The Thrall
The Viking Hero Series, Volume 1
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Kimberly Worthy
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Njord Kane
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When Viking raiders attack a quiet Norse village, a small boy's life is ripped apart as he's carried away by sea and sold into a life of servitude. But when this young boy with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas comes of age, he is not what he seems to be.
The events that follow propel Rowan on a journey that only the foolhardy or desperate would risk, leading him into the forest and up the mountain - into a whole world of secrets in itself.
But this is only the beginning of his adventures. Something is stirring in the forest, something more ominous than the rising threat across the seas. Fearful travelers whisper of a darkness breathing in the forest, disturbing it, corrupting it. In the very heart of these stirrings, Rowan encounters that which defies belief, leaving him speechless with terror - and wonder.
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- Unabridged
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Part lawman, part tracker and part magician, the Wardens are monster-hunters—tasked with protecting people from the nightmarish creatures that have invaded the world of men. However, despite being descended from a long line of Wardens, Errol Magnus believes it to be the absolute worst job on the planet: How could a single occupation simultaneously be the most boring, abominably stupid and extraordinarily dangerous profession imaginable?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story and performance
- By Mel on 10-30-24
By: Kevin Hardman
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Abomination
- By: Gary Whitta
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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He is England's greatest knight, the man who saved the life of Alfred the Great and an entire kingdom from a Viking invasion. But when he is called back into service to combat a plague of monstrous beasts known as abominations, he meets a fate worse than death and is condemned to a life of anguish, solitude, and remorse. She is a fierce young warrior, raised among an elite order of knights. Driven by a dark secret from her past, she defies her controlling father and sets out on a dangerous quest.
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3 out of 5 stars
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cool concept. typical execution.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-22-16
By: Gary Whitta
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The Wolf of the North Trilogy
- Wolf of the North, Books 1-3
- By: Duncan M. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 32 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,627
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,538
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Wolf of the North: It has been generations since the Northlands have seen a hero worthy of the title. Many have made the claim, but few have lived to defend it. Timid, weak, and bullied, Wulfric is as unlikely a candidate as there could be. Jorundyr's Path: Jorundyr's Path is walked only by the brave. As Wulfric pursues Adalhaid's Blood Debt, he soon learns that the path to revenge is never easy. The Blood Debt: A blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could have been so much more, a classic even
- By Listener on 01-14-23
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Witches Be Crazy
- By: Logan J. Hunder
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,421
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,228
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The beloved King Ik is dead, and there was barely time to check his pulse before the royal throne was supporting the suspiciously shapely backside of an impostor pretending to be Ik's beautiful, long-lost daughter. With the land's heroic hunks busy drooling all over themselves, there's only one man left who can save the kingdom of Jenair. His name is Dungar Loloth, a rural blacksmith turned innkeeper, a surly hermit, and an all-around nobody oozing toward middle age, compensating for a lack of height, looks, charm, and tact with guts and an attitude.
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5 out of 5 stars
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perfect nonsense
- By Jen on 09-04-20
By: Logan J. Hunder
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Dhampir
- By: Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Magiere has earned a reputation as the most formidable vampire slayer in the land. Villagers far and wide welcome her with both awe and disdain - grateful to her for ridding their towns of the undead menace, but finding themselves made poorer for their salvation. Magiere knows she's dealing with simple folk, who only wish to have their superstitions silenced, and sees nothing wrong with exploiting them for profit.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Depressing
- By Sue on 04-07-15
By: Barb Hendee, and others
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Amber Magic
- Haven Series, Book 1
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 272
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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The humans have no magic and are hunted for sport, but that is about to change. War is coming.... The Sun Dragon spawned nine lesser dragons which devoured their parent for the power the elder possessed. These young dragons fought for choice bits of the Sun Dragon, but each only managed to eat a portion, thus giving them specific powers. Over time, these foul dragons were hunted down and slain by heroes of old.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Undying Mercenaries Thats for sure
- By John on 10-21-15
By: B. V. Larson
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The Dragon's Egg
- Dragonfall, Book 1
- By: David A. Wells
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,219
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Seventy-five years ago, the dragons fell from the sky. We thought they were just meteorites - six terrifying explosions rang the world like a bell. When the dust settled, we went on with our lives as though nothing had happened. More than a decade later, five of the eggs hatched. The dragons that emerged were small and weak. They kept to the shadows, working in secret to persuade people to do their bidding, offering magic as payment and reward. Years passed...and still we didn't notice the evil growing in our midst.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Acting out of character
- By Skipper on 01-27-18
By: David A. Wells
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The First Book of Swords
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 933
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 832
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For a game, the gods have given the world 12 Swords of Power so that they might be amused as the nations battle for their possession. But Vulcan the Smith has had his own little joke: the Swords can kill the gods themselves. What started out as Divine Jest has become all too serious as the gods fight to recover the Swords, and mortals discover that the mantle of power is more delicious and more terrible than anything they could have imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Of My Very Highest Recommendations!
- By Michael on 02-25-13
By: Fred Saberhagen
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Sea of Shadows
- Age of Legends, Book 1
- By: Kelley Armstrong
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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In the Forest of the Dead, where the empire’s worst criminals are exiled, twin sisters Moria and Ashyn are charged with a dangerous task. For they are the Keeper and the Seeker, and each year they must quiet the enraged souls of the damned. Only this year, the souls will not be quieted. Ambushed and separated by an ancient evil, the sisters’ journey to find each other sends them far from the only home they’ve ever known.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What happened???
- By Beth on 05-09-14
By: Kelley Armstrong
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Altdorf
- The Forest Knights, Book 1
- By: J.K. Swift
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 57
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A wild land too mountainous to be tamed by plows…A Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, his cunning overshadowed only by his ambition…A young Priestess of the Old Religion, together with a charismatic outlaw, sparking a rebellion from deep within the forests…And an ex-Hospitaller caught between them all. At the end of the thirteenth century, five hundred orphans and second sons are rounded up from villages in the Alpine countryside and sold to the Hospitaller Knights of St John. Trained to serve as Soldiers of Christ, they fight in eastern lands they know nothing about, for a cause they do not understand.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Life's Trials.
- By Gary Carter on 04-05-18
By: J.K. Swift
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Awaken
- The Mortal Mage, Book 1
- By: B. T. Narro
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 925
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 857
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Desil has spent his life training, but a promise to his mother has kept him from using his abilities for anything worthwhile. Now all he does is help his mother manage her tavern as his father rests in a grave. Desil knows there's at least one other mage somewhere in this territory who can do what he can; they share a connection through their magic, although they've never met. He stays up nights wondering what they might be able to accomplish together.
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2 out of 5 stars
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My First Return
- By Kyle the Professional Audible User on 01-24-18
By: B. T. Narro
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Coming of the Storm
- By: W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
- Narrated by: Kevin Orton
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 101
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Of best-selling husband-and-wife writing team W. Michael and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, Booklist proclaims that “nobody does Native Americana better than the Gears.” Coming of the Storm launches a series featuring Black Shell, a Chicazaclan trader, and his struggles with Hernando de Soto, an invader intent on spreading Catholicism at the point of his sword.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Creates a story line from history
- By Mark on 05-24-13
By: W. Michael Gear, and others
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Akiri: The Scepter of Xarbaal
- Akiri, Book 1
- By: Brian D. Anderson, Steven Savile
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 291
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Akiri is a blistering new heroic fantasy novel from the multiple award-winning international best sellers Brian D. Anderson and Steven Savile who have come together to create the first adrenalin-filled standalone novel in Akiri's tortured world. Can one betrayal can save a kingdom? Will two destroy it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Buy this story!!!
- By wlantz on 11-02-16
By: Brian D. Anderson, and others
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The Serpent Sword
- The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Matthew Harffy
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 460
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Beobrand is compelled by his brother's almost-certain murder to embark on a quest for revenge in the war-ravaged kingdoms of Northumbria. The land is rife with danger, as warlords vie for supremacy and dominion. In the battles for control of the region, new oaths are made and broken, and loyalties are tested to the limits. With no patronage and no experience, Beobrand must form his own allegiances and learn to fight with sword and shield. Relentless in pursuit of his enemies, he faces challenges which transform him from a boy to a man.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story, needs a warning in the description.
- By Lisa Schilling on 04-12-17
By: Matthew Harffy
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Iron Axe
- The Books of Blood and Iron, Book 1
- By: Steven Harper
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 344
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Story4 out of 5 stars 342
In this brand new series from the author of the Clockwork Empire series, a hopeless outcast must answer Death's call and embark on an epic adventure... Although Danr's mother was human, his father was one of the hated Stane, a troll from the mountains. Now Danr has nothing to look forward to but a life of disapproval and mistrust, answering to "Trollboy" and condemned to hard labor on a farm. Until, without warning, strange creatures come down from the mountains to attack the village.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I DON'T WANT YOU TO FOLLOW ME,
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 07-22-17
By: Steven Harper
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The Deathless
- The Deathless Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Peter Newman
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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In the endless forests of the Wild, humanity scratches a living by the side of the great Godroads, paths of crystal that provide safe passage and hold back the infernal tide. Creatures lurk within the trees, watching, and plucking those who stray too far from safety. In crystal castles held aloft on magical currents, seven timeless royal families reign, protecting humanity from the spread of the Wild and its demons. Born and reborn into flawless bodies, the Deathless are as immortal as the precious stones from which they take their names. For generations a fragile balance has held.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not my thing but not bad for what it is
- By Nora on 10-26-20
By: Peter Newman
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Children of the Plains
- Dragonlance: Barbarians, Book 1
- By: Paul B. Thompson, Tonya C. Cook
- Narrated by: Alan Robertson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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From the mists of Krynn's earliest history came the Barbarians. A young brother and sister escape a pack of predators and strike out on their own, their lives taking parallel courses linked to the destiny of different tribes. But dark powers watch the rise of civilization with cold calculation and deadly intent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it all the way through
- By Pete on 02-11-18
By: Paul B. Thompson, and others
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- Mimi in McKinney
- 01-25-18
Not my favorite.
I was disappointed in this book. It was not what I thought it would be
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- castsalot
- 01-17-17
Good story lost to narration
The story is entertaining however at times I found my self picturing a huge viking blacksmith with a 13year old girls voice.
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- HR01
- 05-26-18
Surprised, but not in a good way.
I found “The Thrall” while looking for Nordic/Viking-based fiction. There weren’t many reviews available, and some of the existing ones sounded like “invited” reviews. Nonetheless, I purchased the Audible version as the “Viking Hero Series” and promised mysterious encounter in the forest sounded intriguing.
I’m honestly surprised that this audiobook is available on Audible. I had to double check to make sure this wasn’t classified as young adult literature. The book sounds like it was written by a (talented) fifth or sixth grader. The dialogue is extraordinarily simplistic and repetitive. Plot details don’t seem well-planned and are occasionally implausible. One reviewer on Amazon commented that perhaps the author was not writing in his native language. That would be the most charitable explanation.
The narration is well-matched to the text. As you listen to the entire book, you will believe you are attending a junior high school play. The narrator’s attempts to change voice are comedic. This has to have been a low cost production.
On the positive side, the story moves quickly and most chapters have some kind of action. The writing and narration are so poor that I considered not finishing it. However I did get wrapped up in this short story and was curious about the ending. Be aware however, that you will not find any typical seafaring adventures or Viking battles. This is a story about some village folk and a resident slave or “thrall.”
If there is a second book in this series, I will skip it.
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