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  • The Old Gods Waken

  • The Silver John Series, Book 1
  • By: Manly Wade Wellman
  • Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
  • Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (850 ratings)

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The Old Gods Waken

By: Manly Wade Wellman
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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Publisher's summary

The first Silver John novel.

In the wilds of Southern Appalachia lies Wolter Mountain - a sacred place for the Indians and their predecessors. But the land atop the mountain, taken over by two Englishmen, Brummitt and Hooper Voth, is undergoing frightening changes.

©1979 Manly Wade Wellman (P)2014 Skyboat Media, Inc.
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Great story and incredible narrator

Definitely worth listening too. The action is great. The narrator added so much to it.

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Delightful!

This was a delightful listen via audiobook! It's simple narrative but beautifully written with interesting characters. I particularly liked the character of Rueben Manko (not sure how to spell it). The native American medicine man who uses the stereotypes of "Red Indians" to good use. So lovely to see a native American not portrayed as a caricature. It's not scary thank goodness and kept me engaged through the excellent narration, journey of the characters and the relationships between them.

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I might could say I enjoyed this rightly

Lemme just say that Wellman has such a way eith characters that it is impossible to not know each of who these people are. Such great detail eith characters, telling who they are in such a fluid way that doesn't feel like a character sheet read off. Nicely done. Its a simple story but I still found myself really enjoying the journey.

Loved Stefan's performance here. I got a buddy from rural Alabama and has a habit of saying "Might Could" so I kept thinking of him each time i heard it said. This was a fun listen thanks to the writing and performance.

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best I've heard in a long time

I don't know how I had not come across this book sooner, but it truly was a breath of fresh air.
Creepy in all the best possible ways, with threads of various folklore throughout, and wonderful down home colloquialisms of Appalachian America, and native American entertained.
If you've ever been in the woods, and felt that sudden, hair on the back of your neck rising up, and wondered what could be causing it, this will pleasantly feed on that fear and delve into the depths of "what if".

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The old gods

It was good . I was rather bored with it.Narration was okay.A slow mover for sure.

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What a treasure

This is a wonderful blend of old Americana and Celtic mythology. It may take a little time for your ears to adapt to Appalachian dialect but it's worth it. Even though Audible indicates this is 1 of a series, it is a stand alone story and I haven't found a book 2. but there are more books by Manly Wade Wellman. I plan to read those too.

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excellent

great voice, impactful story, truly enjoyed for im also native American. i believe in Jesus Christ but still good storyline

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SLOW!!!!

I almost shut this off multiple times because the plot, dialogue and everything were so slow. It never really redeemed itself. Glad it was free.

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It was ok

Very well read semi interesting but not a favorite. I enjoyed listening to this book.

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not worth the price

drags on . boring . good if you need to get to sleep. narrator makes weird sounds during recording

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