Albert of Adelaide
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David Franklin
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Howard Anderson
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At once an old-fashioned-buddy-novel-shoot-'em-up and a work of deliciously imagined fantasy, Howard L. Anderson's dazzling debut presents the haunting story of a world where something has gone horribly awry....
Having escaped from Australia's Adelaide Zoo, an orphaned platypus named Albert embarks on a journey through the outback in search of "Old Australia", a rumored land of liberty, promise, and peace. What he will find there, however, away from the safe confinement of his enclosure for the first time since his earliest memories, proves to be a good deal more than he anticipated.
Alone in the outback, with an empty soft drink bottle as his sole possession, Albert stumbles upon pyromaniacal wombat Jack, and together they spend a night drinking and gambling in Ponsby Station, a rough-and-tumble mining town. Accused of burning down the local mercantile, the duo flees into menacing dingo territory and quickly go their separate ways - Albert to pursue his destiny in the wastelands, Jack to reconcile his past.
Encountering a motley assortment of characters along the way - a pair of invariably drunk bandicoots, a militia of kangaroos, hordes of the mercurial dingoes, and a former prize-fighting Tasmanian devil - our unlikely hero will discover a strength and skill for survival he never suspected he possessed.
Told with equal parts wit and compassion, Albert of Adelaide shows how it is often the unexpected route, and the most improbable companions, that lead us on the path to who we really are. Who you journey with, after all, is far more important than wherever it is you are going.
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Way of the Wolf
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- By: E. E. Knight
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel, E. E. Knight (Introduction)
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 959
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 613
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Story4 out of 5 stars 615
Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Its what you expect, and thats not a bad thing.
- By Kevin McLaughlin on 11-26-08
By: E. E. Knight
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Far Cry: Absolution
- By: Urban Waite
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Story4 out of 5 stars 135
Hope County, Montana. Land of the free and the brave, but also home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as The Church of Eden’s Gate that has slowly been infiltrating the residents’ daily lives in the past years. Mary May Fairgrave, a local barkeep, has lost almost everything to the Church: her parents died in suspicious conditions and her brother, entranced by the cult leader’s charismatic words, has vanished. When the authorities refuse to investigate further, she decides to take matters in to her own hands.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story but generic for gameplay story
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 03-30-19
By: Urban Waite
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Green Hills of Africa
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Josh Lucas
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 587
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 588
His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife, Pauline, journeyed in December of 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Pleasures of Place, People, and Persuit
- By Darwin8u on 10-25-16
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Ceremony
- By: Leslie Marmon Silko
- Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 621
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Story4 out of 5 stars 517
Leslie Marmon Silko's sublime Ceremony is almost universally considered one of the finest novels ever written by an American Indian. It is the poetic, dreamlike tale of Tayo, a mixed-blood Laguna Pueblo and veteran of World War II. Tormented by shell shock and haunted by memories of his cousin who died in the war, Tayo struggles on his impoverished reservation. After turning to alcohol to ease his pain, he strives for a better understanding of who he is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth a re-read
- By Mariah on 02-02-09
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The Bounty Hunters
- By: Elmore Leonard
- Narrated by: Josh Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4 out of 5 stars 73
The old Apache renegade Soldado Viejo is hiding out in Mexico, and the Arizona Department Adjutant has selected two men to hunt him down. One -- Dave Flynn -- knows war, the land, and the nature of his prey. The other is a kid lieutenant named Bowers. But there's a different kind of war happening in Soyopa. And if Flynn and his young associate choose the wrong allies -- and the wrong enemy -- they won't be getting out alive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Bounty Hunters
- By Jean on 12-27-10
By: Elmore Leonard
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Mr. Shivers
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
Robert Jackson Bennett makes a stunning debut with this deliciously dark tale sure to hold readers in its menacing thrall. The grinding poverty brought on by the Great Depression is nowhere more apparent than in the untold thousands looking for work along America’s railroad system. But one man haunting the rail camps has been moved by an entirely different brand of desperation: revenge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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From the Cormac McCarthy Playbook
- By J. Cons on 08-09-10
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Far North
- A Novel
- By: Marcel Theroux
- Narrated by: Yelena Schmulenson
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 281
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4 out of 5 stars 144
My father had an expression for a thing that turned out bad. He'd say it had gone west. But going west always sounded pretty good to me. After all, westwards is the path of the sun. And through as much history as I know of, people have moved west to settle and find freedom. But our world had gone north, truly gone north, and just how far north I was beginning to learn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbinding!
- By Joan on 01-14-10
By: Marcel Theroux
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Far as the Eye Can See
- By: Robert Bausch
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Bobby Hale is a Union veteran several times over. After the war, he sets his sights on California, but only makes it to Montana. As he stumbles around the West, from the Wyoming Territory to the Black Hills of the Dakotas, he finds meaning in the people he meets - settlers and native people - and the violent history he both participates in and witnesses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging story
- By JLH on 03-03-24
By: Robert Bausch
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Deadwood
- A Novel
- By: Peter Dexter
- Narrated by: J. Rodney Turner
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 158
Deadwood, Dakota Territories, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populace. Bill, aging and sick but still able to best any man in a fair gunfight, just wants to be left alone to drink and play cards. But in this town of played-out miners, bounty hunters, upstairs girls, Chinese immigrants, and various other entrepreneurs and miscreants, he finds himself pursued by a vicious sheriff, a perverse whore man bent on revenge, and a besotted Calamity Jane.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What the hell is it with Narrators of Westerns?
- By Kevin on 06-10-19
By: Peter Dexter
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Vengeance Road
- By: Erin Bowman
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
When Kate Thompson's father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the 18-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there's room for love in a heart so full of hate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hunting for a gold mine
- By RueRue on 06-28-16
By: Erin Bowman
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Flyaway
- By: Desmond Bagley
- Narrated by: Paul Tyreman
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Action thriller about security consultant Max Stafford, set in the Sahara. Written by the classic adventure writer. Why is Max Stafford, security consultant, beaten up in his own office? What is the secret of the famous 1930s aircraft the Lockheed Lodestar? And why has accountant Paul Bilson disappeared in North Africa? The journey to the Sahara desert becomes a race to save Paul Bilson, a race to find the buried aircraft, and - above all - a race to return alive....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful classic adventure thriller
- By David Malmberg on 01-26-18
By: Desmond Bagley
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Coyote
- A Novel of Interstellar Exploration
- By: Allen Steele
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Allen Steele
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 845
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 531
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Story4 out of 5 stars 541
The crime of the century begins without a hitch. On July 5th, 2070, as it's about to be launched, the starship Alabama is hijacked - by her captain and crew. In defiance of the repressive government of The United Republic of Earth, they replace her handpicked passengers with political dissidents and their families. These become Earth's first pioneers in the exploration of space...
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poorly read
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-08
By: Allen Steele
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The Royal Wulff Murders
- By: Keith McCafferty
- Narrated by: Rick Holmes
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 862
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 793
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 778
A local fisherman lands more than he bargained for when he pulls a dead body out of Montana’s Madison River. Sheriff Martha Ettinger takes on the case and soon comes into the company of reclusive artist, Montana newcomer, and ex-PI Sean Stranahan. After teaming up to investigate, Martha and Sean soon uncover evidence that the murder has ties to one of the state’s biggest industries: fly fishing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I like this series set in Montana
- By L. O. Pardue on 11-14-16
By: Keith McCafferty
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The Lighthouse Road
- A Novel
- By: Peter Geye
- Narrated by: Tara Ochs
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4 out of 5 stars 118
The story moves back and forth in time from the arrival of Thea from her isolated village in arctic Norway in search of a new life in the near wilderness of a small town and logging camp on the shore of Lake Superior to the travails of her orphaned son, Odd, some twenty years later. When Thea’s aunt and uncle do not meet her boat as planned, she’s initially left abandoned with no money or prospects and without speaking the language.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narrator wrecks storyline
- By customer on 12-01-17
By: Peter Geye
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The Silver Ship and the Sea
- Silver Ship, Book 1
- By: Brenda Cooper
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37
Chelo Lee, her brother Joseph, and four other young children have been abandoned on the colony planet Fremont. Unfortunate events have left them orphaned in a human colony that abhors genetic engineering - and these six young people are genetically enhanced. With no one to turn to, Chelo and the others must now learn how to use their distinct skills to make this unwelcome planet home - or find a way off it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Young Adult - Yet not lacking substance
- By Cody on 06-18-12
By: Brenda Cooper
What listeners say about Albert of Adelaide
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- Lea
- 12-16-12
Odd combination but it works
Would you consider the audio edition of Albert of Adelaide to be better than the print version?
Of course! I'm a sucker for accents- make Australia so much better.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Loved poor old Jack.
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