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A Dream of Darkness
- The Norick Saga, Book 1
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- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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From a new voice in horror comes a chilling novel that recounts one community’s brush with unspeakable evil—and the desperate struggle for survival that follows.
By all appearances, the town of Norick is perfect.
Secluded amid a vast stretch of untamed wilderness, the settlement and her people are alone. Here, a thousand leagues into the North, the settlers have forged their own path, away from the South and its vices, away from civilization and the endless wars threatening to tear it apart. Here, in their isolation, the settlers have flourished.
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Determined to unravel the truth, William rushes to investigate…only to discover that something sinister is indeed at work. Something that won’t stop until it’s made itself known—or brought them all to ruin.
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,738
The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An engrossing yet demanding high epic
- By Adnan on 11-20-12
By: Steven Erikson
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Desolate
- Immortal Rose Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Amy Miles
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In a single night, everyone Roseline Dragomir has ever loved is slaughtered before her eyes. Alone in the world and bound by a solemn marriage vow to a vicious murderer, she must find a strength buried deep within her to keep going or risk completely losing herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Performance.
- By H.B. on 02-08-17
By: Amy Miles
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The Grim Company
- By: Luke Scull
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 355
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Story4 out of 5 stars 316
The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Pretty bad, but not actively terrible
- By Travis Lamkin on 09-13-15
By: Luke Scull
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The Mortal Tally
- By: Sam Sykes
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Cier'Djaal, once the crowning glory of the civilized world, has gone from a city to a battlefield and a battlefield to a graveyard. Foreign armies clash relentlessly on streets laden with the bodies of innocents caught in the crossfire. Cultists and thieves wage shadow wars, tribal armies foment outside the city's walls, and haughty aristocrats watch the world burn from on high. As his companions struggle to keep the city from destroying itself, Lenk travels to the Forbidden East in search of the demon who caused it all. But even as he pursues Khoth-Kapira, dark whispers plague his thoughts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Middle Entry
- By Casey on 04-15-18
By: Sam Sykes
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The Empire of the Dead
- By: Phil Tucker
- Narrated by: Paul Guyet
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Acharsis has always loved long shots. But even with a perfect scheme and a handpicked squad of godsblooded grifters and fighters, breaking into the undead lord's Akkodaisis' ziggurat is suicidally impossible. Good thing Archarsis is a fallen demigod with more than one trick up his sleeve....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly imaginative
- By RyRy on 09-08-17
By: Phil Tucker
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What Remains of Heroes
- A Requiem for Heroes Volume 1
- By: David Benem
- Narrated by: Andrew Tell
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
Lannick deVeers used to be somebody. A hero, even. Then, he ran afoul of the kingdom's most powerful general and the cost he paid was nearly too much to bear. In the years that followed, his grief turned him into a shadow of his former self, and he spent his days drowning his regrets in tankards of ale. But now an unexpected encounter casts Lannick upon an unlikely path to revenge. If he can just find the strength to overcome the many mistakes of his past, he can seize the chance to become a hero once more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantasy with many lives in the balance...
- By MelHay on 12-23-15
By: David Benem
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Forbidden
- Arotas Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Amy Miles
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4 out of 5 stars 118
Roseline Enescue didn't ask to become an immortal, to have all of the guests at her wedding slaughtered, or to be forced into marriage with a man whose lust for blood would one day ignite the vampire legend. Willing to risk everything for a chance at a normal life, Roseline escapes to America. But her transition into the human world isn't easy. Mortal men flock after her while cutthroat girls plot her demise. Yet she remains relatively unfazed until she meets Gabriel Marston.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not recommended
- By Sarah on 11-08-15
By: Amy Miles
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Wit'ch Fire
- The Banned and the Banished, Book 1
- By: James Clemens
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck, Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4 out of 5 stars 203
On a fateful night five centuries ago, three mages made a desperate last stand, sacrificing everything to preserve the only hope of goodness in the beautiful, doomed land of Alasea. Now, on the anniversary of that ominous night, a girl-child ripens into the heritage of lost power. But before she can even comprehend her terrible new gift, the Dark Lord dispatches his winged monsters to capture her and bring him the embryonic magic she embodies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Journey
- By Drink Coffee, Read Books on 12-27-14
By: James Clemens
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The Companions
- Forgotten Realms: The Sundering, Book 1
- By: R.A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,100
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,734
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,722
This latest installment in New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore's beloved fantasy saga, The Companions moves Salvatore's signature hero Drizzt into a new era of the Forgotten Realms. As Drizzt's fate hangs in the balance, he reflects on the lives of the trusted allies who stood by his side throughout his early life - the friends now known as the Companions of the Hall. Meanwhile, the first stirrings of the Sundering begin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BWAHAHA! R.A. Salvatore does it again!
- By Roger on 08-14-13
By: R.A. Salvatore
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Green Rider
- By: Kristen Britain
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,468
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,193
Karigan G’ladheon, running away from school, is traveling through a deep forest when a galloping horse pounds up to her, its rider impaled by two black-shafted arrows. With his dying breath, he tells her he is a Green Rider, one of the magical messengers of the King. Before he dies, he makes Karigan swear to deliver the message he’s carrying, and gives her his green coat, with the symbolic brooch of his office.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a fantastic discovery!
- By GLENNO on 11-27-14
By: Kristen Britain
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The Scar
- By: Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko, Elinor Huntington - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 974
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 862
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Story4 out of 5 stars 861
Sergey and Marina Dyachenko mix dramatic scenes with romance, action and wit, in a style both direct and lyrical. Written with a sure artistic hand, The Scar is the story of a man driven by his own feverish demons to find redemption and the woman who just might save him. Egert is a brash, confident member of the elite guards and an egotistical philanderer. But after he kills an innocent student in a duel, a mysterious man known as “The Wanderer” challenges Egert and slashes his face with his sword, leaving Egert with a scar that comes to symbolize his cowardice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly, highly, Highly Recommended
- By Robert on 08-13-12
By: Sergey Dyachenko, and others
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At the Sign of the Crow and Moon
- A Sorcery Ascendant Prequel Novella
- By: Mitchell Hogan
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 932
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 832
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Story4 out of 5 stars 826
In the bustling capital city of the Mahruse Empire, Felicienne Shyrise spends her days as a talented investigator, taking on stolen goods and missing person cases and the occasional murder the city guard are too incompetent - or too lazy - to resolve. During the nights she hones her skills playing Dominion, a board game almost as complicated as life itself. She dreams of making a name for herself and becoming the richest woman in the Empire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worth It
- By Gaia on 09-23-19
By: Mitchell Hogan
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The Summer Dragon
- First Book of The Evertide
- By: Todd Lockwood
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 973
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 904
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 904
Maia and her family raise dragons for the political war machine. As she comes of age, she anticipates a dragon of her own to add to the stable of breeding parents. Her peaceful life is shattered when the Summer Dragon - one of the rare and mythical High Dragons - makes an appearance in her quiet valley. Political factions vie for control of the implied message, threatening her aspirations, her aerie, her entire way of life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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5 star plotline, 2 star main character
- By Allison on 12-01-16
By: Todd Lockwood
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Into the Dim
- By: Janet B. Taylor
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 163
When fragile 16-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles. Agreeing to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic but also a member of a secret society of time travelers. And she's alive, though currently trapped in the 12th century, during the age of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Hope has 77 hours to rescue her mother and get back to their own time.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Typical YA
- By Lucy on 03-08-16
By: Janet B. Taylor
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Dreams and Shadows
- A Novel
- By: C. Robert Cargill
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 270
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story4 out of 5 stars 251
There is another world than our own - one no closer than a kiss and one no further than our nightmares - where all the stuff of which dreams are made is real and magic is just a step away. But once you see that world, you will never be the same. Dreams and Shadows takes us beyond this veil. Once bold explorers and youthful denizens of this magical realm, Ewan is now an Austin musician who just met his dream girl, and Colby, meanwhile, cannot escape the consequences of an innocent wish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Book
- By hermanous on 04-14-13
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The Vagrant
- By: Peter Newman
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 637
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Story4 out of 5 stars 571
The Vagrant is his name. He has no other. Years have passed since humanity's destruction emerged from the Breach. Friendless and alone he walks across a desolate, war-torn landscape. A s each day passes the world tumbles further into depravity, bent and twisted by the new order, corrupted by the Usurper, the enemy, and his infernal horde. His purpose is to reach the Shining City, last bastion of the human race, and deliver the only weapon that may make a difference in the ongoing war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It was the concept and the prose that kept me goin
- By Alexandra on 08-18-15
By: Peter Newman
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Altar of Influence: The Orsarian War
- A Prelude to the Dying Lands Chronicle
- By: Jacob Cooper
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 452
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 419
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 420
Sacrifice. The single act capable of bringing both death and life simultaneously. Thannuel Kerr is handsome, young, and brash, fumbling through childhood toward his inevitable inheritance: the next Lord of the Western Province. He struggles to accept his arranged marriage and to grow into the man he must become. The journey toward that end, however, is fraught with more peril than he could possibly imagine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Compelling Read!
- By Voracious Reader on 10-17-16
By: Jacob Cooper
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- Nick
- 08-17-22
Outstanding Story and Listening Experience
I read this book a few years ago before the audio version came out and absolutely loved it. The audio book brings the world Kruse created even more alive! Each scene of gripping horror, humiliating failure, and glorious triumph is exclaimed wonderfully by this full cast! Listening will make you truly feel like you’re in Norick on such a fateful night. A town fully alive. A mystery dark as the night. Characters that are so real and relatable you almost feel you’re right with them experiencing their trials and tribulations, their joy and anguish, their success and failures. After the listen, I guarantee you’ll be wanting more of Norick and can’t wait for book two!
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