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The Reluctant Swordsman
- De: Dave Duncan
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 523
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 470
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 472
Wallie Smith can feel the pain. He goes to the hospital, remembers the doctors and the commotion, but when he wakes up it all seems like a dream. However, if that was a dream how do you explain waking up in another body and in another world? Little Wallie finds himself in the physique of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by both an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess and a voluptuous slave girl. Is this a rude awakening or a dream come true?
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4 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable listen
- De Joe en 10-21-12
De: Dave Duncan
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Blindspot
- By a Gentleman in Exile and a Lady in Disguise
- De: Jane Kamensky, Jill Lepore
- Narrado por: John Lee, Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 18 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
Set in boisterous, rebellious Boston on the eve of the American Revolution, Blindspot ingeniously weaves together the fictional stories of Stewart Jameson, a Scottish portrait painter and notorious libertine, and Fanny Easton, a fallen woman from one of Boston's most powerful families who disguises herself as a boy to become Jameson's defiant and seductive apprentice. Together with an African-born doctor, they investigate the death of the famous revolutionary leader Samuel Bradstreet.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Cariola en 03-06-09
De: Jane Kamensky, y otros
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Captain Alatriste
- De: Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Margaret Sayers Peden
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 94
Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional 17th-century Spanish soldier who, after being wounded in battle during the Thirty Years' War, is forced to retire from the army. Now he lives the comparatively tame, though hardly quiet, life of a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Approached with an offer of work, Alatriste is told to go with another hired blade to an unfamiliar part of the city at midnight and wait.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story...reader could be better.
- De Adina R. Montgomery en 07-26-05
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The Alchemist's Apprentice
- De: Dave Duncan
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 108
When the Council of 10 takes the seer Nostradamus into custody, suspecting him of poisoning a friend of the prince, his young apprentice must unravel a web of magic and murder if he is to have any future of his own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book.
- De DoktorK en 07-12-08
De: Dave Duncan
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The King's Return
- De: Andrew Swanston
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 19
The king's coronation brings hope. Until a murderer strikes. Spring 1661: After years of civil war followed by Oliver Cromwell's joyless rule as Lord Protector, England awaits the coronation of King Charles II. The mood in London is one of relief and hope for a better future. But when two respectable gentlemen are found in a foul lane with their throats cut, it becomes apparent that England's enemies are using the newly re-established post office for their own ends.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More please
- De tara souther en 12-22-22
De: Andrew Swanston
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The Midwife's Tale
- A Mystery
- De: Sam Thomas
- Narrado por: Leila Birch
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 82
It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Only so so
- De Marie en 11-13-13
De: Sam Thomas
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The Snow Empress
- De: Laura Joh Rowland
- Narrado por: James Yaegashi
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
Chosen by Publishers Weekly as a Best Book of 2007, The Snow Empress showcases author Laura Joh Rowland's deep understanding of 17th-century Japan and her impeccable gift of storytelling. This thrilling novel finds samurai detective Sano Ichirõ working to gain freedom for his son by investigating the murder of a lord's beloved mistress.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Japanophile delight
- De Lee M. MD en 03-21-09
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The Winthrop Woman
- De: Anya Seton
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 27 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 870
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 785
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 782
In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. Against a background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends, the Siwanoy Indians; and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Historical Fiction that Aged Very Well
- De Lulu en 11-26-14
De: Anya Seton
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Instruments of Darkness
- A Novel
- De: Imogen Robertson
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 139
In the year 1780, Harriet Westerman, the willful mistress of a country manor in Sussex, finds a dead man on her grounds with a ring bearing the crest of Thornleigh Hall in his pocket. Not one to be bound by convention or to shy away from adventure, she recruits a reclusive local anatomist named Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer, and historical suspense's newest investigative duo is born.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not The Best, But Not Too Bad...
- De MJ en 01-13-13
De: Imogen Robertson
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The Scarlet Kimono
- De: Christina Courtenay
- Narrado por: Julia Franklin
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
England, 1611, and young Hannah Marston envies her brother's adventurous life. But when she stows away on a merchant ship, her powers of endurance are stretched to their limit. Then they reach Japan and all her suffering seems worthwhile until she is abducted by Taro Kumashiro's warriors. In the far north of the country, warlord Kumashiro is intrigued to learn more about the girl who he has been warned about by a seer. There's a clash of cultures and wills, but they're also fighting an instant attraction to each other.
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4 out of 5 stars
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great story
- De Angela en 08-23-12
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Royal Mistress
- De: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Jane Lambert, the quick-witted and alluring daughter of a silk merchant, is twenty-two and still unmarried. When Jane’s father finally finds her a match, she’s married off to the dull, older silk merchant William Shore. Marriage doesn’t stop Jane from flirtation, however, and when the king’s chamberlain, Will Hastings, comes to her husband’s shop, Will knows King Edward will find her irresistible.
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2 out of 5 stars
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All history, no romance!
- De Erin en 07-05-13
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Servant of Death
- Bradecote and Catchpoll
- De: Sarah Hawkswood
- Narrado por: Matt Addis
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
The much-feared and hated Eudo - the Lord Bishop of Winchester's clerk - is bludgeoned to death in Pershore Abbey and laid before the altar in the attitude of a penitent. Everyone who had contact with him had reason to dislike him, but who had reason to kill him? The Sheriff of Worcestershire's thief taker, wily Serjeant Catchpoll, and his new and unwanted superior, Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, have to find the answer. And as the walls of the abbey close in on the suspects, the killer strikes again....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Medieval armchair mystery
- De Marie en 08-12-17
De: Sarah Hawkswood
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The Railway Detective
- The Railway Detective, Book 1
- De: Edward Marston
- Narrado por: Peter Walters
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
London, 1851. With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interest in mounting in the engineering triumphs of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating. In an audacious attack, the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, causing many casualties. Planned with military precision, this crime proves a challenge to Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck who fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining
- De Rocco en 11-28-23
De: Edward Marston
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The Braeswood Tapestry
- De: Robyn Carr
- Narrado por: Alison Larkin
- Duración: 10 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 108
The enemy of your enemy is…your lover? A peasant farm girl has no place consorting with feuding lords, yet that's exactly what Jocelyn Cutler sets out to do. Now Jocelyn finds herself trapped between the tyrannical Lord Kerr, and the dangerous rogue, Sir Trent Wescott. When her younger brother is sentenced to death for rebelling against Lord Kerr, Jocelyn in desperation appeals to his rival, Sir Trent Wescott. Rumors mark Trent a highwayman, a murderer, and - worse for Jocelyn - a heartbreaker. But he's the only one who can save her brother's life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Expected More
- De 🌸DARA en 10-12-13
De: Robyn Carr
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My Lady Notorious
- Malloren Series, Book 1
- De: Jo Beverley
- Narrado por: Alison Larkin
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 262
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 263
Desperate to help her widowed sister and baby escape a deadly pursuer, Lady Chastity Ware dresses as a highwayman and captures the first coach to travel down the road. Coming face-to-face with its occupant, the arrogant aristocrat Cyn Malloren, she orders him to drive her to a remote cottage. Little does Chastity realize that after long months of recovering from his war wounds, the handsome Cyn is looking for adventure, and being abducted by a cocky highwayman - obviously a lovely woman in disguise - is even more than he had hoped for.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At Last!
- De Bee en 03-23-14
De: Jo Beverley
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The Bastard
- The Kent Family Chronicles, Book 1
- De: John Jakes
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 19 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,158
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,024
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
Set against the colorful tumult of events that gave rise to our fledgling nation, this novel of romance and adventure introduces Phillipe Charboneau. The illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the men who set our course for freedom. The Bastard is the first volume in the Kent Family Chronicles, a series of novels that details one family's journey in the early years of the American nation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Tale
- De will en 11-06-13
De: John Jakes
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Queen's Head
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- wylie smith
- 04-13-24
a bit of a guilty pleasure
I read this book back when it came out in the 80s, and I surprised myself by liking it. Some of the characters such as Firethorn and Gill struck me as stock characters that you find in a mediocre play. But Nick Bracewell had a charm that kept me turning the pages. The mystery did not seem particularly mysterious, but I kept reading to see how Marston manipulated the plot to arrive at the ending. The revelation of the villain came from an unusual set of circumstances which softened the small disappointmnet of guessing who would be the bad guy.
So not the deepest plot nor characterization as many characters were one-dimensionally predictable, but I kept reading, or in this case listening, to the end. And enjoying it.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- E. Fischel
- 01-15-24
What mystery?
I can only guess that Marston is using this first book of the series to create the Elizabethan world and introduce the players, because there really is no murder mystery. The murder happens early on; our intrepid hero vows to find the killer, and then seems to forget all about it. He only takes up his charge again some 6 hours later in the recording. Then the solution to the mystery is handed to us with a big red bow attached. There isn't any way for a reader/listener to try to figure it out. Nonetheless, the world of the players is lively and interesting, full of envy and revenge (mostly having nothing to do with the murder), and Nicholas is a charming hero.
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