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Publisher's Summary
The Chessmen of Mars is the fifth novel in the Barsoom Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Princess Tara, the daughter of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, receives prospective suitors at her father’s court. When Princess Tara meets Prince Jed Gahan from Gathol, she thinks he is a popinjay, but she eventually learns to respect and even love him while fighting the terrible Kaldanes from Banths. Princess Tara and Prince Gahan are captured in the city of Manator, where a live version of the game of Jetan (Martian Chess) is played to the death.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- CL
- 10-06-11
Don't be fooled by the rating. It's terrible.
Love you Audible but why was this book given a good rating?? Terrible narration. Every sentence is read the same and at an irritating near-shout. No acting, no nuance, nothing. In fairness, I can't really rate the story itself because I haven't been able to get through more than 15 minutes at a time without taking a long break. Even trapped in my car during a 2 hour commute. Really really disappointing. Side note - I gave 'Performance' 1-star only because the system wouldn't allow me to leave a rating category with 0 stars and still write a review (glitch or what?). I take it back.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Shopaholic
- 02-21-23
Okay really liked book 1-3
I really like books 1-3 but this book and the book before are not needed to finish up the main story. I found the princess a snob so it was hard to follow her around the book
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- cameron d.
- 09-10-19
great reading of the story
the narrator was wonderful. he voiced between characters so well he hardly needed to say who was speaking. he pronounced some of the more intricate words clearly and fluently.
great story in the series
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- James M.
- 09-09-15
Great for Going to Sleep
Where does The Chessmen of Mars rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The story is slow to me. The first three book by Burroughs were faster I think
What did you like best about this story?
Not very much maybe it's the reader?
Would you be willing to try another one of Peter Delloro’s performances?
NO, He is no reader that you can listen to over a long story
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No not with this reader.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Charles
- 02-06-12
old english but good
What made the experience of listening to The Chessmen of Mars the most enjoyable?
remembering the book i read when i was young
What other book might you compare The Chessmen of Mars to and why?
none, it was unique, due to the last part of the book held very memerable caritors.
Have you listened to any of Peter Delloro’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
he did not put me to sleep at all
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Little
- 12-01-11
Wish I could have MORE.
I have listened to this story twice. Edgar really did an awesome job, and Peter totally captures the personality of the Virginan Man, John Carter. Totally worth the value, just make sure you read them in Order, in my opinion.
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Bright of the Sky
- The Entire and the Rose, Book 1
- By: Kay Kenyon
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 99
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 103
In a landlocked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the Entire is a bizarre and seductive mix of long-lied quasi-human and alien beings gathered under a sky of fire, called the "bright". A land of wonders, the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and an exotic, never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme. Into this rich milieu is thrust Titus Quinn, former star pilot.
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3 out of 5 stars
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8 hours in, and going no further
- By A reader on 10-02-08
By: Kay Kenyon
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The Tarzan Duology of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan: A Pulp-Lit Annotated Edition
- By: Finn J.D. John, Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
In the wild, unexplored coastal jungles of West Africa lives a wild human boy named Tarzan, the adopted son of a tribe of fierce almost-human anthropoid apes - but in reality, the unknown heir of a wealthy and titled English noble family. Then one day, a small party of American treasure-seekers is marooned on Tarzan's beach, including a lovely Baltimore belle named Jane Porter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Pulp Classic
- By Ronn McCarrick on 01-25-16
By: Finn J.D. John, and others
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Woundhealer's Story
- The First Book of Lost Swords
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Cynthia Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 144
Returning to the milieu of his Swords trilogy, Saberhagen offers a new scenario. The gods have withdrawn from the human world and the 12 Swords of Power they had forged are now scattered, lost and hidden. The weapons are still coveted, though, by men like Baron Amintor, who has lost one kingdom and now sees them as the means to another. No scruples stop him from stealing the sword Woundhealer from the White Temple, where its powers were offered to cure all pilgrims.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Choose Your Sword, And Step Forward Into Destiny!
- By Michael on 03-08-13
By: Fred Saberhagen
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The First Book of Swords
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 800
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Story4 out of 5 stars 798
For a game, the gods have given the world 12 Swords of Power so that they might be amused as the nations battle for their possession. But Vulcan the Smith has had his own little joke: the Swords can kill the gods themselves. What started out as Divine Jest has become all too serious as the gods fight to recover the Swords, and mortals discover that the mantle of power is more delicious and more terrible than anything they could have imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Of My Very Highest Recommendations!
- By Michael on 02-25-13
By: Fred Saberhagen
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Elric of Melniboné
- Volume 1: Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf
- By: Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 24 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,024
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 910
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 909
When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the '60s into one enduring archetype.
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5 out of 5 stars
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First reviewer ignorant there's a forward. Ignore.
- By Paul Black on 02-15-22
By: Michael Moorcock, and others
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Akiri: The Scepter of Xarbaal
- By: Brian D. Anderson, Steven Savile
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 284
Akiri is a blistering new heroic fantasy novel from the multiple award-winning international best sellers Brian D. Anderson and Steven Savile who have come together to create the first adrenalin-filled standalone novel in Akiri's tortured world. Can one betrayal can save a kingdom? Will two destroy it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Buy this story!!!
- By wlantz on 11-02-16
By: Brian D. Anderson, and others
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Bright of the Sky
- The Entire and the Rose, Book 1
- By: Kay Kenyon
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 99
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 103
In a landlocked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the Entire is a bizarre and seductive mix of long-lied quasi-human and alien beings gathered under a sky of fire, called the "bright". A land of wonders, the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and an exotic, never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme. Into this rich milieu is thrust Titus Quinn, former star pilot.
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3 out of 5 stars
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8 hours in, and going no further
- By A reader on 10-02-08
By: Kay Kenyon
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The Red Keep
- By: Allen French
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story5 out of 5 stars 19
In the country of Burgundy, the Sauval brothers have begun to terrorize the surrounding lands in an attempt to bring the area under their control. They raid the Red Keep, in hope of gaining it for themselves, only to be thwarted by Sir Roger and young Conan. Now they plot anew to steal the Keep from its rightful owner, Lady Anne. She, with Conan and her loyal followers, sets out to bring justice upon the evil brothers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ivanhoe but fast paced
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-18
By: Allen French
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Hero of Rome
- By: Douglas Jackson
- Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, well told and well read
- By Mike Varley on 10-01-14
By: Douglas Jackson
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The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump
- By: Ingersoll Lockwood
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Ingersoll Lockwood invented the fictional character Baron Trump in 1890 for a two-part sci-fi/fantasy series about a privileged German heir who undertakes a sequence of fantastic voyages. The style of the Baron Trump series - a mix of fantasy and young-reader-oriented science fiction - anticipated and may have influenced L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump describes Baron's trip around the world with his little dog, meeting new races like the Wind Eaters, Man Hoppers, and Melodious Sneezers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lot of fun, and a sensitive study of a boy and his dog
- By ReadToLive on 03-04-20
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Trumpeter of Krakow
- By: Eric P. Kelly
- Narrated by: Ron Keith
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
It is late July in 1461 when young Joseph Charnetski and his family arrive in the great city of Krakow, with its glorious church towers and lively marketplace. The Charnetskis have come to Krakow to seek refuge with their relatives. What they find is more danger and adventure than a simple farm boy like Joseph could ever have imagined. First, a menacing stranger tries to take their pumpkin at sword point. Then a beautiful girl and her black-robed uncle befriend Joseph. Soon he and his family are caught up in the plots of alchemists, hypnotists, and a dark messenger of evil. This distinguished contribution to children's literature carries listeners to a medieval Poland shimmering with folklore and fantasy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Story
- By Richard on 10-30-17
By: Eric P. Kelly
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Dragons of a Fallen Sun
- Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Book 1
- By: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
- Narrated by: Marieve Herington
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 621
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 566
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 566
The people of Krynn have known war in past ages. Some are still alive who remember the triumph of good at the conclusion of the War of the Lance. Still more remember the devastation of the Chaos War, which ended the Fourth Age of the world. But now a new war is about to begin, more terrible than any have known. This war is one for the very heart and soul of the world itself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worst narrator I've heard. Read this one instead.
- By Brian on 03-18-15
By: Margaret Weis, and others
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The Dark Angel
- By: Mika Waltari
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 33
Ancient Constantinople, the glorious capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for over 1,000 years, and the jewel of Christendom, is the setting for this incredible historical novel. No other city in the world could compare with it in grandeur, splendor, and wealth. And when it fell to the Turks in 1453, it must have seemed like the end of the world to Christians. Famed author Mika Waltari takes us into the last months of this dying city as revealed in the diary of John Angelos, a strange man hopelessly in love with the daughter of an eminent Byzantine official.
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5 out of 5 stars
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beautifully written with a top notch narration
- By JB on 02-21-17
By: Mika Waltari
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The Shadow of the Torturer
- The Book of the New Sun, Book 1
- By: Gene Wolfe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,893
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,406
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,410
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume epic, the tale of a young Severian, an apprentice to the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession - showing mercy towards his victim.
Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" is one of speculative fiction's most-honored series. In a 1998 poll, Locus Magazine rated the series behind only "The Lord of the Rings" and The Hobbit as the greatest fantasy work of all time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great writing, won't appeal to everyone
- By Ryan on 03-20-10
By: Gene Wolfe
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Nights of the Witch
- War God, Book 1
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 545
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 480
A young girl called Tozi stands at the bottom of a pyramid, waiting to be led to the top where her heart will be cut out.... Pepillo, a Spanish orphan who serves a sadistic Dominican friar, is aboard the Spanish fleet as it sails towards Mexico.... This is the epic story of the clash of two empires, two armies and two gods of war. Five hundred desperate adventurers are about to pit themselves against the most brutal armies of the ancient Americas, armies hundreds of thousands strong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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engaging story.
- By Dennis Lewis on 12-14-16
By: Graham Hancock
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Kingdom's Dawn
- Kingdom's Series, Book 1
- By: Chuck Black
- Narrated by: Andy Turvey
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 324
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 261
Sixteen-year-old Leinad thought he was a common farmer's son, nothing more. He wondered why his father had trained him for years to master the sword, not exactly a tool of the trade for farmers. But one tragic event initiates a world of revelation. Only then does he begin to understand his calling, a calling no other man in the entire kingdom of Arrethtrae can fulfill - a calling given him by the King himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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how irritating
- By HODGEPODGESPV on 08-14-12
By: Chuck Black
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Skull-Face and Other Weird Tales
- A Collection
- By: Robert E. Howard
- Narrated by: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gill
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 72
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