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Wisdom’s End is a fantasy adventure in which a wandering minstrel and his dancing dog take us on a journey of discovery at a time when most humans have abandoned the polluted surface of the planet for a life of servitude to the robots in the underground levels.
Once again, it is the animals that show the courage and wisdom which we come to believe will, in the end, save humanity.
Barry Freeman has created a cast of truly authentic characters both human and animal which enthral, amuse, delight us, and maybe even teach us something about ourselves! Barry Freeman will tell you he creates stories for children, but with pathos and wisdom, their messages are timeless and to be enjoyed by children of all ages.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
These two tales, the first ever written by Clive, are offered here for the very first time. Their production has been lovingly supervised by Clive himself to ensure that these are not mere books, but works of art to be cherished. First Tales is sure to delight everyone from longtime fans to new listeners.
By: Clive Barker
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Tailchaser's Song
- By: Tad Williams
- Narrated by: Alex Kydd
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
More than 35 years ago, a young author surprised and enchanted audiences with his first novel - the story of Fritti Tailchaser, a courageous tom cat in a world of whiskery heroes and villains, of feline gods and strange, furless creatures called M'an.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lord of the Cats
- By J. Angel on 09-29-21
By: Tad Williams
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My Family and Other Animals
- By: Gerald Durrell
- Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 223
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 229
The book is an autobiographical account of five years in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell. The book is divided into three sections, marking the three villas in which the family lived on the island. Apart from Gerald (the youngest) and Larry, the family comprised their widowed mother, the gun-mad Leslie, and diet-obsessed sister Margo together with Roger the dog.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it, but please mark as Abridged!
- By Meredith King on 09-14-21
By: Gerald Durrell
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The Familiars
- By: Adam Jay Epstein
- Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
Running fast to save his life, Aldwyn ducks into an unusual pet store. Moments later Jack, a young wizard in training, comes in to choose a magical animal to be his familiar. Aldwyn's always been clever. But magical? Jack thinks so - and Aldwyn is happy to play along. He just has to convince the other familiars - the know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbert - that he's the powerful cat he claims to be. Then the unthinkable happens. Jack and two other young wizards are captured by the evil queen of Vastia!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good kid's story
- By Ed on 04-18-13
By: Adam Jay Epstein
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The Saturdays
- By: Elizabeth Enright
- Narrated by: Pamela Dillman
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Story5 out of 5 stars 253
The four Melendy children live with their father and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a worn but comfortable brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has decided to become an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush; ten-year-old Randy who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is just six-years-old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent for children and adults
- By Dale on 05-15-04
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The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus
- By: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Bruce Donnelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4 out of 5 stars 83
Maximillian Bacchus is the ringmaster, ruler, guide, and owner of what he considers the greatest show in the world. Traveling with a crocodile named Malachi, a trapeze girl named Ophelia, a strongman they call Hero (which is short for Hieronymus), and a clown named Domingo de Ybarrondo, who paints in a wagon pulled by a giant ibis bird, the troupe wanders from adventure to adventure with mythic aplomb.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Weird Circus and Great Story
- By Scott Fabel on 06-04-12
By: Clive Barker
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The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
- By: Walter Moers
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 429
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 386
Playful enough for young adult readers, yet as intricate and engaging as any work of literary fiction, The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear has the plot of a novel and the spontaneity and humor of a vintage comic book, making it already an instant cult classic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hillarious and fantastic book and great listen
- By Paul on 03-25-11
By: Walter Moers
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
- Fairyland, Book 1
- By: Catherynne M. Valente
- Narrated by: Catherynne M. Valente
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 751
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 663
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 658
September is a girl who longs for adventure. When she is invited to Fairyland by a Green Wind and a Leopard, well, of course she accepts. (Mightn’t you?) But Fairyland is in turmoil, and it will take one 12-year-old girl, a book-loving dragon, and a strange and almost human boy named Saturday to vanquish an evil Marquess and restore order.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most charming book I have read since childhood
- By David on 09-15-11
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Mulan: Before the Sword
- By: Grace Lin
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan does everything she can to help, including seeking out a renowned healer. However, it quickly becomes apparent that there is more to both the mysterious spider bite and the healer than meets the eye. On a quest with the Jade Rabbit of legend, Mulan visits extraordinary places, meets Immortals, and faces incredible obstacles while searching for an antidote for her sister.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Treasure!! A True Classic!
- By Sky on 02-16-24
By: Grace Lin
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Geomancer: Well of Echoes, Book 1
- By: Ian Irvine
- Narrated by: Grant Cartwright
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 160
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 159
Two hundred years after the Forbidding was broken, Santhenar is locked in war with the lyrinx - intelligent, winged predators who will do anything to gain their own world. Despite the development of battle clankers and mastery of the crystals that power them, humanity is losing. Tiaan, a lonely crystal worker in a clanker manufactory, is experimenting with an entirely new kind of crystal when she begins to have extraordinary visions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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About As Satisfying as Coitus Interruptus
- By Craig G. Clark on 07-26-13
By: Ian Irvine
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Tales from the Perilous Realm
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 707
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 624
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 619
Combined into one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien's five acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tales in the vein of The Hobbit, read by Derek Jacobi. The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are joined here in one volume which reaffirms Tolkien's place as a master storyteller for listeners young and old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable Tolkien short stories
- By Linda Luella on 03-28-17
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Long Lankin
- By: Lindsey Barraclough
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
When Cora and her little sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great-aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they receive a less than warm welcome and are desperate to go back to London. But Auntie Ida’s life was devastated the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, and now her nieces’ arrival has reawakened an evil that has lain in wait for years. A haunting voice in an empty room; a strange, scarred man lurking in the graveyard; mysterious words scrawled on the walls of the abandoned church ... all point to a horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its grip for centuries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING!!!
- By Sharron on 09-06-14
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When the Tripods Came
- Tripods Series Prequel (Book 4)
- By: John Christopher
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 221
The story of The Tripods was the basis of a popular BBC television series in the 1980s, where humanity has been conquered and enslaved by "the tripods", unseen alien entities that travel about in gigantic three-legged walking machines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Okay, but doesn’t live up to the main trilogy
- By Dr F on 02-19-23
By: John Christopher
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz Bundle (Annotated)
- By: Lyman Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Whitney Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story5 out of 5 stars 101
Book 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, better known and loved today as simply The Wizard of Oz, is a tale that has been cherished by readers and listeners throughout the years. This timeless story has inspired Broadway shows, cartoon series, and many films over the past few generations. I hope that this book has inspired your sense of creativity and wonder as much as it has mine.
By: Lyman Frank Baum
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The Lost One
- By: Mary Stewart
- Narrated by: Antonia Whillans
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
The recently rediscovered short story 'The Lost One', perfect for fans of Daphne du Maurier, Santa Montefiore and Anya Seton. First published in Woman's Journal in 1960, and set against the backdrop of unfenced country and dark winding valleys at night, the aptly named 'The Lost One' features The Wind off the Small Isles heroine Perdita West, who brings her characteristic pluck and courage to this classic Mary Stewart tale of suspense and intrigue....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short, but nice. Narration was good.
- By K's Ma on 10-10-19
By: Mary Stewart
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