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The Book of Swords
- De: Gardner Dozois - editor, Robin Hobb, Garth Nix, y otros
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Katharine Lee McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, y otros
- Duración: 22 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 412
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 375
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 373
In The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and best-selling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters - many of them set in their authors' best-loved worlds. Join today's finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid, but not amazing anthology
- De AtomixIGN en 10-23-17
Engrossing listen
Revisado: 05-10-24
I picked the audiobook because I was intrigued by the title and the highly respected editor and was hooked by the introduction's premise of sword and sorcery. According to wikipedia, "Sword and sorcery (S&S) or heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. ... Sword and sorcery tales eschew overarching themes of "good vs evil" in favor of situational conflicts that often pit morally gray characters against one another to enrich themselves, or to defy tyranny." While certainly many of the stories fit at least loosely in this definition, I have a different ideal of S&S which is grittier than many of these stories. That said, it was a fantastic anthology of well-written, engrossing fantasy tales with stellar narration. Highly enjoyable and highly recommended if you're looking for a good, diverting listen.
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The Best of the Best Horror of the Year
- 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
- De: Ellen Datlow - editor
- Narrado por: Tim Campbell, Emily Sutton-Smith
- Duración: 19 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 199
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 197
A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track a zombie horde in order to research zombie behavior; an all-girl riding school has sinister secrets; a town rails in vain against a curse inflicted upon it by its founders; and much more.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Sad
- De Michael C. en 01-02-19
- The Best of the Best Horror of the Year
- 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
- De: Ellen Datlow - editor
- Narrado por: Tim Campbell, Emily Sutton-Smith
Fantastic listen!
Revisado: 12-08-23
An amazing collection of stories, some that had you on edge all throughout and some that saved the gut punch until the very last. Outstanding collection, performances and stories. Listen, enjoy...and be afraid.
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Classic Hallowe'en Stories
- Macmillan Collector's Library, Book 307
- De: Ned Halley - editor
- Narrado por: Samuel West, Imogen Church, Thomas Judd, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Ghost stories became hugely popular during the 19th century, and the Victorians became the masters of the genre. This deliciously chilling collection of Classic Hallowe'en Stories includes authors such as Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allen Poe, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, M. R. James and Vernon Lee.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent listen!
- De Chris en 11-03-23
- Classic Hallowe'en Stories
- Macmillan Collector's Library, Book 307
- De: Ned Halley - editor
- Narrado por: Samuel West, Imogen Church, Thomas Judd, Robert G. Slade
Excellent listen!
Revisado: 11-03-23
Excellent collection of classic ghost stories with stellar narration - a fitting listen over Samhain,
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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
- De: Robert E. Howard
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 18 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,812
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,420
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,420
Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities...there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars.... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand...to tread the jeweled thrones of the earth under his sandalled feet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Perfect Introduction
- De Wes en 11-09-09
- The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
- De: Robert E. Howard
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
Disappointed
Revisado: 02-02-15
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Todd McLaren?
No! Not sure if the narrator or the production team have ever actually read R. E. Howard stories previously or Conan stories in particular, but the narration was awful. I'm a long-time fan of Howard's work and looked forward to this audio book, but the narrator's pronunciation of place names and 'Cimmerian' strongly put me off. But it was when the narrator tried to give Conan a half-baked Scottish or Irish (I couldn't tell what he was going for) accent that I couldn't listen to any more. Waste of time and money . If you love Howard's work and Conan do yourself a favor and avoid this audio book.
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