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He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure
- He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 40,042
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35,807
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35,725
It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great!
- By tb3 on 03-10-21
- He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure
- He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
Mediocre
Reviewed: 09-22-24
The great narrator is the only reason I stuck with it to the end.
The world isn't particularly interesting or new, but the foregoes and real character development or over arching plot in favor of focusing on exposition and world building.
The dialog is hit or miss with lines that are supposed to come off as witty landing as flat as a high schooler writing fan fiction for The West Wing.
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Jennifer Hale
- Length: 32 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,495
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,709
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,711
During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste the credit
- By mike on 09-26-20
- To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Jennifer Hale
Hard pass as an audiobook
Reviewed: 07-05-22
Applying a principle of charity, maybe this book would be better in print. As an audibook though, the pace is way too slow and not enjoyable. I gave it five hours before giving up.
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Aspects
- By: John M. Ford, Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story3 out of 5 stars 29
John M. Ford was the kind of writer that made audiences’ eyes light up and made other writers want to either worship him or assassinate him. He was a brilliant stylist and clever storyteller. He wrote everything. Short stories (award winners), novels (award winners), plays, poetry (award-winning), sketches, comedy monologs, games, Star Trek™ tie-ins, puzzles and parodies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very good for what it is
- By Randi on 04-26-22
- Aspects
- By: John M. Ford, Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Very good for what it is
Reviewed: 04-26-22
Just be aware that the novel is incomplete because it will leave you wanting more and not by design. It really a shame we'll never get to explore this world fully as I enjoyed the set up and the characters that were introduced.
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Outland
- Quantum Earth, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,299
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,664
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,606
When an experiment to study quantum uncertainty goes spectacularly wrong, physics student Bill Rustad and his friends find that they have accidentally created an inter-dimensional portal. They connect to Outland - an alternate Earth with identical geology, but where humans never evolved. The group races to establish control of the portal before the government, the military, or evildoers can take it away. Then everything changes when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts in an explosion large enough to destroy civilization and kill half the planet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I made myself finish. Glad I did.
- By RJPF on 05-26-19
- Outland
- Quantum Earth, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Taylor and Porter Do It Again
Reviewed: 04-08-22
A very entertaining story performed wonderfully. I anxiously await the next entry in the series.
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The Phoenix Conspiracy
- The Phoenix Conspiracy Series Book 1
- By: Richard L. Sanders
- Narrated by: Matthew Ebel
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4 out of 5 stars 56
Calvin, an intelligence operative, is sent to eliminate a dangerous traitor. But, as he chases his prey across the stars, he realizes they are both pawns in a shadowy chess game. One that threatens humankind everywhere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Calvin Cross, the rising detective of the galaxy!!
- By E Jones on 12-07-22
- The Phoenix Conspiracy
- The Phoenix Conspiracy Series Book 1
- By: Richard L. Sanders
- Narrated by: Matthew Ebel
Mediocrity Defined
Reviewed: 03-25-22
It's not horrible, but it's also not good. It's the audio book equivalent of eating plain white bread that has started to go stale but remains edible if you're really hungry.
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Relic
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 825
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Story4 out of 5 stars 737
Once Homo sapiens reigned supreme, spreading from star system to star system in an empire that encountered no alien life and thus knew no enemy.... save itself. As had happened many times before, the most primal human instincts rose up, only this time armed with the advanced scientific knowledge to create a genetically engineered smart virus that quickly wiped out humanity to the last man. That man is Ruslan, the sole known surviving human being in the universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really fun story!
- By APLang on 08-16-18
- Relic
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
Skip the audiobook
Reviewed: 02-08-22
The story seemed okay, but it was hard to listen to for any extended period of time because the reader apparently graduated from the Calculon school of (over)acting.
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The Terminal List
- A Thriller
- By: Jack Carr
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 57,368
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 52,075
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51,881
On his last combat deployment, Lt. Cmdr. James Reece's entire team was killed in an ambush that also claimed the lives of the aircrew sent in to rescue them. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming, Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government. Now, with no family and free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons that he's learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward revenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Make way for Jack Carr!!!!
- By shelley on 03-08-18
- The Terminal List
- A Thriller
- By: Jack Carr
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Even Ray Porter can't save this book
Reviewed: 12-19-21
I downloaded this book for a road trip because I enjoyed Ray Porter's past work narrating the Bobiverse books as well as Project Hail Mary. Sadly, the source material is so poor that no narrator could save it, and Porter's talents go to waste.
The story is poorly paced with flat characters and an uninspired plot. The writing itself is choppy and amateurish more likely to priduce eye rolls than an emotional response.
Hard pass and thank you Audible for a generous refund policy.
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Nophek Gloss
- By: Essa Hansen
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4 out of 5 stars 141
Caiden's planet is destroyed. His family gone. And, his only hope for survival is a crew of misfit aliens and a mysterious ship that seems to have a soul and a universe of its own. Together they will show him that the universe is much bigger, much more advanced, and much more mysterious than Caiden had ever imagined. But the universe hides dangers as well, and soon Caiden has his own plans.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Cool Idea, poor story
- By Tim Bromley on 03-11-22
- Nophek Gloss
- By: Essa Hansen
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
Hard Pass
Reviewed: 09-11-21
I rarely, if ever, request a refund from Audible, but the writing in the first hour of this book is so bad that I cannot in good conscience keep this title.
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The Last Survivors Box Set
- The Complete Post Apocalyptic Series (Books 1-6)
- By: Bobby Adair, T.W. Piperbrook
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 50 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,720
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,335
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,329
The best-selling post-apocalyptic epic adventure the Last Survivors - the complete series of six audiobooks in one bundle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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what a great epic story!
- By Mags on 08-29-19
- The Last Survivors Box Set
- The Complete Post Apocalyptic Series (Books 1-6)
- By: Bobby Adair, T.W. Piperbrook
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
First Audible Book I ever sent back for a refund
Reviewed: 05-10-19
Boring, deriviative world - seriously, you were inspired by some ants and fungus and not The Last of Us? Yeah, right
The narrator isn't great, granted he isn't working with much
20 hours in and I was still looking for a plot, eventually decided enough was enough and it was time to give it up and kick it to the curb. I've had plenty of Audible books over the years that were mediocre, but this is the first book that was so bad that I'm taking Audible up on their generous refund policy.
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The World Was Never the Same: Events That Changed History
- By: J. Rufus Fears, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: J. Rufus Fears
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 901
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 809
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 804
History is made and defined by landmark events-moments that irrevocably changed the course of human civilization. They have given us: spiritual and political ideas; catastrophic battles and wars; scientific and technological advances; world leaders both influential and monstrous; and cultural works of unparalleled beauty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun course but Professor Fears is not for everyone
- By Quaker on 11-04-13
Disappointing
Reviewed: 07-08-18
One of the most disappointing courses by The Learning Company I've ever gone through.
In the areas Prof. Fears covered that I know well, I knew how he blatantly disregarded the controvery of some statements and where he got critical issues completely wrong, which makes me suspect of the eras I know less about.
His entire course is blatantly cenetered on European and US history, apparently Asia had no world effect except Budda, Chairman Mao, and being on the receiving end of the atomic bomb. Africa similarly has nothing to contribute to define the world after Ancient Eygpt, and much of that history was presented by reading the Bible is litteral history (Moses did in fact speak to a burning bush, not an allegory, never new a scholar whould admit to believing myth as truth).
In the end, this was not the college level course the Learning Company proports to provide, but rather reads like a bad middle school text book that sacrifices questions and debates for easy narratives.
Save your time and avoid this one.
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