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Mark

bombala, Australia | Member Since 2011

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  • The Vampire Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Anne Rice
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
    Overall
    (361)
    Performance
    (283)
    Story
    (282)

    Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling.

    Patricia says: "Finally unabridged! Excellently read, great listen"
    "STILL LOVED IT"
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    This book was not at all like i thought it would be...the story from this point of view just blew me out of the water. To be made out to be the bad guy in the first book but then for the twist was just awesome

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Rhiannon Frater
    • Narrated By Kristin Allison
    Overall
    (123)
    Performance
    (108)
    Story
    (106)

    A walled city surrounded by lush land, protected by high mountain summits, and fortified by a massive gate to secure the only pass into the valley, The Bastion remained humanity's last hope against the fearsome undead creatures known as the Inferi Scourge. On one fateful day, the valley gate failed and the Inferi Scourge overran and destroyed the human settlements outside the walls, trapping the remaining survivors inside the city. Now, decades later, the last remaining humans are struggling to survive....

    DAVID says: "Is this really narrated by a living person"
    "OMG"
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    What disappointed you about The Last Bastion of the Living?

    Didnt even get past the first half hour!!!!! The writer trying to rename the zombies the Inferi Scourge was just plain annoying and the fact that its said about a billion times in the first half hour just made me want to shoot myself


    What could Rhiannon Frater have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    CALL ZOMBIES ZOMBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    She reads way to fast like everything is constantly action!!! Makes it hard to listen to, i thought it might get better but couldnt make it past the 30min


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    maybe if zombies were called zombies and a different narrator


    Any additional comments?

    DONT WASTE ANY MONEY OR CREDITS ON THIS BOOK

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga
    • Narrated By Fred Berman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (238)
    Performance
    (219)
    Story
    (223)

    The zombie plague unleashes its horrors on the suburbs of Atlanta without warning, pitting the living against the dead. Caught in the mass exodus, Lilly Caul struggles to survive in a series of ragtag encampments and improvised shelters. But the Walkers are multiplying. Dogged by their feral hunger for flesh and crippled by fear, Lilly relies on the protection of good Samaritans by seeking refuge in a walled-in town once known as Woodbury, Georgia. But Lilly begins to suspect that all is not as it seems....

    Amanda says: "AWESOME ADDITION TO THE WALKING DEAD"
    "Love and annoying zombies"
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    What disappointed you about The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury?

    it was a love story more then anything...zombies just seemed like an annoying cough


    What could Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    more zombie story less love story


    Which scene was your favorite?

    when the guy gets shot in the head cause it ends the stupid love BS


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    disappointment its so bad


    Any additional comments?

    if you would like to fall asleep from boredom this is the book for you

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Empire: Star Force, Book 6

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By B. V. Larson
    • Narrated By Mark Boyett
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (432)
    Performance
    (403)
    Story
    (411)

    Kyle Riggs has been away from Earth for a long time.... What’s happening back home? In Empire, the sixth book of the Star Force Series, the story moves in a new direction. Earth falls quiet, and the few reports coming out of the homeworld are increasingly strange. Isolated in the Eden system, Riggs realizes his enemies are forming an alliance against him. Crushed between two monstrous fleets, the last defenders of Star Force must forge their own alliance with the biotic aliens. But which alien race can Riggs truly trust?

    Professor says: "EMPIRE OR COLONY?"
    "loving the series"
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    Where does Empire rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    best sci fi series i've come across so far


    What did you like best about this story?

    same characters and fast moving storyline


    Which character – as performed by Mark Boyett – was your favorite?

    obviously kyle rigs :) always making the hard choices to save humanity


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    when kyle almost gets home but finds out everything has changed


    Any additional comments?

    cant wait for the next book

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part: Zombie Fallout, Book 6

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Mark Tufo
    • Narrated By Sean Runnette
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (448)
    Performance
    (420)
    Story
    (425)

    BT, Gary, and Mrs. Deneaux race to the Talbot compound in a desperate bid to turn the tides of a lost war. Is Michael dead? This is the question plaguing the Talbots as they prepare for the final showdown with a merciless enemy hell-bent on their absolute destruction.

    Teddy says: "Series Back on Track"
    "Let down ending"
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    Where does 'Til Death Do Us Part rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    way better then the new day by day hour glass book


    Would you recommend 'Til Death Do Us Part to your friends? Why or why not?

    yes but they dont listen to audio books tho


    What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    just the way he makes the character come to life...i dont think i'd listen to the books if sean wasnt mr talbot


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    i did laugh, didnt cry... but was a tad annoyed by the ending....


    Any additional comments?

    overall good book, i think needed some more wow factor at the ending but hey other then the ending being meh, its all good guy :)

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Shattered Hourglass: Day by Day Armageddon, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By J. L. Bourne
    • Narrated By Jay Snyder
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (468)
    Performance
    (431)
    Story
    (432)

    In a desperate bid to take back the continental United States - where hordes of undead now dominate the ravaged human population - a Navy commander leads a global mission to the heart of the pandemic. Task Force Hourglass is humanity’s final hope, and his team’s agonizing decisions could mean living one day more - or surrendering to the eternal hell that exists between life and death.

    AudioBookReviewer says: "Aw shucks"
    "should have paid attention to the reviews"
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    What disappointed you about Shattered Hourglass?

    the story just seemed rushed and not in the format that made this series great....


    What was most disappointing about J. L. Bourne’s story?

    everything....its boring and jumps around to ppl that really dont even need to be in the story, just shows that j.l.bourne didnt put much effort into writing this book as much as he did the rest cause this one is crap...about 3/4 of the book is not even the main character...and since when do ppl call him kill??? i got so sick of it that by the end i was so happy the book was over i didnt have to hear it


    Have you listened to any of Jay Snyder’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    the performance was just as good as always to bad the story he read was complete dribble


    What character would you cut from Shattered Hourglass?

    a character named kill and give him his name back...


    Any additional comments?

    listen to the reviews this book isnt even worth the 13 bucks i paid for it

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Indian Hill: Indian Hill, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By Mark Tufo
    • Narrated By Sean Runnette
    Overall
    (270)
    Performance
    (261)
    Story
    (256)

    Indian Hill is about an ordinary boy who grows up in relatively normal times but who finds himself thrust into an extraordinary position. Growing up in suburban Boston, Michael enjoys the trials and tribulations that all adolescents go through, from the seemingly tyrannical mother, to girl problems, to run-ins with the law. From there he escapes to college out in Colorado with his best friend, Paul, where they begin to forge new relationships with those around them. It is one girl in particular that has caught Michael's eye, and he alternately pines for her and laments ever meeting her.

    Professor says: "ALIEN FALLOUT?"
    "Not anywhere near as good as the zombie series"
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    This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    Anyone that hasn't listened to mark tufo's zombie fallout series i think may like this book.


    Would you ever listen to anything by Mark Tufo again?

    Well DUH!!


    Which character – as performed by Sean Runnette – was your favorite?

    Michael was obviously :)


    Any additional comments?

    I first got onto mark tufo through his zombie fallout series, after listening to that series it makes this book seem like a cheap knock off (even tho i think this book was written before zombie fallout,and both books use the same characters) I just couldnt get really into this book because some of the characters in this book are completely different to how I have grown to like them in the fallout series....

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Tooth and Nail

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Craig DiLouie
    • Narrated By Steve Cooper
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (220)
    Performance
    (103)
    Story
    (98)

    As a new plague related to the rabies virus infects millions, America recalls its military forces from around the world to safeguard hospitals and other vital buildings. Many of the victims become rabid and violent but are easily controlled—that is, until so many are infected that they begin to run amok, spreading slaughter and disease.

    Flavius says: "Rough, but Enjoyable"
    "meh"
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    the story isnt all that interesting and the narrator saying his S's like a snake is so annoying because all the characters have it....

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Conquest: Star Force, Book 4

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By B. V. Larson
    • Narrated By Mark Boyett
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (745)
    Performance
    (680)
    Story
    (683)

    Conquest is the next chapter in the great interstellar war between all living creatures and the machines. Star Force must stop the machine invaders once again - but how?

    In the fourth book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has freed Earth from the chains of the Macros - but at what cost? The Macros no longer trust him. He is a mad dog that must be put down - and all Star Force must be stamped out with him. The war expands in this story, and mankind is once again faced with annihilation.

    Michael G. Kurilla says: "Riggs finally stands his ground"
    "Still AWESOME"
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    book 4 and still loving the storyline :) the hard choices and moves the characters have to make keeps the book exciting and keeps me wanting more... the relationships of characters, how they evolve, and decisions that they make keep me engaged till the book ends and then i find myself trying to find out when the next book will come out :) a great syfy novel

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Queen of the Damned: The Vampire Chronicles, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Anne Rice
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
    Overall
    (262)
    Performance
    (202)
    Story
    (205)

    In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a 6,000-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to "save" mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead.

    Marilyn Armstrong says: "My favorite of the "trilogy" ..."
    "not so good"
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    the story was all over the place and to have small poems and crap read at almost the begining of every chapter was just completely annoying and not needed at all. Not up to the standard i was hoping for..A let down from the first two books

    1 of 3 people found this review helpful

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