Lord of the Silent Kingdom
The Instrumentalities of the Night, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Erik Synnestvedt
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By:
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Glen Cook
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It's cold. The wells of power are weakening and the forces of Night grow strong. The gods are real, and still have some power, mostly to do harm. The Instrumentalities of the Night are the worst of these.
Piper Hecht, born Else Tage, survived a battle with the Instrumentalities. Now he's Captain-General of the armies fighting a crusade for Patriarch Sublime V. Intrigues swirl around the throne of the Grail Empire, as the imperial family's enemy, Anne of Menand, raises money to help the perpetually indebted Patriarch finance his crusades. To reduce his own vulnerability, sickly young Emperor Lothar assigns his two half-sisters - his immediate heirs - to their own realms.
Now Piper Hecht learns that the legendary sorcerer Cloven Februaren, referred to as the Ninth Unknown, is still alive, more than 100 years old, and on Piper's side. As the dynastic politics of the Empire become even more convoluted, it's clear that while the old gods may be fading, they're determined to do everything they can to bend the doings of men to their own advantage. Sieges, explosions, betrayals, Anti-Patriarchs, and suspicious deaths will ensue as the great chess game plays itself out, with Piper Hecht at the center of it all....
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By: Jennifer Fallon
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The Cutting Edge
- Part One of A Handful of Men
- By: Dave Duncan
- Narrated by: Mil Nicholson
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
Beautiful Queen Inos married the loyal stableboy Rap and made him her king. They were very much in love, and they lived happily ever after. Fifteen years went by. Rap and Inos were comfortable, secure, and truly happy, raising their family in the little backwater kingdom of Krasnegar, well removed from the hurly-burly of great affairs.... But in far-off Hub, the old Imperor's health - and, some said, his sanity - deteriorated inexorably. The borderlands were seething....
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4 out of 5 stars
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High expectations
- By Ryan M. Kelley on 04-08-14
By: Dave Duncan
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Forsaken Kingdom
- The Last Prince Series, Book 1
- By: J. R. Rasmussen
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
To save his people and the forbidden magic they're sworn to defend, Wardin Rath surrenders his birthright and his past. For seven years, he's held at the court of his deadliest enemy, oblivious to all he's lost. Until one day, the spell that stole his memories begins to crack. On the heels of a harrowing escape, Wardin's quest for answers leads him to the last magistery, where he studied magic as a boy. But he'll find no safe haven there - or anywhere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent work
- By Kojo Koomson on 06-27-24
By: J. R. Rasmussen
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Storm Warning
- Valdemar: The Mage Storms, Book 1
- By: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: David Ledoux
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 719
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 648
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 650
With her phenomenal Mage Winds trilogy, bestselling author Mercedes Lackey captivated fans across the country. Now in the first volume of the series sequel, she continues the same storyline, returning readers to a war-torn Valdemar in preparation to confront an ancient Eastern Empire - ruled by a monarch whose magical tactics by be beyond any sorcery known to the western kingdoms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story! Slow narration.
- By ArtisticFool on 02-16-13
By: Mercedes Lackey
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The Left Hand of God
- By: Paul Hoffman
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 357
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Story4 out of 5 stars 284
The Left Hand of God is the story of 16-year-old Thomas Cale, who has grown up imprisoned at the Sanctuary of the Redeemers, a fortress run by a secretive sect of warrior monks in a distant, dystopian past. He is one of thousands of boys who train all day in hand-to-hand combat, in preparation for a holy war that only the High Priests know is now imminent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed every minute
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 09-07-12
By: Paul Hoffman
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Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter
- By: Richard Parks
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,031
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,027
In an ancient Japan where the incursions of gods, ghosts, and demons into the living world is an everyday event, an impoverished nobleman named Yamada no Goji makes his living as a demon hunter for hire. With the occasional assistance of the reprobate exorcist Kenji, whatever the difficulty - ogres, demons, fox-spirits - for a price Yamada will do what needs to be done, even and especially if the solution to the problem isn’t as simple as the edge of a sword.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Demon Hunter mini stories
- By mary on 01-29-15
By: Richard Parks
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A Kingdom Besieged
- Book One of the Chaoswar Saga
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: John Meagher
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 491
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 431
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 429
After nearly 30 years and more than two dozen novels, Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle has become one of the most iconic, beloved, and enduring sagas in modern fantasy. The Riftwars were epic battles between Good and Evil whose ramifications have echoed through generations. The latest entry in the epic, A Kingdom Besieged, ushers in the most fearsome threat the Kingdom has yet faced - the Chaoswar - a magic apocalypse with cataclysmic results.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Job Opening: New Narrator Needed
- By Rob G. on 02-17-13
By: Raymond E. Feist
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The Forest Laird
- A Tale of William Wallace - The Guardians, Book 1
- By: Jack Whyte
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 19 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
In the pre-dawn hours of August 24th, 1305, in London's Smithfield Prison, the outlaw William Wallace - hero of all the Scots and deadly enemy of King Edward of England - sits awaiting the dawn, when he is to be hanged and then drawn and quartered. This brutal sundering of his body is the revenge of the English. Wallace is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his last confession, a priest who knows Wallace like a brother. Wallace's confession - the tale that follows - is all the more remarkable because it comes from real life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Audiobook.
- By Thomas W Porter on 03-04-18
By: Jack Whyte
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Cast Under an Alien Sun
- Destiny's Crucible, Book 1
- By: Olan Thorensen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,615
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,613
Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a national chemistry meeting. He would never set foot on Earth again. On planet Anyar, Joe is found unconscious on a beach of a large island inhabited by humans where the level of technology is similar to Earth circa 1700. He awakes amid strangers speaking an unintelligible language and struggles to accept losing his previous life and finding a place in a society with different customs, needing a way to support himself and not knowing a single soul.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slowly we turn, step by step, inch by inch...
- By Ron on 09-18-17
By: Olan Thorensen
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Rune Gate Cycle: Omnibus
- By: Mark E. Cooper
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Alexandra Yorke was a top police clairvoyant, but years of living inside the heads of serial killers has taken its toll. Unable to control her gifts, she retreats from the world, but a few months of peace is all she has before a friend calls in need of help.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Criminally underrated
- By Mr. King on 10-21-24
By: Mark E. Cooper
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47 Ronin
- By: John Allyn, Stephen Turnbull - foreword
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 705
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 614
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Story4 out of 5 stars 620
For those looking for the real story behind the fictionalized movie account of the 47 Ronin story, this is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. It led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history, and in the process, created a new set of heroes in Japan.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Neither fish nor....
- By David on 11-05-14
By: John Allyn, and others
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The Seven Wonders
- A Novel of the Ancient World
- By: Steven Saylor
- Narrated by: Stephen Plunkett
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 201
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 175
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Story4 out of 5 stars 174
USA Today hails Steven Saylor as a “modern master of historical fiction.” Rich in intrigue and period detail, his novels set in ancient Rome have garnered acclaim the world over. A prequel to his epic Roma Sub Rosa series, The Seven Wonders follows series star Gordianus the Finder as an 18-year-old traveling the Mediterranean to witness the wonders of that fabled age. At each stop, the young investigator finds a beguiling mystery that pushes his powers of deduction to the limit.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting History, Not much of a story
- By Mark on 08-10-12
By: Steven Saylor
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Royal Exile
- Book One of the Valisar Trilogy
- By: Fiona McIntosh
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
From out of the East they came, riding like a merciless plague - destroying kingdom after kingdom and the sovereigns who had previously mocked the warlord Loethar and his barbarian horde. Now only one land remains unconquered... the largest, richest, and most powerful realm of the Denova Set: Penraven. > The Valisar royals of Penraven face certain death, for the savage tyrant Loethar covets what they alone possess: the fabled Valisar Enchantment....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poorly Written Female Characters
- By A. Christiano on 05-02-13
By: Fiona McIntosh
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The Memory of Earth
- Homecoming, Volume 1
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,484
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,821
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,830
High above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet, to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats...to protect them, most of all, from themselves.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I keep hoping, but, alas, ...
- By Ole Hippie on 02-22-10
By: Orson Scott Card
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The Misenchanted Sword
- By: Lawrence Watt-Evans
- Narrated by: J. Bruce McRell
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150
Ethshar and the Northern Empire have been at war for hundreds of years. Hardly anyone alive remembers why, or over what. The tempest, turmoil, and war are endless, and the killing more endless still. The war has become not just a way of life, but an institution; no one dares to dream that it could end. Not even Valder of Kardoret, Ethsharitic Scout, trapped behind enemy lines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best Fantasy stories ever told
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 05-18-18
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Oath of Fealty
- Paladin's Legacy, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 936
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 940
Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter follows her dream of becoming a hero out of legend by running away to join the army. Military life and warfare aren't anything like she imagined - yet she holds to both her duty and her dreams. Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold tell of her rise to become the paladin who saves a kingdom. In this new trilogy, Paks's former comrades in Duke Phelan's Company assume new roles and the story turns to follow their adventures.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More Moon Magic
- By James on 04-20-10
By: Elizabeth Moon
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- Solly
- 10-08-12
Great series!
Thick and juicy story. Lots of subplots going in many different directions keep things very interesting.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-06-14
Narration is horrible
What did you like best about Lord of the Silent Kingdom? What did you like least?
the book might be worth reading in printed form.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Lord of the Silent Kingdom?
could not stomach the narration. I did not listen to much of it.
How could the performance have been better?
use a better narrator. Michael Durbin is a good narrator perhaps he would have made it worth the money, as it is id rather have my money back to try a book I can actually enjoy.
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