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Malouf's fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature.
David Malouf shines new light on Homer’s Iliad, adding twists and reflections, as well as flashes of earthy humour, to surprise and enchant. In this exquisite gem of a novel, Achilles is maddened by grief at the death of his friend Patroclus. From the walls of Troy, King Priam watches the body of his son, Hector, being dragged behind Achilles’ chariot. There must be a way, he thinks, of reclaiming the body - of pitting compromise against heroics, new ways against the old, and of forcing the hand of fate. Dressed simply and in a cart pulled by a mule, an old man sets off for the Greek camp....
Lyrical, immediate and heartbreaking, Malouf’s fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature - themes of war and heroics, hubris and humanity, chance and fate, the bonds between soldiers, fathers and sons, all newly burnished and brilliantly recast for our times.
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- De E. M. en 12-14-13
De: L.M. Ironside
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Songs on Bronze
- The Greek Myths Made Real
- De: Nigel Spivey
- Narrado por: Yuri Rasovsky
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 74
Songs on Bronze is the first major retelling of Greek mythology in half a century; a set of lively, racy, dramatic versions of the great myths, which, in a multicultural society, are recognized more than ever as stories without equal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De Ceectee en 07-13-07
De: Nigel Spivey
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Forge of Darkness
- Kharkanas Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Steven Erikson
- Narrado por: Daniel Philpott
- Duración: 31 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,064
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 947
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 947
Forge of Darkness takes listeners to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness, and tells of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in the fall of the Malazan Empire and surrounds one of the Malazan world’s most fascinating and powerful characters, Anomander Rake. It’s a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, where Mother Dark reigns above the Tiste people. But this ancient land was once home to many a power...and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners’ great hero, Vatha Urusander, longs for ascendency and Mother Dark’s hand in marriage, but she has taken another Consort, Lord Draconus.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Precursor Epic Fantasy - A Rewarding Beginning!
- De Michael en 11-08-12
De: Steven Erikson
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Transformation
- Rai-Kirah, Book 1
- De: Carol Berg
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 16 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 278
Seyonne is a man waiting to die. He has been a slave for 16 years, almost half his life, and has lost everything of meaning to him: his dignity, the people and homeland he loves, and the Warden's power he used to defend an unsuspecting world from the ravages of demons. Seyonne has made peace with his fate. With strict self-discipline he forces himself to exist only in the present moment and to avoid the pain of hope or caring about anyone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Seriously Excellent
- De Sharon en 09-25-13
De: Carol Berg
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The Eagle of the Ninth
- De: Rosemary Sutcliff
- Narrado por: Charlie Simpson
- Duración: 4 h y 32 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 440
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 331
Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young centurion in Roman Britain, is forced into retirement after receiving a wound in his first major engagement against a rebel British tribe. It allows him the freedom to embark upon a dangerous mission to find out what happened to the Ninth Legion, which, years before, disappeared in the savage lands of the Picts. Will he find out what happened to the men, led by his father, who never returned? And will he recover the Eagle, the symbol of Roman dominance and power?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Give it to us unabridged!
- De C. Liddiard en 01-12-11
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Kushiel's Dart
- De: Jacqueline Carey
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 31 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,657
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,970
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,988
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good...and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Kushiel series in order
- De Glen Gaines en 10-27-09
De: Jacqueline Carey
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Ben-Hur
- A Tale of the Christ
- De: Carol Wallace
- Narrado por: Firdous Bamji
- Duración: 14 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Now a major motion picture from MGM and Paramount studios, the story follows Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman whose childhood friend, Messala, betrays him. Accused of trying to murder the new Roman governor in Jerusalem, Judah is sentenced to the galley ships and vows to seek revenge against the Romans and Messala. But a chance encounter with a carpenter from Nazareth sets Judah on a different path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Maginificient remake
- De Amazon Customer en 07-23-16
De: Carol Wallace
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The Songs of the Kings
- De: Barry Unsworth
- Narrado por: Andrew Sachs
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
A thoroughly modern tale of politics, spin-doctoring, and media manipulation. As the harsh wind holds the Greek fleet trapped in the straits at Aulis, frustration and political impotence turn into a desire for the blood of a young and innocent woman - blood that will appease the gods and allow the troops to set sail. And when Iphigeneia, Agamemnon's beloved daughter, is brought to the coast under false pretences, it looks as if the ships will soon be on their way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The politics of power haven't changed.
- De susan en 12-06-12
De: Barry Unsworth
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The Mists of Avalon
- De: Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 50 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,394
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,399
A posthumous recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, Marion Zimmer Bradley reinvented - and rejuvenated - the King Arthur mythos with her extraordinary Mists of Avalon series. In this epic work, Bradley follows the arc of the timeless tale from the perspective of its previously marginalized female characters: Celtic priestess Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar, and High Priestess Viviane.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Davina Porter brings an old favorite back to life!
- De Carolina en 07-13-12
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Starless
- De: Jacqueline Carey
- Narrado por: Caitlin Davies
- Duración: 21 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 463
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 426
Destined from birth to serve as protector of the princess Zariya, Khai is trained in the arts of killing and stealth by a warrior sect in the deep desert; yet there is one profound truth that has been withheld from him. In the court of the Sun-Blessed, Khai must learn to navigate deadly intrigue and his own conflicted identity…but in the far reaches of the western seas, the dark god Miasmus is rising, intent on nothing less than wholesale destruction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most beautiful thing I've enjoyed this year!
- De DabOfDarkness en 08-06-18
De: Jacqueline Carey
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Battle of Kings
- De: M. K. Hume
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
In the town of Segontium a wild storm washes a fugitive ashore. He brutally rapes the granddaughter of the ruler of the Deceangli tribe, leaving her to bear his son, Myrddion Merlinus (Merlin). Spurned as a demon seed, the child is raised by his grandmother and, as soon as he turns nine, he is apprenticed to a skilled alchemist who hones the boy’s remarkable gift of prophecy. Meanwhile, the High King of the Britons, Vortigern, is rebuilding the ancient fortress at Dinas Emrys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Underrated book author and narrator!
- De Zachary en 04-15-22
De: M. K. Hume
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Shardik
- De: Richard Adams
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 23 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 153
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 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
- De "sharp31" en 08-06-18
De: Richard Adams
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Macbeth: A Novel
- De: A. J. Hartley, David Hewson
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,656
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,222
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,215
Macbeth: A Novel brings the intricacy and grit of the historical thriller to Shakespeare’s tale of political intrigue, treachery, and murder. In this full-length novel written exclusively for audio, authors A. J. Hartley and David Hewson rethink literature’s most infamous married couple, grounding them in a medieval Scotland whose military and political upheavals are as stark and dramatic as the landscape in which they are played.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator choice inspired
- De Beverly en 07-10-11
De: A. J. Hartley, y otros
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The Seven Wonders
- A Novel of the Ancient World
- De: Steven Saylor
- Narrado por: Stephen Plunkett
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 196
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 169
USA Today hails Steven Saylor as a “modern master of historical fiction.” Rich in intrigue and period detail, his novels set in ancient Rome have garnered acclaim the world over. A prequel to his epic Roma Sub Rosa series, The Seven Wonders follows series star Gordianus the Finder as an 18-year-old traveling the Mediterranean to witness the wonders of that fabled age. At each stop, the young investigator finds a beguiling mystery that pushes his powers of deduction to the limit.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting History, Not much of a story
- De Mark en 08-10-12
De: Steven Saylor
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Shadowmarch
- Shadowmarch, Volume I
- De: Tad Williams
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 29 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 713
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 546
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Historia4 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...
- De JC en 11-09-10
De: Tad Williams
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The King Must Die
- De: Mary Renault
- Narrado por: Michael York
- Duración: 2 h y 51 m
- Versión resumida
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General3 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
This is the story of the young Theseus: Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, and slayer of the Minotaur. Acclaimed novelist Mary Renault weaves myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny and the countless challenges he faces. From Theseus's early life as a prince, to his leadership of a captive team of bulldancers in Crete—not to mention his thrilling encounters with Poseidon—The King Must Die captures the full force of adventure, battle, and an epic quest.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Poetic and short
- De Ben en 04-07-24
De: Mary Renault
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Ransom
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Dillon Valderemao
- 05-31-23
Powerful
A powerful retelling of a classic episode that is effectively voiced and given life. Highly recommended.
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