Bestsellers
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Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring, like her mother....
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- By Michael - Audible Editor on 04-11-18
By: Madeline Miller
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
- Earth's Children, Book 1
- By: Jean M. Auel
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 22 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans....
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Production and Narration didn't quite ruin it
- By nolagal on 07-28-14
By: Jean M. Auel
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The Valley of Horses
- Earth's Children, Book 2
- By: Jean M. Auel
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Ayla sets out on her own odyssey of discovery away from the nurturing adoptive family and friends of the Clan....
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Let down by the narration
- By Grimelda on 07-08-08
By: Jean M. Auel
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The Mammoth Hunters
- Earth's Children, Book 3
- By: Jean M. Auel
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Ayla, the independent heroine of the Earth's Children series, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed....
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AYLA HAD NEVER LEARNED TO LIE
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-04-17
By: Jean M. Auel
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Clytemnestra
- By: Costanza Casati
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Circe meets Cersei Lannister in Clytemnestra, the powerful retelling about the most notorious heroine and favorite villain of the Ancient World who reined as an unforgettable and ruthless queen, faced the men who wronged her, and forged a treacherous path to ensure everyone would know her name....
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A killer story for the killer Queen
- By Stefan Filipovits on 05-02-23
By: Costanza Casati
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....
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Thank the gods
- By Stefan Filipovits on 06-22-21
By: Stephen Fry
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Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring, like her mother....
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- By Michael - Audible Editor on 04-11-18
By: Madeline Miller
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
- Earth's Children, Book 1
- By: Jean M. Auel
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 22 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans....
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Production and Narration didn't quite ruin it
- By nolagal on 07-28-14
By: Jean M. Auel
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The Valley of Horses
- Earth's Children, Book 2
- By: Jean M. Auel
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Ayla sets out on her own odyssey of discovery away from the nurturing adoptive family and friends of the Clan....
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Let down by the narration
- By Grimelda on 07-08-08
By: Jean M. Auel
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The Mammoth Hunters
- Earth's Children, Book 3
- By: Jean M. Auel
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Ayla, the independent heroine of the Earth's Children series, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed....
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AYLA HAD NEVER LEARNED TO LIE
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-04-17
By: Jean M. Auel
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Clytemnestra
- By: Costanza Casati
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Circe meets Cersei Lannister in Clytemnestra, the powerful retelling about the most notorious heroine and favorite villain of the Ancient World who reined as an unforgettable and ruthless queen, faced the men who wronged her, and forged a treacherous path to ensure everyone would know her name....
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A killer story for the killer Queen
- By Stefan Filipovits on 05-02-23
By: Costanza Casati
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....
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Thank the gods
- By Stefan Filipovits on 06-22-21
By: Stephen Fry
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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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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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Don’t Look Away
- By Stefan Filipovits on 02-07-23
By: Natalie Haynes
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The Book of Longings
- A Novel
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò, Sue Monk Kidd
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings....
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Made me cringe
- By Joan on 05-08-20
By: Sue Monk Kidd
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Lilith
- By: Nikki Marmery
- Narrated by: Lara Sawalha
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Lilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. Until Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him. She refuses—and is banished forever from Paradise....
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Gnostic Circe
- By Stefan Filipovits on 01-06-24
By: Nikki Marmery
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Roma soy yo [Rome Is Me]
- La verdadera historia de Julio César
- By: Santiago Posteguillo
- Narrated by: Raúl Llorens
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Roma, año 77 a.C. El cruel senador Dolabela va a ser juzgado por corrupción, pero ha contratado a los mejores abogados, ha comprado al jurado y, además, es conocido por usar la violencia contra todos los que se enfrentan a él. Nadie se atreve a ser el fiscal....
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Gran libro y GRAN actuación
- By Elias Munguia on 10-18-22
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The Book of God
- The Bible as Novel
- By: Walter Wangerin Jr.
- Narrated by: Walter Wangerin Jr.
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Book of God reads like a novel, dramatizing the sweep of biblical events, bringing to life the men and women of this ancient book in vivid detail and dialogue....
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The Book of God: The Bible as Novel (Unabridged)
- By Jane on 12-15-02
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The Temple of Fortuna
- The Wolf Den Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Elodie Harper
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome...though her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii....
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Wonderful listen!
- By M. Grace on 06-24-24
By: Elodie Harper
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The Peasant King
- By: Tessa Afshar
- Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary’s lands proves easier than escaping them....
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Great story, terrible narrator.
- By Hannah.G on 11-30-23
By: Tessa Afshar
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Maldita Roma [Damn Rome]
- La conquista del poder de Julio César (Serie Julio César 2) [Julius Caesar's Conquest of Power (Julius Caesar Series, Book 2)]
- By: Santiago Posteguillo
- Narrated by: Raúl Llorens
- Length: 30 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Mare Internum, año 75 a. C. Un barco mercante navega rumbo a la isla de Rodas. A bordo, Julio César acompañado sólo por su fiel Labieno....
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Audiolibro apasionante
- By Héctor on 06-25-24
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Nero
- Nero Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Lydia Leonard
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From this New York Times bestselling author, the first novel in a new trilogy finds Empress Agrippina and her young son, Nero, fending off ambitious rivals while shaping their own destiny—if Nero is to become the most feared and notorious emperor of them all.
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Engaging, Pre-Nero set up.
- By Chris on 06-05-24
By: Conn Iggulden
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A Thousand Ships
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen....
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A new Golden Age
- By Stefan Filipovits on 01-26-21
By: Natalie Haynes
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Atalanta
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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From the beloved bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne comes a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world’s most famous band of heroes, the Argonauts....
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Action and intrigues
- By Stefan Filipovits on 05-10-23
By: Jennifer Saint
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The House with the Golden Door
- Wolf Den Trilogy
- By: Elodie Harper
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The second book in the Wolf Den Trilogy follows Amara as she escapes her life as a slave in the city’s most notorious brothel, the Wolf Den. Her survival depends on the affections of a man she might not know as well as she once thought....
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Hard to put down!
- By Michele on 01-26-24
By: Elodie Harper
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Death on the Tiber
- Flavia Albia Series, Book 12
- By: Lindsey Davis
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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First century Rome is plagued by all the evils the have beset major cities since time immemorial: crime, corruption, squalor, and worst of all, tourists....
By: Lindsey Davis
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The Madonna Secret
- By: Sophie Strand
- Narrated by: Sophie Strand
- Length: 22 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Sophie Strand resurrects a richly textured world where complex characters reveal the lived reality of scripture and open familiar sayings to radical new meanings and possibilities....
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Enjoyable re-narrativisation!
- By Jennifer Kenny on 12-08-23
By: Sophie Strand
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The Wolf Den
- Wolf Den Trilogy
- By: Elodie Harper
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Sold by her impoverished mother. Enslaved in an infamous brothel in Pompeii. Determined to fight for her freedom at all costs. . . . Enter into the Wolf Den....
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What a tremendous novel!
- By love_melissialenox on 06-29-24
By: Elodie Harper
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The Silence of the Girls
- By: Pat Barker
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Michael Fox
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Booker Prize-winning author comes a monumental new masterpiece. Pat Barker turns her attention to the timeless legend of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War....
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This Narrator Is A Spoken Word Goddess.
- By Texastential on 12-31-18
By: Pat Barker
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Africanus. Las legiones malditas [Africanus: The Cursed Legions]
- Trilogía Africanus 2 [Africanus Trilogy, Book 2]
- By: Santiago Posteguillo
- Narrated by: Raúl Llorens
- Length: 35 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Publio Cornelio Escipión, conocido por el apodo de Africanus, que era considerado por muchos el heredero de las cualidades militares atribuidas a su padre y a su tío, sólo tenía veintiséis años cuando aceptó comandar las tropas romanas en Hispania....
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Genial el mejor que he escuchado
- By Alejandro on 12-13-19
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Jezebel
- A Novel
- By: Megan Barnard
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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When Jezebel learns she can't be a king like her father simply because she’s a girl, she vows never to become someone’s decorative wife, nameless and lost to history....
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I came for Perdita and stayed for the story...
- By John A P on 09-09-23
By: Megan Barnard
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Goddess of the River
- By: Vaishnavi Patel
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi, reimagines the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son....
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Fantastic Great Mythology
- By Joy on 06-27-24
By: Vaishnavi Patel
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Medea
- A Novel
- By: Eilish Quin
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories.
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The Gods Answered My Prayers
- By Stefan Filipovits on 02-16-24
By: Eilish Quin
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Ithaca
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It’s time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale.
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I wanted to love this so much!
- By LiburConi on 09-11-22
By: Claire North
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Journey
- Legacies of the Ancient River Series, Book 3
- By: Angela Hunt
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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His younger brother will be greater than he . . . With those words, Menashe's dreams collapse. As Yosef's eldest son, his position had seemed secure. But now Efrayim—bold, charming Efrayim, who's everything Menashe is not—is taking his place. With their people....
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Underrated Author
- By Tawana Outerbridge on 08-22-23
By: Angela Hunt
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Queen of Oak: A Novel of Boudica
- The Celtic Rebels Series Book 1
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Boudica, second daughter of a Celtic king, has little concern for tribal tensions and political intrigues. Called by the gods and the stirrings of her own wild heart, she listens instead to whispers of the oaks. But Boudica would be wiser to heed the warning cries of eagles....
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5 stars if you like this genre -- me, not so much
- By Susan Tysklind Sweet on 05-31-22
By: Melanie Karsak
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The Shadow of Perseus
- A Novel
- By: Claire Heywood
- Narrated by: Olivia Darnley
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version: Danae, Medusa, and Andromeda....
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disappointed
- By Kindle Customer on 06-13-24
By: Claire Heywood
New releases
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The Scrolls of Deborah
- The Desert Songs Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Esther Goldenberg
- Narrated by: Dara Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Scrolls of Deborah transports us to the awe-inspiring landscapes of the past and uncovers the intertwined lives of Rebekah, a revered matriarch in Judaism, and her devoted handmaiden Deborah. In this mesmerizing tale, their strength, wisdom, and love take center stage, shaping their destinies amid a world steeped in tribal tradition.
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The Last Song of Penelope
- The Songs of Penelope, Book 3
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . . A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero.
By: Claire North
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Treachery
- Mercenary of Rome, Book 3
- By: John Stack
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Atticus Perennis, prefect of the Roman fleet, waits restlessly in Carthage. His crew is agitated, as they wait on edge for news from Rome, hoping the powers-that-be send more ships to help his Carthaginian forces put down a rebel mercenary army. When word reaches them that a fleet is on their way, it seems there might be an end in sight to the ceaseless violence. However, the optimism does not last long. When an act of treachery by the Carthaginian side is committed against their Roman brothers in arms, the wheels of counter-revenge, bloodshed and savagery are set in motion.
By: John Stack
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Dew on Ginkgo Leaves
- The Tigress and the General
- By: Todd Shuler
- Narrated by: Kelly Wilkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Shuler's epic tale follows powerful warriors Jade Flower, aka the Tigress, and General Yu Luan as they battle an elusive organization determined to sink the empire. As Jade and Luan navigate a complex network of enemies and fight to protect their love, listeners will find themselves captivated by Wilkinson's engaging performance, which breathes life into the well-developed characters.
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A Magical World of Mystery and Intrigue
- By melinda cumming on 06-24-24
By: Todd Shuler
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Agricola
- Invader
- By: Simon Turney
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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58 AD, Rome. Agricola, teenage son of an impoverished yet distinguished noble family, has staked all his resources and reputation on a military career. His reward? A posting as tribune in the far-off northern province of Britannia. Serving under renowned general Suetonius Paulinus, Agricola soon learns the brutality of life on the very edges of the empire, for the Celtic tribes of Britannia are far from vanquished. To take control of the province, the Romans must defeat the ancient might of the druids.
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Informative regarding tribal customs and terrain, including good battle explanations.
- By katharine potter on 06-22-24
By: Simon Turney
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Arthur
- By: Giles Kristian
- Narrated by: Philip Stevens
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Years have passed since the clash of shieldwalls echoed across the land. The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur - 'In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.' Yet old Beran has no love of bards' songs. Nor of people, unless they are paying him to steal or kill. He is a mercenary, in the employ of the cutthroat Nabor ap Nabor, and he has been ordered to murder a boy fleeing a burning city. No ordinary boy either. No, this boy is the son of King Constantine and the grandson of High King Ambrosius.
By: Giles Kristian
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The Scrolls of Deborah
- The Desert Songs Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Esther Goldenberg
- Narrated by: Dara Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The Scrolls of Deborah transports us to the awe-inspiring landscapes of the past and uncovers the intertwined lives of Rebekah, a revered matriarch in Judaism, and her devoted handmaiden Deborah. In this mesmerizing tale, their strength, wisdom, and love take center stage, shaping their destinies amid a world steeped in tribal tradition.
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The Last Song of Penelope
- The Songs of Penelope, Book 3
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . . A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero.
By: Claire North
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Treachery
- Mercenary of Rome, Book 3
- By: John Stack
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Atticus Perennis, prefect of the Roman fleet, waits restlessly in Carthage. His crew is agitated, as they wait on edge for news from Rome, hoping the powers-that-be send more ships to help his Carthaginian forces put down a rebel mercenary army. When word reaches them that a fleet is on their way, it seems there might be an end in sight to the ceaseless violence. However, the optimism does not last long. When an act of treachery by the Carthaginian side is committed against their Roman brothers in arms, the wheels of counter-revenge, bloodshed and savagery are set in motion.
By: John Stack
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Dew on Ginkgo Leaves
- The Tigress and the General
- By: Todd Shuler
- Narrated by: Kelly Wilkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Shuler's epic tale follows powerful warriors Jade Flower, aka the Tigress, and General Yu Luan as they battle an elusive organization determined to sink the empire. As Jade and Luan navigate a complex network of enemies and fight to protect their love, listeners will find themselves captivated by Wilkinson's engaging performance, which breathes life into the well-developed characters.
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A Magical World of Mystery and Intrigue
- By melinda cumming on 06-24-24
By: Todd Shuler
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Agricola
- Invader
- By: Simon Turney
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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58 AD, Rome. Agricola, teenage son of an impoverished yet distinguished noble family, has staked all his resources and reputation on a military career. His reward? A posting as tribune in the far-off northern province of Britannia. Serving under renowned general Suetonius Paulinus, Agricola soon learns the brutality of life on the very edges of the empire, for the Celtic tribes of Britannia are far from vanquished. To take control of the province, the Romans must defeat the ancient might of the druids.
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Informative regarding tribal customs and terrain, including good battle explanations.
- By katharine potter on 06-22-24
By: Simon Turney
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Arthur
- By: Giles Kristian
- Narrated by: Philip Stevens
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Years have passed since the clash of shieldwalls echoed across the land. The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur - 'In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.' Yet old Beran has no love of bards' songs. Nor of people, unless they are paying him to steal or kill. He is a mercenary, in the employ of the cutthroat Nabor ap Nabor, and he has been ordered to murder a boy fleeing a burning city. No ordinary boy either. No, this boy is the son of King Constantine and the grandson of High King Ambrosius.
By: Giles Kristian
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Alexander the Ratcatcher
- By: Richard Garnett
- Narrated by: Mark Rice-Oxley
- Length: 36 mins
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Richard Garnett C.B. was born on the 27th February 1835. Educated in Bloomsbury he then joined the nearby British Museum as an assistant librarian in 1851, shortly after his father’s death. As an author he wrote several volumes of verse, a book of short stories and several biographies and history books.
By: Richard Garnett
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The Contessa's Legacy
- A Novella
- By: Nora D'Ecclesis
- Narrated by: Patricia J. Rullo
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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"The Contessa's Legacy" is a novella by Nora D'Ecclesis. The book tells the story of a family living in Pompeii, Naples in 79AD. It follows the lives of the family members as the ancestors eventually immigrate to America, including their relationships with each other, and their struggles to survive in a society that was not known for treating its citizens with compassion.
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A great summer vacation read.
- By Momof3 on 06-16-24
By: Nora D'Ecclesis
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The Moon That Fell from Heaven
- By: N.L. Holmes
- Narrated by: Sharon Freedman
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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Ehli-nikkalu, eldest daughter of the Hittite emperor, is married to a mere vassal of her father's. But despite her status, her foreignness and inability to produce an heir drive a wedge between her and the court that surrounds her. When her secretary is mysteriously murdered while carrying the emperor a message that would indict the loyalty of his vassal, Ehli-nikkalu adopts the dead man's orphaned children out of a guilty sense of responsibility.
By: N.L. Holmes
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Nero
- Nero Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Lydia Leonard
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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The story begins with a hand curled around another man’s throat. This is Roman justice: Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor—a friend he once trusted with the city—then the man's whole family and all of his friends. It is as if he never existed. Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is neither balm nor protection. Rather, it is a liability. Blood is easily spilled or poisoned. So swiftly corrupted. As the aging Tiberius becomes blind to the ignoble end awaiting him, Agrippina sees the future.
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Engaging, Pre-Nero set up.
- By Chris on 06-05-24
By: Conn Iggulden
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Hera
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Naomi Frederick
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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When the immortal goddess Hera helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, the ancient Titan Cronos, she dreams of ruling the world at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see another side to Zeus, a side just as ruthless and cruel as Cronos was. She was clearly born to rule, but does that mean perpetuating a cycle of violence and cruelty that has existed since the dawn of time? Will assuming her power mean that Hera loses herself or can she find a way to forge a better world?
By: Jennifer Saint
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Nero
- Nero, Book 1
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Lydia Leonard
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.
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Rome's scheems at its best
- By Christian on 06-12-24
By: Conn Iggulden
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Inanna
- Sumerians Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Emily H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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Inanna is an impossibility. The first full Anunnaki born on Earth in Ancient Mesopotamia. Crowned the goddess of love by the twelve immortal Anunnaki who are worshipped across Sumer, she is destined for greatness. But Inanna is born into a time of war. The Anunnaki have split into warring factions, threatening to tear the world apart. Forced into a marriage to negotiate a peace, she soon realizes she has been placed in terrible danger.
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Great retelling of the myth, bad narrator
- By Ayombe on 06-03-24
By: Emily H. Wilson
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Goddess of the River
- By: Vaishnavi Patel
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Ganga, joyful goddess of the river, serves as caretaker to the mischievous godlings who roam her banks. But when their antics incur the wrath of a powerful sage, Ganga is cursed to become mortal, bound to her human form until she fulfills the obligations of the curse. Though she knows nothing of mortal life, Ganga weds King Shantanu and becomes a queen, determined to regain her freedom no matter the cost. But in a cruel turn of fate, just as she is freed of her binding, she is forced to leave her infant son behind. Her son, prince Devavrata, unwittingly carries the legacy of Ganga’s curse.
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Fantastic Great Mythology
- By Joy on 06-27-24
By: Vaishnavi Patel
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Road to Rome
- Medieval Mysteries of Galen, Book 7
- By: Marina Pacheco
- Narrated by: Jacob Daniels
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Europe, 998 AD. Galen and Alcuin have finally escaped the clutches of the Moors. Now they're adrift in an unsettled continent where invasions, cults, plagues, drought and the looming millennium have upset the world order. Do these two young monks have what it takes to fulfil Alcuin's promise to get to Rome? The journey over the Pyrenees and across the Mediterranean isn't even the greatest challenge. Galen needs to decide whether he's a saint. Can he find the answer amongst the people he meets or will he have to look deeper within himself to find the truth?
By: Marina Pacheco
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The Diomedeia
- Diomedes, the Peoples of the Sea, and the Fall of the Hittite Empire
- By: Gregory Michael Nixon
- Narrated by: Simon de Deney
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
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A historically-based novel with authentic, legendary, and fictional characters interacting across the extraordinary panorama of the Bronze Age Collapse in the Hittite Empire between the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean seas. Diomedes, previously a hero of the Trojan War, and the polyglot Peoples of the Sea raid inland into the Hittite Empire during its final months. The tale is both a study of ancient mythic consciousness and an exciting adventure of love, character, destruction, desperate survival, and the lived mystery of pagan rituals.
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Relic of the Aztecs
- By: Michael Finney
- Narrated by: Michael Finney
- Length: 37 mins
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In a world where two civilizations collide, the Aztec Empire is in turmoil as they face invasion from an advanced people. Their Emperor, Tzontettica Yaotl, has heard rumors about an artifact that may be their only chance to turn the tide of the impending battle, but its location is uncertain and it might be lost among the abandoned ruins of Coliniacahuitlco.
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A slice of history brought to life
- By RR on 05-12-24
By: Michael Finney
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Circus Maximus
- By: A.D. O'Neill
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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When the tyrannical Aulus Vitellius seizes the reins of power in Rome, the empire is already in the grip of a fierce civil war. But the new emperor's first priority is both personal and deeply symbolic: he plans to crush the Green chariot racing faction - the mortal enemies of his beloved Blues - at the Plebeian Games in the Circus Maximus. To save the Greens from certain extinction, two former charioteers have just twenty-six days to transport four champion chariot horses across the breadth of Europe to Rome.
By: A.D. O'Neill