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Farilane
- The Rise and Fall, Book 2
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan
- Duración: 13 h y 44 m
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Being an unwanted twin in the Imperial line of succession, Farilane became a scholar, adventurer, and in a time when reading was once more forbidden—a book hunter. Her singular obsession is finding the mythical Book of Brin, a tome not just lost but intentionally buried. Respected and beloved by the Teshlor Knights, not even their legendary skills can protect her for what she finds is more dangerous than what she sought.
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Another Character that I Fell in Love With.
- De Wendy H. en 06-08-22
- Farilane
- The Rise and Fall, Book 2
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan
Outstanding!!!
Revisado: 08-06-23
Wow. Michael is totally on his game with this one from start to finish. Since I was a bit underwhelmed by Nolyn I decided to wait until Esrahaddon was released (or about to be on Audible) to start Farilane. I read Riyria twice but so long ago that I don’t recall her ever being mentioned before. And I trust Michael to not need to read reviews before plunging in. So I went into this one pretty cold. From the first pages I was enthralled. Michael absolutely writes the best dialog and it was such a pleasure to jump right in. It felt like a Welcome home. And then along comes Kile… just color me delighted. I won’t give away the story, it’s a nice little adventure piece wrapped up in a huge swath of character development that captured my heart the same way Royce and Hadrian did so long ago. And then Malcolm and Suri/Minna. And now Farilane.
And Tim is just beyond perfection as usual!
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The 13th God
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 8
- De: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 22 h y 38 m
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Dante, Blays, and Gladdic's final effort to defeat him has failed. Within weeks—if not days—Rale will be destroyed. One last hope remains. They can't kill Nolost, but they may be able to eject him from Rale before he can complete his work. To do so, though, they'll have to destroy a world themselves: Olastar, the home of the portals that link all other places together.
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Please, just end it.
- De Simon P. en 01-17-23
- The 13th God
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 8
- De: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Just rename the books “The Adventures of Dante and Blays”
Revisado: 07-25-23
Disappointing read, mostly because it doesn’t really feel like he’s advancing the story towards some grand finale.
Robertson should just rename the books “The Adventures of Dante and Blays” so the reader would know it’s just another tale and expect the familiar exploits, predicaments and the camaraderie of our daring duo, but not expect a whole lot of plot development or subplots or even carrots for the dedicated reader.
Much of this book read more like a graphic novel, and it would probably lend itself to that spectacularly given that in the first 7–8 chapters we barely encounter any other humans but there’s lots of monsters, bizarre creatures, and extraordinary vistas. For this reader, that got tiresome especially as that scenario repeated throughout the book. I often found myself bored and only became keenly re-interested, when there were new characters or novel plot developments.
There were only a few times in the book where I felt it grabbed my attention and I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next or how they would get out of this jam. As the book wore on, especially towards the finale, it was really the same old same old. Seems like he might be running out of steam for these guys. This one, like the one before it, just felt forced compared to his earlier works in the Cycles of Arawn & of Galand, where both main characters were always managing exciting challenges and growing, and Gladicc was not just a sidekick.
The high point for me was that I listened on Audible and Tim Gerard Reynolds could make the phone book exciting. When it drones on, I could double the listening speed and that helped some. However I actually felt sorry for Tim because he’s sooo good and this was just ok.
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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Duración: 22 h y 31 m
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An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer, is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by number New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson.
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Where to Find It (chapter #'s for stories)
- De V. Smith en 07-25-18
- Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
Really wonderful reading & insights
Revisado: 04-13-23
I listened to this piecemeal as I completed my readings, beginning with the Kelsier stories after finishing Mistborn and then going onto Edgedancer after Words of Radiance in the Stormlight Archive. I then listened to the other short stories and the prologues and postscripts which were fascinating and wildly entertaining as insight into Sanderson’s creative genius. While I realize she is a staple to Sanderson’s Audible work, Kate Reading does lend a Mrs Potts tone to everything and after awhile I need a break from her. Fortunately, after hearing Sanderson’s mention that one story was written for George R.R. Martin’s “Dangerous Women” anthology, which I have in my audible library, i flipped to that recording to listen to the short story, “6th of Dusk…” Wow now that was refreshing!
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Good Omens
- A Full Cast Production
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.
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Brilliant and epic
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 11-02-21
- Good Omens
- A Full Cast Production
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Katherine Kingsley, Arthur Darvill, Peter Forbes, Gabrielle Glaister, Louis Davison, Pixie Davies, Chris Nelson, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, John Hopkins
This time the TV version was better
Revisado: 09-05-22
A bit tedious at times, British humor that goes on and on and around the corner, circles back on itself and ends with a little “tee hee”. Finale was good. Quite different from the televised mini series which I found thoroughly enjoyable.
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Messages from Above
- What Your Loved Ones in Heaven Want You to Know
- De: Monica The Medium, Monica Ten-Kate
- Narrado por: Monica the Medium
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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Infused with Monica's signature blend of empathy, authenticity, and light-hearted humor, Messages from Above will make you laugh as much as you cry. It's for anyone who's ever struggled with unresolved questions and feelings such as guilt or disbelief after losing a loved one. It's for people who've wondered: What happens when we die? Do dogs go to Heaven? What are soul contracts? Can the dead watch us have sex?
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Far superior than any other book in this genre!!
- De Lisa K. en 02-27-20
- Messages from Above
- What Your Loved Ones in Heaven Want You to Know
- De: Monica The Medium, Monica Ten-Kate
- Narrado por: Monica the Medium
Brings comfort &understanding to the pangs of loss
Revisado: 02-23-22
This was much better than I expected. I actually found it quite surprising because I've never seen or heard of a Medium actually explaining the afterlife. Since she's so young (25 and unmarried at the time of the writing), Monica only has so much life experience to draw from. She readily explains that her interpretations are affected by those limitations but her spirit encounters generally seem to have overcome those limits to be able to share a wealth of information with her. I'd say her youth guided her approach to mediumship as she heavily developed her skills while a college student and then applied what she learned as a college student might, turning it into an educational opportunity for the rest of us.
Having given so many readings and having had her own TV show, she decided to channel her gifts into understandings that could be shared. The book has a good flow to it as she develops her explanations and builds on her reveals. She takes great care on the subjects of sudden deaths, accidents, suicide, overdose and the loss of a child being especially caring and understanding with her readers/listeners. Some of her revelations feel harder to wrap my thoughts around, particularly those about the contract our present "soul" agreed to before embarking on this life. Even though she emphasizes that free will still has a role, this raised even more questions for me when you factor in the true evils in the world.
I found many of her revelations downright fascinating and totally credible. Knowing that our families are still with us, still aware and caring from above and that all we need do is reach out and they hear and respond. Similarly her identification that we all have an angel, not a family member but our own personal angel that we just need to ask to help or guide us. I think of all those times I asked St. Anthony to help me find a lost belonging... seems plausible that I was actually asking my personal angel for help and the item was found! Whatever religious beliefs one was raised with her explanations seem to allow for all of it, except the negative... she has not ever heard of a hell or hellish other side--- just beauty and peace and acceptance without judgement. Her explanation of the spirit as a segment of the clementine of our being--with different sections getting to come and meet the challenges on this earthy plane only to ultimately be reunited again with our other selves and those family members that are deeply connected to us, was something I totally felt connected to.
I think you have to be of an open mind and interested to understand a new perspective to enjoy this book. Reading it as a cynic looking for flaws is pointless to me. If you don't believe, my guess is you won't be convinced. But if you do, then you will feel less afraid and deeply comforted to know your loved ones are right by your side. I hope she writes another book one day after her life has been through some of the ups and downs adulthood brings. I would love to see how her perspectives are impacted.
I wasn't sure about having Monica as the reader. She brings her own credibility to the reading and it was not a distraction at all to not have a professional reader. The book must also have sidebars throughout which she introduces as "Box start" and "Box end" which did not detract from the listening experience at all. After listening to it though, I do think I would like to have a physical copy to dog-ear! A professional reader might have lent a tone that her voice doesn't have but since she speaks about something she knows so well it was not a detractor to me.
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Dracula [Audible Edition]
- De: Bram Stoker
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, y otros
- Duración: 15 h y 27 m
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The modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
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IS THAT NOT SO?
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-05-15
Outstanding entertainment!
Revisado: 10-16-21
I never thought I would enjoy this as much as I did. Who doesn’t know the Dracula story? Me apparently! It was so Much better than all the derivations that followed it! The characters were all well done and a pleasure to listen to. There was only one minor and short lived character whose accent I struggled to comprehend but he was only in the story briefly. It was even more enjoyable a listen in October in the weeks preceding Halloween but I recommend it for anyone and anytime! Really a great story and audible listen!
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The Turn of the Screw
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Simon Vance, Vanessa Benjamin
- Duración: 4 h y 45 m
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One of the world's most famous intellectual ghost stories, The Turn of the Screw is a haunting tale of suspected supernatural possession. A governess at a country house claims that Miles and Flora, two orphaned children in her care, are being controlled by spirits for some evil purpose. No one else can see the ghosts, and the children themselves are silent. Are they being dominated by spectral forces, or are they hiding something? Is the governess simply paranoid, or is something else going on?
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Compelling, creepy and rich in its ambiguity
- De Darwin8u en 03-12-13
- The Turn of the Screw
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Simon Vance, Vanessa Benjamin
Beyond me....
Revisado: 09-21-21
While the performances were terrific, I found my comprehension of olde English in this format even more challenging than looking at the written word. And, for whit its worth, this is not the first time I've read a "classic" and been less than enthralled. I think works like these benefit greatly by being read in a classroom setting or perhaps a book club, where discussion helps guide the understanding. I understood the story and it's ramifications but don't really think I found the appreciation that this story and Henry James is supposed to deserve. It's just meh, to me and I'm not really intriqued enough to ponder the abrubt ending over and over as the reviews seem to indicate one must do.
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Gone Girl
- A Novel
- De: Gillian Flynn
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 19 h y 57 m
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.
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Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!
- De Theodore en 01-20-13
- Gone Girl
- A Novel
- De: Gillian Flynn
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
I don't know why people loved this Book
Revisado: 07-29-21
I don't get why this was a bestseller. I found it tedious and annoying, even after the first plot twist occurred when it there was some intrigue. However, after awhile it became more of the same and even predictable for someone like me who usually gets so sucked into characters, I don't see the twist(s) coming. I even had the thought that oh no, I hope he doesn't... and that's what this review is based on. I HATED the ending. I don't like reviews that give spoilers so I won't do that, but it was a really unsatisfying ending on so many different emotional levels that it made it a big waste of time. I felt like it was a creative cop out. I don't usually ask for my money back because I didn't like a book, but this was all hype and not worth the time invested, so this is one I'd think about returning. I just do not get the critical acclaim. The readers were great, though. That's probably the only reason I hung in there. They knew how to read their characters so well! I'd def listen to them again, but not sold on this author.
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The Twelve Plagues
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 7
- De: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 20 h y 51 m
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The White Lich has fallen. The remnants of his army have fled into the forests. It should be a time of celebration. But as Dante regroups his people, the Angel of Taim arrives with a message. They may have defeated the lich, but Taim is still going to destroy the mortal world of Rale.
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The Best Yet
- De Loki en 05-06-21
- The Twelve Plagues
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 7
- De: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Good but hoped in the series' penultimate book
Revisado: 06-08-21
It was satisfying to read that other fans of this series were less enthralled with this one, as was I. I still love the series but this did not live up to the others. Too much time spent on detailed travelogues and trivial battle scenes where following the detail was a waste of time. There were so many times I had to replay a section because it just droned on & I lost the intent (definitely due to the writing, because Tim Gerard Reynolds could make the phone book sound fascinating). The Dante and Blays banter was reduced to a bit of sarcasm here and there and rarely employed in this dragged out seek and find expedition. Dante seemed more hype than substance, being constantly referred to for his greatness but not actually doing much that was extraordinary. Even Gladdic was reduced to a lesser version of his powerful self except when his skill would save the day, which became the cliche resolution time and time again. Only Blays seemed true to character esp. due to his expert wielding of The Sword of Stars. Some of the new characters were intriguing while others just time wasted, some parts were riveting, but others were repetitive BTDT scenes. All in all, it felt too similar to hunting down the White Lich but lacking the intrigue and truely any credible peril. There was just too much sameness throughout the book, battle after battle with hideous creatures that all seemed the same. Even the Andrac's (sp?) became ordinary, it made it uncomfortably put-down-able.
On another note, I have repeatedly been disappointed throughout the series by dropped plot elements. Several of the books revolved around certain events or implements that should bear some relevance in the long haul, if for nothing more than by offering some sort of explanation or tie-in. For example, on the quest to the white tree of Barden, how could the bone sword or the initial attempt by Samarand to free Arawn at Barden be so insignifiant so as to not to even explain them in light of the new understanding of what/who Barden is?
UPDATE: I actually listened to the last 2/3 of it again, immediately after finishing, something I've never done before. In retrospect, the book was better the second time because I knew nothing more significant was coming along immediately and could be more patient with the descriptions of each of the foes and the battles. I then got a better appreciation for the resolutions as they occurred. I also went back to relisten to the prologue, which was much more clear to me after the book, assuming that was the intention. I do hope the next (still final?) book truly ties everything together.
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
- My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
- De: Alan Alda
- Narrado por: Alan Alda
- Duración: 6 h y 13 m
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The beloved actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the science of communication and teaches listeners to improve the way they relate to others using improv games, storytelling, and their own innate mind-reading abilities. With his trademark humor and frankness, Alan Alda explains what makes the out-of-the-box techniques he developed after his years as the host of Scientific American Frontiers so effective.
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Tha last three chapters
- De tokind en 07-16-17
- If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
- My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
- De: Alan Alda
- Narrado por: Alan Alda
Thoroughly enjoyable I learned so much!
Revisado: 05-11-21
I’m usually not the biggest fan of self-help books. I can lose interest without a story except when they are written like a story! This does not disappoint! Alda is as a reader the same as he is as an actor —totally engaging and he makes this book one I didn’t want to put down. With every new thought, I kept coming up with family and friends I Wanted to share this with. It’s inspiring, educational, heartwarming, enlightening and altogether fascinating beginning to end. if you enjoy insight into who you are and why we do the things we do and how come we have so much trouble understanding each other, this is six hours you won’t find wasted!
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