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Empire in Black and Gold
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,009
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize. Only the ageing Stenwold Maker – spymaster, artificer and statesman – foresees the threat, as the empires’ armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities’ leaders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A hidden gem in Epic Fantasy
- By Blaise Ancona on 12-14-20
- Empire in Black and Gold
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
good beginning
Reviewed: 04-02-24
great world building, while the story was good I have been told by other fans that the series gets better after book 1.
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Cage of Souls
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 597
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 596
The sun is bloated, diseased, dying perhaps. Beneath its baneful light, Shadrapar, last of all cities, harbours fewer than 100,000 human souls. Built on the ruins of countless civilisations, Shadrapar is a museum, a midden, an asylum, a prison on a world that is ever more alien to humanity. Bearing witness to the desperate struggle for existence between life old and new is Stefan Advani: rebel, outlaw, prisoner, survivor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Slow Start, Strong Finish
- By Jacob McCollum on 05-01-23
- Cage of Souls
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
Fantastic Storytelling
Reviewed: 03-12-24
Amazing world building, a plethora of great characters and, and a heady mix of sci-fi, dying earth tropes, and horror. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for dying earth fiction or anyone ne looking for a good sci Fi/fantasy novel in general.
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Gangland
- By: Chuck Hogan
- Narrated by: Justin Price
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
In the late 1970s, The Outfit, led by Tony Accardo, has the entire city of Chicago in its grip. When the bracelet he bought his wife is stolen in a jewelry heist, Tony has his loyal soldier Nicky Passero track it down—by whatever means necessary. What Accardo doesn't know: Nicky has a secret which has made his life impossible and has put him in the pocket of the FBI.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Much better than I thought
- By robert l. on 05-06-24
- Gangland
- By: Chuck Hogan
- Narrated by: Justin Price
fantastic!
Reviewed: 04-27-23
Like a breath of fresh air. Hogan was concerned with telling a compelling and interesting story before anything else, which is an increasingly rare trait among fiction authors these days. For instance one of the characters sexual orientation was not the point of the story, the story wasn't written to serve that trait. Fantastic book.
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The Hollow Ones
- By: Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
Odessa Hardwicke's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, Walt Leppo, a decorated FBI agent who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer. The shooting, justified by self-defense, shakes the young FBI agent to her core. Devastated, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. But what most troubles Odessa isn't the tragedy itself - it's the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent's body after his death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth The Wait!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-04-20
- The Hollow Ones
- By: Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Disappointing
Reviewed: 04-19-23
It's hard to believe that Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan couldn't do better than this. Cliches, potholes, and frankly boring and derivative storylines. if you're going to give me demons make it demonic. Repetitive fixation on slavery and here we go again shoehorning a boring female protagonist into the story. The best part about the book was the hollow one and the chapters from its point of view. Even then the rules of the world building are not clear and the coincidences become ridiculous.
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The Running Man
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,029
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,029
It was the ultimate death game in a nightmare future America. The year is 2025 and reality TV has grown to the point where people are willing to wager their lives for a chance at a billion-dollar jackpot. Ben Richards is desperate - he needs money to treat his daughter's illness. His last chance is entering a game show called The Running Man where the goal is to avoid capture by Hunters who are employed to kill him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Skip the intro
- By Jball359 on 04-29-16
- The Running Man
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
One of King's Best
Reviewed: 04-13-23
This book only becomes more prescient with time. Its completely different than the 1987 film adaptation. Not only is this thrilling and suspenseful but it has a lot to say.
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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
- Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 259
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4 out of 5 stars 171
Whether he’s reporting on the infiltration of the murderous Aryan Brotherhood into the U.S. prison system, tracking down a chameleon con artist in Europe, or riding in a cyclone- tossed skiff with a scientist hunting the elusive giant squid, David Grann revels in telling stories that explore the nature of obsession and that piece together true and unforgettable mysteries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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One good story, but mostly ho hum.....
- By William on 04-19-10
- The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
- Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
excellent collection
Reviewed: 11-23-22
Assorted nonfiction essays about murder, madness, and obsession. There's murderous academics, giant squids, vast underground tunnels beneath a major city, and Nazis. it's got everything baby!
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