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- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
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In the early days of 1924, Mary Russell and her husband, the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, are given an urgent task by his brother, Mycroft: find a British spy gone missing along India's northwest frontier, where men are dying and trouble is brewing. The spy's name? It is one Holmes knows from his sojourn in India long ago, and one Russell knows from a book. It is Kimball O'Hara, known to the world by the name Rudyard Kipling called him - Kim....
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- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 40 mins
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In the sleepy Bavarian town of Gesternstadt, gossip was viewed by many as a local sport, a popular hobby, a harmless pastime that showed only the depth and enduring nature of the interest of one neighbour for another. In Gretel’s opinion, however, tittle-tattle sowed the seeds of malice among the fertile soil of jealousy, often watered by the tears of its victims. So it was that upon hearing from brother Hans of the whispers concerning a young woman, a married man and a thwarted lover, Gretel is compelled to rise from her beloved day bed to set things to rights.
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Great! Looking forward to more
- By Monica P. on 12-07-20
By: P.J. Brackston
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Lens of the World
- Lens of the World, Book 1
- By: R. A. MacAvoy
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Lens of the World is the story of a prodigious life. It recounts the coming of age of Nazhuret, an outcast and orphan who rises from his lowly estate as a ward of the Sordaling military school to become a mighty warrior, philosopher, and confidant of the King of Vestinglon. As he grows, the young man receives outlandish knowledge and is prepared for an entirely exceptional destiny far beyond the narrow confines of his kingdom.
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Beautifully told coming of age story
- By KH on 12-13-12
By: R. A. MacAvoy
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Luck in the Shadows
- Nightrunner, Book 1
- By: Lynn Flewelling
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of Rhiminee is many things, none of them predictable. And when he offers to take on Alec as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them. Soon Alec is traveling roads he never knew existed, toward a war he never suspected was brewing. Before long he and Seregil are embroiled in a sinister plot that runs deeper than either can imagine and that may cost them far more than their lives if they fail. But fortune is as unpredictable as Alec's new mentor.
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Fantastic Series! Homophobes, shut up!
- By Ted on 09-23-11
By: Lynn Flewelling
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New Spring
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- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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For three days battle has raged in the snow around the great city of Tar Valon. In the city, a foretelling of the future is uttered. On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, a child is born, an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before he can be killed by the forces of the Shadow.
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Read it after reading others in the series
- By Stacy Fair on 12-13-07
By: Robert Jordan
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Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy
- By: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 24 hrs and 49 mins
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Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Robin Hobb crafts intricate fantasy tales featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes. Nevare Burvelle survives the King’s Cavalla Academy—where nepotism and corruption reign—to become a soldier in the Gernian king’s army. As he and his fellow soldiers are thrust onto the front lines of the king’s brutal territorial expansion campaign, they struggle against the Plainspeople—forest-dwellers who possess a powerful magic long dismissed by the Gernians.
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Sometimes Magic Isn't A Good Thing
- By Therese M. Woolley on 10-18-13
By: Robin Hobb
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Impyrium
- By: Henry H. Neff
- Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
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For over 3,000 years, the Faeregine dynasty has ruled Impyrium. But the family's magic has been fading, and with it their power over the empire. Whether it's treachery from a rival house, the demon Lirlanders, or rebel forces, many believe the Faeregines are ripe to fall. Hazel, the youngest member of the royal family, is happy to leave ruling to her sisters so that she can study her magic. But the empress has other plans for her granddaughter, dark and dangerous plans to exploit Hazel's talents and rekindle the Faeregine mystique.
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Amazing! Can't wait for the next book in the series.
- By Reddings on 03-11-17
By: Henry H. Neff
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The Book of Kells
- By: R. A. MacAvoy
- Narrated by: Alan Robertson
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
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A contemporary man, John Thornburn (a meek, non-violent and unpredictable artist) and woman, Derval (his tough, confrontational, strong and warrior-like lover) time travel to ancient Ireland to avenge a Viking attack. Packed with fascinating details of historical time and place in Irish history and delicately balanced on the border between realism and fantasy, the story centers around one of the most famous and beautiful illuminated manuscripts in history, the legendary but entirely real Book of Kells.
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The Book of Irish Fantasy
- By S. Wells on 12-10-12
By: R. A. MacAvoy
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Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
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Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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It's not easy being green
- By PangaeaReads on 07-30-08
By: Gregory Maguire
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
- By: Kelly Link - editor, Gavin J. Grant - editor
- Narrated by: Sarah Coomes, Nico Evers-Swindell, Shannon McManus, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
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Imagine an alternate universe where romance and technology reign. Where tinkerers and dreamers craft and recraft a world of automatons, ornate clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and Romans, intergalactic bandits, and intrepid orphans - decked out in corsets, clockwerk suits, and tall black boots - solve dastardly crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover over volcanoes in steam-powered airships.
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MMMM, Orca Bacon
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 09-14-13
By: Kelly Link - editor, and others
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Troubles
- By: J. G. Farrell
- Narrated by: Kevin Hely
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland - to the Majestic Hotel and to the fiancée he acquired on a rash afternoon's leave three years ago. Despite her many letters, the lady herself proves elusive, and the Major's engagement is short-lived. But he is unable to detach himself from the alluring discomforts of the crumbling hotel. Ensconced in the dim and shabby splendour of the Palm Court, surrounded by gently decaying old ladies and proliferating cats, the Major passes the summer.
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Absolutely delightful read
- By E. Kim on 02-25-20
By: J. G. Farrell
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- C B-True
- 07-01-23
Wonderful storytelling!!
Fabulous, picturesque storytelling. I love the Mary Russell stories and this one is a true gem!
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- J. Isaac
- 04-16-21
Let me on the edge of my chair.
Hated to stop listening and always regret the end of these books! I now have to seek another one! Thank you thank you!
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- ParkerT
- 09-06-24
Love this deries
So very well written (and read) and I am addicted to this series. Delightful how each book feeds into the next one even though it's a completely different adventure. Highly recommended.
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- Susan
- 01-09-22
American accent needs work
The narrator does well except when it comes to American accents. It hurt my ears listening to her narrate the Americans speech in an indecipherable accent, not American, not British, not anything.
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- rootnpurr
- 06-12-23
Excellent story telling.
The author really paints a picture of India. You can practically smell the place. The reading is exceptional.
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- Steven
- 09-21-21
Great Adventure
I’m working my way through this series and this is my favorite since the very first book. Very fun adventure!
I really don’t enjoy the narrator, but the entire series is done by her and it’s never been done again. The writing is worth bearing through the voice acting. But this may be a book I decide to get in paperback and enjoy even more in my own voice.
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- Susan M
- 10-08-22
Another great Russell and Holmes story
Laurie King is a master storyteller. I could almost feel that I was in India taking trip with her. I could see and smell all of the sights with her. I winced when she was hurt and I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
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- Lori Dykes
- 08-16-23
Oh my gosh
Wow. I got so stressed listening to the things the Maharaja did and just wanted to shit him myself. I am sure there have been crazy people in power -yes I know there has been.
Intense and historically touching upon the past. Brilliant story.
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- Elena deMurias
- 03-25-21
Nail biting! Addictive ......Recommend
Mycroft ...... Maharaja..... spies....The British in India..... kidnapping......Magic
Shows..... the Dali lama ....The Himalayas....Tibet.....wild boar games...and an eclectic group of characters. A really wonderful story.Each book is so unique.
After writing this I’m going to ask Audible to
send the next one!
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- Elisabeth Whittier
- 06-10-22
Suspension of disbelief
Ms King's masterful writing allows for- triggers the suspension of our disbelief. Russel & Holmes working with the adult Kipling's Kim? This is one of her better books - certainly better than her following last two. This book is well worth keeping in one's library.
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