Bestsellers
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The Good Wife of Bath
- A Novel
- By: Karen Brooks
- Narrated by: Fran Burgoyne
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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England, 1364: When married off at aged twelve to an elderly farmer, brazen redheaded Eleanor quickly realizes it won’t matter what she says or does, God is not on her side—or any poor woman’s for that matter....
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Interesting, funny and thought provoking
- By Dawn Umstot on 07-01-22
By: Karen Brooks
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Eleanore of Avignon
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth DeLozier
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Rich with unforgettable characters, gorgeously drawn, and full of captivating historical drama, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a healer who risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her beloved city from the encroaching Black Death....
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The Winter King
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne....
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Might be my favorite take on Arthur
- By Allen Young on 06-12-16
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Pilgrim
- A Medieval Horror
- By: Mitchell Lüthi
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land.
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An even greater story than I had hoped for
- By RandyMarsh on 09-13-24
By: Mitchell Lüthi
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The Name of the Rose
- By: Umberto Eco, William Weaver - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Neville Jason, Nicholas Rowe
- Length: 21 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy....
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The meaning of the mystery & mystery of meaning
- By Ryan on 02-14-14
By: Umberto Eco, and others
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The Passionate Tudor
- A Novel of Queen Mary I
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII’s daughter—infamously known as Bloody Mary—who ruled England for five violent years....
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Overall great, one narration nit.
- By Rebecca on 06-08-24
By: Alison Weir
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The Good Wife of Bath
- A Novel
- By: Karen Brooks
- Narrated by: Fran Burgoyne
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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England, 1364: When married off at aged twelve to an elderly farmer, brazen redheaded Eleanor quickly realizes it won’t matter what she says or does, God is not on her side—or any poor woman’s for that matter....
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Interesting, funny and thought provoking
- By Dawn Umstot on 07-01-22
By: Karen Brooks
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Eleanore of Avignon
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth DeLozier
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Rich with unforgettable characters, gorgeously drawn, and full of captivating historical drama, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a healer who risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her beloved city from the encroaching Black Death....
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The Winter King
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne....
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Might be my favorite take on Arthur
- By Allen Young on 06-12-16
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Pilgrim
- A Medieval Horror
- By: Mitchell Lüthi
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land.
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An even greater story than I had hoped for
- By RandyMarsh on 09-13-24
By: Mitchell Lüthi
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The Name of the Rose
- By: Umberto Eco, William Weaver - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Neville Jason, Nicholas Rowe
- Length: 21 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy....
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The meaning of the mystery & mystery of meaning
- By Ryan on 02-14-14
By: Umberto Eco, and others
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The Passionate Tudor
- A Novel of Queen Mary I
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII’s daughter—infamously known as Bloody Mary—who ruled England for five violent years....
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Overall great, one narration nit.
- By Rebecca on 06-08-24
By: Alison Weir
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Enemy of God
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The treasures of Britain, Merlin believes, will bring the old Gods onto the side of the British in their struggle against the Saxons (and the Christians, whom Merlin hates)....
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Great take on Arthur legend
- By Drjackl on 07-18-15
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Viking Blood and Blade
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Nicholas Jordan
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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AD 865. The fierce Vikings stormed onto Saxon soil hungry for spoils, conquest, and vengeance for the death of Ragnar Lothbrok. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name...a crew of battle hardened warriors...and Ivar the Boneless....
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Good book, horrible narrator
- By Matthew Beach on 11-23-21
By: Peter Gibbons
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Lady Macbeth
- A Novel
- By: Ava Reid
- Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a “masterful reimagining” (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.
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Lady Macbeth Retelling
- By Animaeus on 11-12-24
By: Ava Reid
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Cross of Fire
- Master of War, Book 6
- By: David Gilman
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Winter, 1362. After decades of successful campaigning in France, Thomas Blackstone, once a common archer, has risen to become Edward III's Master of War. But the title is as much a curse as a blessing....
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The story just gets better.
- By 1trikp0ny on 05-21-24
By: David Gilman
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Essex Dogs
- A Novel
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War....
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Mixed feelings, but a wonderful first!
- By Matthew K. on 03-17-23
By: Dan Jones
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The Stone Witch of Florence
- By: Anna Rasche
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick.
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Dynamic character
- By Anonymous User on 11-07-24
By: Anna Rasche
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War of the Wolf
- A Novel
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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While Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems a peaceful life is not to be - as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other....
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Not the End
- By Nicole on 10-04-18
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Excalibur
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In Excalibur, we follow Arthur and Derfel to that enormous struggle and incredible victory. It not only throws the Saxons back, but reunites Arthur and Guinevere....
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An Original Story from a legend?
- By Laurel on 04-08-15
By: Bernard Cornwell
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To the Sun
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book Eleven
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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On Gotland Sidroc wakes from a disturbing dream; one of his sons, Hrald or Yrling–perhaps both–are in trouble. Both are in far-off Angle-land, and beyond his reach.
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Fabulous narration to a great book
- By Krista on 10-25-24
By: Octavia Randolph
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The Emperor's Sword
- Chivalry, Book 6
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John....
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Great as always
- By Grady on 04-28-24
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The Dance Tree
- A Novel
- By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Narrated by: Ruta Gedmintas
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause or rest, and when hundreds of other women join her, the men running the city declare a state of emergency....
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Best fiction I’ve listened to in years!
- By angela on 07-18-24
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The Irish Princess
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, is brutally deposed, and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile.
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Couldn’t get past the narrator
- By Amazon Customer on 10-03-24
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Tangled Up with the Highlander
- Return of the Highlanders, Book 2
- By: Julie Johnstone
- Narrated by: Timothy Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Desperate to keep his children and clan from starving, Laird Alasdair MacLachlan joins the ranks of mercenaries searching for the missing lass of a powerful clan.
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Narrator is fantastic
- By Teresa on 10-03-24
By: Julie Johnstone
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The Scottish Boy
- By: Alex de Campi
- Narrated by: Richard Pearce
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights....
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Unexpectedly wonderful
- By Salrena on 02-07-23
By: Alex de Campi
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Matrix
- A Novel
- By: Lauren Groff
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease....
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Wonderful story well written and narratives
- By ReallyNelie on 09-25-21
By: Lauren Groff
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Shield-Maiden: Under the Howling Moon
- The Road to Valhalla, Book 1
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In my dreams, Odin whispers to me. He tells me I'm destined to wield a legendary sword. He tells me my road will bring me to Valhalla. But when I wake, I'm only Hervor. Fatherless. Unloved. Unwanted. Jarl Bjartmar, my grandfather, calls me cursed....
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IM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK!
- By Raelea on 07-25-20
By: Melanie Karsak
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War Lord
- A Novel
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Bernard Cornwell, Matt Bates
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea - and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle....
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Epic end to an epic series!
- By Patryk Buczynski on 05-02-21
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Baron's War
- Border Knight, Book 3
- By: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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When Prince Arthur is murdered and the French begin to take Normandy, Sir Thomas finds himself isolated and alone. The Norman barons conspire against King John and the English knight has a dilemma....
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Very good performance, fun and fast.
- By David on 08-04-24
By: Griff Hosker
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The Raven and the Nine
- The Viking Blood and Blade Saga, Book 6
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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879 AD, Norway. Halvdan, son of Ragnar Lothbrok and King of Dublin, is locked in a savage war with Irish Dubgaill warriors in a battle for supremacy of Ireland’s coastal strongholds....
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- By michael on 10-05-23
By: Peter Gibbons
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His Black Tongue
- By: Mitchell Luthi
- Narrated by: Anna Capraro, Scott Miller
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Dead things have been found in the fields of Enfaire, a God-fearing town north of Reams. Not just dead things, but twisted forms…unholy shapes. And there are rumors of a blasphemous union and of fell creatures that haunt the night....
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Quite a mix.
- By Michael S. Henderson on 10-09-24
By: Mitchell Luthi
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The Greatest Knight: The Unsung Story of the Queen’s Champion
- William Marshal, Book 2
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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12th century, England: A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine....
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Great listen
- By Ann on 11-08-24
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Warlord's War
- The Anarchy Series, Book 11
- By: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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King Stephen is captured and the Civil War seems over until disaster strikes while the Earl of Cleveland is in Normandy. The Empress' forces are routed and the Earl of Gloucester is captured.
By: Griff Hosker
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Highland Raven
- The Celtic Blood Series, Book 1
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Destined to become Queen of Scotland. Bound by blood to the Celtic gods....
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Grabbed my soul
- By korinka on 08-28-16
By: Melanie Karsak
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The Wrath of Ivar
- The Second Book in the Viking Blood and Blade Saga
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Nicholas Jordan
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Hundr and the crew of the warship Seaworm are hunted by Ivar the Boneless, a pitiless warrior of incomparable fury and weapon skill....
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Great story
- By Jim Gonzales on 08-12-24
By: Peter Gibbons
New releases
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Eleanore of Avignon
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth DeLozier
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Provence, 1347. Eleanore (Elea) Blanchet is a young midwife and herbalist with remarkable skills. But as she learned the day her mother died, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is draw attention to herself. She attends patients in her home city of Avignon, spends time with her father and twin sister, gathers herbs in the surrounding woods, and dreams of the freedom to pursue her calling without fear.
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The Sheen on the Silk
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 23 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Arriving in Constantinople in 1273, Anna Zarides vows to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, maneuvering close to the key players involved in her brother’s fate, including Zoe Chrysaphes, a devious noblewoman with her own hidden agenda, and Giuliano Dandolo, a ship’s captain conflicted by his growing feelings for Anastasius.
By: Anne Perry
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Matrix (Romanian Edition)
- By: Lauren Groff, Brîndușa Cotea - translator
- Narrated by: Ilinca Hărnuț
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Dorință mascată de putere sau devotament sincer față de aproape? Aceasta e doar una dintre întrebările pe care le pune în lumină romanul lui Groff. Marie, o bastardă la curtea regală franceză, e trimisă la vârsta de șaptesprezece ani să se ocupe în Anglia de o mănăstire aflată în paragină. Odată devenită stareță, Marie (viitoarea poetă faimoasă pentru laiurile sale) o reconstruiește din temelii: dintr-un loc stăpânit de foamete și boală, abația ajunge să le ofere siguranță și prosperitate măicuțelor.
By: Lauren Groff, and others
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Rebellion
- Chronicles of the Black Lion, Book 1
- By: Richard Cullen
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King Philip Augustus of France, looks to King John’s crown with a covetous eye. But King John must be wary of rebellion, as well as invasion, for even his own barons would see their king unseated, and the French pretender put in his place. Thrust amid this tumult is young Estienne Wace, orphan squire to Earl William Marshal – the greatest knight to ever serve the kings of England.
By: Richard Cullen
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The Thief and the Nightingale
- A novel of medieval Spain
- By: K. M. Butler
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Toledo, Spain, AD 1094. When the Almoravids swept away the music, freedom, and religious harmony of Muslim-controlled al-Andalus during their conquest of southern Spain, Yasin Ibn Faraj lost the culture of his beloved home. Disowned after disobeying his family’s command to convert to Islam, he follows other Christian Mozarabs north to Toledo. There, Yasin clings to wine, women, music, and luxury that the Almoravids forbade. Though his tastes are expensive, his skill at leatherworking and thievery lets him indulge them. But, one misjudged theft sees him arrested and dismissed by his ...
By: K. M. Butler
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The Plague Doctor
- By: Andrew Friede
- Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Plague Doctor is a historical novel that follows the travels of a Jewish physician and his lawyer brother during the Black Death of 1347. They have lost their wives and children to plague, and devastated, they leave Florence to restart their lives. As the brothers traverse medieval Europe, they meld their medical and legal skills to resolve dilemmas engendered by a rapidly changing world. Along the way the meet two sisters—a midwife and a banker—whom they hope to marry and join them in moving to Poland (whose king is welcoming Jewish immigrants).
By: Andrew Friede
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Eleanore of Avignon
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth DeLozier
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Provence, 1347. Eleanore (Elea) Blanchet is a young midwife and herbalist with remarkable skills. But as she learned the day her mother died, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is draw attention to herself. She attends patients in her home city of Avignon, spends time with her father and twin sister, gathers herbs in the surrounding woods, and dreams of the freedom to pursue her calling without fear.
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The Sheen on the Silk
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 23 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Arriving in Constantinople in 1273, Anna Zarides vows to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, maneuvering close to the key players involved in her brother’s fate, including Zoe Chrysaphes, a devious noblewoman with her own hidden agenda, and Giuliano Dandolo, a ship’s captain conflicted by his growing feelings for Anastasius.
By: Anne Perry
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Matrix (Romanian Edition)
- By: Lauren Groff, Brîndușa Cotea - translator
- Narrated by: Ilinca Hărnuț
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Dorință mascată de putere sau devotament sincer față de aproape? Aceasta e doar una dintre întrebările pe care le pune în lumină romanul lui Groff. Marie, o bastardă la curtea regală franceză, e trimisă la vârsta de șaptesprezece ani să se ocupe în Anglia de o mănăstire aflată în paragină. Odată devenită stareță, Marie (viitoarea poetă faimoasă pentru laiurile sale) o reconstruiește din temelii: dintr-un loc stăpânit de foamete și boală, abația ajunge să le ofere siguranță și prosperitate măicuțelor.
By: Lauren Groff, and others
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Rebellion
- Chronicles of the Black Lion, Book 1
- By: Richard Cullen
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King Philip Augustus of France, looks to King John’s crown with a covetous eye. But King John must be wary of rebellion, as well as invasion, for even his own barons would see their king unseated, and the French pretender put in his place. Thrust amid this tumult is young Estienne Wace, orphan squire to Earl William Marshal – the greatest knight to ever serve the kings of England.
By: Richard Cullen
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The Thief and the Nightingale
- A novel of medieval Spain
- By: K. M. Butler
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Toledo, Spain, AD 1094. When the Almoravids swept away the music, freedom, and religious harmony of Muslim-controlled al-Andalus during their conquest of southern Spain, Yasin Ibn Faraj lost the culture of his beloved home. Disowned after disobeying his family’s command to convert to Islam, he follows other Christian Mozarabs north to Toledo. There, Yasin clings to wine, women, music, and luxury that the Almoravids forbade. Though his tastes are expensive, his skill at leatherworking and thievery lets him indulge them. But, one misjudged theft sees him arrested and dismissed by his ...
By: K. M. Butler
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The Plague Doctor
- By: Andrew Friede
- Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Plague Doctor is a historical novel that follows the travels of a Jewish physician and his lawyer brother during the Black Death of 1347. They have lost their wives and children to plague, and devastated, they leave Florence to restart their lives. As the brothers traverse medieval Europe, they meld their medical and legal skills to resolve dilemmas engendered by a rapidly changing world. Along the way the meet two sisters—a midwife and a banker—whom they hope to marry and join them in moving to Poland (whose king is welcoming Jewish immigrants).
By: Andrew Friede