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The Cycle of Galand
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 10
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 26 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The world of Rale is being consumed by Nolost, the entity of destruction. There are only days left to stop him, and only one man who can: the nethermancer Dante Galand. But the mentor who would have shown him how has just been slain by Nolost's armies. With his last hopes fading, Dante hatches a mad plan: travel into the afterlife, find his dead mentor, and finish training in the ancient technique to kill the entity.
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The ending
- By Anonymous User on 12-13-24
- The Cycle of Galand
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 10
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
I'm going to miss my character friends.
Reviewed: 07-20-24
A great culmination to an amazing series. After years I will hate to think that I never get to see my character buddies again, but I also worry that dragging them back out to save the world again would be exhausting. I'm eager to see what the author comes out with next.
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One More Last Time
- A LitRPG/GameLit Novel (The Good Guys, Book 1)
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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He thought it was the end, and his gun sat ready to make sure. But an oddball offer from his last friend comes at the literal last second. Curiosity gets the best of him, and he finds himself sucked into iNcarn8, a game claiming to be a whole new life. Now, as Montana, the larger-than-life tank warrior, he has one more last time to get his life right.
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ignore the short read time
- By Thomas bankston on 07-13-19
- One More Last Time
- A LitRPG/GameLit Novel (The Good Guys, Book 1)
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Overall enjoyable with some minor irks
Reviewed: 08-13-20
I really enjoyed this. The constant stats and flavor text could have been skipped though.
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More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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Make sure the kids aren’t around! Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the art of the children’s bedtime story. Nick Offerman presents this collection of 12 short stories written in the style of a classic kids' tale, but with a decidedly dark and adult approach. What really happened after Snow White died, from the perspective of the one medically trained dwarf? A naive wizard professor reports back from the trenches of an underprivileged school of magic. And much more!
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Probably not for everyone
- By Katie on 05-03-19
- More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, Dave Hill
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, Gary Anthony Williams
Performance was excellent
Reviewed: 07-18-19
Every moment listening to Nick Offerman is like a precious gem, but multiple stories were kind of hit-or-miss.
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Red Seas Under Red Skies
- By: Scott Lynch
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 25 hrs and 34 mins
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After a brutal battle with the underworld that nearly destroyed him, Locke Lamora and his trusted sidekick, Jean, fled the island city of their birth and landed on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their wounds. But even at this westernmost edge of civilization, they can't rest for long - and they are soon back doing what they do best: stealing from the undeserving rich and pocketing the proceeds for themselves.
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This is how you write a series!
- By Anthony on 06-07-10
- Red Seas Under Red Skies
- By: Scott Lynch
- Narrated by: Michael Page
One of my favorites
Reviewed: 09-21-18
Lynch invests so much story into this book, that it feels like it shouldn't be feasible. It's "larger on the inside" as it were and that is a fantastic thing to experience. Dialogue is snappy, storylines are brilliantly unraveled.
There is an argument I heard once (can't remember where) that says if you write about a chair, at some point a character better sit in that chair. Lynch doesn't adhere to these rules. He fills an amphitheater filled with chairs and you only discover later on which one was important. But the rest of the chairs richly populate the setting.
The world of the Gentleman bastards is one I would love to explore in depth, but I am grateful of the author that he doesn't. I don't have the mysterious glow in the fog explained. I don't have the depth of the chasm defined. And in doing so he keeps you suspended in his world, eager to explore and never bored of the results.
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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There's a reason We Are Legion was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself.
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Ignore the Publisher's Summary! This is Amazing!
- By PW on 04-12-17
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Fun, and explorative, but with not much depth
Reviewed: 10-05-17
Fun read. Bit too heavy on references. About as much depth as this review has.
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The Wound of the World
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 3
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 21 hrs and 5 mins
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Dante and Blays have forced Gladdic from the Collen Basin. But the victory might be only the first battle in a much larger war. With the land on the brink of starvation and politically fractured, Dante and Blays scramble to secure Collen's food, borders, and allies. Before their work is done, rumor arrives from Mallon. The enemy is mustering for another attack. Even if Collen can weather the coming storm, there's no guarantee their independence will last out the year.
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Absolute Genius
- By D F on 05-13-17
- The Wound of the World
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 3
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
This series and this author are hidden gems.
Reviewed: 05-11-17
The first cycle takes roughly half a book to get going, but its well worth the wait as soon as the relationship between Andre and Blaze (disregard the names for now, they grow on you) forms. From there on out it is a fantastic series that continually blurs the lines between good and evil. This second series does not fall short by any means, and helps build a world that is truly fascinating. It feels very much like buddycop fantasy, much in the same way as Scott Lynch or Michael Sullivan create with their series. Just the right amount of brutality, without going so far overboard that it feels like he's trying too hard to be edgy.
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Blood of Dragons
- Volume Four of the Rain Wilds Chronicles
- By: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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Years ago, the magnificent dragon queen Tintaglia forged a bargain with the inhabitants of the treacherous Rain Wilds. In exchange for her protection against enemy invaders, the humans promised to protect an unhatched brood of dragons. But when the dragons emerged as weak and misshapen hatchlings unable to fend for themselves, dragonkind seemed doomed to extinction. When even Tintaglia deserted the crippled young dragons, the Rain Wilders abandoned the burden of caring for the destructive and ravenous creatures.
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THAT'S JEALOUSY NOT LOVE
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-01-14
- Blood of Dragons
- Volume Four of the Rain Wilds Chronicles
- By: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Several redeeming qualities, but also many flaws
Reviewed: 04-27-17
The series more than any other I've read has this reoccurring theme that women secretely enjoy rape and that women enjoy being chased. It tries to balance anti rape sentiment but its just way too much for a series.
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The Cycle of Arawn
- The Complete Trilogy
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 65 hrs and 54 mins
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The White Tree (book one): In Mallon the dark magic of the nether has been banned for centuries. Its users have been driven out or killed. Its secrets lost. But the holy book of the nethermancers has just been found by a boy named Dante. As he works to unlock the book's power, he's attacked in the street. The nethermancers aren't gone—and they want their book back. Caught between death cultists and the law, Dante fights for his life, aided by his growing skills and a brash bodyguard named Blays.
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In Response to the Criticism from Other Reviewers
- By Jonah on 06-11-17
- The Cycle of Arawn
- The Complete Trilogy
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
completely underrated
Reviewed: 04-04-16
I bought the series not expecting much because who gives 3 books for 1 credit. man I was wrong. loved it amd picked up the next in the series!
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Heroes Die
- The First of the Acts of Caine
- By: Matthew Stover
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 22 hrs and 28 mins
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Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions.
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Don't Let the Cover Turn You Off
- By Paul on 08-13-12
- Heroes Die
- The First of the Acts of Caine
- By: Matthew Stover
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Wait for it....
Reviewed: 02-03-16
Would you listen to Heroes Die again? Why?
Not for a while. Only because I have a huge backlog of reading to do, but yeah I think if I stepped away from it, and picked up another book in the series, I would give it a relisten.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Heroes Die?
Well I don't want to spoil it, so I don't really want to say. But basically after a time your perspective of the characters and storyline changes.
Which scene was your favorite?
The dungeon and the bridge.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There were a few laughs.
Any additional comments?
So when I first started listening to the book, I started thumbing through my library thinking "alright what can I get to next." I even considered stopping the book short and jumping onto something else. I'm actually really glad that I didn't.
I think it started at the first point in which the protagonist, meets the major "antagonist", that it starts to turn around for me, but that isn't (as far as Audible Chapters are concerned 38 chapters into the story. And really at that point it's only the start of it moving in the direction that really got me liking it. I eventually got hooked.
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