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A generation has passed since the Change that rendered technology inoperable around the world, and western Oregon has finally achieved a degree of peace. But a new threat has risen in Paradise Valley, Wyoming. A man known as the Prophet presides over the Church Universal and Triumphant, teaching his followers to continue God's work by destroying the remnants of technological civilization they encounter - and those who dare use them.
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It's Change Year 25, a generation after high-energy technology died in a catastrophe most of the human race didn't survive. The children born after the Change are now starting to take center stage - and Whoever or Whatever was behind the Change itself may be taking a hand in their rivalries. An expedition has travelled to Nantucked across a strange and hostile continent to find some answers.
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Rudi Mackenize, now Artos the First, High King of Montival, and his allies have won several key battles against the Church Universal and Triumphant. But still the war rages on, taking countless lives, ravaging the land once known as the United States of America. Artos and his Queen, Mathilda, must unite the realms into a single kingdom to ensure a lasting peace. If the leaders of the Changed world are to accept Artos as their ruler, he will need to undertake a quest to the Lake at the Heart of the Mountains....
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Same Great Story, One too Many Books...
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 928
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5 out of 5 stars
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Problem with part 2!
- By Mary Pavlinchak on 10-15-10
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The Tears of the Sun
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- By: S. M. Stirling
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 22 hrs and 55 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 641
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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3 out of 5 stars
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Admit it, you're in for the duration
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,292
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 560
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 494
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4 out of 5 stars
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Same Great Story, One too Many Books...
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The Given Sacrifice
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Rudi Mackenzie has won the battle that expelled the enemy from the new High Kingdom of Montival. Now he must free the people who live in the state once known as Idaho from occupation by the legions of the Church Universal and Triumphant and pursue them to their lair over the mountains. There he will finally confront the forces behind the Church - the Powers of the Void.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Proof there CAN be too Much of a Good Thing...
- By Matthew on 01-17-14
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The Protector's War
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- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,483
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Rising from the ashes of the computer and industrial ages is a brave new world. Survivors have banded together in tribal communities, committed to rebuilding society. In Oregon's Willamette Valley, former pilot Michael Havel's Bearkillers are warriors of renown. Their closest ally, the mystical Clan MacKenzie, is led by Wiccan folksinger Juniper MacKenzie.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not bad, but not great
- By JasonK on 10-11-09
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The Golden Princess
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Princess Orlaith, heir to Rudi Mackenzie, Artos the First, High King of Montival, now wields the Sword of the Lady - and faces a new enemy. Fortunately, she also has a new ally in Reiko, Empress of Japan. To combat their mutual foe, Orlaith and Reiko embark on a quest to find the fabled Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, one of the three great treasures of the Japanese Imperial House - but they'll face great peril along the way.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Stuck in a rut
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The Desert and the Blade
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Reiko, empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess Órlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of an ancient dynasty that confers valor and victory to its bearer. Órlaith understands all too well the power it signifies. Her own inherited blade, the Sword of the Lady, was both a burden and a danger to her father, Rudi Mackenzie, as it failed to save the king from being assassinated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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problems with sound quality
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Michael Havel was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane's engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And, as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Why? Why does Juniper have an Irish accent?
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Prince of Outcasts
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John Arminger Mackenzie wanted to be a troubadour, but fate made him the son of the king of Montival. His sister Princess Orlaith will deservedly inherit the throne of the High Kings, and it will only pass unto him in the event of her death, leaving the young prince on an unknown path to discover his true role in the family.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Read this before Audible offered it. Worthy!
- By Michael on 09-06-16
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The Sea Peoples
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The spirit of Prince John, the brother of Crown Princess Orlaith, has fallen captive to the power of the Yelolow Raja and his servant, the Pallid Mask. Prince John's motley band of friends and followers, led by Captain Pip of Townsville and Deor Godulfson, the bard and master of magic, must lead a quest through realms of shadow and dream to rescue Prince John from a threat far worse than death. Meanwhile, Reiko and Orlaith muster their kingdoms for war, making common cause with the reborn Kingdom of Hawaii.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It is becoming Soooo painful - - -
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The Sky-Blue Wolves
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Two generations after the Change, Crown Princess Orlaith struggles to preserve the hard-won peace her father brought to Montival - the former Western US. But the Change opened many doors, and through them, powers strong, strange, and terrible walk once more among humankind. With her fire-forged friend and ally Japanese Empress Reiko, Orlaith must take up her sword to stop the spread of the mad malignancy behind the Yellow Raja that has imprisoned her brother, Prince John.
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4 out of 5 stars
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dissatisfied<br />
- By Amazon Customer on 01-09-19
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Island in the Sea of Time
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During a perfect spring evening on Nantucket, a violent storm erupts and a dome of crawling, colored fire blankets the island. When the howling winds subside and the night skies clear, the stars appear to have shifted. The mainland has become a wilderness of unbroken forest, where tools of bronze and stone litter the beaches, and primitive natives scatter in terror.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Listen to this before "Dies the fire"
- By Kevin McLaughlin on 11-26-08
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Against the Tide of Years
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In the years since the Event, the Republic of Nantucket has done its best to re-create the better ideas of the modern age. But the evils of its time resurface in the person of William Walker, renegade Coast Guard officer, who is busy building an empire for himself based on conquest by technology.
When Walker reaches Greece and recruits several of their greater kinglets to his cause, the people of Nantucket have no choice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You can't beat this series
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed it!
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River of Night
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Tom Smith used to be somebody. Now he's just another refugee, fleeing the smoking ruins of civilization. Tom and some trusted allies were able to stay one step ahead of the infected humans and escaped offshore. Now they're holed up in a safe house in coastal Virginia and it's time to break out. Between him and his objective, one of the bank's prepared evacuation camps in the Cumberland Valley, are hundreds of miles of clogged roads, burnt-out towns, and howling mobs of infected humans who know only hunger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Continues to deliver
- By Jonathan on 09-04-19
Publisher's Summary
During his travels, Rudi forges ties with new allies in the continuing war against the Prophet, who teaches his followers that God has punished humanity by destroying technological civilization. And one fanatical officer in the Sword of the Prophet has been dispatched on a mission: to stop Rudi from reaching his destination by any means necessary.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Chris
- Leesburg, VA, USA
- 10-03-08
Well Done!
I just finished listening to this book today. For the past month or so I have been listening to the series and, as usual, was disappointed to reach the end. The characters are easy to like or hate. There is plenty of action in all the books and this is no exception. I recommend that you not read the books out of sequence.
I don't want to write more because I might give hints about the plot and how it develops. So I will end by saying If you enjoy RR Martin's and Robert Jordan's books you cannot go wrong with this series.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Richard
- San Jose, CA, USA
- 09-09-09
A superb story by a superb author
I read the Island in the Sea of Time trilogy and loved it. I was delighted when my son found Dies the Fire (first in this series) and gave it to me as a surprise birthday present. If anything the Dies the Fire series is even better than the Island series. Both have superbly developed characters, strong story lines, and are very captivating. Each year since the first I've devoured each new book in the series in a day or three, and then wait impatiently for the next one to come along.
The Audible treatment is, IMHO, also superb. I found the narrator to be better than most others on most audio books, and he does a very good job with voice changes, inflection, and accents - even doing a creditable job for the women.
I would highly recommend the series - both hard copy and Audible version to anyone who has imagination, enjoys strong characters, the struggle between good and evil (there are a few VERY evil ones in here!), and an epic adventure that stands with the very best in modern storytelling.
Outstanding!!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- K Cornwinkle
- 05-26-13
A bit better than The Sunrise Lands
but still jolted by Mr. McLaren's mispronounciations. How about sluff for slough and rimpoch for rimpoche? Oh, and folks are still barring their teeth.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Pamela Jo Stamper
- SHELTON, WA, US
- 03-05-13
McLaren still can't pronounce Northwest place name
Would you listen to The Scourge of God again? Why?
Perhaps, there is a great deal of detail to absorb in one listening.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Love the strong female characters, but Rudy is the star of this book
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Todd McLaren?
McLaren does a fine job until he comes to a place name such as Umatilla which any local could tell you is pronounced you- ma -till - a and murders the name by calling it um - ma -tee -a Good Grief!!! He also murders Palouse. It is understandable that he did not know these names, but I do not understand why he didn't ask. In the last 2 books, he did get more of the names right than in the first books.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I likes the Sioux camp and the monastery is quite interesting. Battles are a bit to graphic for my taste, but it was probably necessary to describe them in detail.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Christian
- Lombard, IL, United States
- 10-24-08
Great followup to Emberverse
I loved the Dies the fire Trilogy and am reading the Island in the Sea of Time. Great writing and attention to detail about how people would really survive when technology fails. Great characters, action and struggle against good and evil.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- M.
- Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- 10-13-08
Great Series
I love this series. Start with "Dies the Fire". I agree -- if you like Jordan or Martin, you'll like this.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- odin
- 03-11-17
Starting to drag ...
Honestly, the story is getting repetitive. Too many too similar fight scenes using too many of the same descriptive phrases. I'm ready to give it one more volume, but if it ends up being fight scene filler to stretch a short story into a novel for pecuniary reasons -- I'll just look up some summaries to find out how the whole thing ends, and move on.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rachel Steele
- 04-29-12
Love the story - not for audio
I really love this series. For some reason, the pacing of this did not keep my attention for audio.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Justin
- United States
- 10-24-11
dull
I really liked the premise of the modern quest with these great characters but I just can't help feeling like this book is dull. Maybe it's the authors obsessive need to name everything accurately. Do I really need a complete breakdown of their meals? Do I really need to know the names of all the local flora and fauna? This whole book just felt like a drag on the overall plot.
I did get a kick out of how he used madam blavatsky's religion as the religion of the evil doers though. He had to do a little research into that craziness, which is comendable.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Allan
- mesa, az, United States
- 05-23-09
I'll finish the series :P
Actually started this series from 'Dies' I love the concept of the story and felt a link with 'Lord Bear/Mike Havel' being a Marine, having actually read the first book (which took close to a year, sorry I'm a busy guy) I continuded with the series yet only made it 3/4 through 'The Protector's War' but the only reason to keep me following the story was the characters, although I have not read any of the following books, I have listened to the complete story, yet there are times I want to yell at S.M. that we know the characters by now and I don't care about the goddamn food, "'By Christ, Jesus' to quote Mike Havel" you can tell a helluva story man, ya don't need to describe every flavor on the table or the history of every character as they reappear in the story (even multiple times)!
As I stated before, I'm a busy man and I listen to books while I work (hard to turn a wrench while holding a book) and I prefer the longer books, but when it has came down to the last few Stirling books, I only wish there was an abridged version.
It's a kick-ass story and I want to see it to the end, but :!
3 of 4 people found this review helpful