• Beka Cooper Book 1

  • The Legend of Beka Cooper #1
  • By: Tamora Pierce
  • Narrated by: Susan Denaker
  • Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,865 ratings)

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Beka Cooper Book 1

By: Tamora Pierce
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
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Publisher's summary

Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy by introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality.

Beka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat that's about to get tougher, as Beka's limited ability to communicate with the dead clues her in to an underworld conspiracy. Someone close to Beka is using dark magic to profit from the Lower City's criminal enterprises, and the result is a crime wave the likes of which the Provost's Guard has never seen before.

©2006 Tamora Pierce (P)2006 Random House, Inc.

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Just as thrilling as reading it myself

The narrator dos a perfect job of capturing the emotions of this story, even down to choking up and crying where needed. I have loved this series for a long time and can't wait to hear the remaining two.

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Amazing!

I listen to this series at least a couple times a year! Tamora Pierce will forever be a favorite author, and I hope she will continue writing worlds with characters that make me wish I lived in them.

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Fun read, fun series

Immersive story. This is where I started with Tamora Pierce and I enjoyed it so much, I've read them all. Appropriate for teens and up.

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it keeps your interest all the way through!

I have read this book and the other two of the series many times. it's still keeps me interested because of the Great action, the wonderful interaction of the people in the story, and the moving story. the storyline itself keeps you engaged. I recommend this book and all of the other two

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Would you listen to Beka Cooper Book 1 again? Why?

Down the road after I forget parts.

What did you like best about this story?

Everything just works together, its an easy listen.

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

I can listen to very few female narraters, Its not sexist, its simply I can't stand when they try and do male voices, Susan Denaker is a cut above the rest. I look forward to the rest of the series knowing there is a good narrater.

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

One last good twist at the end.

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Get it!

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Narrator made a great book better!

Love the narration! Made sure to select the same narrator for the rest of the series!

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Return to Tortall...or arrive

We go back in time to meet one of George Cooper's relatives in this series from Tortall

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Good

I liked getting to revisit this story and share it with my kids. Love this book.

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great book

read it a dozen times, I like Susan's voice with this book! it was a great listen

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Another Great Series by Tamora Pierce

This is definitely a different kind of book than the rest of Pierce's quartets set in Tortall. Good mystery and love that it takes place in a different part of a familiar world. Narrator was perfect. Beka is still a strong female character, but unlike Alana or Kel, Beka is not a noble. Cannot wait to listen to the next book in the series.

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