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A bonus never-before-released short story by best-selling author Isobelle Carmody. Before the apocolyptic Great White - and the regressive theology that ruled the decimated population in its wake - the city of Uropa is a gleaming metropolis devoted wholly to materialistic consumption.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Journey
- By Kiba Snowpaw on 09-27-23
By: Isobelle Carmody
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Ka
- Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
- By: John Crowley
- Narrated by: John Crowley
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
Dar Oakley - the first Crow in all of history with a name of his own - was born two thousand years ago. When a man learns his language, Dar finally gets the chance to tell his story. He begins his tale as a young man, and how he went down to the human underworld and got hold of the immortality meant for humans, long before Julius Caesar came into the Celtic lands; how he sailed West to America with the Irish monks searching for the Paradise of the Saints; and how he continuously went down into the land of the dead and returned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing book
- By Franklin on 04-17-18
By: John Crowley
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Orion
- Orion Series, Book 1
- By: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 706
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 453
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Story4 out of 5 stars 458
John O'Ryan is not a god...not exactly. He is an eternal warrior destined to combat the Dark Lord through all time for dominion of the Earth. Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his enemy down the halls of time, from the caves of our ancestors to the final confrontation under the hammer of nuclear annihilation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cornucopia of Genre's
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-10-12
By: Ben Bova
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The Silmarillion
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 754
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 655
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Story5 out of 5 stars 655
The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindalë is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age, and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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TIPS when reading this book:
- By Anonymous User on 06-29-23
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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People of the Wolf
- A Novel of North America's Forgotten Past
- By: W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 471
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Story4 out of 5 stars 418
In the dawn of history, a valiant people forged a pathway from an old world into a new one. Led by a dreamer who followed the spirit of the wolf, a handful of courageous men and women dared to cross the frozen wastes to find an untouched, unspoiled continent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magnificent performance of a book I read yesrs ago
- By A Fortune on 08-05-18
By: W. Michael Gear, and others
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Tarzan of the Apes
- Tarzan Series 1
- By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: Peter Silverleaf
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
An adventure tale that has capture the ages! The first book in the legendary Tarzan series tells the story of John Clayton, born in the coastal jungles of Africa to a marooned couple from England, adopted as an infant by apes after they die, then raised in ignorance of his human heritage. Through sheer force of will Tarzan becomes king of the jungle and slowly learns of his origin. This is the exciting novel that began it all.
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Children of Telm: The Complete Trilogy
- By: Dean F. Wilson
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 72
The complete epic fantasy trilogy set in the world of Iraldas, where gods and mortals mingle, collected together for a huge, immersive fantasy adventure. With the Beast, Agon, threatening to break free from his chains in the Underworld, the surviving bloodline of the dead god Telm are tasked with stopping his reign of destruction. Contains The Call of Agon, The Road to Rebirth, and The Chains of War, books 1-3 of the Children of Telm series.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid Fantasy Story, Good Value
- By JollyGreenGoblin on 07-05-20
By: Dean F. Wilson
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A Shadow on the Glass
- The View From the Mirror Quartet, Book 1
- By: Ian Irvine
- Narrated by: Grant Cartwright
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4 out of 5 stars 110
Once there were three worlds, each with their own human species. Then, fleeing out of the void came a fourth species, the Charon. Desperate, on the edge of extinction, they changed the balance between the worlds forever. Karan, a sensitive with a troubled heritage, is forced to steal an ancient relic in repayment of a debt. It turns out to be the Mirror of Aachan, a twisted, deceitful thing that remembers everything it has ever seen.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not quite good enough.
- By Scott S. on 03-13-12
By: Ian Irvine
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Storm over Warlock
- By: Andre Norton
- Narrated by: Jim Roberts
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
In this story, an alien race known as the "Throgs" attacks a Terran survey camp without warning. "Eye-searing lances of energy lashed back and forth across the base with methodical accuracy, and a single cowering witness, flattened on a ledge in the heights above, knew that when the last of those yellow-red bolts fell, nothing human would be left alive down there."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story...and well read.
- By Manti on 01-04-15
By: Andre Norton
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Island Jumper
- The Archipelago Series, Book 1
- By: M. H. Ryan
- Narrated by: Kit Carter, Christopher Boucher, Jessica Threet
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 393
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 394
Jack Sawyer takes a sorority on a party boat tour when a mysterious storm slams into them. Now they are stranded on a chain of strange islands with bizarre creatures that have an unsettling desire to kill them. He must learn how to survive the elements by building rafts, shelters, and weapons from whatever they find on the islands, all while fighting for their lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good harem/survival book
- By STEPHEN PESSOTTI on 07-23-19
By: M. H. Ryan
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Blue Lagoon
- Booktrack Edition
- By: H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Narrated by: Adrian Praetzellis
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
Listen to Blue Lagoon with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work.
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5 out of 5 stars
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love it
- By Angel K on 04-18-24
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Shardik
- By: Richard Adams
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 23 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4 out of 5 stars 138
Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overlooked, underappreciated and forgotten epic
- By "sharp31" on 08-06-18
By: Richard Adams
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Rebels of Last World
- Chimera King, Book 1
- By: Atlas Kane
- Narrated by: Christopher Boucher, Jessica Threet
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 758
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 643
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 643
Cade Clarke spends his last night on Earth drinking with an old army buddy. When he decides to risk his life to defend a gorgeous bartender, he pays the ultimate price. Resurrected to Antinium, Cade finds himself thrown into a world where the very rules of reality have shifted. He chooses a unique class, customizes his soul weapon, and levels up to unlock vital skills, traits and attributes points in order to survive. Cade’s chances for success are minimal, until he finds his destiny intertwined with a group of sexy women.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The narrator tried, but couldn't save this book
- By Joseph on 11-09-20
By: Atlas Kane
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How is this even sci-fi?
Nothing against it all but the fact that it’s marked like a science fiction book does it a disservice. It’s got more in common with Alice in wonderland than anything related to science fiction.
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