviewed: 01-19-21
The mark of a good book is how long does it stick with you. This one is a heavy meal for sure.
Performance is good.
Check it out. You won’t be sorry.
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Gods and Generals
- A Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy)
- By: Jeff Shaara
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 870
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 772
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Story5 out of 5 stars 764
In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like father like son
- By brian on 06-02-20
- Gods and Generals
- A Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy)
- By: Jeff Shaara
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Magnificent
Reviewed: 11-24-20
This book blends history and masterful story telling. The book is magnificent, in analog or audio format.
Mark Bramhall is an excellent narrator.
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Last Argument of Kings
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 27 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 19,745
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,707
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,635
Logen Ninefingers might have only one more fight in him - but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the king of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend and his oldest enemy: It's time for the Bloody-Nine to come home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Anti-Genre within the Genre
- By Joe Kraus on 05-08-17
- Last Argument of Kings
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
Did it have to end?
Reviewed: 07-02-20
Great story. Humor, intrigue, romance, and violence. Take a listen. You won’t be disappointed.
The great Steven Pacey is well great!
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The Lion's Gate
- On the Front Lines of the Six Day War
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 865
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 763
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 765
June 5, 1967: The fearsome, Soviet-equipped Egyptian Army and its 1000 tanks are massed on Israel's southern border. Meanwhile, the Syrian Army is shelling the much smaller nation from the north. And to the east, Jordan and Iraq are moving brigades and fighter squadrons into position to attack. Egypt's President Nasser has declared that the Arab world's goal is no less than "the destruction of Israel."
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5 out of 5 stars
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As close to being there as you can get
- By Andy from FL on 07-13-14
- The Lion's Gate
- On the Front Lines of the Six Day War
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Amazing Story
Reviewed: 06-09-20
Real life sometimes is more amazing than fiction. This is one of those cases. The story of how the young nation of Israel, fought off their Arab neighbors, is nothing short of a miracle. The victory in the 6 day war by Israel shocked the world. Now in this non fiction account, by the great Steven Pressfield, you can go behind the scenes. Courage, tenacity, and faith against all odds. The narrator does a superb job and keeps you captivated. I recommend this book. You will not be disappointed.
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- By: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,959
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,756
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,748
Since it was first published more than 25 years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right: a standard against which all other versions of The Iliad are compared. Fitzgerald's work is accessible, ironic, faithful, written in a swift vernacular blank verse that "makes Homer live as never before" ( Library Journal).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By Tad Davis on 10-08-14
- The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- By: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
If it's good enough for Alexander the Great
Reviewed: 05-12-20
It is said that Alexander the Great slept with a copy of the Iliad underneath his pillow every night. That may be a tad dramatic, but there is no disputing the greatness of this classic greek tale.
The translation by Robert Fitzgerald is perfect. The narration by the great Dan Stevens is superb.
Don't waste time with movies. Listen to this, and you will not be disappointed.
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