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"It was in the first week of October in the year 1391 that I first came face to face with the man who owned me… the man whose lightest word was to us, his villeins, weightier than the King’s law or the edicts of our Holy Father…” So began the story of Martin Reed - a serf whose resentment of the automatic rule of his feudal lord finally flared into open defiance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another winner by Norah Lofts
- De Bird Lady 147 en 10-03-17
De: Norah Lofts
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The Ashes of London
- De: Andrew Taylor
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 220
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London, September 1666. The Great Fire rages through the city, consuming everything in its path. Even the impregnable cathedral of St. Paul's is engulfed in flames and reduced to ruins. Among the crowds watching its destruction is James Marwood, son of a disgraced printer and reluctant government informer. In the aftermath of the fire, a semi-mummified body is discovered in the ashes of St. Paul's, in a tomb that should have been empty. The man's body has been mutilated, and his thumbs have been tied behind his back.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining Historical Fiction
- De Simone en 05-01-17
De: Andrew Taylor
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Mirror Mirror
- De: Gregory Maguire
- Narrado por: John McDonough, Kate Forbes, Barbara Rosenblat, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
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It is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives at Montefiore, the farm of her father, Don Vicente. But one day a noble entourage makes its way up to the farm. In the presence of Cesare Borgia and his sister, the lovely and vain Lucrezia, no one can claim innocence for very long. When Borgia sends Don Vicente on a quest, he leaves Bianca under the care of Lucrezia. She plots a dire fate for the young girl in the woods below the farm, but salvation can be found in the dark forest as well.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting re-telling of the fairy tale.
- De Patricia en 03-04-10
De: Gregory Maguire
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The Spymaster's Lady
- De: Joanna Bourne
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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She's braved battlefields. She's stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of state. She's played the worldly courtesan, the naive virgin, the refined British lady, even a Gypsy boy. But Annique Villiers, the elusive spy known as the Fox Cub, has finally met the one man she can't outwit... British spymaster Robert Grey must enter France and bring back the brilliant, beautiful - and dangerous - Fox Cub. His duty is to capture her and her secrets for England.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly enjoyable; Audiobook is fantastic
- De Emily London en 12-28-10
De: Joanna Bourne
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Jack Maggs
- De: Peter Carey
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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With scars on his back and silver in his pocket, the huge figure of Jack Maggs strides across the rich landscape of 19th century London. As this enigmatic man moves through its streets and houses, his single-minded quest to find his son will engender love, deceit, and vengeance in the lives around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jack Maggs
- De Kathleen en 04-04-05
De: Peter Carey
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
- De: Kelly Link - editor, Gavin J. Grant - editor
- Narrado por: Sarah Coomes, Nico Evers-Swindell, Shannon McManus, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 110
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Imagine an alternate universe where romance and technology reign. Where tinkerers and dreamers craft and recraft a world of automatons, ornate clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and Romans, intergalactic bandits, and intrepid orphans - decked out in corsets, clockwerk suits, and tall black boots - solve dastardly crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover over volcanoes in steam-powered airships.
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4 out of 5 stars
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MMMM, Orca Bacon
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 09-14-13
De: Kelly Link - editor, y otros
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Bloodleaf
- De: Crystal Smith
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown and the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits and banned from using her blood-magic, Aurelia flees her country after a devastating assassination attempt. To escape her fate, Aurelia disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. As she forges new bonds and perfects her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Understanding All the Praise
- De GPChlorine en 08-23-19
De: Crystal Smith
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Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- De: Gregory Maguire
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 19 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 9,521
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Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not easy being green
- De PangaeaReads en 07-30-08
De: Gregory Maguire
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The Architect's Apprentice
- De: Elif Shafak
- Narrado por: Piter Marek
- Duración: 16 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 340
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In 1540, 12-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan's menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan's beautiful daughter Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire's chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota's help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I feel like I should like it more than I do
- De nyog en 04-19-17
De: Elif Shafak
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The Serpent Garden
- De: Judith Merkle Riley
- Narrado por: Alison Larkin
- Duración: 18 h y 19 m
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Susanna Dallet is the daughter of a Flemish painter and wife to a philandering husband, living in the court of Henry VIII. When her husband is murdered, Susanna is suddenly left with a household to provide for and nothing to her name. Her days of anonymity are over when Susanna finds that guild rules preventing women from working do not apply at the king’s court, and she manages to secure a position as a miniature-portrait painter. Before long, she has not only made a name for herself, she is close to those who surround Princess Mary. But even in this lofty company, Susanna is not safe....
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3 out of 5 stars
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DON'T FALL FOR THE PRINT VERSION AMAZON REVIEWS
- De The Louligan en 03-06-14
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The Book of Magic
- De: Gardner Dozois - editor, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear, y otros
- Narrado por: Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, y otros
- Duración: 24 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 170
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Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois's acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf... and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda... and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore... and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped - or misshaped - by the potent magic they seek to wield.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Good, With One Objection
- De Kindle Customer en 05-05-20
De: Gardner Dozois - editor, y otros
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The Bone Doll's Twin
- Tamir Triad, Book 1
- De: Lynn Flewelling
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine, Lynn Flewelling
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
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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 . . .
- De bluestatereader en 12-29-10
De: Lynn Flewelling
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Morality Play
- De: Barry Unsworth
- Narrado por: Michael Maloney
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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It is the late 14th century, a dangerous time beset by war and plague. Nicholas Barber, a young and wayward cleric, stumbles across a group of travelling players and compounds his sins by joining them. Yet the town where they perform reveals another drama: a young woman is to be hanged for the murder of a 12-year-old boy. What better way to increase their takings than to make a new play, to enact the murder of Thomas Wells?
But as the actors rehearse, they discover that the truth about the boy's death has yet to be revealed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding writing, outstanding narration
- De Gail N. en 11-03-19
De: Barry Unsworth
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Son of Avonar
- Bridge of D'Arnath, Book 1
- De: Carol Berg
- Narrado por: Angele Masters
- Duración: 19 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Magic is forbidden throughout the Four Realms. For decades, sorcerers and those associating with them were hunted to near extinction.But Seri, a Leiran noblewoman living in exile, is no stranger to defying the unjust laws of her land. She is sheltering a wanted fugitive who possesses unusual abilities-a fugitive with the fate of the realms in his hands...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Series!
- De Bob-o en 08-30-16
De: Carol Berg
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Merivel
- A Man of His Time
- De: Rose Tremain
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 127
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 126
In search of answers, Merivel sets off for the French court. But Versailles leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with a seductive Swiss botanist allows him to dream of an honorable future. But back home, his loyalty and medical skill are about to be tested to the limit, while the captive bear he has brought back from France begins to cause havoc.
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5 out of 5 stars
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On Foolishness and Mortality
- De Ilana en 12-27-14
De: Rose Tremain
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Luck in the Shadows
- Nightrunner, Book 1
- De: Lynn Flewelling
- Narrado por: Raymond Todd
- Duración: 18 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,065
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 681
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Historia4.5 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!
- De Ted en 09-23-11
De: Lynn Flewelling
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Daylight Gate
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- Autodidact
- 02-18-19
MS winterson
talented storyteller. especially like her ghost stories in her Christmas collection. this was entertaining and imaginative. Reminds,me of Diana Garaboldon
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- Julia B.
- 09-03-16
waste of time.
Probably could have been a suspenseful thriller if it had been given more thought and time to develop the characters. I pretty much went away disliking all the characters and hoping all of them would end up being drowned as witches.
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