The Rise of the Dragon
An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One
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This lavish visual history—featuring over 180 all-new illustrations—is a stunning introduction to House Targaryen, the iconic family at the heart of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon.
For hundreds of years, the Targaryens sat the Iron Throne of Westeros while their dragons ruled the skies. The story of the only family of dragonlords to survive Valyria’s Doom is a tale of twisty politics, alliances and betrayals, and acts both noble and craven. The Rise of the Dragon chronicles the creation and rise of Targaryen power in Westeros, covering the history first told in George R. R. Martin’s epic Fire & Blood, from Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros through to the infamous Dance of the Dragons—the bloody civil war that nearly undid Targaryen rule for good.
Packed with all-new artwork, the Targaryens—and their dragons—come vividly to life in this deluxe reference book. Perfect for fans steeped in the lore of Westeros, as well as those who first meet the Targaryens in the HBO series House of the Dragon, The Rise of the Dragon provides a must-have overview for anyone looking to learn more about the most powerful family in Westeros.
Includes a bonus PDF of illustrations from the book
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A promising early Martin work
- By Ryan on 12-04-12
By: Lisa Tuttle, and others
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The Ice Dragon
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Maggi Meg Reed
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,182
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,010
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,016
In the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Throne Starter Kit
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 07-19-17
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Iron, Fire and Ice
- The Real History That Inspired Game of Thrones
- By: Ed West
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 539
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 470
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 465
A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him. He is supported in this war by his mother, who has spirited away her two younger sons to safety. Against them is the queen, passionate, proud, and strong-willed and with more of the masculine virtues of the time than most men. She too is battling for the inheritance of her young son, not yet fully grown but already a sadist who takes delight in watching executions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun history for all -not just Game of Thrones fans
- By Annabells on 06-14-19
By: Ed West
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Fevre Dream
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Ron Donachie
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,343
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,991
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,985
When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York, he is certain. For York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet. Nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York has his own reasons for wanting to traverse the powerful Mississippi. And they are to be none of Marsh’s concern - no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or capricious his actions may prove.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vampires, the Mississippi, and George R. R. Martin
- By Carol on 10-21-12
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Rogues
- By: Neil Gaiman - contributor, George R. R. Martin - editor, Gillian Flynn - contributor, and others
- Narrated by: Janis Ian, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, and others
- Length: 31 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,902
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,589
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,583
If you’re a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from number-one New York Times best-selling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fun way to sample Authors- More Rothfuss Please!
- By gc on 08-31-14
By: Neil Gaiman - contributor, and others
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Dreamsongs (Unabridged Selections)
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: George R. R. Martin, Claudia Black, Mark Bramhall, and others
- Length: 51 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 933
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 841
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 847
Dubbed "the American Tolkien" by Time magazine, number-one New York Times best-selling author George R. R. Martin is a giant in the field of fantasy literature and one of the most exciting storytellers of our time. Now he delivers a rare treat for listeners: a compendium of his shorter works, collected into two stunning volumes, that offers fascinating insight into his journey from young writer to award-winning master.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Contents
- By Maliboo on 07-22-13
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Windhaven
- By: Lisa Tuttle, George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 358
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Story4 out of 5 stars 333
The planet of Windhaven was not originally a home to humans, but it became one following the crash of a colony starship. It is a world of small islands, harsh weather, and monster-infested seas. Communication among the scattered settlements was virtually impossible until the discovery that, thanks to light gravity and a dense atmosphere, humans were able to fly with the aid of metal wings made of bits of the cannibalized spaceship.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A promising early Martin work
- By Ryan on 12-04-12
By: Lisa Tuttle, and others
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Mythology in Game of Thrones
- By: Valerie Estelle Frankel
- Narrated by: Paige McKinney
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
Game of Thrones, book and show alike, is spun from classic myth, from the tales of Robin Hood and King Arthur to the Norse Ring Cycle and saga of Ragnarok. Above all these human adventures soar Daenerys' dragons adapted from the dragons, wyverns, and wyrms of Western bestiaries. But what about the merlings, seal folk, wargs, greenseers, grumpkins, and snarks: Which mythologies created them?
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5 out of 5 stars
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in-depth back ground
- By robert saleda on 05-08-16
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Dying of the Light
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Iain Glen
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 415
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Story4 out of 5 stars 372
A whisperjewel has summoned Dirk t’Larien to Worlorn, and a love he thinks he lost. But Worlorn isn’t the world Dirk imagined, and Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man, and to a dying planet that is trapped in twilight. Gwen needs Dirk’s protection, and he will do anything to keep her safe, even if it means challenging the barbaric man who has claimed her. But an impenetrable veil of secrecy surrounds them all, and it’s becoming impossible for Dirk to distinguish between his allies and his enemies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A thoughtful, gothic sci-fi debut
- By Ryan on 11-23-13
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Legends
- Stories by the Masters of Fantasy, Volume 1
- By: Stephen King, Robert Silverberg
- Narrated by: Frank Muller, Sam Tsoutsouvas
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 356
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Story4 out of 5 stars 259
Revisit the famous and fantastic realms conjured up by the world's most celebrated authors of fantasy in Legends - the greatest collection of original fantasy short novels ever published, where the best of the best tell all-new original tales set in the lands they created. Each audiobook presents the novels complete and unabridged, and will be sensational listening for the millions of fans of these writers and worlds.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A GREAT REDISCOVERY
- By Darth Daddy on 04-14-13
By: Stephen King, and others
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Wild Cards I
- Wild Cards, Book 1
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,654
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,396
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,395
In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dry Politics
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-24-13
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Nightflyers
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 355
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 323
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Story4 out of 5 stars 322
When a scientific expedition is launched to study a mysterious alien race, the only ship available is the Nightflyer, a fully autonomous vessel manned by a single human. But Captain Royd Eris remains locked away, interacting with his passengers only as a disembodied voice - or a projected hologram no more substantial than a ghost. Yet that’s not the only reason the ship seems haunted. The team’s telepath, Thale Lasamer, senses another presence aboard the Nightflyer - something dangerous, volatile, and alien.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected
- By T on 08-29-18
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Songs of Love and Death
- All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor, Gardner Dozois - editor
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4 out of 5 stars 160
Award-winning, best-selling author Neil Gaiman demonstrates why he’s one of the hottest stars in literature today with “The Thing About Cassandra,” a subtle but chilling story of a man who meets an old girlfriend he had never expected to see .International blockbuster bestselling author Diana Gabaldon sends a World War II RAF pilot through a stone circle to the time of her Outlander series in “A Leaf on the Winds of All Hallows.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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A list of the stories and a few remarks
- By DecemberRain on 04-30-16
By: George R. R. Martin - editor, and others
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Old Venus
- A Collection of Stories
- By: George R.R. Martin - editor, Gardner Dozois - editor
- Narrated by: Diana Rigg, Full Cast, Michael Dorn, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
Sixteen all-new stories by science fiction's top talents, collected by best-selling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award-winning editor Gardner Dozois.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Varied but overall solid
- By David on 09-20-15
By: George R.R. Martin - editor, and others
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The Book of Magic
- By: Gardner Dozois - editor, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear, and others
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 180
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story4 out of 5 stars 163
Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois's acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf... and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda... and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore... and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped - or misshaped - by the potent magic they seek to wield.
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4 out of 5 stars
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some stinkers mostly good
- By M.T. on 12-11-18
By: Gardner Dozois - editor, and others
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Skin Trade
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Jo Anderson, Jeff Woodman
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 314
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4 out of 5 stars 144
From the best selling author of the Song of Ice and Fire series, comes this chilling story of a werewolf. A string of grotesque killings strikes a small town, and private detective Randi Wade is reminded of her father's death over 20 years ago...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well done Werewolf tale
- By Tom on 05-19-03
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Game of Thrones Psychology
- The Mind Is Dark and Full of Terrors
- By: Travis Langley - editor, Kyle Maddock - foreword
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard, Esther Wane
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
This thought-provoking anthology offers a close examination of the psychology behind the intricate narrative and compelling characters in author George R.R. Martin's best-selling work, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the popular HBO TV series based upon his books, Game of Thrones. In Martin's richly detailed world, deceit, manipulation, and greed rule the day, and almost everyone fights for power over the realm or simply over their own lives. How do love and hate, good and evil, need and greed, altruism and narcissism drive the very best and very worst human behaviors?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Read!
- By Jake LaFrance on 05-21-18
By: Travis Langley - editor, and others
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The Fall of Númenor
- And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth
- By: J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Sibley - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Brian Sibley
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 481
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 405
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 404
J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A dry compilation of old material, minus images
- By SC on 11-12-22
By: J.R.R. Tolkien, and others
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Wastelands 2
- More Stories of the Apocalypse
- By: John Joseph Adams - editor, Junot Díaz, Hugh Howey, and others
- Narrated by: J. Paul Boehmer, Cassandra Campbell, Orson Scott Card, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 261
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 240
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Story4 out of 5 stars 242
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse is a new anthology of postapocalyptic literature from some of the most renowned authors in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres today, including George R. R. Martin, Hugh Howey, Junot Díaz, David Brin, and many more. This eclectic mix of tales explores famine, death, war, pestilence, and harbingers of the biblical apocalypse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Better than the first anthology.
- By @CHESSNUT on 05-29-16
By: John Joseph Adams - editor, and others
nothing new
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Spoiler alert: EVERYONE DIES. lol
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Dragons
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The storytelling
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I was picturing it in my head
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Love this story!!
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Loved his voice sounds much❤️like Daemon's(THOTD)
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If you enjoy the GRRM stuff in general? This is a good one. Check it out.
I enjoyed this, but was somewhat ignorant going in…
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This book is more of a historical reading rather than F&B. Which F&B does the same, yet gives so much more personality and substance into the characters.
All in all, read/listen to this if you don’t have have time to sink your teeth into Fire and Blood. Otherwise, it’s still essential information that is worth getting into as a fan of the series.
Fire and Blood Lite Version
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Great explanation
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