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Another Great listen
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Going downhill.
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Rick Is Great
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Rebel Island
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The Burning Maze
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The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg. Thanks a lot, Dad. With the help of some demigod friends, Lester managed to survive his first two trials, one at Camp Half-Blood, and one in Indianapolis, where Meg received the Dark Prophecy.
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Not Sure How I Feel!
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The Dark Prophecy
- The Trials of Apollo, Book 2
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Zeus has punished his son Apollo - god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more - by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered 16-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anything about them without his powers?
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good story but.....
- By toni white on 06-20-17
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The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle
- By: Rick Riordan
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- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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After angering his father, Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the 4,000-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus' favor. But Apollo has many enemies - gods, monsters, and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed.
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Fantastic!!
- By anne on 05-05-16
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The Ship of the Dead
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In the third book in Rick Riordan's epic Norse mythology series, Magnus and his friends take a boat trip to the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat. Life preservers are mandatory for this wet, wild, and wondrous adventure.
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Wow
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The Serpent's Shadow: The Kane Chronicles, Book 3
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When young magicians Carter and Sadie Kane learned how to follow the path of the Ancient Egyptian gods, they knew they would have to play an important role in restoring Ma’at (order) to the world. What they didn’t know is how chaotic the world would become. The Chaos snake Apophis is loose and threatening to destroy the Earth in three days’ time. The magicians are divided. The gods are disappearing, and those who remain are weak. What are a couple of teenagers and a handful of young trainees to do?
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Satisfying Conclusion--For Now
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Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
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Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? And whatever happened to that Golden Fleece? It takes a demigod to know the answers, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes.
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Another informative read
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The Sword of Summer
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Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows - a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.
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Usual fun Riordan brought down by bad reading
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The Throne of Fire
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- By: Rick Riordan
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Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven’t given them much time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, which has become a training ground for young magicians. And now their most threatening enemy yet—the chaos snake Apophis—is rising.
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Throne of Fire doesn't dissapoint!
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The Hammer of Thor
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2
- By: Rick Riordan
- Narrated by: Kieran Culkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Thor's hammer is missing...again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon - the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki - and the price he wants is very high.
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It feels like pandering...
- By Ryuhi on 10-09-16
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The Blood of Olympus
- The Heroes of Olympus, Book 5
- By: Rick Riordan
- Narrated by: Nick Chamian
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen - all of them - and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood - the blood of Olympus - in order to wake.
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Why?
- By B.D. Christopher on 09-14-15
Publisher's Summary
Rick Riordan’s first book in the Tres Navarre series, Big Red Tequila hit the mystery market like a Texas tornado. Readers couldn’t get enough of its hero’s offbeat combination of academic degrees, tai chi skills, and nose for danger. When the second adventure, Widower’s TwoStep, was published, it quickly earned an Edgar Award. Instead of accepting a teaching position at the university, Tres is finishing up his apprenticeship for a private investigator’s license. He’s doing a poor job of surveillance on the fiddle player in a promising honkytonk band: she is shot in broad daylight while he watches. Shaken, Tres begins an investigation on his own. It’s not long before he discovers that some people will do anything to capture a lucrative recording contract. With suspense as sizzling as the southwestern sun, and a truly colorful cast of characters, The Widower’s TwoStep is a hit with mystery lovers well beyond the Lone Star State. Narrator Tom Stechschulte’s performance adds just the right spice to Tres’ character.
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- Robert G.
- DFW, TX, United States
- 04-09-13
Fav Tres Navarre Story so far!
I've so far listened to the 5 of the books, and am in the middle of the 6th book. I must say that this was my favorite out of the bunch. Great story, with great tension. Shows how different City and Country life in Texas can be.
Again with all of the books, being a Texan sometimes the immersion in the story is broken with all the mispronunciations. Like someone said on a review of a previous Tres Navarre book, you would think it wouldn't come up too often... but it does more often than you think. Like Gruene Hall is pronounced "Green," and there are other mispronunciations of other cities.
However even with this, it is a great story with a great narrator that really brings the characters alive.
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- Wayne
- Matthews, NC
- 01-03-16
Good mystery with SLOW narration!
I read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series when my grandchildren were reading them, but I had no idea that Riordan had written mystery thrillers. This book is part of his 7 novel Tres Navarre series and is it quite good. Despite the fact that Tom Stechschulte has a great voice for audiobook narration and has narrated hundreds of them, I down rate him for excessively slow reading speed. I have to listen at 2X recording speed to make his narration acceptable.
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- Mairyann
- Bradenton, FL, United States
- 09-04-12
Fun Frolicking Listen
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Not on the edge but definetly wanted to know what the heck was going to happen next!
Which character – as performed by Tom Stechschulte – was your favorite?
They were all good. Male and female which can be hard to do!
Any additional comments?
I love all the bizarre characters and how they all fit together. The tai-chi master twist is fun too.
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- LL
- 04-08-16
Don't Waste Your Time
This is the first audio novel I've listened to that was a struggle for me to keep coming back to hear. It had a lot of characters' names who played relatively minor rolls (until the conclusion), so I had to wonder who he or she was every time that person was mentioned. It came together for me at the end, but the process was tedious and pretty much boring, until the last chapter or so. Not much of an emotional grip to this one.
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- Lisa Humes
- MIDWAY, UT, US
- 01-13-15
San Amtonio detective
Riordan is a South Texas treasure. Before he made it big with Percy Jackson, he gave us private dick Tres Navarre and a world well known to the many societies that make Austin/San Antonio our home.
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- carina
- 09-20-18
Country Western
A lost demo tape starts an investigation into the business of Country Western. Tres must meet with old friends to enter the scene.
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- J.C.D.
- 03-14-17
AN INTERESTING TEXAS MYSTERY
If you could sum up The Widower’s Two-Step in three words, what would they be?
MUSIC, MONEY, DEATH
Who was your favorite character and why?
Tres Navarre. He's intelligent, educated and prone to violence.
What does Tom Stechschulte bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He does a great job of bringing the characters and story to life.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. It was too long.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-13-17
Good story with keep you on your toes plot twists.
Keeps you guessing. Lots of well developed players - a bit hard to keep up with all of them, but not terrible....
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- Walter B. Farrell
- Woodstock, NY United States
- 09-10-16
great listen
Western detective series well worth the time. Will listen to more. look forward to next one.
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- Old Sarge
- 05-11-16
Great book, Great series!
This is the 2nd book that I have listened to in this series by Rick Riordan, and I'm hooked! I will not be satisfied until I've listened to the entire series! Characters I care about, tight plot lines, interesting locales, cultural diversity, all wrapped up in a cracking good mystery. See for yourself, but listen to Book 1 (Big Red Tequila) of the series first, to place the recurring characters into context.