The Imperial Alchemist
Georgia Lee, Book 1
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Luke Welland
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A. H. Wang
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A legend buried for 2,000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the truth.
210 BC, China. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist and sorcerer on a quest for the mythical elixir of life.
His fleet never returned....
Now, world-renowned archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery in human history.
Her search takes her on a thrilling journey from an ancient tomb in China, through traditional Japan, to the blistering Australian Outback, and the dizzying heights of verdant mountains in tropical Taiwan. But what begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that perhaps she is the one being hunted instead....
Meticulously researched, this is a tale interwoven with rich historical facts to recreate all the drama, intrigue, and mystery of East Asian culture.
If you love an intellectual adventure thriller that is also a pause-resisting mystery, get The Imperial Alchemist now.
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No secret stays hidden forever. A phone call from an old friend sets mysterious book researcher Giovanni Vecchio back on the path of a mystery that has eluded him for centuries. Little does he suspect a young librarian holds the key to an ancient secret, nor could he expect the danger Beatrice De Novo would attract. Now both will follow a twisted maze leading from the archives of a university library, through the fires of Renaissance Florence, and toward a passion that could destroy them both.
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What's happened to Dina Pearlman?
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Hex on the Beach
- The Magic & Mixology Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Gina LaManna
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Lily Locke has never believed in witches and wizards, ghosts and magic, shifters and vampires - especially cute blonde vamps with blood-intolerance issues. A rising star at a hotshot marketing agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, all Lily knows is that she's a PowerPoint guru, an Excel ninja, and a coffee-maker extraordinaire. Not to mention she's next in line for a huge promotion.
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Watered Down Stephanie Plum Plot
- By Teethnclaws on 11-14-16
By: Gina LaManna
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The Dig
- By: Michael Siemsen
- Narrated by: Chris Patton
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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A mysterious woven metal artifact is found at a paleontological dig in Africa. Mystified experts, confounded by the impossible timeline they get from traditional dating methods, call upon a stubborn young man with a unique talent. Matthew Turner's gift is also his curse: When he touches any object, his awareness is flooded with the thoughts and feelings of those who touched it before him. It is a talent that many covet, some fear, and almost no one understands.
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So I liked it, in a random sorta way...
- By Jan on 12-15-13
By: Michael Siemsen
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The World Walker
- The World Walker Series, Book 1
- By: Ian W. Sainsbury
- Narrated by: Todd Boyce
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Just outside Los Angeles, a prisoner hidden away for 70 years sits up, gets off the bed and disappears through a solid wall. In Australia, a magician impresses audiences by producing real elephants. Nobody realizes it's not an illusion. Across the world, individuals and organizations with supernatural power suddenly detect the presence of something even they can't understand. At the center of it all, Seb Varden, a 32-year old musician with a secret in his past, slits his wrists, is shot dead and run over on the freeway.
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Good Stuff
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By: Ian W. Sainsbury
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The First Bird
- Episode 1
- By: Greig Beck
- Narrated by: Sean Mangan
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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When a fame-hungry scientist brings an impossible, living specimen of a creature long thought extinct back from the wild jungles of South America he unwittingly brings along a passenger. Something with the potential to destroy every living thing on our planet. The infestation begins, rapidly overtaking medical resources and resisting all treatment.
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Episode 1 was good but # 2 & 3 are not
- By Laura on 11-02-13
By: Greig Beck
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The Wish Collector
- By: Mia Sheridan
- Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Virginia Rose
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond its gate. Legend has it that it is abandoned by all living souls, but to Clara’s great surprise, it is not a ghost she hears through the stone wall surrounding the property, but a flesh and blood man: a scarred stranger with a pain deeper and darker than the churning waters of the Mississippi river that flows beside his self-imposed prison.
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Beautiful story!! ❤❤
- By Captivated Listener!! on 03-19-19
By: Mia Sheridan
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The Hum and the Shiver
- The Tufa Novels, Book 1
- By: Alex Bledsoe
- Narrated by: Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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No one knows where the Tufa came from or how they ended up in the mountains of east Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history. But there are clues in their music, hidden in the songs they have passed down for generations.
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Excellent story that combines music and folklore
- By T. L. Walker on 10-01-15
By: Alex Bledsoe
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Winter Journey
- By: Diane Armstrong
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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Halina Shore is a Polish born forensic dentist living in Australia. When she travels to Poland to take part in the investigation of a war crime, she finds herself at the center of a bitter struggle in a community that has been divided by a grim legacy. As the investigation proceeds, her professional assignment becomes a confronting personal odyssey as the truth about her own past begins to emerge.
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Historical Story Marred by Unnecessary Fluff
- By Debbie on 11-30-15
By: Diane Armstrong
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Secrets and Lies
- By: Selena Montgomery
- Narrated by: Kim Staunton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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She just witnessed her uncle's murder, she's running for her life, and now Dr. Katelyn Lyda is face-to-face with a man who could be her salvation. Tall, sexy, his eyes full of promises, he seems to have the answer she needs. It's too bad Sebastian Caine is one of the bad guys.... A "recovery specialist" skilled at separating prized possessions from their owners, Sebastian is after an ancient relic. But he reconsiders the job when he finds himself on the wrong end of a gun. The lady with her finger on the trigger seems to have everything he needs - and not just the artifact.
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Waiting for the movie
- By Benjamin on 02-13-21
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Spirit Legacy
- The Gateway Trilogy, Book 1
- By: E. E. Holmes
- Narrated by: Lyssa Browne
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Some cryptic words wake college student Jess Ballard from a terrifying dream into an even more terrifying reality. Jess’ life has never been what anyone would call easy; doing damage control in the wake of your nomadic, alcoholic mother doesn't exactly make for a storybook childhood. But now, her world has fallen apart just when it should be coming together: her mother gone—dead under mysterious circumstances; her life uprooted to stay with estranged relatives she’s never met; and there’s something odd about some of the people she’s been meeting at school: They’re dead.
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My mistake
- By KayTee on 06-26-22
By: E. E. Holmes
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Heirs of Falcon Point
- By: Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey, Paige Edwards, and others
- Narrated by: Jason Tatom
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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The Nazis have taken control of Austria, and wealthy widower Leopold Lang faces a difficult decision: Join the ranks of the foreign power that has taken over his homeland or flee with his children to safety. Leopold makes his choice — but too late. His family is ripped apart, never to be reunited. But decades later, fate brings together the descendants of this broken dynasty in the place where it all began—Falcon Point.
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AMAZING!!!
- By Caitlin Van Wagoner on 01-08-22
By: Traci Hunter Abramson, and others
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-22-24
Great Storytelling
Wang has excellent storytelling skills. The story moves smoothly and at a fun pace. Culture representation and appreciation are accomplished. Narrator selection is perfect. On to the next book.
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- AMM
- 10-18-24
excellent book
Keeps me wanting to hear more, very entertaining. Love historical type books. Ordered the series.
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- Earl
- 06-01-22
Compelling until preachy Climate
the story is compelling until the middle when it becomes preachy about the climate and environmental. At least the preachy stops and the story continues. I almost returned it because of the preachiness.
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