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- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world - a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.
Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood.
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What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians - it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction.
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Read by Dominic Hoffman, with a full cast:
Dominic Hoffman reading the Zachary Ezra Rawlins storyline
Dion Graham reading the Sweet Sorrows storyline
Bahni Turpin reading excerpts from the Secret Diary of Katrina Hawkins
Fiona Hardingham reading The Ballad of Simon and Eleanor
Allan Corduner reading Fortunes and Fables
Jorjeana Marie reading Another place, another time
Critic reviews
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"Anyone who’s read Erin Morgenstern’s wildly successful fiction debut, The Night Circus, knows how meticulously she crafts her imaginary worlds...the reader [is] immersed in a multitude of stories, the threads of which gradually weave together to a haunting conclusion." (NPR)
"A high-wire feat of metatextual derring-do [and] a stunning array of linked fables, myths and origin stories.... It is exquisitely pleasurable to watch the gears of this epic fantasy turn once they're set in motion. As in The Night Circus, Morgenstern is at her best when she imagines worlds and rooms and parties in vivid detail.... This novel is a love letter to readers as much as an invitation: Come and see how much magic is left in the world. Fans of Neil Gaiman and V. E. Schwab, Kelly Link and Susanna Clarke will want to heed the call. An ambitious and bewitching gem of a book with mystery and passion inscribed on every page." (Kirkus Reviews starred review)
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By: Carol Wolf
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Kingdom Keepers Inheritance: The Shimmer
- By: Ridley Pearson
- Narrated by: Alejandro Saab
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
In the near future, in the Epcot of Walt Disney's imagination, sixty thousand people live in a CommuniTree surrounding the forward-looking Walt Disney World theme park. Five unique families are among the residents—and some of the parents were once known as the Kingdom Keepers. Their identities are carefully guarded in order to raise their children without special treatment, most of the Kingdom Keepers work for the Walt Disney Company, and have settled into "ordinary" and rewarding lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is the Wrong Manuscript
- By Kali on 03-07-23
By: Ridley Pearson
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Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
- By: Rebecca Tinker
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,115
The globe-trotting thief in the red fedora returns! And now, the question isn't where—but who? In the role of Carmen Sandiego, award-winning performer Kyla Garcia reveals, for the very first time, the backstory of the ever-elusive master criminal whose whereabouts captured the imaginations of children everywhere— through educational video games, animated series, and a popular PBS "gameshow" for middle schoolers in the 1990s.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great for kids, not for adults
- By James Tharpe on 03-10-19
By: Rebecca Tinker
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Whose Waves These Are
- By: Amanda Dykes
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for hope, purpose...and rocks. When the poem spreads farther than he ever intended, Robert Bliss's humble words change the tide of a nation. Boxes of rocks inundate the tiny coastal Maine town, and he sets his calloused hands to work, but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later, Annie Bliss is summoned back to Ansel-by-the-Sea when she learns her Great-Uncle Robert, the man who became her refuge during the hardest summer of her youth, is now the one in need of help.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story
- By Rita N. Bulington on 07-08-21
By: Amanda Dykes
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Secret of McKinley Mansion
- By: K.F. Breene
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 480
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 434
It's no easy job being the town nutcase. Ella knows from experience. She's grown up in a quaint little place with people who pretend the extraordinary isn't happening around them. They ignore the bumps in the night and won't talk about doors closing by themselves or items moving mysteriously. They also won't talk about the old woman who haunts the streets. Those who do are fibbers, begging for attention. But Ella knows it is no lie - when the lightning cracks and the rain thrashes, someone goes missing: a child, lost to the night.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected
- By Debra on 11-26-20
By: K.F. Breene
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Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
- By: Ally Carter
- Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
April had absolutely no intention of becoming the only person who knows that Gabriel Winterborne, the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, is actually living in the basement of Winterborne House, sharpening his swords and looking for vengeance. Now it’s up to April to keep him alive. But there’s only so much a 12-year-old girl can do, so April must turn to the other orphans for help. Together, they’ll have to unravel the riddle of a missing heir and a creepy legend, and find a secret key, before the only home they’ve ever known is lost to them forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great action adventure for middle grade students
- By doug on 06-10-23
By: Ally Carter
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Summoning
- Book One of the Moon Wolf Saga
- By: Carol Wolf
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57
Amber is more than just a girl with a stolen ID and an attitude; she is a daughter of the wolf-kind, a shapeshifter able to change forms at will. One night, as Amber prowls the Hollywood Hills in wolf form, she stumbles onto an occult ceremony, interrupting the ritual. As a result, Amber finds herself the unwilling mistress of a handsome demonic servant, Richard. Appearing as a fair youth of eighteen years, Richard is a demon accidentally summoned, then captured, by Dr. John Dee, court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lovely, engaging, entertaining, STRONG Female lead
- By Sachi on 01-06-13
By: Carol Wolf
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Kingdom Keepers Inheritance: The Shimmer
- By: Ridley Pearson
- Narrated by: Alejandro Saab
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
In the near future, in the Epcot of Walt Disney's imagination, sixty thousand people live in a CommuniTree surrounding the forward-looking Walt Disney World theme park. Five unique families are among the residents—and some of the parents were once known as the Kingdom Keepers. Their identities are carefully guarded in order to raise their children without special treatment, most of the Kingdom Keepers work for the Walt Disney Company, and have settled into "ordinary" and rewarding lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is the Wrong Manuscript
- By Kali on 03-07-23
By: Ridley Pearson
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Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
- By: Rebecca Tinker
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,110
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The globe-trotting thief in the red fedora returns! And now, the question isn't where—but who? In the role of Carmen Sandiego, award-winning performer Kyla Garcia reveals, for the very first time, the backstory of the ever-elusive master criminal whose whereabouts captured the imaginations of children everywhere— through educational video games, animated series, and a popular PBS "gameshow" for middle schoolers in the 1990s.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great for kids, not for adults
- By James Tharpe on 03-10-19
By: Rebecca Tinker
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Whose Waves These Are
- By: Amanda Dykes
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for hope, purpose...and rocks. When the poem spreads farther than he ever intended, Robert Bliss's humble words change the tide of a nation. Boxes of rocks inundate the tiny coastal Maine town, and he sets his calloused hands to work, but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later, Annie Bliss is summoned back to Ansel-by-the-Sea when she learns her Great-Uncle Robert, the man who became her refuge during the hardest summer of her youth, is now the one in need of help.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story
- By Rita N. Bulington on 07-08-21
By: Amanda Dykes
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Greenglass House
- By: Kate Milford
- Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 886
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 770
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 771
It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and 12-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly delightful experience!
- By Lori K. on 02-19-17
By: Kate Milford
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Where They Wait
- A Novel
- By: Scott Carson
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 555
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 505
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Story4 out of 5 stars 505
Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. It’s easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for the first time in years. The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas — relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the “Sleep Songs.” A woman’s hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing — it’s disturbing, and more of a warning than a relaxation — but it works.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Mixed Bag
- By R. C. Hopkins on 12-27-21
By: Scott Carson
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Chosen Ones
- By: Veronica Roth
- Narrated by: Dakota Fanning
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 998
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 867
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Story4 out of 5 stars 865
Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice - catastrophic events known as Drains - leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. Chosen Ones, as the teens were known, gave everything they had to defeat him. After the Dark One fell, the world went back to normal...for everyone but them. Of the five, Sloane has had the hardest time adjusting.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Same dull and depressed tone throughout
- By Thien-Nga Vo on 04-09-20
By: Veronica Roth
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Mira's Return: The Complete Series: A Mermaid Fantasy Adventure & Prequel to the Elemental Origins Series
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
Mira is a mermaid on a mission. It’s time to leave the ocean. Mira Belshaw has been at sea for...well, she doesn’t know how many years. It’s hard to keep track of time when you live in the ocean. But after enough time, the salt water triggers the desire to procreate, and her time is up. Finding a mate is the most important thing to her right now, and to do that, she has to return to the place where she was last human - the coastal city of Saltford.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mermaid Mira
- By Shoe Monger on 04-10-20
By: A.L. Knorr
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Secrets in the Mist
- Skyworld, Book 1
- By: Morgan L. Busse
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
In a world where humanity lives in the sky to escape a deadly mist below, Cass’s only goal is survival. That is, until she finds a job on the airship Daedalus as a diver. Now she explores ruined cities, looking for treasure and people’s lost heirlooms until a young man hires her to find the impossible: a way to eradicate the Mist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- By Hunter Duran on 04-18-24
By: Morgan L. Busse
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We
- By: Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,027
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,027
Set in the 26th century A.D., Yevgeny Zamyatin's masterpiece describes life under the regimented totalitarian society of OneState, ruled over by the all-powerful "Benefactor." Recognized as the inspiration for George Orwell's 1984, We is the archetype of the modern dystopia, or anti-Utopia: a great prose poem detailing the fate that might befall us all if we surrender our individual selves to some collective dream of technology and fail in the vigilance that is the price of freedom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting history, prose a little outdated
- By Joel D Offenberg on 11-30-11
By: Yevgeny Zamyatin
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American Elsewhere
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 22 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 503
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 458
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Story4 out of 5 stars 458
Some places are too good to be true. Under a pink moon, there is a perfect little town not found on any map. In that town, there are quiet streets lined with pretty houses, houses that conceal the strangest things. After a couple years of hard traveling, ex-cop Mona Bright inherits her long-dead mother's home in Wink, New Mexico. And the closer Mona gets to her mother's past, the more she understands that the people of Wink are very, very different....
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4 out of 5 stars
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You are entering the twighlight zone
- By Lisa on 07-29-13
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The Event
- By: Nathan Hystad
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,233
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,053
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,050
Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky. Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth. A trail of clues left by his dead wife guides Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Did not inspire me to get the next book.
- By MD on 12-13-18
By: Nathan Hystad
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Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors
- By: Various
- Narrated by: Seth Podowitz
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Fifteen of the biggest names in weird literature come together to pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola’s award-winning line of books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore co-writer Christopher Golden, this anthology boasts 15 original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more! The new writer of Hellboy and the BPRD, iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson, pitches in as well!
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5 out of 5 stars
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An assortment of good times.
- By Chris E. on 02-28-20
By: Various
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Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
- Book One
- By: Obert Skye
- Narrated by: E.B. Stevens
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 378
Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") is no ordinary boy, but that's exactly what Sabine and his dark shadows want him to believe. They know the fate of the world and the dreams of all mankind can be saved by one boy with a powerful gift, one he has yet to understand or control. Enter Clover, a funny foot-high sidekick; Winter, a girl who can freeze things; and Geth, the rightful heir to the dream world of Foo. Three transplants with only one mission: to retrieve Leven and save Foo.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Terrible YA Fantasy
- By Arwen on 04-05-12
By: Obert Skye
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,920
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,861
Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Story Line
- By John on 04-06-20
By: TJ Klune
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Truly Devious
- A Mystery
- By: Maureen Johnson
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,012
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,789
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,783
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early 20th century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. "A place", he said, "where learning is a game." Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym "Truly, Devious".
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4 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed it, but I’m pissed about the ending
- By Laura on 04-08-19
By: Maureen Johnson
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Never got my attention
- By Misty on 12-06-22
By: Nicola Cornick
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Stone Blind
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 329
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 329
The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don’t Look Away
- By Stefan Filipovits on 02-07-23
By: Natalie Haynes
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The Changeling
- A Novel
- By: Victor LaValle
- Narrated by: Victor LaValle
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,041
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,869
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,864
When Apollo Kagwa's father disappeared, all he left his son were strange recurring dreams and a box of books stamped with the word improbabilia. Now Apollo is a father himself - and as he and his wife, Emma, are settling into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo's old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fractured Fairytale
- By Diane on 08-07-17
By: Victor LaValle
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The Queen of Days
- A Novel
- By: Greta Kelly
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun…or a way to stick it to the governor who murdered his parents. And yeah, the small fortune in reward doesn’t hurt—even if his boss also hired the mysterious Queen of Days to join the crew as “the weapon of last resort...”
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5 out of 5 stars
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A phenomenal adventure!
- By Kari Weber on 11-25-23
By: Greta Kelly
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The Paper Magician
- The Paper Magician, Book 1
- By: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,970
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5,383
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,372
Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once she's bonded to paper, that will be her only magic... forever. Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narrator needs to relax
- By Ashley on 09-15-14
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- A Novel
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,591
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,381
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,335
A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. He is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock. Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie - magical, comforting, wise beyond her years - promised to protect him, no matter what.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shadows Dissolved in Vinegar
- By Cynthia on 06-20-13
By: Neil Gaiman
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The Night Circus
- A Novel
- By: Erin Morgenstern
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26,225
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26,222
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway - a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dreamlike Experience to Savor
- By Suzn F on 09-18-11
By: Erin Morgenstern
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Dreams Lie Beneath
- By: Rebecca Ross
- Narrated by: Chloe Dolandis
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 128
The realm of Azenor has spent years plagued by a curse. Every new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians - who serve as territory wardens - stand between people and their worst dreams. Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town, but when two magicians arrive to challenge her, she is unknowingly drawn into a century-old conflict. She seeks revenge, but as she gets closer to Phelan, one of the handsome young magicians, secrets - as well as romance - begins to rise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nothing but the best from this author
- By Sharon Cullen Art on 03-19-22
By: Rebecca Ross
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Only a Monster
- Only a Monster, Book 1
- By: Vanessa Len
- Narrated by: Vera Chok
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4 out of 5 stars 231
The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A nice YA fantasy
- By Diana Kaz on 02-27-22
By: Vanessa Len
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Pretty Things
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Lauren Fortgang, Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,017
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,030
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,916
Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in LA alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. Nina learned from the best: Her mother was the original con artist, hustling to give her daughter a decent childhood despite their wayward life. But when her mom gets sick, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, even if it means running her most audacious, dangerous scam yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SO GOOD
- By sandraleeweston on 04-28-20
By: Janelle Brown
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Nine of Stars
- A Wildlands Novel
- By: Laura Bickle
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
As the daughter of an alchemist, Petra Dee has faced all manner of occult horrors - especially since her arrival in the small town of Temperance, Wyoming. But she can’t explain the creature now stalking the backcountry of Yellowstone, butchering wolves and leaving only their skins behind in the snow. Rumors surface of the return of Skinflint Jack, a 19th-century wraith that kills in fulfillment of an ancient bargain. The new sheriff in town, Owen Rutherford, isn’t helping matters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An amazingly ng new world
- By shira5665 on 04-08-19
By: Laura Bickle
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Sons of Darkness
- By: Gourav Mohanty
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
- Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Bled dry by violent confrontations with the Magadhan Empire, the Mathuran Republic simmers on the brink of oblivion. Senator Krishna and his third wife Satyabhama have put their plans in motion, both within and beyond the Republic’s blood-soaked borders, to protect it from total annihilation. But they are soon to discover that neither gold nor alliances last forever – and that they are not the only players on the board.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I can't believe this is a debut novel.
- By Diego Hernandez on 07-23-23
By: Gourav Mohanty
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Blade of Ghosts
- The Lost Sect, Book 1
- By: Julian Gyll
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4 out of 5 stars 298
Beset by nightmarish creatures from the caverns below, Jason’s tribe is slowly being whittled away. He dreams of joining the glorious Shadowfront and battling the enemy known only as the Void. But, as a lowly Pastfinder, he is denied that path - until he chances upon the ruins of a long dead civilization and discovers a forgotten form of cultivation, one fueled by the ghosts of centuries-lost history and powerful, forbidden knowledge. If his fellow tribesmen learn of his new power's cursed origins, the Void will be the least of his concerns.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I should have listened to the reviews
- By Wade on 01-27-22
By: Julian Gyll
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- Jennifer
- 11-09-19
Perfection
The Night Circus took my breath away. I have, ever since, simultaneously yearned for and feared a second offering from the author. Could they catch lightning in a bottle twice? What if Jim Dale played too big a part in the magic, and not getting him back lessened the experience? I shouldn’t have worried. Somehow, by some strange alchemy, this book has managed to be even better. It broke my heart. It mended it. Not over the same matters, but multiple times each. I’ve never read anything like this before. and now? I wish it hadn’t ended, but know that it had to.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Krystal
- 11-14-19
weird but okay
The sample that Audible has, isn't really what the book is about. It is one story within the book.
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- Terry B
- 11-28-19
Mesmerizing. *Superb* Narration.
I just finished. After a few hours I plan to listen again to the entire 18 hours of adventure, metaphor, fantasy & magic - with reality dancing all around the edges. I don't expect to find *the* meaning or any "meaning;" I just want to spend a little more time in the lush mindscapes she has offered us in The Starless Sea. Maybe my path will be illuminated by the flickering candle of my first visit.
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- Jorge
- 02-09-20
With some editing this could have been great.
I really enjoyed the Night Circus, and I like books about magic and books about books, so this seemed like a marriage made in heaven. The narration was terrific. I especially liked Dominic Hoffman's' narration - his voice was just perfect for Zachary and Dorian's story. The only narrator I didn't love was Bahni Turpin, and I didn't like the way her part was written either - trying too hard to be young and "cool" and just came off fake. The idea is an interesting one, and the first half is really good. But then it all bogs down, endlessly. I was begging for a strong editor who could cut out 3 or 4 hours of wandering around through caverns, woods, etc. without any clear idea of why. I made it to the end, hoping it would all tie together. It kind of did, so I'm glad I persevered. But for a book that is all about the need for stories to end, this one needed a better ending and one that came a lot sooner.
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- Michelle M
- 01-03-20
Fairly incredible!
Truly original concept, setting, arc. All of it, original. I could not ever easily anticipate the next step (other than what is intentionally hinted at along the way). I'll be playing with these ideas for a while, seeing if any metaphors come to the surface. Unlike any book I've ever read before. An utterly unique universe, and I just love how Erin Morgenstern weaves a delicious and visually stunning atmosphere with her words without boring me with what would feel like excessive description in the hands of a less skilled storyteller. Readers of the Night Circus should know that this one is FAR more abstract in comparison, but just as magical. Very mind bending where hardly anything really makes sense until it all comes together very near the end. Sometimes in the process, all the smaller story lines inserted into the story can be frustrating when you just want to keep up with the main characters and plot lines. However, I think that was the author's intention. It increases the mystery and frustrates you but keeps you hooked.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-08-22
Loved it more than Night Circus
It jumps…it seems like your reading multiple bits in the beginning and will have you in a spin…but I couldn’t stop! I think the difference in rating is because it takes a lot to keep all the pieces together but at the end it is a beautiful puzzle that keeps you guessing and fits everything wonderfully in its place. I thought it was a great book…I’m also type A crazy brain so maybe I need this type of challenge to my brain to keep me engaged…others may be too uninterested in the beauty of the complexity.
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- Barry
- 03-11-22
WOW. A story about stories.
Such a wonderful timeless story about stories about stories! It was very relaxing to listen to. This is a masterpiece of writing. I don’t really know how to explain the story about stories about stories. You just need to experience it for yourself!
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- Kendyll Martin
- 11-20-19
Simply amazing.
My first time reading Erin Morgenstern and wow she did not disappoint. I want to listen over and over again.
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- Chris
- 11-15-19
The best book of the season!
How does one follow up a debut as engrossing and un-put-downable as Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus'?
If you're Erin Morgenstern, one does it by crafting a winding mystery and peppering it with myths and fables, and by breathing so much life into her characters, that certain events will bring the reader to tears.
'The Starless Sea' is so much more than a story; mere words bound in paper. It is the thought of a world made true.
I endorse this novel with great enthusiasm.
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- Melanie Greeley
- 11-14-19
Transcendent
An exceptionally crafted story with phenomenal performances. I never quite knew where the story woukd take me and I was sad when it ended.
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