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The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war. Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman Tribune, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Commander of the veteran legions at Colonia.
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Good story, well told and well read
- De Mike Varley en 10-01-14
De: Douglas Jackson
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Empress
- Godspeaker, Book 1
- De: Karen Miller
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
- Duración: 20 h y 21 m
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In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth only a few coins from a passing slave trader. But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen. It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her God, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak. This is the story of Hekat, slave to no man.
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depressing and left me feeling empty
- De Bonnie en 09-16-09
De: Karen Miller
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Black Wolves
- De: Kate Elliott
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 28 h y 40 m
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He lost his honor long ago. Captain Kellas was lauded as the king's most faithful servant until the day he failed in his duty. Dismissed from service, his elite regiment disbanded, he left the royal palace and took up another life. Now a battle brews within the palace that threatens to reveal deadly secrets and spill over into open war. The king needs a loyal soldier to protect him. Can a disgraced man ever be trusted?"
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Very engaging. Can't wait for book 2
- De Claudia Alderman en 01-15-16
De: Kate Elliott
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Quillifer
- Quillifer, Book 1
- De: Walter Jon Williams
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 18 h y 53 m
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Quillifer is young, serially in love, studying law, and living each day keenly aware that his beloved homeport of Ethlebight risks closure due to silting of the harbor. His concerns for the future become much more immediate when he returns from a summery assignation to find his city attacked by Aekoi pirates, leading to brigands in the streets and his family and friends in chains.
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The opposite of George R R Martin (in a good way)
- De A reader en 10-30-17
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The Briar King
- The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Book 1
- De: Greg Keyes
- Narrado por: Patrick Michael
- Duración: 19 h y 54 m
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Two thousand years ago, the Born Queen defeated the Skasloi lords, freeing humans from the bitter yoke of slavery. But now monstrous creatures roam the land and destinies become inextricably entangled in a drama of power and seduction. The kings woodsman, a rebellious girl, a young priest, a roguish adventurer, and a young man made suddenly into a knight all face malevolent forces that shake the foundations of the kingdom, even as the Briar King, legendary harbinger of death, awakens from his slumber.
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Good stuff
- De Jake en 06-10-10
De: Greg Keyes
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The Tiger's Daughter
- De: K Arsenault Rivera
- Narrado por: Caroline McLaughlin
- Duración: 14 h y 57 m
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The Hokkaran Empire has conquered every land within their bold reach - but failed to notice a lurking darkness festering within the people. Now their border walls begin to crumble, and villages fall to demons swarming out of the forests. Away on the silver steppes, the remaining tribes of nomadic Qorin retreat and protect their own, having bartered a treaty with the empire, exchanging inheritance through the dynasties. It is up to two young warriors, raised together across borders since their prophesied birth, to save the world from the encroaching demons.
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Writing format that didn't work for this book
- De kara-karina en 02-24-18
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Macbeth: A Novel
- De: A. J. Hartley, David Hewson
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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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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Narrator choice inspired
- De Beverly en 07-10-11
De: A. J. Hartley, y otros
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Dragon's Child
- The King Arthur Trilogy, Book 1
- De: M. K. Hume
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
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The future of Britain is at stake. In the turbulent times of the Dark Ages, the despotic Uther Pendragon, High King of Celtic Britain, is nearing death, and his kingdom is being torn apart by the squabbling of minor kings. But only one man can bring the Celts together as a nation and restore peace - King Arthur. Artorex (Arthur) doesn't yet seem like the great man he will grow into. We meet him as a shy, subservient twelve-year-old living in the foster home of Lord Ector, who took in Artorex as a babe to protect him from murderous kin.
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A Dry, Dull Tale, Marred in "Realism"
- De Steven en 09-21-15
De: M. K. Hume
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Fire from Heaven
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- De: Mary Renault
- Narrado por: Roger May
- Duración: 18 h y 33 m
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Alexander's beauty, strength and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son's loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle. His love for the youth Hephaistion taught him trust, while Aristotle's tutoring provoked his mind and Homer's Iliad fuelled his aspirations.
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Renewed Pleasure
- De James en 01-28-15
De: Mary Renault
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Orion
- Orion Series, Book 1
- De: Ben Bova
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
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John O'Ryan is not a god...not exactly. He is an eternal warrior destined to combat the Dark Lord through all time for dominion of the Earth. Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his enemy down the halls of time, from the caves of our ancestors to the final confrontation under the hammer of nuclear annihilation.
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Cornucopia of Genre's
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 06-10-12
De: Ben Bova
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The Skystone
- Camulod Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Jack Whyte
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 21 h y 3 m
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Everyone knows the story-how Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, how Camelot came to be, and about the power struggles that ultimately destroyed Arthur's dreams. But what of the time before Arthur and the forces that created him?
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Fascinating new series
- De Jim R. Whitt Jr. en 08-27-13
De: Jack Whyte
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Oath of Fealty
- Paladin's Legacy, Book 1
- De: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrado por: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
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Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter follows her dream of becoming a hero out of legend by running away to join the army. Military life and warfare aren't anything like she imagined - yet she holds to both her duty and her dreams. Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold tell of her rise to become the paladin who saves a kingdom. In this new trilogy, Paks's former comrades in Duke Phelan's Company assume new roles and the story turns to follow their adventures.
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More Moon Magic
- De James en 04-20-10
De: Elizabeth Moon
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Exordia
- De: Seth Dickinson
- Narrado por: Sulin Hasso
- Duración: 26 h y 22 m
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Anna Sinjari—refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker—has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. While humanity reels from disaster, she must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.
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Incredible
- De Adam C. Shay en 02-04-24
De: Seth Dickinson
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The Unbroken
- De: C. L. Clark
- Narrado por: Rasha Zamamiri
- Duración: 18 h y 20 m
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Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne.
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R-Rated Fantasy
- De Tin Minute Book Reviews en 04-26-21
De: C. L. Clark
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The First Sister
- The First Sister Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Linden Lewis
- Narrado por: Neo Cihi, Gary Tiedemann, Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars - the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to stay on her ship with no friends, no power, and a new captain - Saito Ren - whom she knows nothing about. She is commanded to spy on Captain Ren by the Sisterhood, but soon discovers that working for the war effort is much harder when you’re falling in love.
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Fresh bold story with a jaw dropping twist
- De Erica Paulk en 09-01-20
De: Linden Lewis
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Luna
- New Moon
- De: Ian McDonald
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren, Soneela Nankani, Thom Rivera
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
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As the leader of the moon's newest "dragon", Adriana has wrested control of the moon's helium-3 industry from the Mackenzie Metal Corporation and fought to earn her family's new status. Now, at the twilight of her life, Adriana finds her corporation, Corta Helio, surrounded by the many enemies she made during her meteoric rise. If the Corta family is to survive, Adriana's five children must defend their mother's empire from her many enemies - and each other.
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Disappointed.
- De Eugene R. White en 10-28-15
De: Ian McDonald
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The Goblin Emperor
- De: Katherine Addison
- Narrado por: Kyle McCarley
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
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The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident", he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir. Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.
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Give this book a chance!
- De Douglas Hardy en 06-24-21
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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
- The Siege, Book 1
- De: K. J. Parker
- Narrado por: Ray Sawyer
- Duración: 13 h y 15 m
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A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all. To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more experience with bridge building than battles, is a cheat and a liar, and has a serious problem with authority. He is, in other words, perfect for the job.
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An Adventure the Questions Empire
- De Joe Kraus en 01-29-20
De: K. J. Parker
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Exordia
- De: Seth Dickinson
- Narrado por: Sulin Hasso
- Duración: 26 h y 22 m
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Anna Sinjari—refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker—has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. While humanity reels from disaster, she must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.
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Incredible
- De Adam C. Shay en 02-04-24
De: Seth Dickinson
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The Unbroken
- De: C. L. Clark
- Narrado por: Rasha Zamamiri
- Duración: 18 h y 20 m
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Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne.
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R-Rated Fantasy
- De Tin Minute Book Reviews en 04-26-21
De: C. L. Clark
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The First Sister
- The First Sister Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Linden Lewis
- Narrado por: Neo Cihi, Gary Tiedemann, Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars - the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to stay on her ship with no friends, no power, and a new captain - Saito Ren - whom she knows nothing about. She is commanded to spy on Captain Ren by the Sisterhood, but soon discovers that working for the war effort is much harder when you’re falling in love.
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Fresh bold story with a jaw dropping twist
- De Erica Paulk en 09-01-20
De: Linden Lewis
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Luna
- New Moon
- De: Ian McDonald
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren, Soneela Nankani, Thom Rivera
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
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As the leader of the moon's newest "dragon", Adriana has wrested control of the moon's helium-3 industry from the Mackenzie Metal Corporation and fought to earn her family's new status. Now, at the twilight of her life, Adriana finds her corporation, Corta Helio, surrounded by the many enemies she made during her meteoric rise. If the Corta family is to survive, Adriana's five children must defend their mother's empire from her many enemies - and each other.
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Disappointed.
- De Eugene R. White en 10-28-15
De: Ian McDonald
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The Goblin Emperor
- De: Katherine Addison
- Narrado por: Kyle McCarley
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
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The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident", he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir. Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.
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Give this book a chance!
- De Douglas Hardy en 06-24-21
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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
- The Siege, Book 1
- De: K. J. Parker
- Narrado por: Ray Sawyer
- Duración: 13 h y 15 m
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A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all. To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more experience with bridge building than battles, is a cheat and a liar, and has a serious problem with authority. He is, in other words, perfect for the job.
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An Adventure the Questions Empire
- De Joe Kraus en 01-29-20
De: K. J. Parker
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Guns of the Dawn
- De: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrado por: Emma Newman
- Duración: 21 h y 8 m
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Guns of the Dawn is a pacey, gripping fantasy of war and magic from Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. The first casualty of war is truth.... First, Denland's revolutionaries assassinated their king, launching a wave of bloodshed after generations of peace. Next they clashed with Lascanne, their royalist neighbour, pitching war machines against warlocks in a fiercely fought conflict.
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Stand alone book
- De M. McCormick en 01-27-18
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The Unspoken Name
- The Serpent Gates, Book 1
- De: A. K. Larkwood
- Narrado por: Avita Jay
- Duración: 18 h y 37 m
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What if you knew how and when you will die? Csorwe does - she will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. But on the day of her foretold death, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. Leave with him, and live. Turn away from her destiny and her god to become a thief, a spy, an assassin - the wizard's loyal sword. Topple an empire, and help him reclaim his seat of power. But Csorwe will soon learn - gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due.
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Dry and Boring
- De Nathan en 02-12-20
De: A. K. Larkwood
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Broken Earth
- Argurma Salvager, Book 1
- De: S.J. Sanders
- Narrado por: Jessica Threet, Christopher Boucher
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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Veral’monushava’skahalur is an oddity among his species, a lone Argurma cyborg divorced from his own kind by choice and to escape termination as a malfunctioning unit. Wandering the fringes of space as a salvager, he comes across a planet beyond the boundaries of the federation, rich in metals remnant of a dead civilization. Or so he thought. Confronted by cannibalistic mutations of the indigenous species, his salvage has suddenly become a lot more complicated. Even more so when he encounters a female surviving on her own....
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Amazing!!!!!!!
- De ☠🌹Manda🌹☠ en 09-19-21
De: S.J. Sanders
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Perdido Street Station
- De: China Mieville
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 24 h y 21 m
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The metropolis of New Crobuzon sprawls at the center of the world. Humans and mutants and arcane races brood in the gloom beneath its chimneys, where the river is sluggish with unnatural effluent and foundries pound into the night. For a thousand years, the Parliament and its brutal militias have ruled over a vast economy of workers and artists, spies and soldiers, magicians, crooks, and junkies. Now a stranger has arrived, with a pocketful of gold and an impossible demand. And something unthinkable is released.
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Brilliant, wonderful book -- horrible recording
- De James en 08-19-09
De: China Mieville
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Ninefox Gambit
- De: Yoon Ha Lee
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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To win an impossible war, Captain Kel Cheris must awaken an ancient weapon and a despised traitor general.
Captain Kel Cheris of the Hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles, a star fortress that has recently been captured by heretics. Cheris' career isn't the only thing at stake. If the fortress falls, the Hexarchate itself might be next.
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Just too confusing with enough context
- De Jose Alvarez en 04-02-17
De: Yoon Ha Lee
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Upright Women Wanted
- De: Sarah Gailey
- Narrado por: Romy Nordlinger
- Duración: 3 h y 52 m
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Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her - a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda. The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
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Mildly entertaining
- De Ellen en 03-04-20
De: Sarah Gailey
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Heroes Die
- The First of the Acts of Caine
- De: Matthew Stover
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 22 h y 28 m
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Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions.
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Don't Let the Cover Turn You Off
- De Paul en 08-13-12
De: Matthew Stover
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Gideon the Ninth
- De: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 16 h y 50 m
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Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap out of the audio, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
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Fun. Not art, very gory, but 100% fun.
- De Sarah K. en 10-27-19
De: Tamsyn Muir
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Ancillary Justice
- De: Ann Leckie
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
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On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance.
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Has some redeeming value, but is deeply flawed
- De Matthew J. Mimnaugh en 08-07-19
De: Ann Leckie
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The Black Prism
- De: Brent Weeks
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 21 h y 26 m
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Guile is the Prism. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live. When Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.
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Nice first book. slow start
- De Amazon Customer en 12-13-16
De: Brent Weeks
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The Grace of Kings
- The Dandelion Dynasty
- De: Ken Liu
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 21 h y 37 m
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Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods.
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Unfortunately cannot recommend
- De Eric en 05-21-16
De: Ken Liu
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Three Parts Dead
- De: Max Gladstone
- Narrado por: Claudia Alick
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
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A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, a first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethras, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring him back to life before his city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without him, the metropolis’ steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot. Tara’s job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in.
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Great story, but the narrator was off
- De John en 07-27-14
De: Max Gladstone
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Traitor Baru Cormorant
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- Brine
- 08-23-18
How do you change the world
One of my all time favorites. I'm looking forward to the sequal when we see how far Baru goes once she has reasources.
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- David Moore
- 01-14-23
Decent story strange pronunciations
The story was good enough and it's a bit rare to have fantasy tackle broader social issues like imperialism. That said, the overarching plot undercuts the author's emphasis on economics and social structure by introducing an Illuminati equivalent that actually pulls all the strings.
The voice acting was fine except for some weird pronunciations. it would be easy to gloss over them except some were very frequently used words. in a book about a ducal rebellion is grating to hear duchy pronounced /doochie/ every couple pages.
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- Mimi
- 09-25-15
A triumph of a debut!
A terribly cunning display of the untrustworthy narrator (it's in the title, after all!) Baru is an incredibly engaging protagonist, and this fantastical political thriller keeps you guessing about loyalties, love, and what drives a person to ultimate treachery. This narrative weaves a spectacular warning to the readers: of social injustice, imperialism and the profound danger and power that comes from being truly alone in your mind. Machiavellian machinations in a spectacular feat of world building. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
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- Masso Nordin
- 04-22-21
If you have a problem with is pronunciation give this a miss
I thought the book was good but the narrator can't pronounce, among others the word duchy which is used in what felt like every other sentence it became struggle for me to finish it.
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- Shelby Knauss
- 07-10-22
Not a fan, but somehow still a fan
This is beyond amazingly well written. The apparent setting is a wholly unique world separate from our own, while still managing to mirror the hauntingly recognizable realities of what was early English/American colonization. Told from the perspective of one of those who’s small, hut-dwelling society, was peacefully yet forcefully assimilated into that of a deceptively well-meaning, advanced power hungry empire. The plot of this character’s story is strictly adhered to in a way that I have never seen so seamlessly done before. Usually a plot throughout the story remains loose, pliable, and changes based on unfolding events and the character’s motivations. This story manages to do the complete opposite. The plot remains an immovable obelisk Baru is tethered to that no matter how hard the character might pull, fight, or struggle to break away from, cannot.
Be sure not to forget that we are not reading as if we are Baru. We are reading as outsiders and guests in her mind. We only truly know what she sees and what does. Just as some thoughts go unspoken out of fear, so too do thoughts that go unthought. Baru is wading through territory where many thoughts are too dangerous to think.
So amazing is the writing that you will push through every agonizing step Baru takes in order to achieve her revenge against that which destroyed her culture, her family, and her home. Her victories are hard earned and briefly enjoyed, if enjoyed at all, but no matter how rare, it is enough to keep going.
It is certainly a story you must take your time with in order to fully understand and follow everything happening, or else you risk reading as if one of the sheep of the Empire. At he same time, being able to understand this story as Baru’s true equal is as futile as her own struggle to escape the obelisk. Her layers run so deep you do not realize you do not truly understand her until the very last moments in this book.
It is there at the end where I say I was not a fan; but literally only in the sense that Baru is so brutal a tactician it was too much for me to handle. I understand Baru to the point where she genuinely scares me. She is so much the antithesis of who I am as an individual, that rather than make me angry, dislike, or even resent her; it makes me genuinely afraid of that little feeling I get that makes me believe how I could become someone like her. The fact that the next book is called The Monster Baru Cormorant unsettles me enough to avoid, but I will recommend this series to everyone I know.
The performance is impressive, I only give 4/5 stars just because I’m picky and not a huge fan of her particular style of enunciation.
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- Matthew Harvey
- 08-23-16
Great story, terrible reader
This is an incredibly incentive and gripping story. The audio book narrator, however, seems not to have been familiar with the English words "duchy" and "elided," which was frustrating and distracting.
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- Noah Smith
- 02-25-17
Libertarian fan fiction
The Evil Empire is coming to kill all the gays! And their weapon is...fiat currency! Fortunately, our hero, armed with gold (the one true money) is here to infiltrate their evil statist bureaucracy and bring them down!
OK, this is a caricature, but the number of libertarian tropes in this book made me laugh. I listened to it for a book club, and the main question people asked was "Is this fantasy?". I answered "Yeah...the economics is the magic."
That's far from my only criticism, though. The protagonist's motivations are never really explored in depth. We know she's out for revenge for the death of her father and the conquest of her hometown, but that hometown culture just isn't developed very thoroughly. We never get that warm, homey feeling of pre-colonial society the way we would in, say, an Ursula LeGuin book. Instead, Baru seems to be making a bunch of dire decisions and dreadful acts of will for...what? We never really know.
So I'd say this is a fun book, but ultimately unsatisfying.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-09-22
Fantastic story marred by subpar narrator
This is one of the most original and gripping fantasy books I've ever read. It shares the trope of the child prodigy with many works, but twists it in very interesting ways. Baru Cormorant is not like your other child prodigies. Her genius is political and financial, and seeing how she plots her way up, around, and through various obstacles is gripping.
Unfortunately the narrator is quite hard to follow. Her inflection is often rather odd and in general she speaks too quickly. There is also not much variation between different character voices making it hard to follow at times.
I'd recommend reading this, but if you prefer listening it isn't as bad as some reviews make it sound. If you play the title at reduced speed it becomes more listenable. I'd suggest 70 to 80 percent speed.
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- P Fooshay
- 05-13-23
This is like Siri or Alexa Reading a Book
I have been reading this book on a kindle and bought the Audible recording for when I could not read. I have hundreds of audiobooks and the narrator is terrible. I believe this is a computer narrator, no real human feeling. It’s a terrible shame; the book is excellent. I am writing this as a warning to those who value a dramatic performance with subtle tones and inflections. You will not find this here. Ugh.
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- Olivia Johnson
- 03-25-21
Amazing Series!
As a lesbian, I have to say this is not a gunshot to the heart through a random open window like so many other lgbtqia+ series. Everything that happens is so crucial to Baru’s character. I highly recommend reading the entire series as Baru is one of the most well developed female characters I have ever read. My favorite book is the Tyrant. Stick around as the world building and character development is intense! Baru is a wild child!
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