FANTASY
by these extraordinary adventures.
WINNER: The Sandman
Performed by Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen
The Sandman is an audio achievement you have to hear to believe. Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s legendary comic book series, it is a lushly designed experience with a star-studded cast including James McAvoy as Morpheus and Gaiman as the narrator. It confidently takes the top spot as our best fantasy pick of the year, and it is among our top 10 audios of 2020, period. Among the runners-up we have no shortage of amazing storytelling with V. E. Schwab’s sprawling literary fantasy The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue; Rebecca Roanhorse’s pre-Columbian-inspired and totally epic Black Sun; The City We Became, an urban fantasy from one of our favorite fantasy authors, N. K. Jemisin; and Brandon Sanderson’s next installment in the Stormlight Archive, Rhythm of War, which has us waiting impatiently for more from him yet again.
Best of Fantasy: Four More
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The City We Became
- A Novel
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 16 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,780
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,323
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,314
Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember...
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2 out of 5 stars
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I don't understand the hype
- De Joe en 13-04-20
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- De: V. E. Schwab
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41,075
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36,700
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36,585
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." –Booklist In the vein of The Time...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Prose style not to my liking
- De C.V. Cox en 18-10-20
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Black Sun
- De: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Narrado por: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,762
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,582
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,572
In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial even proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger.
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3 out of 5 stars
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5-star Concept; Too Many Threads Left Hanging
- De Lisa Davidson en 26-10-20
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Rhythm of War
- Book Four of the Stormlight Archive
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Duración: 57 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 41,470
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 35,689
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 35,610
After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh - boring
- De Louis en 22-11-20
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The City We Became
- A Novel
- De: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 16 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,780
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,323
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,314
Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember...
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2 out of 5 stars
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I don't understand the hype
- De Joe en 13-04-20
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- De: V. E. Schwab
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41,075
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36,700
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36,585
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." –Booklist In the vein of The Time...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Prose style not to my liking
- De C.V. Cox en 18-10-20
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Black Sun
- De: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Narrado por: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,762
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,582
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,572
In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial even proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger.
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3 out of 5 stars
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5-star Concept; Too Many Threads Left Hanging
- De Lisa Davidson en 26-10-20
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Rhythm of War
- Book Four of the Stormlight Archive
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Duración: 57 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 41,470
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 35,689
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 35,610
After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh - boring
- De Louis en 22-11-20