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Michael Adashefski
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Scott Reeves
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Set in a world just around the corner from our own, where Santa Claus really exists and uses your neighbors to keep track of your deeds, Billy Barnaby's Twisted Christmas is a sometimes dark but ultimately uplifting story of how a truly good heart can redeem even the most heartless evil.
When teenager Billy Barnaby wins a contest to accompany Santa Claus on his Christmas deliveries, he's delighted at the opportunity to try to turn Santa from his Big Brother-like ways.
However, Axel Blackman, Billy's ex-con neighbor, has other intentions. He and his evil henchmen stow away on Santa's sleigh. At the North Pole, they take Mrs. Claus hostage at gunpoint, forcing Santa to carry out their nefarious plans.
Using Santa's miraculous ability to stop time and enter any structure in the world unhindered, they embark upon a dark night of high crimes and misdemeanors, dragging Billy along for the most horrific time of his young life.
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Just Bearable
- By Nancy Chilton-Kendrick on 06-18-17
By: Bill Schweigart
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Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
- By: Christopher Golden - editor, Joe R. Lansdale, Scott Smith, and others
- Narrated by: Charles Constant, Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story4 out of 5 stars 103
That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. The hideous children - Want and Ignorance - beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Best-selling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some good, some clunkers. Some fun, none scary.
- By Max Trivial on 12-24-18
By: Christopher Golden - editor, and others
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Blessed Child
- The Caleb Books Series
- By: Ted Dekker, Bill Bright
- Narrated by: Henry Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 191
The young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls - at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee those walls or die. But the world is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb. When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to take Caleb from the monastery, he unwittingly opens humanity's doors to an incredible journey filled with intrigue and peril.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Cheesy
- By Robert J. Marks on 10-28-22
By: Ted Dekker, and others
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Superheroes
- By: Peter S. Beagle, Daryl Gregory, James Patrick Kelly, and others
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Joe Barrett, Christina Delaine, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story4 out of 5 stars 148
Modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered - and like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth - possessing great power tempered with flaws. Now, find within this anthology great tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to the fantastic pages of fiction, stories that will remind anyone who ever wanted to wear a cape or don a cowl of the extraordinary powers of the imagination!
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pretentious tired old concepts
- By BookofJoy on 12-29-14
By: Peter S. Beagle, and others
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The Sheriff of Yrnameer
- A Novel
- By: Michael Rubens
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 246
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4 out of 5 stars 151
Meet Cole: hapless space rogue, part-time smuggler, on a path to being full-time dead. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy's most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out of be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun, Light-hearted SF
- By Martin Moore on 08-30-09
By: Michael Rubens
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The Gift
- By: Cecelia Ahern
- Narrated by: Kevin Kearns
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
Extremely successful executive Lou Suffern is always overstretched, immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare, he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children. And ever since he started competing for a big promotion, he has barely seen his family at all. One frigid morning, in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity, he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office building.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well-Written and a Great Listen!
- By Despurlock on 11-14-17
By: Cecelia Ahern
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Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle
- By: Katie Coyle
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
The predicted Rapture by Pastor Frick's Church of America has come and gone, and 3,000 Believers are now missing or dead. Seventeen-year-old Vivian Apple and her best friend, Harpreet, are revolutionaries, determined to expose the Church's diabolical power grab...and to locate Viv's missing heartthrob, Peter Ivey. This fast-paced, entertaining sequel to Vivian Apple at the End of the World challenges listeners to consider how to live with integrity in a disintegrating world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrifying!
- By Lindarella on 06-14-16
By: Katie Coyle
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Agatha H. and the Airship City
- Girl Genius, Book 1
- By: Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 983
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 858
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 862
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. Sixteen years have passed since the Heterodyne Boys, benevolent adventurers and inventors, disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Today, Europe is ruled by the Sparks, dynasties of mad scientists ruling over - and terrorizing - the hapless population with their bizarre inventions and unchecked power, while the downtrodden dream of the Heterodynes’ return. At Transylvania Polygnostic University, a pretty, young student named Agatha Clay seems to have nothing but bad luck.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Ever wanted visuals while audio book listening?
- By Amazon Customer on 02-11-13
By: Phil Foglio, and others
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Prism
- By: Nina Walker
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Emily Bauer
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Forced to move into the palace, Jessa begins training as a Color Alchemist under the direction of the kingdom's most eligible bachelor, Prince Lucas. As an alchemist, Jessa must capture and harness the color of living things. Every color has a unique purpose except red. Red is the untapped magic no one can access - until Jessa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved
- By TravisMorgan on 12-11-18
By: Nina Walker
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Black Panther
- The Young Prince
- By: Ronald L. Smith
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 299
Life is comfortable for 12-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. When he's not learning how to rule a kingdom from his father - the reigning Black Panther - or testing out the latest tech, he's off breaking rules with his best friend, M'Baku. But as conflict brews near Wakanda, T'Challa's father makes a startling announcement: he's sending T'Challa and M'Baku to school in America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Coming to America meets Harry Potter
- By Wayne E. Evans on 01-15-18
By: Ronald L. Smith
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Pray
- The Revelation Chronicles
- By: John Prescott
- Narrated by: Wayne June
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4 out of 5 stars 139
The year is 2016, and America is no more. The United States, Canada, and Mexico now comprise a single, unified front to the world: the North American Union. Implanted ID chips are soon to become mandatory for every citizen of the NAU, and Trez Sleighton, a disgruntled ex-Army officer, takes to the mountains of Colorado to come to terms with the changing world-and his own hand in the whole mess. Then sounds the trumpet. Around the planet, people simply disappear.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Adult Version of Left Behind
- By Keith on 11-26-12
By: John Prescott
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The Ultimate Gift
- By: Jim Stovall
- Narrated by: Tom Bosley
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 562
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 475
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 474
Red Stevens has died, and the older members of his family receive their millions with greedy anticipation. But a different fate awaits young Jason, whom Stevens, his great-uncle, believes may be the last vestige of hope in the family. Jason does not become an instant millionaire. What Stevens does give Jason leads to The Ultimate Gift. Young and old will take this timeless tale to heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Delightful Story Well Told!
- By Daniel Wms on 07-14-15
By: Jim Stovall
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Swindle
- By: Gordon Korman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
Popular author Gordon Korman has sold millions of copies of his irreverant books for young readers. In this fast-paced caper, 11-year-old Griffin Bing finds something far more profitable than cobwebs during a haunted house sleepover - a rare Babe Ruth baseball card. But when a swindler scams the card from Griffin for only $125, the resourceful sixth grader and his friends plot their revenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No at all what I expected
- By Lynn on 01-11-12
By: Gordon Korman
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Wringer
- By: Jerry Spinelli
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Story4 out of 5 stars 136
Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten - the day he'll take his place beside all the other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't want to be a wringer. It's one of the first things he learned about himself and it's one of the biggest things he has to hide. In Palmer's town being a wringer is an honor, a tradition passed down from father to son.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slow Reading
- By Erin on 12-13-10
By: Jerry Spinelli
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Second Star to the Right
- By: Mary Alice Monroe
- Narrated by: Mary Alice Monroe
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Practical, smart, and desperate to escape a shadowy past, Faye takes a job at a top advertising firm in London where she hopes she and her children can find a fresh start. When she finds the beautiful two-story flat for rent in a stately old Victorian complete with a neglected but tumbling English garden, she can scarcely believe her good fortune. But it isn't long before Faye realizes not everything in the old home may be as peaceful as it seems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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what a beautiful love story! it's a must read.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-03-15
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The New Hunger
- A Warm Bodies Novella
- By: Isaac Marion
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
The end of the world didn't happen overnight. After years of war, societal breakdown, freak storms, and rising tides, humanity already hovered near the edge. Then came the most unexpected threat of all: the world's corpses rising up to deliver the final blow.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not worth more than $1.00 or so
- By cristina on 11-20-15
By: Isaac Marion
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Finding Jake
- A Novel
- By: Bryan Reardon
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 276
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story4 out of 5 stars 249
While his successful wife goes off to her law office each day, Simon Connolly takes care of their kids, Jake and Laney. Now that they are in high school, the angst-ridden father should feel more relaxed, but he doesn't. He's seen the statistics, read the headlines. And now, his darkest fear is coming true. There has been a shooting at school.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- By Cassandra on 04-19-16
By: Bryan Reardon