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Von Bek: The City in the Autumn Stars
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Ulrich von Bek, a facet of The Eternal Champion, makes a deal with the devil in this exciting adventure story from one of the greatest authors of our time.
This is the story of Ulrich von Bek, a cynical mercenary who sells his skills as a soldier in the wars taking place all over Europe. After the particularly horrific destruction of a city in which he played a role, von Bek decides to desert the military company he was working for and travel alone for a while before seeking further employment.
On his solo journey, he happens upon a castle where he takes refuge with—and then falls in love with—the keeper of the castle, the beautiful Sabrina. It is in this castle that he meets Lucifer, the master of Hell, and finds out that his soul is already destined for Hell. And so, in exchange for his soul, von Bek agrees to go on a quest for Lucifer, namely to find the Cure for the World’s Pain. This quest is also known as the Search for the Holy Grail.
As von Bek travels around Europe on his impossible quest, he will find himself caught up in wars, politics, intrigue, and romance. But he can never forget his purpose—or the terrible bargain he has made with the devil....
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,153
When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the '60s into one enduring archetype.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Skip the first chapter, it's not Moorcock.
- By Ted C. on 02-17-22
By: Michael Moorcock, and others
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The Knight of the Swords [Dramatized Adaptation]
- Corum, Book 1
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 133
The ancient races, the Vadhagh and the Nhadragh, are dying. By creating Mankind, the universe has condemned Earth to a pestilence of destruction and fear. Prince Corum is the last remaining Vadhagh. He sets out on a crusade of vengeance against the forces that slaughtered his family and his race, to challenge the unjust power of the puppet masters of Man: the Lords of Chaos. Along the way he will barter with his soul for the limbs of gods to repair his mutilated body and will encounter a member of the very race who caused the mutilation, the irresistible Rhalina....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I finally understand + Excellent performances!
- By Chris on 08-19-21
By: Michael Moorcock
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Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island
- Sexton Blake, Book 6
- By: Michael Moorcock, Mark Hodder
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Beneath a sky of limpid sapphire blue, the research ship Gorgon rolls gently on the scintillating waters of the Caribbean Sea. Below, two men in a bathysphere, lowered more than a 150 fathoms into the crushing depths. But when the sphere is raised, there is only one man inside … and he has a knife in his back! Now Sexton Blake must answer an impossible question: How did the killer escape?
By: Michael Moorcock, and others
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The Whispering Swarm
- The Sanctuary of the White Friars, Book 1
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 110
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Story3 out of 5 stars 111
Almost anyone who has read or written science fiction or fantasy has been inspired by the work of Michael Moorcock. His literary flair and grand sense of adventure have been evident since his controversial first novel Behold the Man, from the stories and novels featuring his most famous character, Elric of Melniboné, to his fantasy masterpiece, Gloriana, winner of both the Campbell Memorial and World Fantasy awards for best novel.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible, extremely disappointing
- By Mike Mercereau on 03-05-15
By: Michael Moorcock
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A Darkness Returns
- The Dragonwar Saga, Book 1
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Hatushaly, last scion of the Firemane dynasty; his beloved Hava, and their dubious friend Donte have been transported across space and time from their war-torn world of Garn to the relative peace of Midkemia. There, on Sorcerer’s Isle, under the guidance of the great magician Magnus and his reincarnated father Pug, Hatu will explore and expand his unique magical abilities: for if Garn is to be saved, they will be needed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shallow compared with Magician series
- By Jorge Viana on 08-23-24
By: Raymond E. Feist
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Von Bek: The Warhound and the World's Pain
- The Eternal Champion
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Gerard Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
This is the story of Ulrich von Bek, a cynical mercenary who sells his skills as a soldier in the wars taking place all over Europe. After the particularly horrific destruction of a city in which he played a role, von Bek decides to desert the military company he was working for and travel alone for a while before seeking further employment. On his solo journey, he happens upon a castle where he takes refuge with—and then falls in love with—the keeper of the castle, the beautiful Sabrina. It is in this castle that he meets Lucifer, the master of Hell.
By: Michael Moorcock
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Elric of Melniboné
- Volume 1: Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf
- By: Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 24 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,347
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,154
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,153
When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the '60s into one enduring archetype.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Skip the first chapter, it's not Moorcock.
- By Ted C. on 02-17-22
By: Michael Moorcock, and others
-
The Knight of the Swords [Dramatized Adaptation]
- Corum, Book 1
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 133
The ancient races, the Vadhagh and the Nhadragh, are dying. By creating Mankind, the universe has condemned Earth to a pestilence of destruction and fear. Prince Corum is the last remaining Vadhagh. He sets out on a crusade of vengeance against the forces that slaughtered his family and his race, to challenge the unjust power of the puppet masters of Man: the Lords of Chaos. Along the way he will barter with his soul for the limbs of gods to repair his mutilated body and will encounter a member of the very race who caused the mutilation, the irresistible Rhalina....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I finally understand + Excellent performances!
- By Chris on 08-19-21
By: Michael Moorcock
-
Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island
- Sexton Blake, Book 6
- By: Michael Moorcock, Mark Hodder
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Beneath a sky of limpid sapphire blue, the research ship Gorgon rolls gently on the scintillating waters of the Caribbean Sea. Below, two men in a bathysphere, lowered more than a 150 fathoms into the crushing depths. But when the sphere is raised, there is only one man inside … and he has a knife in his back! Now Sexton Blake must answer an impossible question: How did the killer escape?
By: Michael Moorcock, and others
-
The Whispering Swarm
- The Sanctuary of the White Friars, Book 1
- By: Michael Moorcock
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars 125
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 110
-
Story3 out of 5 stars 111
Almost anyone who has read or written science fiction or fantasy has been inspired by the work of Michael Moorcock. His literary flair and grand sense of adventure have been evident since his controversial first novel Behold the Man, from the stories and novels featuring his most famous character, Elric of Melniboné, to his fantasy masterpiece, Gloriana, winner of both the Campbell Memorial and World Fantasy awards for best novel.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Terrible, extremely disappointing
- By Mike Mercereau on 03-05-15
By: Michael Moorcock
-
A Darkness Returns
- The Dragonwar Saga, Book 1
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Hatushaly, last scion of the Firemane dynasty; his beloved Hava, and their dubious friend Donte have been transported across space and time from their war-torn world of Garn to the relative peace of Midkemia. There, on Sorcerer’s Isle, under the guidance of the great magician Magnus and his reincarnated father Pug, Hatu will explore and expand his unique magical abilities: for if Garn is to be saved, they will be needed.
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3 out of 5 stars
-
Shallow compared with Magician series
- By Jorge Viana on 08-23-24
By: Raymond E. Feist