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Katabasis
- The Foreworld Saga, Book 4
- By: Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo, Mark Teppo, and others
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4 out of 5 stars 146
Thirteenth-century Europe has been saved from annihilation at the hands of the Mongols, to be sure, but new and terrible threats are at hand: political and religious turmoil threaten to turn the warriors' world upside down once more. Painted against a rich backdrop of medieval mysticism and Russian folklore, Katabasis weaves together the tales of victor and victim alike in a fearless exploration of what it means not just to survive, but to truly live again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good but not as well written at the Mongaloid
- By Kindle Customer on 01-15-18
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Tyr's Hammer
- A Foreworld SideQuest (The Foreworld Saga)
- By: Michael "Tinker" Pearce, Linda Pearce
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be listened to in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga. In this quick-witted and action-packed addition to The Foreworld Saga series, the leader of the Shield-Brethren has dispatched two of his men northward to secure land for a new citadel. When Tyr and his companion come upon the perfect spot, they discover that it is owned by Voldrun, a northern king with a questionable sense of justice.
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Siege Perilous
- The Mongoliad Cycle, Book 5
- By: E. D. deBirmingham
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4 out of 5 stars 100
Ocyrhoe, a young, cunning fugitive from Rome, safeguards a chalice of subtle but great power. Finding herself in France, she allies with the persecuted, pacifist Cathar sect in their legendary mountaintop stronghold, Montségur. There she resists agents of the Roman Church and its Inquisition, fights off escalating, bloody besiegement by troops of the King of France, and shields the mysterious cup from the designs of many. Percival, the heroic Shield-Brethren knight from The Mongoliad, consumed by his mystical visions of the Holy Grail, is also drawn to Montségur - where the chalice holds the key to his destiny.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Average story--Terrible performance
- By Anon on 08-01-14
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Sinner
- A Prequel to the Mongoliad
- By: Mark Teppo
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
A severed head and a cry of “Witchcraft!” start a frenzied witch hunt in a sleepy German village. When her dead husband’s severed head appears on her doorstep, a local woman is charged with practicing heretical rituals. It is up to the knights to discover the truth behind the brutal murder before the torches are lit and the woman is burned at the stake. Their task proves daunting, though, as the townspeople have their own long-buried secrets and sins that they want to keep hidden - even if it means allowing the sacrifice of an innocent woman.
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Hearts of Iron
- A Foreworld SideQuest (The Foreworld Saga)
- By: Scott James Magner
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
is the summer of AD 1035, and three sons of Tancred de Hauteville are in ambivalent service to Guimar, Prince of Salerno. The three men, who have been trained by their father in the art of war since childhood, spend the sweltering afternoons practicing swordplay, trading barbs, and thinking of how many men they would need to take the prince's poorly fortified castle for themselves.
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The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 3
- By: Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, and others
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Story4 out of 5 stars 335
An untested group of Shield-Brethren initiates stand before the sprawling Mongol army in a bloody circus of sadistic violence, while a hardened company of their finest roam the desolate wasteland of the Mongol empire, wrapping their dead in blood-soaked soil and struggling to find the strength to fight even as they mourn. The warrior-monks, both in the East and the West, sharpen their swords for a final battle. The Khan of Khans must be slain if Christendom is to survive.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Looooong trilogy. And kinda flat ending.
- By Blythe on 02-27-16
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Katabasis
- The Foreworld Saga, Book 4
- By: Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo, Mark Teppo, and others
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 163
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 146
Thirteenth-century Europe has been saved from annihilation at the hands of the Mongols, to be sure, but new and terrible threats are at hand: political and religious turmoil threaten to turn the warriors' world upside down once more. Painted against a rich backdrop of medieval mysticism and Russian folklore, Katabasis weaves together the tales of victor and victim alike in a fearless exploration of what it means not just to survive, but to truly live again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good but not as well written at the Mongaloid
- By Kindle Customer on 01-15-18
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Tyr's Hammer
- A Foreworld SideQuest (The Foreworld Saga)
- By: Michael "Tinker" Pearce, Linda Pearce
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be listened to in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga. In this quick-witted and action-packed addition to The Foreworld Saga series, the leader of the Shield-Brethren has dispatched two of his men northward to secure land for a new citadel. When Tyr and his companion come upon the perfect spot, they discover that it is owned by Voldrun, a northern king with a questionable sense of justice.
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Siege Perilous
- The Mongoliad Cycle, Book 5
- By: E. D. deBirmingham
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4 out of 5 stars 100
Ocyrhoe, a young, cunning fugitive from Rome, safeguards a chalice of subtle but great power. Finding herself in France, she allies with the persecuted, pacifist Cathar sect in their legendary mountaintop stronghold, Montségur. There she resists agents of the Roman Church and its Inquisition, fights off escalating, bloody besiegement by troops of the King of France, and shields the mysterious cup from the designs of many. Percival, the heroic Shield-Brethren knight from The Mongoliad, consumed by his mystical visions of the Holy Grail, is also drawn to Montségur - where the chalice holds the key to his destiny.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Average story--Terrible performance
- By Anon on 08-01-14
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Sinner
- A Prequel to the Mongoliad
- By: Mark Teppo
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
A severed head and a cry of “Witchcraft!” start a frenzied witch hunt in a sleepy German village. When her dead husband’s severed head appears on her doorstep, a local woman is charged with practicing heretical rituals. It is up to the knights to discover the truth behind the brutal murder before the torches are lit and the woman is burned at the stake. Their task proves daunting, though, as the townspeople have their own long-buried secrets and sins that they want to keep hidden - even if it means allowing the sacrifice of an innocent woman.
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Hearts of Iron
- A Foreworld SideQuest (The Foreworld Saga)
- By: Scott James Magner
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
is the summer of AD 1035, and three sons of Tancred de Hauteville are in ambivalent service to Guimar, Prince of Salerno. The three men, who have been trained by their father in the art of war since childhood, spend the sweltering afternoons practicing swordplay, trading barbs, and thinking of how many men they would need to take the prince's poorly fortified castle for themselves.
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The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 3
- By: Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, and others
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Story4 out of 5 stars 335
An untested group of Shield-Brethren initiates stand before the sprawling Mongol army in a bloody circus of sadistic violence, while a hardened company of their finest roam the desolate wasteland of the Mongol empire, wrapping their dead in blood-soaked soil and struggling to find the strength to fight even as they mourn. The warrior-monks, both in the East and the West, sharpen their swords for a final battle. The Khan of Khans must be slain if Christendom is to survive.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Looooong trilogy. And kinda flat ending.
- By Blythe on 02-27-16
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The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 2
- By: Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, and others
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 455
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 405
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Story4 out of 5 stars 407
In the aftermath of the Mongolian invasion of 1241, beleaguered Christians struggle with the presence of a violent horde and a world turned upside down. Apocalyptic fever sweeps through Europe, infecting even the most rational individuals, leaving all to wonder if they are seeing the end times - or an hour when new heroes will emerge from the ruins of cataclysmic defeat.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Flawed but fascinating
- By Carol on 10-13-12
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The Shield-Maiden
- The Foreworld Saga: A Foreworld SideQuest
- By: Michael Tinker Pearce, Linda Pearce
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
Sigrid is a Shield-Maiden who yearns to break free of the restrictions of her father’s home and join the Sworn Men in an actual raiding expedition. When a small diplomatic party that includes members of the Shield-Brethren lands at her family’s holding on Göttland, the party’s second in command, Halldor, sees in Sigrid a vision of beauty and power that might challenge - and even destroy - many men.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Missing Neal Stephenson.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-14-19
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The Assassination of Orange
- A Foreworld SideQuest
- By: Joseph Brassey
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
The Dutch are trying to free themselves from the Spanish yolk, and the dynamic and charismatic revolutionary, William of Orange, is risking life and limb for the nation he so desperately loves. But when the Spanish monarch offers glory, titles, and twenty thousand crowns for the man who can silence William, the battle for the Netherlands becomes an assassin's game.
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Dreamer
- A Prequel to the Mongoliad
- By: Mark Teppo
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Raphael of Acre, a young initiate of the Shield-Brethren, becomes a war hero during a vicious battle for control of a Muslim stronghold. One of his companions, Eptor, is wounded in the battle and falls under the influence of strange hallucinations. When a superior plots to manipulate Eptor’s visions into war propaganda, Raphael struggles between duty to the cause and duty to his faith. Unable to reconcile his roles as Christian and soldier, Raphael seeks out an unlikely source of counsel - Francis of Assisi.
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The Beast of Calatrava
- A Foreworld SideQuest
- By: Mark Teppo
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4 out of 5 stars 23
After a battle left Ramiro Ibáñez de Tolosa’s face terribly disfigured, the knight of the Order of Calatrava abandoned his sword for a pastoral existence. But his beastly appearance horrifies all those who cross his path - with the exception of his adoring and pregnant wife. Can he keep Louisa and their unborn child safe from the war that is coming to Iberia? As Ramiro prepares for his child’s birth, Brother Lazare of the Cistercian order searches for a means to inspire men as he travels with the crusading Templars.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining if short story
- By Rebecca L. Murray on 02-07-13
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Seer
- The Third Prequel to the Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga
- By: Mark Teppo
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
When a merchant appears at the Catalonian chapter house of the Shield-Brethren, seeking to hire guards for his caravan, young Andreas is suspicious. Knights with his martial prowess are above protecting mere cargo wagons. Yet Andreas’s wanderlust outweighs his concern, and soon the group is headed to the merchant’s mountain village - and into great danger. As the caravan approaches, a woman suffering from terrifying visions feverishly paints her latest revelation - in her own blood. The image horrifies her fellow villagers, who fear an imminent attack, or worse, the return of the brutal Inquisition.
Publisher's Summary
For the first time, these three stand-alone SideQuest adventures, set in the alternate history world of the popular Foreworld Saga, are collected in a single volume!
"The Beast of Calatrava", by Mark Teppo, is an intriguing alternate history tale in which both a battle-scarred former knight with a blood-soaked history and a monk with a mysterious past face the encroaching Templar crusade and the war coming to Iberia.
In "The Shield-Maiden", by Michael "Tinker" Pearce and Linda Pearce, a headstrong and skilled young Viking woman struggles through the stigmas of her time to claim her spot among the fiercest of fighters.
"The Lion in Chains", by Angus Trim and Mark Teppo, is a visionary adventure in which the legendary Robin Hood joins forces with a clandestine order of warrior monks to rescue the kidnapped King Richard the Lionheart.
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