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- By: Robert Brightwell
- Narrated by: Henry Clore Harrison
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Following the popularity of the memoirs of Harry Flashman, the Victorian scoundrel who got himself embroiled in many events of his age, this book introduces a new generation of the family: Thomas Flashman, whose career covers the Napoleonic and Georgian era. This first book covers his adventures with Thomas Cochrane, one of the most extraordinary naval commanders of all time. From the brothels and gambling dens of London, through political intrigues and espionage, the action moves to the Mediterranean and the real life character of Thomas Cochrane.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not quite as good as the Harry Flashman series
- By N. J. Simicich on 01-14-19
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The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez
- The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez, Volume 1
- By: Ann Swinfen
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 125
It is the year 1586. England is awash with traitors, plotting to assassinate the Queen and bring about a foreign invasion. The young physician Christoval Alvarez, a refugee from the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition, is coerced into becoming a code-breaker and agent in Sir Francis Walsingham's secret service. In the race to thwart the plot, who will triumph - the ruthless conspirators or the equally ruthless State?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, Somewhat Distracting Narration
- By Wren on 06-17-17
By: Ann Swinfen
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Pirate Latitudes
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,460
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,360
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,364
For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in Spanish gold.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Cheesiest book of all time
- By Randall on 04-11-10
By: Michael Crichton
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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 543
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 478
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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The Shores of Tripoli
- Lieutenant Putnam and the Barbary Pirates
- By: James L. Haley
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 270
It is 1801, and President Thomas Jefferson has assembled a deep-water navy to fight the growing threat of piracy, as American civilians are regularly kidnapped by Islamist brigands and held for ransom, enslaved, or killed, all at their captors' whim. The Berber States of North Africa, especially Tripoli, claimed their faith gave them the right to pillage anyone who did not submit to their religion.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Listen to the sample
- By Mike on 10-30-18
By: James L. Haley
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The Edge of the World
- Terra Incognita, Book 1
- By: Kevin J. Anderson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 20 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 249
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4 out of 5 stars 116
In a world of sea monsters, mermaids and lost islands, ghost ships, leviathans and weather witches, only the impetuous, the brave or the mad seek adventure at sea. . . After generations of friction, the leaders of two lands meet in the holy city of Ishalem to bring an end to the bloodshed and to divide the world between them.
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2 out of 5 stars
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When an Audiobook doesn't work.
- By Battaglia on 09-18-09
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Quillifer
- Quillifer, Book 1
- By: Walter Jon Williams
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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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5 out of 5 stars
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The opposite of George R R Martin (in a good way)
- By A reader on 10-30-17
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By the Mast Divided
- John Pearce, Book 1
- By: David Donachie
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 164
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4 out of 5 stars 105
London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. And he is not alone; he is drawn to a group of men who eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Didn't work for me
- By Michael E on 07-23-08
By: David Donachie
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The Ill-Made Knight
- Chivalry, Book 1
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward, the Black Prince, who'd earned his spurs at Crecy. On the French side, the king and his son, the dauphin. With 12,000 knights. And then there is William Gold. A cook's boy - the lowest of the low - who had once been branded as a thief. William dreams of being a knight, but in this savage new world of intrigue, betrayal and greed, first he must learn to survive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Could be very good.
- By Taich on 08-12-22
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Knights of the Crown
- Dragonlance: Warriors, Book 1
- By: Roland Green
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
The Knights of Solamnia were the greatest order of chivalry in the history of Krynn. All those who wish to become Solamnic Knights must first enter as squires of the Knights of the Crown, with whom they begin their training in the virtue of loyalty. This is the story of Sir Pirvan the Wayward, whose reluctant and inauspicious beginnings as Pirvan the Spell Thief bore few clues to his potential as a Knight of the Crown.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Writer has no clue
- By Amazon Customer on 06-23-22
By: Roland Green
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Sword and Scimitar
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Malta, 1565: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe and the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet, the knights of the Order of St John fear annihilation. Amongst those called to assist is disgraced veteran Sir Thomas Barrett. Loyalty and instinct compel him to put the Order above all other concerns, yet his allegiance is divided.
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3 out of 5 stars
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We are all the prisoners of our history.
- By Darwin8u on 07-19-17
By: Simon Scarrow
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The Gates of Athens
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 239
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 239
Evoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World - the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling by a well acclaimed master of the historical adventure novel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of Iggulden’s best ever!
- By Bud R on 01-15-21
By: Conn Iggulden
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Renaissance
- Assassin's Creed, Book 1
- By: Oliver Bowden
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,030
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 922
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 924
Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, Ezio Auditore embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honor, he will learn the art of the Assassins. Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli, knowing that survival is bound to the skills by which he must live.To his allies, he will become a force for change in his fight for freedom and justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story, Great Narration.
- By Jason on 05-22-12
By: Oliver Bowden
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We, the Drowned
- By: Carsten Jensen
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
In 1848, a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Not all of them return - and those who do will never be the same. Among them is the daredevil Laurids Madsen, who promptly escapes again into the anonymity of the high seas. This is also the story of the port town of Marstal, Denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-19th century to the end of the Second World War and about the women and children they left behind.
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4 out of 5 stars
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We, the Drowned
- By Z on 01-14-17
By: Carsten Jensen
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The Captain's Nephew
- The Alexander Clay Series, Book 1
- By: Philip K. Allan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Bunce
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
After a century of war, revolutions, and imperial conquests, 1790s Europe is still embroiled in a battle for control of the sea and colonies. Tall ships navigate familiar and foreign waters, and ambitious young men without rank or status seek their futures in naval commands. First Lieutenant Alexander Clay of the frigate Agrius is self-made, clever, and ready for the new age. But the old world, dominated by patronage, retains a tight hold on advancement.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Exciting
- By Jean on 03-28-19
By: Philip K. Allan