The Gold Eaters
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Ronald Wright
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A sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of slaves and conquerors, and, above all, an enduring love that must overcome the forging of an empire.
Plucked from his small fishing village and captured by the conquistadors looking to plunder the gold of Peru, young Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances, caught up in history's throes. He finds himself at every major moment in the empire building of the Spanish explorers, including Francisco Pizarro, and in the culture clash and violent overthrow of the Incan leaders. He becomes an indispensable translator between the two worlds who must learn political gamesmanship in order to survive and so he can one day find the love of his life and be reunited with his family.
Based closely on real historical events, The Gold Eaters draws on Ronald Wright's expert knowledge of 16th-century South America as well as his imaginative ability to bring to life an unforgettable epoch and a world forged anew from violence and upheaval.
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He lost his honor long ago. Captain Kellas was lauded as the king's most faithful servant until the day he failed in his duty. Dismissed from service, his elite regiment disbanded, he left the royal palace and took up another life. Now a battle brews within the palace that threatens to reveal deadly secrets and spill over into open war. The king needs a loyal soldier to protect him. Can a disgraced man ever be trusted?"
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very engaging. Can't wait for book 2
- De Claudia Alderman en 01-15-16
De: Kate Elliott
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Battle of Kings
- De: M. K. Hume
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 99
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 80
In the town of Segontium a wild storm washes a fugitive ashore. He brutally rapes the granddaughter of the ruler of the Deceangli tribe, leaving her to bear his son, Myrddion Merlinus (Merlin). Spurned as a demon seed, the child is raised by his grandmother and, as soon as he turns nine, he is apprenticed to a skilled alchemist who hones the boy’s remarkable gift of prophecy. Meanwhile, the High King of the Britons, Vortigern, is rebuilding the ancient fortress at Dinas Emrys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Underrated book author and narrator!
- De Brittany en 04-15-22
De: M. K. Hume
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Funeral Games
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- De: Mary Renault
- Narrado por: Roger May
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India.After Alexander's death in 323 B.C. his only direct heirs were two unborn sons and a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives and generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army. Most failed and were killed in the attempt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Postmortem of an Empire and the Dream that United
- De James en 02-26-15
De: Mary Renault
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Shadowmarch
- Shadowmarch, Volume I
- De: Tad Williams
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 29 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 724
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 555
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 561
For generations the misty Shadowline has marked the boundary between the lands of men and the lost northern lands that are the lair of their inhuman enemies, the ageless Qar. But now that boundary line is moving outward, threatening to engulf the northernmost land in which humans still live - the kingdom of Southmarch.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's the characters that matter...
- De JC en 11-09-10
De: Tad Williams
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The Bone Doll's Twin
- Tamir Triad, Book 1
- De: Lynn Flewelling
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine, Lynn Flewelling
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 517
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 524
As people start to recall the Oracle's prophecy, Erius begins to quietly kill off his female relatives who pose the only threat to his monarchy. Constantly in fear for her life, Princess Ariani the King's sister, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. But Ariani is married to Lord Rhius, the patron of the powerful wizard Iya, and Iya has sinister plans for the babes.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a bad beginning, but . . .
- De bluestatereader en 12-29-10
De: Lynn Flewelling
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A Shadow in Summer
- Long Price Quartet, Book 1
- De: Daniel Abraham
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 14 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 309
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 273
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 270
The powerful city-state of Saraykeht is a bastion of peace and culture, a major center of commerce and trade. Its economy depends on the power of the captive spirit Seedless, an and at bound to the poet-sorcerer Heshai for life. Enter the Galts, an empire committed to laying waste to all lands with their ferocious army. Saraykeht has always been too strong for the Galts to attack, but now they see an opportunity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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REALLY Hard to Rate!
- De Trip Williams en 04-27-15
De: Daniel Abraham
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Quillifer
- Quillifer, Book 1
- De: Walter Jon Williams
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 18 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
Quillifer is young, serially in love, studying law, and living each day keenly aware that his beloved homeport of Ethlebight risks closure due to silting of the harbor. His concerns for the future become much more immediate when he returns from a summery assignation to find his city attacked by Aekoi pirates, leading to brigands in the streets and his family and friends in chains.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The opposite of George R R Martin (in a good way)
- De A reader en 10-30-17
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Kushiel's Dart
- De: Jacqueline Carey
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 31 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,741
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,040
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,058
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good...and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Kushiel series in order
- De Glen Gaines en 10-27-09
De: Jacqueline Carey
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Hand of Isis
- De: Jo Graham
- Narrado por: Gigi Shane
- Duración: 16 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Charmian is handmaiden to Cleopatra. She is also an oracle, gifted with ancient memories that may hold the key to preserving Egypt. Through blood and fire, war and peace, love and death, she will face a desperate struggle that will remake the future of the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Reader does not know how to pronounce words
- De Gail N. en 07-31-19
De: Jo Graham
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The Last Jew
- De: Noah Gordon
- Narrado por: Phillip Church
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 107
In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. Yonah Toledano, the 15-year-old son of a celebrated Spanish silversmith, has seen his father and brother die during terrible days - victims whose murders go almost unnoticed in a time of mass upheaval. Trapped in Spain by circumstances, he is determined to honor the memory of his family by remaining a Jew. On a donkey named Moise, Yonah begins a meandering journey, a young fugitive zigzagging across the vastness of Spain.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing narration
- De karen inbal glickman en 04-09-19
De: Noah Gordon
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Oath of Fealty
- Paladin's Legacy, Book 1
- De: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrado por: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 943
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 947
Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter follows her dream of becoming a hero out of legend by running away to join the army. Military life and warfare aren't anything like she imagined - yet she holds to both her duty and her dreams. Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold tell of her rise to become the paladin who saves a kingdom. In this new trilogy, Paks's former comrades in Duke Phelan's Company assume new roles and the story turns to follow their adventures.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More Moon Magic
- De James en 04-20-10
De: Elizabeth Moon
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Magic Casement
- A Man of His Word, Book 1
- De: Dave Duncan
- Narrado por: Mil Nicholson
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 403
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 367
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 367
Princess Inos lived an idyllic life in her fathers' sleepy, backwater kingdom, and she was best friends with her childhood companion, the stableboy, Rap. But when a prophecy seemed to say Inos should be married, she was exiled to the Impire to learn to be a lady. She was far away when Rap's magical talents began to emerge, and it was he who told her of the fate awaiting them both.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favorite Fantasy Series
- De Sean Dustman en 10-12-12
De: Dave Duncan
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Cup of Gold
- A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
- De: John Steinbeck, Susan F. Beegel - introduction
- Narrado por: Ronan Vibert
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 116
From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not your usual Steinbeck novel
- De Andrew en 06-03-15
De: John Steinbeck, y otros
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Goddess of Yesterday
- De: Caroline B. Cooney
- Narrado por: Christina Moore
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Spirited and pretty, Anaxandra is playmate to King Nicandor’s crippled daughter, Callisto, until pirates attack Nicandor’s small Greek island kingdom and slay everyone except Anaxandra. When Sparta’s King Menalaus comes to investigate, Anaxandra assumes the identity of Princess Callisto to avoid becoming a slave. But Menalaus’ beautiful half-goddess wife, Helen, doubts the girl’s story. Worse, Helen is about to join forces with Trojan prince Paris. Now Anaxandra must reinvent herself in a desperate attempt to prevent war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Exploration of Greek Legends
- De Rebekah Marie en 11-03-24
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Ben-Hur
- A Tale of the Christ
- De: Carol Wallace
- Narrado por: Firdous Bamji
- Duración: 14 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 115
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 115
Now a major motion picture from MGM and Paramount studios, the story follows Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman whose childhood friend, Messala, betrays him. Accused of trying to murder the new Roman governor in Jerusalem, Judah is sentenced to the galley ships and vows to seek revenge against the Romans and Messala. But a chance encounter with a carpenter from Nazareth sets Judah on a different path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Maginificient remake
- De Amazon Customer en 07-23-16
De: Carol Wallace
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Orion
- Orion Series, Book 1
- De: Ben Bova
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 706
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 454
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 459
John O'Ryan is not a god...not exactly. He is an eternal warrior destined to combat the Dark Lord through all time for dominion of the Earth. Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his enemy down the halls of time, from the caves of our ancestors to the final confrontation under the hammer of nuclear annihilation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cornucopia of Genre's
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 06-10-12
De: Ben Bova