-
Dreams of Sharp Teeth
- Narrated by: Charles Mallett
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $19.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's summary
An extravagant sum of money. A brand new car. An extended stay in a luxurious farmhouse. All this to aid a mysterious stranger in a years-old quest to realize a life-long dream.
Teenage runaway Josh Keegan first discovers the ad pinned to a bulletin board in a neighborhood coffee house. He then finds it listed in the classifieds section of a weekly newspaper. It almost seems as though the ad, as well as the mysterious stranger who placed it, are following him through the icy city streets.
What Josh doesn’t realize is that phoning a response to this bizarre request will forever change his life and his mental state. When he is taken to the remote farmhouse, Josh doesn’t know how far he’ll have to go or how far he’s willing to go to earn his prize.
Most frighteningly of all, he has no idea how much he is going to enjoy it. What begins as a test of emotional strength quickly becomes an oft-sought privilege, finally culminates into an overpowering addiction - an addiction Josh will do anything to satisfy.
From the author of Plaything comes a dark and twisted experiment in the macabre - one that pushes boundaries and leaves the listener haunted by a barrage of deeply unsettling images.
Dreams of Sharp Teeth is a fairy tale darker and more grim than anything Brandon Ford has previously written. It is a startling and powerful novel you won’t soon forget.
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Open Wounds
- By: Brandon Ford
- Narrated by: Alexandra Johnston
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A twisted and often unsettling glimpse into the mind of an unwitting victim, Open Wounds tells the story of a young girl’s battle to maintain her safety and sanity after she is preyed upon by a savage predator. She finds only the slightest comfort in scrawling the details of her horrific tale onto the pages of a leatherbound diary. But when her living nightmare becomes more than she can bear, the only comfort she finds is beneath the blade of a paring knife.
-
-
Could be anybody’s daughter...
- By shelley on 03-19-20
By: Brandon Ford
-
Before He Wakes
- By: Mark Allan Gunnells, Crystal Lake Publishing
- Narrated by: Andrew Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Patrick and Clare wake up trapped in a basement, a thin wall separating their cells. Their captor is mysteriously absent, which at first seems like a blessing. As more time passes with no food or water, they begin to realize a clock is ticking for their survival. Combining their intelligence and determination, the two begin plotting an escape from their shared prison. Overcoming each obstacle only presents another obstacle standing in the way of their freedom. It will take all of their ingenuity and strength to find their way out of this mess.
-
-
Amazing narration!
- By Nathan on 09-16-21
By: Mark Allan Gunnells, and others
-
The Stand
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
-
-
My First Completed Stephen King Novel
- By Meaghan Bynum on 02-20-12
By: Stephen King
-
Glass and Steele Boxed Set: Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Emma Powell, Marian Hussey
- Length: 27 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who’ll accept her–an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he’s ill.
-
-
Should be an anglophile to fully enjoy the series
- By J.B. on 07-22-23
By: C.J. Archer
-
The Fireman
- A Novel
- By: Joe Hill
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
No one knows exactly when it began or where it originated. A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit, Seattle. The doctors call it Draco Incendia Trychophyton. To everyone else it's Dragonscale, a highly contagious, deadly spore that marks its hosts with beautiful black and gold marks across their bodies - before causing them to burst into flames. Millions are infected; blazes erupt everywhere. There is no antidote. No one is safe.
-
-
GOD'S WAITING ROOM; AKA FLORIDA
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-25-17
By: Joe Hill
-
Beta: A Technological Nightmare
- By: Sammy Scott
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Michael Danvers’ life of self-imposed seclusion is interrupted when he receives a strange invitation: the unique opportunity to move into and beta-test a fully automated, state-of-the-art smart home.
-
-
The Best of 2023
- By ML on 09-05-23
By: Sammy Scott
-
Open Wounds
- By: Brandon Ford
- Narrated by: Alexandra Johnston
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A twisted and often unsettling glimpse into the mind of an unwitting victim, Open Wounds tells the story of a young girl’s battle to maintain her safety and sanity after she is preyed upon by a savage predator. She finds only the slightest comfort in scrawling the details of her horrific tale onto the pages of a leatherbound diary. But when her living nightmare becomes more than she can bear, the only comfort she finds is beneath the blade of a paring knife.
-
-
Could be anybody’s daughter...
- By shelley on 03-19-20
By: Brandon Ford
-
Before He Wakes
- By: Mark Allan Gunnells, Crystal Lake Publishing
- Narrated by: Andrew Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Patrick and Clare wake up trapped in a basement, a thin wall separating their cells. Their captor is mysteriously absent, which at first seems like a blessing. As more time passes with no food or water, they begin to realize a clock is ticking for their survival. Combining their intelligence and determination, the two begin plotting an escape from their shared prison. Overcoming each obstacle only presents another obstacle standing in the way of their freedom. It will take all of their ingenuity and strength to find their way out of this mess.
-
-
Amazing narration!
- By Nathan on 09-16-21
By: Mark Allan Gunnells, and others
-
The Stand
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
-
-
My First Completed Stephen King Novel
- By Meaghan Bynum on 02-20-12
By: Stephen King
-
Glass and Steele Boxed Set: Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Emma Powell, Marian Hussey
- Length: 27 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who’ll accept her–an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he’s ill.
-
-
Should be an anglophile to fully enjoy the series
- By J.B. on 07-22-23
By: C.J. Archer
-
The Fireman
- A Novel
- By: Joe Hill
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
No one knows exactly when it began or where it originated. A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit, Seattle. The doctors call it Draco Incendia Trychophyton. To everyone else it's Dragonscale, a highly contagious, deadly spore that marks its hosts with beautiful black and gold marks across their bodies - before causing them to burst into flames. Millions are infected; blazes erupt everywhere. There is no antidote. No one is safe.
-
-
GOD'S WAITING ROOM; AKA FLORIDA
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-25-17
By: Joe Hill
-
Beta: A Technological Nightmare
- By: Sammy Scott
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Michael Danvers’ life of self-imposed seclusion is interrupted when he receives a strange invitation: the unique opportunity to move into and beta-test a fully automated, state-of-the-art smart home.
-
-
The Best of 2023
- By ML on 09-05-23
By: Sammy Scott
-
From a Buick 8
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: James Rebhorn, Bruce Davison, Becky Ann Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stephen King's first full-length solo novel since Dreamcatcher, the long-awaited From a Buick 8 is "nearly flawless and one terrific entertainment," says Publishers Weekly. A strange car acts as a conduit between our world and some other...and the boogeyman of this creepy story is our collective fascination with deadly things.
-
-
Narration nightmare
- By Randall on 03-24-18
By: Stephen King
-
Darius
- A Black Dagger Brotherhood Love Story
- By: J.R. Ward
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Darius, son of Marklon, isn’t looking for love the night destiny comes to claim him. He’s also not interested in crashing his new car. But when a human woman runs out into the road and he must swerve to avoid killing her...everything goes off course. Disillusioned by his King’s lack of leadership and the losses in the war against the Lessening Society, Darius finds purpose in protecting a woman he cannot make his own. Love finds a way, however—until the truth of what he is comes out and she leaves him in horror.
-
-
I'm So Very Grateful
- By Donna on 07-21-22
By: J.R. Ward
-
Land of the Living
- By: James Pinard
- Narrated by: Johnny Mack
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Land of the Living is an adventure series that follows James Creed, a man in his 50s who lost his family and the woman he loves, when he discovers the ability to travel through time using his mind. He wakes up one morning to discover he is back in his 20-year-old body in the year 1985, and gets a second chance to save them, only to find out he is the last hope to save the future of mankind....
-
-
Land of the Living
- By jey cee on 04-20-18
By: James Pinard
-
Berkley Street Series Books 1 - 9
- Haunted House and Ghost Stories Collection
- By: Ron Ripley
- Narrated by: Thom Bowers
- Length: 66 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Shane Ryan returns to his hometown of Nashua, and the childhood memories that have haunted him throughout his life. Something sinister prowls the shadows of his family home. And a darkness threatens to destroy all he holds dear.
-
-
Amazing series for just one credit!!
- By Natalie @ ABookLoversLife on 09-03-18
By: Ron Ripley
-
In the Blood
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Unger
- Narrated by: Gretchen Mol, Candace Thaxton
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lana Granger lives a life of lies. She has told so many lies about where she comes from and who she is that the truth is like a cloudy nightmare she can’t quite recall. About to graduate from college and with her trust fund almost tapped out, she takes a job babysitting a troubled boy named Luke. Expelled from schools all over the country, the manipulative young Luke is accustomed to controlling the people in his life. But, in Lana, he may have met his match. Or has Lana met hers?
-
-
Not my cup of tea
- By Catherine J. Pondozzi on 01-13-14
By: Lisa Unger
-
The Secrets of Lost Stones
- By: Melissa Payne
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thirty-two-year-old Jess Abbot has lost everything: her job, her apartment, and - most heart-wrenching - her eight-year-old son, Chance, to a tragic accident. Haunted by memories and grief, Jess packs what’s left and heads for the small mountain town of Pine Lake, where she takes a position as caregiver to an eccentric old woman. A rumored clairvoyant, Lucy is strange but welcoming and immediately intuits Jess as a “loose end” in need of closure. But Jess isn’t the only guest in Lucy’s large Victorian home.
-
-
Exceptional
- By Rebecca R on 09-10-19
By: Melissa Payne
-
Best Seller
- By: Susan May
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ten-year-old Nem has just witnessed her mother's brutal murder and her life appears destined for tragedy. Until, that is, she finds her mother‘s old green journal which holds an incredible secret. This innocent looking book seems to contain the power over luck. As she uses it, Nem discovers the diary keeps a strange kind of karmic balance, that in gifting someone good fortune she must steal another's first. All it takes is a simple entry. There's dangers though, and not just for others but also for Nem.
-
-
Loved it!
- By Looncatty on 06-29-19
By: Susan May
-
Ancestor
- A Novel
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Scott Sigler
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, PJ Colding leads a group of geneticists who have discovered this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering the genomes of thousands of mammals, Colding's team has dialed back the evolutionary clock to re-create humankind’s common ancestor.
-
-
Wow Scott you did it again, home run!!!!
- By Big Daddy JMC on 03-09-15
By: Scott Sigler
-
Cold Storage
- A Novel
- By: David Koepp
- Narrated by: Rupert Friend
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath a little-used military repository. Now, after decades of festering in a forgotten sub-basement, the specimen has found its way out and is on a lethal feeding frenzy. Only Diaz knows how to stop it.
-
-
Over the top...in a bad way
- By J. B. Evans on 09-27-19
By: David Koepp
-
Theme Music
- A Novel
- By: T. Marie Vandelly
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For the lucky among us, life is what you make of it, but for Dixie Wheeler, the theme music for her story was chosen by another long ago, on the day her father butchered her mother and brothers and then slashed a knife across his own throat. Only one-year-old Dixie was left alive, infamously known as Baby Blue for the song left playing in the aftermath of the slaughter. Twenty-five years later, Dixie is still desperate for a connection to the family she can’t remember, so when her childhood home goes up for sale, Dixie sets aside all reason and moves in.
-
-
Theme Music That Meanders
- By Amber on 02-20-21
-
Find You First
- A Novel
- By: Linwood Barclay
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tech millionaire Miles Cookson has more money than he can ever spend and everything he could dream of - except time. He has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and there is a 50 percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. For Miles, this means taking a long hard look at his past. Two decades ago, a young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids - nine of them. And they might be about to inherit both the good and the bad from him - maybe his fortune, or maybe something much worse.
-
-
Always a solid story from Lynwood Barclay...
- By shelley on 05-06-21
By: Linwood Barclay
-
Tainted Cure
- The Rememdium Series, Book 1
- By: Ashley Fontainne
- Narrated by: Rebecca Roberts
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Dr. Everett Berning, a leading researcher into the causes of addiction in the brain, spent 10 years of his life dedicated to one thing: finding the cure. Recruited after a strange encounter with the enigmatic Dr. Roberta Flint, director of research on Code Name: Rememdium, Dr. Berning is sent to work in a secret lab as part of the research team. Benito San Nicholas isn't ready to give up his lucrative business. When the news of a cure arrives on his doorstep from a crooked informant, Benito enlists the help of other drug lords.
-
-
an imaginative new series
- By Midwestbonsai on 04-19-16
By: Ashley Fontainne
Related to this topic
-
Stray
- Shifters, Book 1
- By: Rachel Vincent
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
"I look like an all-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shape-shifter, and I live in two worlds. Despite reservations from my family and my Pride, I escaped the pressure to continue my species and carved out a normal life for myself. Until the night a Stray attacked."
-
-
Loved it!
- By Alexis on 08-09-07
By: Rachel Vincent
-
Summer Sons
- By: Lee Mandelo
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of an apparent suicide. He leaves Andrew a horrible inheritance: a roommate he doesn’t know, friends he never asked for, and a gruesome phantom that hungers for him.
-
-
A surprise of the best variety!
- By Blayne on 10-04-21
By: Lee Mandelo
-
His to Defend
- By: Rhenna Morgan
- Narrated by: John Lane
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Though his methods may be rough, when it comes to protecting what’s his, Russian vor Sergei Petrovyh’s heart is always in the right place. That’s never been more true than when the gorgeous Evette Labadie asks him for a job. He knows enough to keep his hands off someone as beloved by the locals as Evie, but there’s something about her that calls to him - no matter how badly he burns to make her his.
-
-
LIGHTER THAN I WAS EXPECTING.. BUT STILL LOVED IT
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 10-17-19
By: Rhenna Morgan
-
Insidious
- The Marked Mage Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Victoria Evers
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Donnell
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Since moving to Mystic Harbor, Maine, I've made it my life's mission to avoid Reese Blackburn at all costs. Sure, he has cheekbones that could cut glass, not to mention bedroom eyes that could melt any girl into a puddle on the floor. Too bad that doesn't change the fact he's completely stab-worthy. When a fun night out on the town turns deadly, I quickly discover the quaint little hamlet of Mystic Harbor houses more than sandy beaches and adorable B&Bs. Beneath the New England charm rests a world where shifters, demons, vampires, and angelic hunters all vie for power.
-
-
Awesome series start!!
- By Leyla on 10-24-17
By: Victoria Evers
-
Widow Town
- By: Joe Hart
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A breakthrough research project has detected an active gene present in all known psychopaths and developed a vaccine to make it completely dormant. Society has rejoiced the extinction of the sociopathic mind. There hasn’t been a serial killing in America in over 40 years. Sheriff MacArthur Gray resides in the future but lives in the past. His world views have chased him from a large metropolis to his home town, but there is no sanctuary to be found after he arrives. Because people are dying and only he can see the truth. A psychopath has somehow survived and is thriving.
-
-
widow Town
- By Michelle on 07-25-19
By: Joe Hart
-
The Ninth Metal
- The Comet Cycle, Book 1
- By: Benjamin Percy
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The town of Northfall, Minnesota, will never be the same. Meteors cratered hardwood forests and annihilated homes, and among the wreckage a new metal was discovered. This “omnimetal” has properties that make it world-changing as an energy source…and a weapon. John Frontier returns for his sister’s wedding to find his family embroiled in a cutthroat war to control mineral rights and mining operations. His father rightly suspects foreign leaders and competing corporations of sabotage, but the greatest threat to his legacy might be the US government.
-
-
Everyone Will Enjoy This Except My Mother
- By Liv Rosin on 06-04-21
By: Benjamin Percy
-
Stray
- Shifters, Book 1
- By: Rachel Vincent
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
"I look like an all-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shape-shifter, and I live in two worlds. Despite reservations from my family and my Pride, I escaped the pressure to continue my species and carved out a normal life for myself. Until the night a Stray attacked."
-
-
Loved it!
- By Alexis on 08-09-07
By: Rachel Vincent
-
Summer Sons
- By: Lee Mandelo
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of an apparent suicide. He leaves Andrew a horrible inheritance: a roommate he doesn’t know, friends he never asked for, and a gruesome phantom that hungers for him.
-
-
A surprise of the best variety!
- By Blayne on 10-04-21
By: Lee Mandelo
-
His to Defend
- By: Rhenna Morgan
- Narrated by: John Lane
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Though his methods may be rough, when it comes to protecting what’s his, Russian vor Sergei Petrovyh’s heart is always in the right place. That’s never been more true than when the gorgeous Evette Labadie asks him for a job. He knows enough to keep his hands off someone as beloved by the locals as Evie, but there’s something about her that calls to him - no matter how badly he burns to make her his.
-
-
LIGHTER THAN I WAS EXPECTING.. BUT STILL LOVED IT
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 10-17-19
By: Rhenna Morgan
-
Insidious
- The Marked Mage Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Victoria Evers
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Donnell
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Since moving to Mystic Harbor, Maine, I've made it my life's mission to avoid Reese Blackburn at all costs. Sure, he has cheekbones that could cut glass, not to mention bedroom eyes that could melt any girl into a puddle on the floor. Too bad that doesn't change the fact he's completely stab-worthy. When a fun night out on the town turns deadly, I quickly discover the quaint little hamlet of Mystic Harbor houses more than sandy beaches and adorable B&Bs. Beneath the New England charm rests a world where shifters, demons, vampires, and angelic hunters all vie for power.
-
-
Awesome series start!!
- By Leyla on 10-24-17
By: Victoria Evers
-
Widow Town
- By: Joe Hart
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A breakthrough research project has detected an active gene present in all known psychopaths and developed a vaccine to make it completely dormant. Society has rejoiced the extinction of the sociopathic mind. There hasn’t been a serial killing in America in over 40 years. Sheriff MacArthur Gray resides in the future but lives in the past. His world views have chased him from a large metropolis to his home town, but there is no sanctuary to be found after he arrives. Because people are dying and only he can see the truth. A psychopath has somehow survived and is thriving.
-
-
widow Town
- By Michelle on 07-25-19
By: Joe Hart
-
The Ninth Metal
- The Comet Cycle, Book 1
- By: Benjamin Percy
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The town of Northfall, Minnesota, will never be the same. Meteors cratered hardwood forests and annihilated homes, and among the wreckage a new metal was discovered. This “omnimetal” has properties that make it world-changing as an energy source…and a weapon. John Frontier returns for his sister’s wedding to find his family embroiled in a cutthroat war to control mineral rights and mining operations. His father rightly suspects foreign leaders and competing corporations of sabotage, but the greatest threat to his legacy might be the US government.
-
-
Everyone Will Enjoy This Except My Mother
- By Liv Rosin on 06-04-21
By: Benjamin Percy
What listeners say about Dreams of Sharp Teeth
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- John Patrick Houck
- 10-14-24
A delightfully twisted story!
Mr. Brandon Ford knocked this one out of the ballpark. A very wickedly disturbing story with great characters. Enter at your own risk! A must read!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- G. Eggleston
- 05-20-20
The book's cover is not representative of the book
...nor is the first part of the book representative of the genre/story.
OVERALL — 3½ stars
The book begins as a human drama – not a thriller/suspense – as the main character, 16-year-old Josh, deals with the hospitalization of his father and doesn't want his Mom to know he has taken up smoking to cope with it.
And then, in Chapter 2, Josh runs away from home, having listened to his "inner voice", that he feels is his personal "demon".
Chapter 3, more drama. Same with next few chapters. No thriller/suspense vibe and I was thinking the book was listed under an incorrect genre, belonging more to the drama or literary genre (since the writing itself is good).
It just seemed odd to me that I wasn't getting any thriller/suspense vibe, and so I became curious what other reviewers of the book were saying.
NOTE: At my request, I was given a free review copy of the audiobook and I have voluntarily left this honest review of it.
If you find my review helpful, please click Helpful below so that my reviews may be seen by more people.
As I read other reviews of "Dreams of Sharp Teeth" I got the impression the reviewers were reviewing the cover of the book rather than the book itself: "extreme horror", "too graphic", "crazy psychological horror"
I felt like I must've been listening to a whole different book!
But I stuck with it and – a little over 2½ hours in – a guy named Clem enters and the book takes a turn for the better (in the sense of it finally beginning to take on a thriller/suspense tone (which is not to say that all that had come before was not good; it just hadn't been the thriller/suspense I'd expected when I got the book).
So anyhow, introducing Clem is when the Story actually begins (because what follows is the real thriller/suspense aspect of the story). All that came before was Backstory. (All that came before was not even Introduction in that it did not introduce the true story, which is not about Josh and his parents or Josh and his friend Brook, but rather the introduction of Clem into his life with all that follows)
Initially Clem challenges Josh regarding his age.
And then what had merely been literary drama started to get interesting.
PERFORMANCE — 4 stars (I listened at normal speed)
The narration is well done and Charles Mallett's voice is pleasant to listen to. Although the speed could be bumped up a notch, I listened at normal speed and found it sufficient.
STORY — 3½ stars
The latter part of the book is more interesting than the beginning (especially the first hour or two).
Perhaps the overall book would have been better if the author, Brandon Ford, had begun the story where Josh is at in his life 2½ hours into the book (as it is currently written). And then, after thrusting readers right into the good part, relevant snippets of all that came before in Josh's life could be mentioned as flashbacks along the way, readers getting filled in on how Josh came to be in the situation he's in as a runaway—and how he came to be associated with (and how he came to need) Clem.
To be specific, here's what I'm getting at—
"Dreams of Sharp Teeth", as it is, opens word-for-word as follows:
***
Dad had been sick long before I stepped onto this mortal coil. Diagnosed with cysticfibrosis, the disease attacked his lungs.... He'd spent his life suffering a barrage of painful symptoms, frequenting doctors offices and emergency rooms.... He endured an endless list of limitations.... He'd never had a normal life....
In me he'd once confided that he'd spent his first two decades positive he'd die a sad, lonely man who'd never experience love without condition. "I was sure I wouldn't find a suitable mate–" he told me, while offering my mother a loving glance "–who'd purposely devote their life to someone who would never make it past middle age. He took her hand in his.... Inside I cringed at the small but awkward display of affection.... The life expectancy of those affected by the disease.... Dad fervently believed he'd never see 21. That is, of course, until he met my mother, who'd fallen head-over-feet for him.
"The moment we met," she insisted. And miraculously his many symptoms abated. He was by no means cured – miles from it – but Dad claimed his suffering dwindled.... Perhaps he was too distracted by true love to focus on the disease.... Perhaps it was my mother's presence which kept the illness's bleakest moments at bay. I suppose we'll never know.
I can remember accompanying both of my parents on emergency room visits as far back as age 5....
....
He spat bile in such massive volumes that....
...Those mounds of thick, clumpy mucous....
Symptoms like these sickened and disgusted me. I longed for what I perceived to be a normal father.... His behavior embarrassed me and I refrained from bringing home the few friends I had as a preadolescent. But as I matured an acceptance of my father as well as the disease slowly killing him materialized....
***
Anyhow, this opening (besides being somewhat boring) conveys the idea to the reader that the father and his condition has relevance to the story and that the relationships of the family will be the central theme. But that is not so.
So I can't help wonder why Brandon Ford chose to begin the book there.
It would have been more compelling (and set the ominous tone I'm sure he intended) if the 39 chapter book had opened with the words occurring at the end of Chapter 10, "Multiplied Chaos":
***
"[You might be just the person] I'm looking for," [said the man]. "If you really do have nothing left [to live for] then you just might take things a few steps further than the rest."
"The rest?"
He laughed, fell into a seated position on the cold concrete, knees bent. "What—you think you're the fist person to answer that ad? I've been posting it for months, had hundreds of responses, but only chose to meet up with a select few."
He turned to glimpse his Jag, most likely to assess the damage I'd caused.
"What happened?"
He looked back at me. "Tell you what," he said, taking his wallet out of his back pocket and going through a thick billfold. "I'll give you—fifty bucks. That should at least get you through the week, if you budget well."
"Fifty bucks for what?"
"Take a few tests."
Tests. I remembered him mentioning something about tests over the phone but I was so dazed I didn't have time to contemplate what he could've meant. "What kind of tests?"
"Nothing taxing. And don't worry, I won't have you fill out one of those blue examination booklets. Just a few things I have to find out before we set off to Jersey. If I don't like what I see, the fifty is yours and you can be on your merry little way." [Clem] waved the bill, expecting me to take it.
I didn't. "I told you. I'm not interested. Not anymore."
"And I told you that's a story I ain't buying. So get up off your ass and let's go. It's as cold as a hound's pecker in December out here." He extended his arm further and waved the bill again.
This time I took it. But when I did he brought himself to his feet and offered a large hand to help with mine. When my flesh touched his I shuddered. I didn't know if it was the biting winds or if his blood ran icy cold, but his touch was frigid—colder than the concrete beneath me, colder than the steel window frame behind me.
He turned his back to me, headed toward the car.
I looked down at the fifty dollar bill in my hand. I suppose I could have taken it and ran, but after a few days I'd be back here again—hungry, cold and penniless. I owed it to myself to see where this would go. And so I climbed into the car with him."
***
Finally... I don't know who makes decisions for what portion of a book to include as an Audible sample on the book's Audible page. But after I wrote all of the above (and am now about to post this review), out of curiosity I listened to the Sample. And guess what: The Sample ends in Chapter 10 shortly before the section I transcribed above—where I felt the book should have begun! So apparently I am not alone in thinking THIS is where the book should have started, since most Samples are taken from the beginning of books (where, typically, an author focuses the most attention trying to hook a reader). If the beginning is boring or irrelevant, it won't help sell the book. So I guess that's why, for the Sample, a more interesting section of the book than its opening was chosen. And Chapter 10 is when the book really gets going.
Go ahead and get the book. Read/listen for yourself and you'll see/hear that I'm right.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- John A.
- 05-10-20
Disturbing but you can’t stop listening!
I chose this book in a hurry and without reading the description. I thought it was a zombie book. Although it’s not a zombie book I was not disappointed! I couldn’t stop listening to it and it kept me in a constant state of “WTF?”. It’s a disturbing story to say the least but you will be hooked after the second chapter. Just buy it!
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- kyle wray
- 05-10-20
very weird book
I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review.
So this was quite a weird book. I thought the writing was very well done as was the narration. I had no idea where this book would lead, and, up until now considered myself quite used to horror writers can dish out. .. That was until I listened to this book. I honestly had to stop on occasion when the writing gets too graphic. This book has lots of gore starting a third of the way through. That said, I think the author did a wonderful job of fleshing out the main character. I really enjoyed the build up to the main part of the story and look forward to reading more from this author.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jennifer
- 05-05-20
Twisted
With twist at the end. Ended differently than I thought it would but was still good. Authors warped fantasy ends up destroying everyone including himself around him. There were some sick scenes but nothing to bad. If you’re into these kinda of stories I would recommend the credit. I was given this audio in exchange for honest and voluntary review
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- B.McGrath
- 09-09-21
left holding the bag
I barely kept myself from throwing up while listening to this, and I worked as a nurse (mainly ICU) for 40 years!! I urge caution while listening. I have no words for the depravity described. This became such an odd partnership of necessity. I felt empathy for Josh and the experiment gone very wrong. I'll need some clean reads to cleanse my mind after this. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did an excellent job bringing the characters and story to life.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- DB
- 06-15-20
Disturbing
I really enjoyed this book quite a bit, but I will warn you that it’s not for the faint of heart. I can’t say much because it will spoil the book. There are some quite horrific scenes though.
The reader did a very nice job on this.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- timj26
- 05-01-20
Loved it
If you enjoy extreme horror Brandon is someone you should be reading
His ability to tell one story then completely flip it on its head is outstanding
Well narrated and highly recommended
Also if you enjoyed this definitely check out plaything
I received a free review audiobook and voluntarily left this review
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Blackeagle
- 06-19-21
Intense and Disturbing
Dreams of Sharp Teeth is an very Dark and quite disturbing story. It starts off at a very slow pace but becomes very depraved and horrifying by the middle of the book. I usually love books with gore but this one is definitely not in my top ten. Warning do not eat meat while listening to this book. I am voluntarily leaving this review that is unbiased and honest.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kayla Frederick
- 04-26-20
Fantastic Psychological Horror
Woo. Another crazy psychological horror read from the author of Open Wounds and Plaything.
In Dreams of Sharp Teeth, we’re introduced to Josh. With a terminally sick father, his life’s been anything but ideal. His parents don’t pay him much attention, and that free time allows him to spend his time with other people. Older men who only want one thing. As a result, he’s contracted his own illness. Worried to dump the additional stress on his already strained family, he decides to run away, and that is when he meets Clem, a horror author with a truly disturbing dream for the future.
My favorite part of Brandon’s Ford’s books have to be that I never see the ending coming. There are so many unusual twists and turns in the plots that I am sucked in and held in. To me, his works are reminiscent of Stephen King. The characters are always elaborately drafted and so are their histories and hopes for the future.
The plot and worldbuilding are fresh and realistic. So are the dark paths that the characters often go down. When I picked up this book, I didn’t expect any of what would come at the ending, but it was for that reason that I became addicted to this book. Such a rollercoaster of “Oh, my God” moments.
Narration was perfect.
Another five-star read from Brandon Ford.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!