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Publisher's Summary
Clint Mercer is about to get a crash course in magic.
After he barely survives an attack on the hospital where he works, Clint is quickly recruited by the brilliant but often unstable wizard Arlo Dandridge.
Working on behalf of the mysterious Pickman Institute, the two men soon find themselves in a race to recover an ancient relic of deadly power before a centuries-old warlock and his cult of militant followers can beat them to it.
With the lives of an entire city on the line, failure is not an option.
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- Natalie @ ABookLoversLife
- 02-08-19
Enjoyable Urban Fantasy Book.
This starts out slowly but once it got going, ended up thoroughly enjoying it.
The plot was intriguing and well explained. I didn't find myself disbelieving anything!! We are brought into the story with a battle where Arlo gets injured, then it moves to a hospital where we meet Clint, who thinks this will just be another normal day at the hospital, but boy is he wrong!! He is drawn into a world he never knew existed, and now can't leave because he's been marked. We also get to meet The Favoured of The Mother, the congregants and followers of The Mother who are very intriguing!! The plot is well written and developed and I can't wait to find out more because I still have questions.
I also loved the characters. Arlo is really intriguing and I'm looking forward to getting to know him better in future books. Clint was well written too and very likable. I loved how long it took for him to truly believe in magic. Despite what he sees, he still finds it hard to grasp, which rang through. All of the characters, including the bad guys, were well written and developed.
In all, a good solid start to what looks to be an awesome series.
James Foster is one of the best out there. He is so easy to listen to, has very distinct character tones and voices, and always gives a brilliant performance. I highly recommend this narrator.
I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
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- BikeVON
- 07-11-19
Arlo the warlock is here
From the start the story is fast-paced, violent, and full of arcane magic.
Clint, a nurse, is working ER on the night when Arlo Dandridge, a wizard (think Gandalf ), is brought into the hospital barely living. Clint is told it is a manner of national security manner that Arlo lives. For Clint it became one of those situations where his life will never be the same.
Clint is pimp slapped with the truth of a supernatural community and that he is now one of those denizens. Yep he has magic too. Thus, begins the partnership of Arlo and Clint. Arlo is the best wizard in the world. But he has no people skills and he has tunnel vision concerning whatever he is doing. Clint becomes his handler. That presented a few difficulties because Clint is still skeptical of paranormal.
Clint and Arlo work for The Pickman. It is a private military and investigative contractor that specialize in all things creepy crawlies. It protects the regular citizens from the knowledge there is a paranormal community.
Through their adventure Clint’s responsibility is to keep Arlo alive and be the buffer between him and people. As a former military medic Clint is for saving lives. As Arlo’s partner there are times when taking a life to save more is what must be done.
The evil they combat is The Mother. It is the organization and the deity. The Mother grants her congregants wealth and power.
Her high ranking worshipers are called The Favored. They were granted power and authority above other worshipers. The Favored, Jubal Mott, has been sent to find the artifact, which would be used to open a portal to hell. Basically, it is a race between Arlo and Jubal to see who obtains the artifact first. Throw in that the artifact is sentient. There is a lot of carnage from many sides.
This has what I call the Lord of the Rings effect. The one against the many. On Arlo’s side that are approximately 3 people doing all the fighting. Any time they come against The Mother, there is a horde of worshipers giving up their lives, in addition to Jubal’s hounds.
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- Digital Rogue
- 02-03-19
X-Files meets Dresden Files
Magic is real and we are not the other plain of existence. Sometimes things get through into our world and they are far more powerful than any of us. Clint learns this the hard way before he and his life is forever changed.
I enjoyed the C. Steven Manly created believable and flawed human beings that do the best they can against what seems to be more and more impossible odds.
James Anderson Foster does a superb job of not only narrating but also voice acting the book.
I had a lot of fun listening to this book.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Karl
- 05-13-19
Great Job!
This book was just fantastic. I enjoyed the characters, the plot, and the world of magic the author created. James Foster is also one of my favorite narrators. I’m looking forward to the next in the series!
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- Laura
- 04-15-19
Good Action-Packed Start to Series
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily leaving this review and all opinions expressed herein are mine.
This is the first book in The Pickman Files series. It is a standalone story but does set up the next book in the series.
Here, Clint works as a nurse in an ER. One day, a patient is brought in by individuals who seem to be law enforcement and the patient suffering from severe life-threatening wounds. Clint is told to provide blood to the patient - does not matter the type, just blood. Shortly after Clint starts to treat the patient, the hospital is attacked. Clint has to move and safeguard his patient. As he tries to get the patient to safety, he is confronted by a supernatural being and suffers what should have been a death blow, but Clint survives. He is then recruited to join the Pickman Institute. Although Clint has seen magic and supernatural events, he is still skeptical.
This is a very good action-packed start to the series. I was hooked on the story immediately. The story was unique with very good character development. I really liked Clint's questioning what he sees and the magic world of which he has become a part. Arlo is a wonderful humorous "mentor" and colleague to Clint.
The narrator was a perfect compliment to this series.
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- Capn Mac
- 03-20-19
Good Start to a Series
Clint Mercer is a former military medic who has settled down as a nurse in the ER. When the hospital is attacked by monsters, Clint finds himself drawn into a world he never imagined existed and soon, he and Arlo, a cantankerous user of magic, must put it all on the line to save the world from the Master of Hounds.
Foster's narration of this book was very good. I enjoyed his character voices and at no point did anything he say or do pull me out of the story.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes urban fantasy and I plan to check out other titles in this series.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.
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- Chris D. Jones
- 03-02-19
Wow! That was an unexpected rush!
Let's get this out of the way first: I received this book for free in exchange for an unbiased review. Scan down and you'll see I'm not shy about giving such books medium to bad reviews. Not going to be an issue today! I listened to this right after listening to The Fellowship to the Rings, so it started off in a bad place following that classic, but it didn't matter at all.
My favorite UF series is the Dresden Files and I'm also a big fan of the Iron Druid series. This didn't remind them of me, but it did remind me of a better Monster Hunters International. I like the MFI series, but the main character is too perfect and overly strong compared to most of his fellow hunters. In this case, the protagonist is a former pararescue soldier who is now a RN. He survives a terrifying encounter with a supernatural baddie and gets recruited to join The Pickman (who are somewhat similar to MHI) as they try to stop said baddie. Does he develop some superhuman power? Yes. Is it overpowered? No. He is a believe character in an unbelievable world. Not that the story is unbelievable, just that his own world has magic in it and he's not sure he believes it. Also, the bad guys seemed very real too. Bent by evil magic and getting more bent as the book goes on? Yes, but still with real human emotions (except the one that was probably born a psychopath).
This kicks off a fascinating new series, and while it's obviously intended to be a series it contains a complete story. We still don't know much about this world by the end, but I'm looking forward to learning more about The Pickman, their mission and their enemies.
Finally, the narrator was outstanding. Several times during the book I was wondering who he was. I've never listened to anything by him before, but I see I own one more he's narrated so that one will more quickly up my que. I knew each character by the voice he gave them, male or female and he read every word with what felt like the correct nuance. He reminded me somewhat of Luke Daniels, another favorite of mine. A new favorite author and narrator in one book? Fantastic!
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- Cory Hatfield
- 02-23-19
I like the world this book takes place in
really in joyed the world this book was in, I like the idea of the the monsters you know of existing but in a different way you think about them.
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- TU
- 02-20-19
FANFRICKENTASTIC!
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I absolutely LOVED this book! I would compare it to Damian Vesik meets Dresden meets Constantine. The world building, the character development and the dialog are all superb. The narration is well done and I truly can't wait for another book in this series.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-19-19
Met my expectations and then a little more too.
I am curious to find out more of this world and it's inhabitants, magic and monsters in an urban setting. I did request this book from the publisher and have voluntarily left this review.
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From million-selling author Robert J. Crane... Her mother is missing. A psychotic beast is stalking her. How will she escape? Sienna Nealon was a 17-year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own house by her mother for 12 years. Then one day, her mother vanished, and Sienna woke up to find two strange men in her home. On the run, unsure of who to turn to, and discovering she possesses mysterious powers, Sienna finds herself pursued by a shadowy agency known as the Directorate and hunted by a vicious psychopath named Wolfe.
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Great series
- By John abell/ Tara Hendrix on 07-29-20
By: Robert J. Crane
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Storm Front
- The Dresden Files, Book 1
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt. Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters to vampires....
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Excellent Story, Distracting Sound Engineering
- By Tom on 05-20-10
By: Jim Butcher
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Alone
- The Girl in the Box, Book 1
- By: Robert J. Crane
- Narrated by: Annie Sullivan
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Sienna Nealon was a 17 year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own house by her mother for twelve years. Then one day her mother vanished, and Sienna woke up to find two strange men in her home. On the run, unsure of who to turn to and discovering she possesses mysterious powers, Sienna finds herself pursued by a shadowy agency known as the Directorate and hunted by a vicious, bloodthirsty psychopath named Wolfe, each of which is determined to capture her for their own purposes...
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Best story I've listened to/read in a long time!
- By RedMozi on 07-14-14
By: Robert J. Crane
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V Wars
- A Chronicle of the Vampire Wars
- By: Jonathan Maberry, John Everson, Yvonne Navarro, and others
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernadez, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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In this sweeping, threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars, mankind is unwittingly infected by a millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person’s so-called junk DNA becomes activated. Depending on their racial and ethnic heritage, they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the "others" that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures. These aren’t your usual vampires and werewolves - it goes much deeper than that.
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You Have to Stick With This One.
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 08-08-14
By: Jonathan Maberry, and others
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The Last Templar
- By: Raymond Khoury
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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As the burning city of Acre falls from the hands of the West in 1291, a young Templar knight, his mentor, and a handful of others escape to the sea carrying a mysterious chest. In present day Manhattan, four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights steal a strange device. In the aftermath, an FBI investigation is led by anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly. Soon, he and archaeologist Tess Chaykin are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the crusading knights.
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Fantastic
- By Michael on 05-17-07
By: Raymond Khoury
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The Becoming
- Anna Strong, Vampire, Book 1
- By: Jeanne C. Stein
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Anna Strong is trained for anything-until she's attacked one night, only to awaken in a dark world that exists between the living and the dead. Here, Anna struggles with her love for the two men who inhabit the realms of each: Max, a human DEA agent, and Avery, a Night Watcher who joins Anna in pursuit of the vampire who changed her life. Now, as her two worlds collide, fate plunges Anna into the ultimate battle between good and evil - where survival is not just for the living.
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Another new take on vampires and the paranormal.
- By Karen K on 02-26-11
By: Jeanne C. Stein
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The Girl in the Box Series, Books 1-3: Alone, Untouched, and Soulless
- The Girl in the Box, Books 1-3
- By: Robert J. Crane
- Narrated by: Annie Sullivan
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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From million-selling author Robert J. Crane... Her mother is missing. A psychotic beast is stalking her. How will she escape? Sienna Nealon was a 17-year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own house by her mother for 12 years. Then one day, her mother vanished, and Sienna woke up to find two strange men in her home. On the run, unsure of who to turn to, and discovering she possesses mysterious powers, Sienna finds herself pursued by a shadowy agency known as the Directorate and hunted by a vicious psychopath named Wolfe.
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Great series
- By John abell/ Tara Hendrix on 07-29-20
By: Robert J. Crane
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Storm Front
- The Dresden Files, Book 1
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt. Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters to vampires....
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Excellent Story, Distracting Sound Engineering
- By Tom on 05-20-10
By: Jim Butcher
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Alone
- The Girl in the Box, Book 1
- By: Robert J. Crane
- Narrated by: Annie Sullivan
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Sienna Nealon was a 17 year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own house by her mother for twelve years. Then one day her mother vanished, and Sienna woke up to find two strange men in her home. On the run, unsure of who to turn to and discovering she possesses mysterious powers, Sienna finds herself pursued by a shadowy agency known as the Directorate and hunted by a vicious, bloodthirsty psychopath named Wolfe, each of which is determined to capture her for their own purposes...
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Best story I've listened to/read in a long time!
- By RedMozi on 07-14-14
By: Robert J. Crane
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V Wars
- A Chronicle of the Vampire Wars
- By: Jonathan Maberry, John Everson, Yvonne Navarro, and others
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernadez, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this sweeping, threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars, mankind is unwittingly infected by a millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person’s so-called junk DNA becomes activated. Depending on their racial and ethnic heritage, they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the "others" that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures. These aren’t your usual vampires and werewolves - it goes much deeper than that.
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You Have to Stick With This One.
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 08-08-14
By: Jonathan Maberry, and others
-
The Last Templar
- By: Raymond Khoury
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
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Performance
-
Story
As the burning city of Acre falls from the hands of the West in 1291, a young Templar knight, his mentor, and a handful of others escape to the sea carrying a mysterious chest. In present day Manhattan, four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights steal a strange device. In the aftermath, an FBI investigation is led by anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly. Soon, he and archaeologist Tess Chaykin are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the crusading knights.
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Fantastic
- By Michael on 05-17-07
By: Raymond Khoury
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The Becoming
- Anna Strong, Vampire, Book 1
- By: Jeanne C. Stein
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Anna Strong is trained for anything-until she's attacked one night, only to awaken in a dark world that exists between the living and the dead. Here, Anna struggles with her love for the two men who inhabit the realms of each: Max, a human DEA agent, and Avery, a Night Watcher who joins Anna in pursuit of the vampire who changed her life. Now, as her two worlds collide, fate plunges Anna into the ultimate battle between good and evil - where survival is not just for the living.
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Another new take on vampires and the paranormal.
- By Karen K on 02-26-11
By: Jeanne C. Stein
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The Darkest Minds
- Darkest Minds, Book 1
- By: Alexandra Bracken
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that killed most of America's children, but she and the others emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control. Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.
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Not Your Daughter's Heroine
- By R. Reed on 05-19-18
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Dark Siren
- An Ashwood Novel
- By: Lee Dignam, Katerina Martinez
- Narrated by: Laurel Schroeder
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Supernatural bounty hunter Alice Werner loves her job. She gets paid the big bucks to take down her targets and doesn't ask her clients too many questions as long as the money's good. But when a girl goes missing and the case feels all too familiar, Alice can't help but act. Concern for the girl's safety draws her into a risky case. Compassion keeps her involved when the stakes begin to rise. Desperation forces her to call on an old flame for help.
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2 and a half stars
- By Beatrice on 01-07-17
By: Lee Dignam, and others
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Ghost
- A John Spector Novel, Volume 1
- By: Wayne Thomas Batson
- Narrated by: Brandon McKernan
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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John Spector, aka GHOST, isn’t your ordinary investigator. He carries a shiny badge, a billfold ID, and a mysterious silver suitcase. His mission? Seek the forgotten ones, the abandoned ones, the ones no one else can or will help. Visit blunt force trauma upon the world’s blackest souls and deny the devil his day by any means necessary. And never stop. Never.
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Get ready to meet a new kind of superhero
- By Jan on 08-25-15
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Countdown
- A Prequel Story to Patient Zero
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Joe Ledger, Baltimore PD, attached to a Homeland task force … who’s about to get a serious promotion.
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Unnecessary
- By John on 06-27-12
By: Jonathan Maberry
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Soul Fraud
- By: Andrew Givler
- Narrated by: Michael Mola
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Matt has a terrible life. Seriously—it's awful. It is so bad that Dan the Demon is shocked when Matt turns down his infernal offer: 10 years of a blissful life in exchange for his soul. But Dan is a salesman behind on his quota and his demonic managers are running out of patience. He forges Matt's signature on the dotted line, stealing his soul and thrusting him into a supernatural world he never knew existed. Matt must learn to navigate the hidden society of demons, faeries, demigods, and worse.
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Great Story
- By Brad Frederick on 07-23-22
By: Andrew Givler
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Limbus, Inc.
- By: Jonathan Maberry, Brett J. Talley, Joseph Nassise, and others
- Narrated by: Gregory Zarcone
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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LIMBUS, INC. is a shadowy employment agency that operates at the edge of the normal world. LIMBUS's employees are just as suspicious and ephemeral as the motives of the company, if indeed it could be called a company in the ordinary sense of the word. In this shared-world anthology, five heavy hitters from the dark worlds of horror, fantasy, and sci-fi pool their warped takes on the shadow organization that offers employment of the most unusual kind to those on the fringes of society.
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the narrator should be whipped
- By joshua on 02-09-18