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The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing, Book One

• UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 48 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By David DeVries
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In a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both 2,000 years past and 2,000 years into the future, untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor Kellhus - part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence - from lands long thought dead. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.

The Unholy Consult

• UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 11 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By Kevin Orton
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In The Unholy Consult, the Men of the Great Ordeal have been abandoned by Anasurimbor Kellhus, and the grand crusade has dissolved into cannibalism and chaos. When Exalt-General Proyas, the Prince-Imperial Kayutas at his side, attempts to gain control of the lost Men and continue their march to Golgotterath, it rapidly becomes clear that the lost Lord and Prophet is not so easily shaken from the mission.

The Warrior-Prophet: The Prince of Nothing, Book Two

• UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 34 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By David DeVries

Steering souls through the subtleties of word and expression, Kellhus strives to extend his dominion over the Men of the Tusk. The sorcerer Achamian and his lover, Esmenet, submit entirely, only to have their faith - and their love - tested in unimaginable ways. Meanwhile, the warrior Cnaiur falls ever deeper into madness. Convinced that Kellhus will betray their pact to murder his father, Cnaiur turns to the agents of the Second Apocalypse and strikes an infernal bargain. The Holy War stands on a knife edge.

The Thousandfold Thought: The Prince of Nothing, Book Three

• UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 26 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By David DeVries

The Darkness that Comes Before drew thunderous acclaim from reviewers and fellow fantasy authors. Listeners were invited into a darkly threatening, thrillingly imaginative universe and introduced to one of the genre's great characters: the powerful Anasrimbor Kelhus. Bakker's follow-up, The Warrior Prophet enticed readers further into the richly imagined world of myth, violence, and sorcery. The startling answers to these questions are brought into focus here, in the conclusion to the trilogy.

The Great Ordeal

• UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 19 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By Kevin Orton
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As Fanim war drums beat just outside the city, Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son, Kelmomas. Meanwhile, and many miles away, Esmenet's husband's Great Ordeal continues its epic march farther north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor's decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even he couldn't have foreseen.

The Judging Eye: The Aspect-Emperor, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 59 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By Kevin Orton

A luminary in the fantasy genre firmament, R. Scott Bakker returns fans to his acclaimed Prince of Nothing universe with The Judging Eye. Aspect-Emperor Kellhus is waging a terrifying war, subjugating all nations in his path. There are those willing to stand together against him, but these rebellious souls must act quickly and decisively to thwart his mad schemes of power and domination.

The White-Luck Warrior: The Aspect Emperor, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (25 hrs and 25 mins)
• By R. Scott Bakker
• Narrated By Kevin Orton
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Critically acclaimed author R. Scott Bakker has received widespread praise for his colorful characters and action-packed plotting. In this sequel to The Judging Eye, Anasûrimbor Kellhus, the first true aspect-emperor in a thousand years, continues his trek into the Ancient North. Meanwhile, the exiled wizard Achamian leads a mission to the legendary Sauglish ruins. Tensions mount when the White-Luck Warrior, assassin and messiah both, arrives, bringing violence in his wake.

Forgiveness: A Catholic Approach

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 43 mins)
• By R. Scott Hurd
• Narrated By John Edmondson
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In this book, Father R. Scott Hurd writes of the spiritual, psychological, physical, and social benefits of learning how to forgive and find peace. Drawing from his pastoral experience, Hurd examines how human weakness affects such things as our ability to forgive and reconcile, our capacity to trust, and how we cope when a plea for forgiveness is rejected by a person we have wronged.

Helen Keller: Courageous Advocate

• ABRIDGED (19 mins)
• By Scott R. Welvaert

Describes the life of Hellen Keller, a blind and deaf woman, who became an author and advocate for the blind.

The Vampire Club

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 52 mins)
• By J.R. Rain, Scott Nicholson
• Narrated By Eric Stuart
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Over 150 years ago, a man was killed with a silver bullet in a rural, Pennsylvanian town. A man who just might be a vampire. The Vampire Club, a group of misfits who meet regularly in the basement of Western Virginia University’s library, think that they might have found their first documented case of a real vampire. Better yet, the Club thinks that the vampire might still be alive to this day, lying comatose in a hidden grave. And this is good news indeed for a group of vampire lovers.

Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 34 mins)
• By Douglas Cohen (editor), John Joseph Adams (editor), Orson Scott Card, and others
• Narrated By Nick Podehl, Tanya Eby
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When L. Frank Baum introduced Dorothy and friends to the American public in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz became an instant, best-selling hit. Today the whimsical tale remains a cultural phenomenon that continues to spawn wildly popular books, movies, and musicals. Now, editors John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen have brought together leading fantasy writers such as Orson Scott Card and Jane Yolen to create the ultimate anthology for Oz fans.

21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 40 mins)
• By Christopher Golden (editor), Amber Benson, S. G. Browne, and others
• Narrated By Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Bernadette Dunne, and others
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The Stoker Award-winning editor of the acclaimed, eclectic anthology The New Dead returns with 21st Century Dead and an all-new lineup of authors from every corner of the fiction world, shining a dark light on our fascination with tales of death and resurrection—and with zombies!

The Spider #1: The Spider Strikes

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 46 mins)
• By R. T. M. Scott
• Narrated By Nick Santa Maria

Who is the Spider? More just than the law. More dangerous than the underworld! Hated, wanted, and feared by both! Alone and desperate, he wages a deadly one-man war against the supercriminal whose long-planned crime coup will snuff a thousand lives! Can the Master of Men prevent this slaughter of innocents? Celebrated crime author R. T. M. Scott introduces the sinister Spider in his premiere case.

The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Stop Jumping to Conclusions. Free Yourself from Anxiety. Transform Your Relationships.

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 29 mins)
• By R. Scott Gornto
• Narrated By R. Scott Gornto
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In The Stories We Tell Ourselves, author and therapist Scott Gornto shows us how to break the cycle of false assumptions that lead to unnecessary anxiety. By taking control of our reactions to the people around us, we can learn how to be truly present in our lives as we nurture the relationships that matter most.

The Story of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States

• ORIGINAL (9 hrs and 56 mins)
• By Prof. R. Scott Appleby PhD
• Narrated By Prof. R. Scott Appleby PhD

We highly recommend this course to all history lovers. Explore the extraordinary history of Catholicism in America from the discovery of the New World to our current age. Your guide, Professor R. Scott Appleby of the University of Notre Dame, is an amazingly erudite teacher and one of the leading historians of American Catholic history.

Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show: Big Book of SF Novelettes

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 42 mins)
• By Orson Scott Card, Edward R. Schubert (editor)
• Narrated By Orson Scott Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, and others
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Too long to be a short story, too short to be a novel - welcome to the surprisingly potent world of the novelette. The award-winning magazine Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show has been an online haven for this powerful form of storytelling since 2005. Now its editors have selected their all-time favorite science fiction novelettes from the magazine's eight-year history and reprinted them together in one big book of listening pleasure.

Bad Blood: A Vampire Thriller (The Spider Trilogy Book 1)

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 27 mins)
• By J. R. Rain, H. T. Night, Scott Nicholson
• Narrated By Bob Dunsworth
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They call him Spider. And people come to him when they have a problem. So when teenager Parker Cole approaches Spider at night school, he figures she's just another problem waiting to happen. But then she tells him about her father, who runs a cult called Cloudland based at the foot of mystical Mount Shasta, California. And then she tells Spider about her best friend, who is now dead, her body completely drained of blood. Spider wonders if the death is the work of a fellow vampire...or if he's now the target of a sinister game designed to lure him to Cloudland.

Ghost College: Ghost Files, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 13 mins)
• By J. R. Rain, Scott Nicholson
• Narrated By John M. Perry
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First in a new series featuring paranormal investigators Ellen and Monty Drew. Ellen claims to possess a sixth sense but Monty, a former P.I., only believes what he can see. She views their work as a sacred mission while Monty just wants a happy wife and a paycheck.

In Ghost College the Drews are summoned to a Southern California bible college after workers report hearing mysterious voices at night.

The Spider Trilogy

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 44 mins)
• By J.R. Rain, Scott Nicholson, H.T. Night
• Narrated By Bob Dunsworth
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They call him Spider. And people come to him when they have a problem. So when teenager Parker Cole approaches Spider at night school, he figures she's just another problem waiting to happen. But then she tells him about her father, who runs a cult called Cloudland based at the foot of mystical Mount Shasta, California. And then she tells Spider about her best friend, who is now dead, her body completely drained of blood.