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Best-selling author Michael J. Sullivan’s mesmerizing Riyria Revelations series has found a welcome home with fans of magic, clashing swords, and daring heroes. This second volume finds Royce and Hadrian on a quest to enlist the southern Nationalists to aid the ever-weakening kingdom of Melengar. Royce suspects an ancient wizard is manipulating them all, but to find the truth he’ll have to decipher Hadrian’s past—a past Hadrian wants to keep secret.
Rise of Empire contains Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm, books 3 and 4 of Riyria Revelations.
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Condemned as a murderer for killing the man who dishonored his sister, Blaine "Mick" McFadden has spent the last six years in Velant, a penal colony in the frigid northern wastelands. Harsh military discipline and the oppressive magic keep a fragile peace as colonists struggle against a hostile environment. But the supply ships from Dondareth have stopped coming, boding ill for the kingdom that banished the colonists. Now, as the world's magic runs wild, McFadden and the people of Velant must fight to survive and decide their fate....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Vampires, Mages and Gods are discussed.
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-07-16
By: Gail Z. Martin
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Bury the Living
- The Revolutionary Series, Book 1
- By: Jodi McIsaac
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Rebellion has always been in the O'Reilly family's blood. So when faced with the tragic death of her brother during Northern Ireland's infamous Troubles, a teenage Nora joined the IRA to fight for her country's freedom. Now, more than a decade later, Nora is haunted by both her past and vivid dreams of a man she has never met. When she is given a relic belonging to Brigid of Kildare, patron saint of Ireland, the mystical artifact transports her back eighty years - to the height of Ireland's brutal civil war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Narrator
- By Sandra on 09-29-22
By: Jodi McIsaac
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The Briar King
- The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Book 1
- By: Greg Keyes
- Narrated by: Patrick Michael
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 333
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 204
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Story4 out of 5 stars 210
Two thousand years ago, the Born Queen defeated the Skasloi lords, freeing humans from the bitter yoke of slavery. But now monstrous creatures roam the land and destinies become inextricably entangled in a drama of power and seduction. The kings woodsman, a rebellious girl, a young priest, a roguish adventurer, and a young man made suddenly into a knight all face malevolent forces that shake the foundations of the kingdom, even as the Briar King, legendary harbinger of death, awakens from his slumber.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good stuff
- By Jake on 06-10-10
By: Greg Keyes
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Oath of Fealty
- Paladin's Legacy, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 928
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 932
Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter follows her dream of becoming a hero out of legend by running away to join the army. Military life and warfare aren't anything like she imagined - yet she holds to both her duty and her dreams. Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold tell of her rise to become the paladin who saves a kingdom. In this new trilogy, Paks's former comrades in Duke Phelan's Company assume new roles and the story turns to follow their adventures.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More Moon Magic
- By James on 04-20-10
By: Elizabeth Moon
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Altdorf
- The Forest Knights, Book 1
- By: J.K. Swift
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
A wild land too mountainous to be tamed by plows…A Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, his cunning overshadowed only by his ambition…A young Priestess of the Old Religion, together with a charismatic outlaw, sparking a rebellion from deep within the forests…And an ex-Hospitaller caught between them all. At the end of the thirteenth century, five hundred orphans and second sons are rounded up from villages in the Alpine countryside and sold to the Hospitaller Knights of St John. Trained to serve as Soldiers of Christ, they fight in eastern lands they know nothing about, for a cause they do not understand.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Life's Trials.
- By Gary Carter on 04-05-18
By: J.K. Swift
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Flamecaster
- Shattered Realms
- By: Cinda Williams Chima
- Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 885
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 795
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 795
Adrian sul'Han, known as Ash, is a trained healer with a powerful gift of magic - and a thirst for revenge. Ash is forced into hiding after a series of murders throws the queendom into chaos. Now he's closer than ever to killing the man responsible, the cruel king of Arden. With time running out, Ash faces an excruciating choice: Can he use his powers not to save a life but to take it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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an ironic find
- By avery on 04-08-16
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The Bone Doll's Twin
- Tamir Triad, Book 1
- By: Lynn Flewelling
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine, Lynn Flewelling
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 824
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 512
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 519
As people start to recall the Oracle's prophecy, Erius begins to quietly kill off his female relatives who pose the only threat to his monarchy. Constantly in fear for her life, Princess Ariani the King's sister, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. But Ariani is married to Lord Rhius, the patron of the powerful wizard Iya, and Iya has sinister plans for the babes.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a bad beginning, but . . .
- By bluestatereader on 12-29-10
By: Lynn Flewelling
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New Spring
- The Wheel of Time Prequel
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,572
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,353
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,326
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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5 out of 5 stars
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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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The Thousand Names
- By: Django Wexler
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 909
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With this stunning series opener, Django Wexler leaps to the upper echelon of today’s best fantasy authors. The Thousand Names opens his Shadow Campaigns series with a tale of bloody rebellion that will reshape an empire -- and a world. Captain Marcus d’Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass see their fortunes rise under the command of military genius Janus bet Vhalnich. But Janus’ obsession with the supernatural portends a dire fate for the realm.
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3 out of 5 stars
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90% battles and 10% character development
- By Kathleen on 11-15-14
By: Django Wexler
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Wars of the Roses
- Stormbird
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 460
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
In 1437, the Lancaster king Henry VI ascends the throne of England after years of semi-peaceful regency. Named "The Lamb," Henry is famed more for his gentle and pious nature than his father's famous battlefield exploits; already, his dependence on his closest men has stirred whispers of weakness at court. A secret truce negotiated with France to trade British territories for a royal bride - Margaret of Anjou - sparks revolts across English territory.
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2 out of 5 stars
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100% Fiction and 0% Real History
- By Mary Elizabeth Reynolds on 04-25-18
By: Conn Iggulden
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Time's Children
- By: D.B. Jackson
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Fifteen-year-old Tobias Doljan, a Walker trained to travel through time, is called to serve at the court of Daerjen. The sovereign, Mearlan IV, wants him to Walk back 14 years to prevent a devastating war that will destroy all of Islevale. Even though the journey will double Tobias' age, he agrees. But when he arrives, he discovers that Mearlan has already been assassinated, and his court, destroyed. The only survivor is the infant princess. Still a boy inside his newly adult body, Tobias must find a way to protect the princess from assassins and build himself a future...in the past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By Julie K. on 09-03-20
By: D.B. Jackson
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The Seventh Sigil
- By: Margaret Weis, Robert Krammes
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 70
Five hundred years ago, a clan of rebels was banished to the bottom of the enchanted world of Aeronne; ever since, these Bottom Dwellers have sought revenge, and now they are waging all-out war on the rest of humanity. Their deadly 'contramagic' beams destroy buildings and attack naval airships, and their demonic drumming brings terrible storms and disrupts the magic of the people and dragons Above. The attack of their full contramagic power will create a magical Armageddon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantasy, Dragons and Steampunk Airships!
- By Lance W. Larsen on 08-28-20
By: Margaret Weis, and others
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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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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,065
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 681
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 685
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Series! Homophobes, shut up!
- By Ted on 09-23-11
By: Lynn Flewelling
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The Spirit Thief
- The Legend of Eli Monpress, Book 1
- By: Rachel Aaron
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,050
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,837
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,834
He's not just any thief. He’s the greatest thief of the age - and he’s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners - a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls - he’s going to put his plan into effect. The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he’ll need to steal some big things. But he’ll start with somethingsmall. Something like a king....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining light fantasy
- By Kindle Customer on 02-16-12
By: Rachel Aaron
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Cold Iron
- By: Miles Cameron
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 635
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 570
Aranthur is a promising young mage. His talents compel him to attend University to develop his abilities further. But the world is not safe for a mage, and after a confrontation leaves him no choice but to display his skill with a blade, Aranthur is instructed to train under a renowned Master of Swords. During his intensive training he begins to question the bloody life he's chosen. And while studying under the Master, Aranthur is conscripted to the City Militia. Soon after, he finds himself thrown into the middle of a political revolt that will impact everyone he's come to know.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally Good HEMA!
- By E. Atkinson on 05-11-20
By: Miles Cameron
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Keeper of the Grail
- The Youngest Templar Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Michael P. Spradlin
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Washed up on a foreign shore, Tristan is lucky to be alive. As before, it seems to be a miracle - the Holy Grail the young Templar squire is protecting has saved his life yet again. But now he is lost in a strange land, and he doesn’t know if his friends, the fiery archer Robard Hode and the Saracen assassin maid Maryam, still survive. Tristan’s knack for getting into trouble is alive and well, though, and he quickly finds himself drawn into a conflict between a heretical band of Cathars and the oppressive King of France.
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING
- By Anonymous User on 09-16-23
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Shadowmarch
- Shadowmarch, Volume I
- By: Tad Williams
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 29 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 713
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 546
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Story4 out of 5 stars 552
For generations the misty Shadowline has marked the boundary between the lands of men and the lost northern lands that are the lair of their inhuman enemies, the ageless Qar. But now that boundary line is moving outward, threatening to engulf the northernmost land in which humans still live - the kingdom of Southmarch.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's the characters that matter...
- By JC on 11-09-10
By: Tad Williams
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Kullen is the emperor’s assassin. The sharp hand of justice. The Black Talon. Gifted a soul-forged bond with his dragon, Umbris, Kullen is tasked with hunting any and all who oppose the empire. But when the secretive Crimson Fang murders two noblemen before his very eyes, Kullen must discover the truth of who they are and what they want. What he uncovers is a web of lies and deceit spiraling into the depths of Dimvein.
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😱 This is the new thing...
- By Willis Burns on 03-14-23
By: Jaime Castle, and others
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The Keeper Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy
- The Keeper Chronicles, Book 1-3
- By: JA Andrews
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 46 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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When Mallon the Undying threatened the land years ago, the elves stopped him - and then disappeared. Now Mallon's followers seek to bring him back to finish what he started. Only the Keepers - storytellers, historians, and magic-wielders - are left to stand against them. Alaric, who betrayed everything he believed to save his wife - and still failed. Will, a storyteller who’s convinced his weak magic makes him useless. And Sini, a former slave girl with unimaginable power but no way to wield it.
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it has arrived!
- By Bigt983 on 09-08-20
By: JA Andrews
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Forging Hephaestus
- Villains' Code Series, Book 1
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 26 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Gifted with meta-human powers, Tori Rivas kept away from the limelight, preferring to work as a thief in the shadows. But when she's captured trying to rob a vault that belongs to a secret guild of villains, she's offered a hard choice: prove she has what it takes to join them or be eliminated. Apprenticed to one of the world's most powerful (and supposedly dead) villains, she is thrust into a strange world where the lines that divide superheroes and criminals are more complex than they seem.
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A Nice Surprise with some Really Fun Characters
- By Small Mountain on 09-29-17
By: Drew Hayes
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Homeland
- Legend of Drizzt: Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1
- By: R. A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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This stunning new release of the classic R.A. Salvatore novel recounts the origins of Salvatore's signature dark elf character, Drizzt Do'Urden. This title kicks off The Legend of Drizzt series, which will showcase the classic dark elf novels in these new audiobook editions.
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Among the drow, all trust is foolish.
- By Pi on 04-26-13
By: R. A. Salvatore
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Talon of the Silver Hawk
- Conclave of Shadows, Book 1
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In a distant land, high among the snow-capped mountains, a peaceful nation is mercilessly put to the sword...yet one will survive. Little more than a boy, Talon of the Silver Hawk must carry on until, someday, he can take vengeance. Leaving the icy fastness of his ancient home, Talon descends into the dangerous land of his adversary. Treading a perilous path, he must survive battlefields, court intrigues, treacherous enemies, backstabbing friends, and beautiful yet deadly women.
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Can't finish
- By Adam McPhie on 04-09-20
By: Raymond E. Feist
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The Cycle of Arawn
- The Complete Trilogy
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 65 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The White Tree (book one): In Mallon the dark magic of the nether has been banned for centuries. Its users have been driven out or killed. Its secrets lost. But the holy book of the nethermancers has just been found by a boy named Dante. As he works to unlock the book's power, he's attacked in the street. The nethermancers aren't gone—and they want their book back. Caught between death cultists and the law, Dante fights for his life, aided by his growing skills and a brash bodyguard named Blays.
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In Response to the Criticism from Other Reviewers
- By Jonah on 06-11-17
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The 13th Paladin Boxed Set
- Books 1-3
- By: Torsten Weitze, Tim Casey - translator
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 43 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Ahren's life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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couple of messed up things to it.
- By Matt on 02-08-22
By: Torsten Weitze, and others
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Rebellion
- The First Empire 1
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Oliver Siebeck
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Was geschieht, wenn du herausfindest, dass deine Götter sterblich sind? In den Ländern der Rhune leben die Menschen im Schatten ihrer Götter: Die Fhrey wohnen in kunstvoll angelegten Städten, verfügen über Magie und Schmiedekunst, altern nicht und scheinen unsterblich zu sein, während die Rhune unter rauen Bedingungen in kleinen Dörfern und Gemeinschaften unter primitiven Bedingungen hausen.
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- Rodney
- 04-11-18
Can’t wait until I hear the next book.
The story is awesome. And Tim Gerard Reynolds is an amazing narrator. I love this entire series.
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- David Lambert
- 12-08-18
Great Book !!
Ready good set of books. One of the better ones I have listened to this year.
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- steven
- 03-18-16
Good series. Good book.
Any who have read the first book now they want more Hadrian and Royce. This book delivers.
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- G. Redavid
- 01-29-21
I loved this book just as much as the first one!
You explore more of Hadrian and Royce's histories while they work against the rise of the newly formed Nyphron Empire. You also see just how evil the Nyphron Empire is. There is no depth of depravity the rulers of the Nyphron Empire will go in their quest for power. We get to explore the Empire's treatment of their new Empress and it is really sad. This is a much darker book than the first but it works well. There are enough glimmers of hope that you'll keep listening to see what happens next.
One thing I really enjoyed was exploring Princess Arista's story and how she is dealing with all the events surrounding Melengar and the the Nyphron Empire. She is resourceful and strong yet she defiantly has insecurities that impact her choices.
My one criticism is the magic system and it's basically the same criticism I have for all modern fantasy's magic systems. It seems all new fantasy wants magic in their books but also want it severely underpowered. For me magic should be awe inspiring but here a simple slap ends the threat.
Tim Gerard Reynolds did a fantastic job at narrating. He has quickly become one of my favorite narrators.
Overall I think this is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it. Soon as I finished this one I just into the third and final book because it's so good you want to keep going.
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- zachary
- 09-19-20
Love the series
Fourth book of J Michael Sullivan I have listened too. The story is great, the characters wonderful. What a good writer. The narrator is amazing too. Lots of good voices!
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- Edward E.
- 01-01-21
Wonderful!!!
The story continues and it’s just as good as the last book I’m looking forward to the final book
The problem with this series is that I can’t put it down
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- sigrunar
- 05-06-20
stunning
I'm in love with this world and the people in it. thank you for entertaining me beyond my expectations.
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- desertdawg
- 08-03-20
Even better the second time around.
This is my second time through the series and I just love it. Tim Gerald Reynolds does a fantastic job and It’s great to go back to the beginning and meet my favorite characters over again. I hope to see more side stories- keep but the great work!
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- Amber Daugherty
- 11-20-21
Slightly obsessed
These books started a bit slow, as most great tales do. The world building has been eloquent and I am now fully submerged in the fates of our main characters. I have many questions, which I am hoping will be answered in the next book, and after reading many reviews, I believe that will happen. Michael Sullivan had earned his following and famed reviews and I’m glad to have picked up these books and they will definitely earn a spot on my re read list. I feel these stories only get better the more times they are read. The plot twist at the end of this book was one I should have foreseen, especially after Royce was explaining his thoughts on whom worked for whom in the end, but the set up for the next book has been eloquently done. Excited to move forward.
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- Emery
- 04-14-17
I really liked this book
enjoyed but the. parts where they were on the boat and in the jungle drug a little bit. I found myself wishing they would just move on. still, the story was really good and I can't wait to listen to the next one.
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