Fallen Land
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Taylor Brown
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Fallen Land is Taylor Brown's debut audiobook, set in the final year of the Civil War, as a young couple on horseback flees a dangerous band of marauders who seek a bounty reward.
Callum, a seasoned horse thief at 15 years old, came to America from his native Ireland as an orphan. Ava, her father and brother lost to the war, hides in her crumbling home until Callum determines to rescue her from the bands of hungry soldiers pillaging the land, leaving destruction in their wake. Ava and Callum have only each other in the world and their remarkable horse, Reiver, who carries them through the destruction that is the South.
Pursued relentlessly by a murderous slave hunter, tracking dogs, and ruthless ex-partisan rangers, the couple race through a beautiful but ruined land, surviving on food they glean from abandoned farms and the occasional kindness of strangers. In the end, as they intersect with the scorching destruction of Sherman's March, the couple seek a safe haven where they can make a home and begin to rebuild their lives.
Dramatic and thrillingly narrated, Fallen Land is a love story at its core. With an uncanny eye for glimpses of beauty in a ravaged landscape, award-winning young author Taylor Brown delivers an unusually assured debut.
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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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Death of an Eagle
- By: Kirby Jonas
- Narrated by: James Drury
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Mauled by a giant grizzly and left to die, 16 year-old Jose Olano's chances for life were remote. Then, like a guardian angel, came Robert "Gray Eagle" McAllister, one-time army scout and sometime outlaw. In his flight to escape a posse, he finds the brutalized body of Jose. Knowing his decision to help Jose may mean his own death, he stays and brings Jose back from the brink of death. Thus began one of the greatest companionships ever known to the Idaho frontier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Story and Narration
- By Jake J2 on 11-24-17
By: Kirby Jonas
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The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson
- A Novel
- By: Nancy Peacock
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Sitting in a jail cell on the eve of his hanging, April 1, 1875, freedman Persimmon "Persy" Wilson wants nothing more than to leave some record of the truth - his truth. He may be guilty but not of what he stands accused: the kidnapping and rape of his former master's wife. In 1860 Persy had been sold to Sweetmore, a Louisiana sugar plantation, alongside a striking light-skinned house slave named Chloe. Their deep and instant connection fueled a love affair and inspired plans to escape their owner, Master Wilson, who claimed Chloe as his concubine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterful
- By Kevin A Bacon on 02-04-18
By: Nancy Peacock
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The River of Kings
- By: Taylor Brown
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
The Altamaha River, Georgia's "Little Amazon", is one of the last truly wild places in America. Crossed by roads only five times in its 137 miles, the blackwater river is home to 1,000-year-old virgin cypresses, direct descendants of 18th-century Highland warriors, and a staggering array of rare and endangered species. The Altamaha is even rumored to harbor its own river monster, as well as traces of the oldest European fort in North America.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pay careful attention to the brothers' relationship
- By Pam Horn on 09-25-17
By: Taylor Brown
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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 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
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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The Last Crossing
- A Novel
- By: Guy Vanderhaeghe
- Narrated by: John Henry Cox, John Keating, Colin Lane, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4 out of 5 stars 49
This epic tale sweeps across continents and time, hovers over a key era in American history, and deftly realizes the humanity of a whole cast of characters. Told through flashbacks and alternating points of view, The Last Crossing is about redemption, about seeking and finding, about human feelings and strengths, about personal honor, and about that moment in life when we must decide to cross over and surrender to love.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Very Dark Story
- By Virginia on 04-05-04
By: Guy Vanderhaeghe
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The Orchard Keeper
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Ed Sala
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 364
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 325
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Story4 out of 5 stars 324
One of America’s most celebrated novelists, Cormac McCarthy announced his towering presence on the literary stage with his first novel, The Orchard Keeper. Within the pages of this classic work, John Wesley Rattner, his uncle Ather, and bootlegger Marion Sylder find their lives dangerously entwined in pre-World War II Tennessee. There, the men’s tragedies and struggles are mirrored by the looming specter of industrialization.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Contains the embryo of McCarthy's future greatness
- By Darwin8u on 06-12-13
By: Cormac McCarthy
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The Wettest County in the World, or Lawless
- A Novel Based on a True Story
- By: Matt Bondurant
- Narrated by: Erik Steele
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 461
The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor through Franklin County during Prohibition and after. The brothers played a central role in a major conspiracy trial and its violent end. In 1935, Sherwood Anderson, working on a magazine story, finds himself driving along the dusty red roads trying to find the brothers and break the silence that shrouds Franklin County.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just outstanding!
- By Rich on 08-18-12
By: Matt Bondurant
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Hell’s Riders
- By: Ralph Cotton
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack thought he’d seen every despicable act of cruelty and murder any man could exact on another. He thought wrong. When he stumbles upon the butchered remains of a scalp-taking massacre, he’s choked with disgust. So Burrack teams up with veteran Sheriff Boyd Tackett, who’s more than willing to help bring these vile rats to justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story.
- By Cody on 01-20-16
By: Ralph Cotton
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Infernal Machines
- The Incorruptibles, Book 3
- By: John Jacobs
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
The world is burning. Rume is under attack. The Autumn Lords, rulers of the Tchinee Empire, have had their true nature revealed. The Emperor descends into madness. And Fisk and Shoe - unlikely heroes, very likely mercenaries - must find their way to Fisk's wife and child, whom he has never seen. There might be quite a lot in their way. A war, for one thing. But Livia is as determined as Fisk to be reunited. And Shoe may have a plan....
By: John Jacobs
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
- By: Marguerite Henry
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 182
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 154
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Story5 out of 5 stars 155
Brighty, a shaggy young burro, lives wild and free in the Grand Canyon of Arizona. He roams the steep cliffs with the squirrels and rabbits. But his favorite friend is Old Timer, the prospector who shares hot biscuits and calls him Bright Angel. One day Old Timer doesn't answer Brighty's loud "Eeeee-aw!" Instead, the friendly animal encounters a ruthless claim jumper. Will Brighty be able to bring the killer to justice and make the wilderness safe again?
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Boys Loved It!
- By troubleT on 03-19-17
By: Marguerite Henry
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The Emperor's Railroad
- By: Guy Haley
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4 out of 5 stars 52
Global war devastated the environment, a zombielike plague wiped out much of humanity, and civilization as we once understood it came to a standstill. But that was a thousand years ago, and the world is now a very different place. Conflict between city-states is constant, superstition is rife, and machine relics, mutant creatures, and resurrected prehistoric beasts trouble the land. Watching over all are the silent Dreaming Cities. Homes of the angels, bastion outposts of heaven on Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE GONE BEFORE
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-09-18
By: Guy Haley
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Ride the Wind
- By: Lucia St. Clair Robson
- Narrated by: Laurie Klein
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 413
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 336
In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. This is the story of how she grew up with them, mastered their ways, married one of their leaders, and became, in every way, a Comanche woman. It is also the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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nice book but the narrator could be better.
- By mamaD on 07-31-10
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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 629
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Story4 out of 5 stars 523
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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Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracle
- By: N. D. Wilson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 206
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 205
Sam Miracle's life is made up of dreams - dreams where he's a courageous, legendary hero instead of a foster kid with two bad arms that can barely move. Sometimes these dreams feel so real, they seem like forgotten memories. And sometimes they make him believe that his arms might come alive again. But Sam is about to discover that the world he knows and the world he imagines are separated by only one thing: time. And that separation is only an illusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great writing, fun story
- By BC on 07-01-16
By: N. D. Wilson
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- GanjaPlanta
- 06-20-20
Good southern America book with a western feel
The story was exciting and fun. The ending is surprisingly feel good. I like the narrator.
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- Kevin
- 10-19-20
Well Written
Well written and wonderfully read. Taylor Brown is a gifted writer. Richard Poe is a gift to writing.
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- Sandhills Girl
- 07-19-17
Well written but not my favorite.
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The story was well written and the characters well developed but I had difficulty with the violence and descriptions of the violence.
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