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Isaac Steele and the Forever Man
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- De: Daniel Rigby
- Narrado por: Daniel Rigby
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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Agent Isaac Steele has problems. He spends all his splibs on drink and drugs. He has some deep-seated and very much unresolved issues with his parents. And his robotic partner at Greatest Britain’s Department of Clarification, Dr Timothy Stephens, is ruled more by his heart than his hard drive. But all these issues take a back seat when Isaac stumbles upon a case involving the most sensitive information in the cosmos - a Never File, inaccessible to all except those with the highest clearance. He is expressly forbidden to involve himself. So naturally he does.
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Bombastic comedic rollercoster
- De Hillary en 09-14-21
- Isaac Steele and the Forever Man
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- De: Daniel Rigby
- Narrado por: Daniel Rigby
What a wonderfully crazy story!
Revisado: 11-29-24
This story is lively, rather quirky and was so much fun to listen to.
Laughed a lot - Agent Steele says and does what we dare not say or do ourselves ;-)
Fantastic satire and a good story that is easy to listen to, even a bit of romance.
The performance took a little getting used to - I initially adjusted the speed a little, but soon realized that it’s perfect for the book!
Enjoy! 😊
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Revelation Space
- De: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 22 h y 12 m
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Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight. Now one scientist, Dan Sylveste, will stop at nothing to solve the Amarantin riddle before ancient history repeats itself. With no other resources at his disposal, Sylveste forges a dangerous alliance with the cyborg crew of the starship Nostalgia for Infinity. But as he closes in on the secret, a killer closes in on him because the Amarantin were destroyed for a reason.
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Defeated
- De Eoin en 07-15-12
- Revelation Space
- De: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrado por: John Lee
A difficult listen, but good world building
Revisado: 11-18-24
The story is good, I enjoyed the science, archeology and futuristic technology ideas. The characters and cultures are quirky, but rich and creative.
I also like the detailed descriptions of the worlds, characters, textiles, ships and of course the mysterious jugglers, ancient aliens and shrouds.
If you want an easy progression story, this is not a book for you. It is a rich narrative with interwoven threads, spanning across timelines and planets.
However, the narrator and producer have not given this book the opportunity that it is owed.
You’ll need to pay attention, because it seems the production team did not. There are many occasions that you’re listening to a setting, time and group of characters - and with hardly a pause you’re in another setting, time and group of characters - as if it is part of the same paragraph.
I found using good quality noise cancellation headphones helped with the narrator’s tendency to drop off at the end of sentences, which makes it hard to hear the last few words of many sentences.
Many other reviews suggest to rather read the book instead of audio.
I will give the other titles a try, just hope that the narrator improves as much as other reviews report.
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Under Lock & Skeleton Key
- A Secret Staircase Mystery
- De: Gigi Pandian
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 9 h y 45 m
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After a disastrous accident derails Tempest Raj’s career, and life, she heads back to her childhood home in California to comfort herself with her grandfather’s Indian home-cooked meals. Though she resists, every day brings her closer to the inevitable: working for her father’s company. Secret Staircase Construction specializes in bringing the magic of childhood to all by transforming clients’ homes with sliding bookcases, intricate locks, backyard treehouses, and hidden reading nooks.
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Don’t listen at regular speed!
- De Chibiusa en 05-08-22
- Under Lock & Skeleton Key
- A Secret Staircase Mystery
- De: Gigi Pandian
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
Good Story - Gigi’s creativity is wonderful
Revisado: 01-12-24
I was initially a bit disappointed and kind of put off by the cadence of the narrator in the first few chapters. I think that I am used to Julia Motyka in the Alchemist series for Gigi’s books. But hang in there - Soneela gets her cadence more comfortable and it becomes easier to listen to. The story has Gigi’s creativity and detail that, if you already like her writing style, comes through once Soneela gets her rhythm and the narration is less awkward. Enjoy :-)
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The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem
- Accidental Alchemist Mysteries, Book 7
- De: Gigi Pandian
- Narrado por: Julia Motyka
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Alchemist Zoe Faust is no stranger to magical mayhem, but when her boyfriend's new tea shop is vandalized and his special tea blends stolen, she plunges into a baffling mystery to save him. The clues lead Zoe and her gargoyle sidekick Dorian to an eerie mansion high in the Portland hills, filled with creeping carnivorous plants and enigmatic topiary monsters. When they stumble across a corpse in the conservatory that appears to have been killed by sinister shrubbery, an estranged member of the family is implicated in the murder.
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I love the series but this one not as much.
- De C. Woods en 11-11-23
- The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem
- Accidental Alchemist Mysteries, Book 7
- De: Gigi Pandian
- Narrado por: Julia Motyka
Wonderful creativity and characters as always
Revisado: 01-10-24
The story kept me interested and guessing, great threads and red herrings, great humour and gentle moments. I also love how Gigi’s characters don’t get stale, and she doesn’t rely on “filling in” sequel titles with repetitions of content as some authors do. Each of the Alchemist books are fantastic and wholesome stories, and of course I simply adore Dorian :-) Highly recommend **all** of Gigi’s books.
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Critical Mass
- Expeditionary Force, Book 10
- De: Craig Alanson
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 19 h y 25 m
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The Merry Band of Pirates are in desperate trouble after the end of their last mission, and the real danger to humanity is just getting started. Hostile aliens have discovered there is something odd going on with wormholes in the galaxy, and their investigations could lead to finding a shortcut to Earth....
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Money Grabber.
- De Amazon Customer en 08-06-20
- Critical Mass
- Expeditionary Force, Book 10
- De: Craig Alanson
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
Still love the humor and interaction btw skippy and the crew '
Revisado: 09-18-23
There are some reviews that criticize the repetition but for me it reminds you of all the crazy ideas and how all the crazy ideas help new crazy ideas. The author has great ideas and imagination and the narrator really boys those ideas to life on audio book format that could be lost when only reading the books
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Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- De: Craig Alanson
- Narrado por: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, y otros
- Duración: 5 h y 58 m
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After the latest mission of the starship Flying Dutchman, Earth is safe not just for a year, but for hundreds of years. The ship’s weary crew wonders what they will do with their lives in peacetime, but the enemy has other plans, and there is danger on the Homefront. Starring Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and everyone's favorite AI, Skippy the Magnificent, alongside a full cast. Includes plenty of pew-pew-pew, original sound composition, and maybe some singing by R.C. Bray.
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Great effort with potential, not the best executed
- De Rialtus en 06-18-19
- Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- De: Craig Alanson
- Narrado por: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Lisa Renee Pitts, P. J. Ochlan, Peter Berkrot, full cast
Just love this series
Revisado: 09-18-23
The stories/chapters that were concurrent or narrated after an event from one group was a nice spin on the format of the book.
Great narration as always and the crazy ideas are still fresh and fun.
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The Driver
- A Suspense Thriller (A Reed & Billie Novel, Book 8)
- De: Dustin Stevens
- Narrado por: Scott R. Smith
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
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Eighteen months ago, Detective Reed Mattox didn’t just lose his partner, the woman he met on his first day at the police academy and worked with for the entirety of his career thereafter. He lost his confidante. His sounding board. His support system. His best friend. Victim to a senseless shooting during a routine traffic stop, the details of that night are still as elusive to Reed as they were more than a year before.
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Closure
- De Jackie Lowther en 10-03-24
- The Driver
- A Suspense Thriller (A Reed & Billie Novel, Book 8)
- De: Dustin Stevens
- Narrado por: Scott R. Smith
Enjoyable story again
Revisado: 06-26-23
Reed and Billie make a great team, storylines always keep your interest - looking forward to the next one 🙂
Reed’s inner turmoil quite tangible, which adds some grit to the underlying story that has followed the series.
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Keep Moving
- And Other Tips and Truths About Aging
- De: Dick Van Dyke
- Narrado por: Dick Van Dyke
- Duración: 5 h y 20 m
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With a fun and folksy way of addressing its audience, Keep Moving serves as an instruction audiobook on how to embrace old age with a positive attitude. The chapters are filled with exclusive personal anecdotes that explore various themes on aging: how to adapt to the physical and social changes, deal with loss of friends and loved ones, stay current, fall in love again, and "keep moving" every day like there's no tomorrow.
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Disappointed with aspects of this audiobook.
- De vasilios en 11-08-15
- Keep Moving
- And Other Tips and Truths About Aging
- De: Dick Van Dyke
- Narrado por: Dick Van Dyke
Everything I expected and more!
Revisado: 06-24-23
Dick van Dyk remains my favorite actor, dancer and entertainer. Hope to carry on living life like you, Dick ! :-)
Thank you for this book :-)
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Impact Winter
- De: Travis Beacham
- Narrado por: full cast
- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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From executive producers of The Walking Dead and Travis Beacham, the writer of Pacific Rim, comes a heart-stopping Audible Original featuring a brilliant British cast. It’s the near future and seven years since a comet hit the earth and blotted out the sun. The world is a dark, frozen landscape. And then, beastly creatures emerge and take over. A story of apocalypse, horror, and adventure, Impact Winter is a wholly original new saga created just for Audible with immersive 3D audio that dares you to pop in your earbuds and listen in the dark.
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can't stand the sounds
- De Joseph en 02-18-22
- Impact Winter
- De: Travis Beacham
- Narrado por: full cast
I really enjoyed this!
Revisado: 06-12-23
I'm surprised at all the negative reviews, but each to their own I suppose. I have always enjoyed "radio" stories that we used to listen to as kids, so this was great! Well done to writer and cast, can’t wait for season 2!
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A Time to Every Purpose
- De: Ian Andrew
- Narrado por: Sarah Kempton
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
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An accidental discovery allows real-time monitoring of historical events, but the regime is wary of its potential effects and bans its use for anything other than Reichsführer-approved criminal investigations. But the young scientist who discovered it, Leigh Wilson, has her own secrets and is determined to use what she has found for the greater good.
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A wonderful example of the category!
- De Matthew en 11-29-21
- A Time to Every Purpose
- De: Ian Andrew
- Narrado por: Sarah Kempton
Great mix of time travel and faith
Revisado: 05-18-23
Really well written and captivating story, I was very pleasantly surprised. Narrator also made the story alive come.
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