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The Rithmatist
- De: Brandon Sanderson, Ben McSweeney
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings—merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles.
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Laughed until I couldn't breathe
- De Trip Williams en 08-21-14
- The Rithmatist
- De: Brandon Sanderson, Ben McSweeney
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
EXQUISITE
Revisado: 02-17-23
This is my first review of a Brandon Sanderson novel, despite him being my favorite contemporary author (and that's saying something, because I Iove a lot of authors), but his Stormlight Archive masterpiece has kept me too in a state of awe to even attempt reviewing any of his books. This wee book probably has received less shock and awe than most of Sanderson's works, but I can almost prophesy (and I'm not a prophet, so this is me just, well, gushing) that if we can squeeze another 100 years out of this world, "The Rithmatist" will sit on shelves next to Peter Pan, The Hobbit, the Oz books, Pooh, Narnia, Harry Potter, and the very best of Roald Dahl (and no, that's not hyperbole, none of it). This book is so concise, so tailored, and so blooming RIPE with rich characters (with no extraneous), heart-pounding action, an imaginative magic spin on mathematics that can almost make ME take interest in math, and a barely visible HUGE world twirling and spinning about this little story, that I'd almost have to call it a 99% perfect novel; seriously, the only downside is that this book should have been three times as large (that's what we all desire, us lovers of literature). The label "Classic" should be slapped on the front cover. Because this is timeless—the story, plot, characters, novelty, and the enchantment of "children growing up and grasping at understanding the world around them") and I think it will prove more popular with every year that passes. The relationship between Joel and Melody is wonderful, how often do you get a nice depiction of a boy and a girl developing a real and deep friendship without straying into "Twilight" zones? As an Audible book, Michael Kramer reads it perfectly, he always has a knack for subtly pulling nuances with his voice, and consistently with characters, really making the world come alive. This is the third time I've read this book (I read all my great favorites over and over), and so I felt I should finally, well, SAY something about it (my 14-year-old daughter is reading it right now and she loves it as much as she loves Kaladin, and that's quite an oath in itself!) (unfortunately, she is going to be hugely disappointed when she realizes that a second book does not as yet exist in the Year of our Lord 2023). I could say this little story is exquisite, well that's the descriptor I started this with, and it's not exaggeration, but this imaginative explosion of ideas (those chalklings are WEIRD, what a concept) can realistically be defined as...AWESOME. Shock and awe, baby, shock and awe, truly awesome. Make diggeth upon it, thou Dude! Art et Amour Toujours
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Dark One: Forgotten
- De: Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells
- Narrado por: Rachel Jacobs, Sophie Oda, Keith Szarabajka, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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Every year in the United States there are fifteen thousand murders, give or take a few hundred. Of those, nearly forty percent go unsolved. In this six-part audio series, Christina Walsh is determined to change that. After struggling with the loss of her father, she sets out on a journey to bring the justice that has eluded her to the families of other victims. And she starts with a particularly strange case. The murder of world-renowned violinist Leona McPherson who mysteriously disappeared years ago after a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
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I expected more
- De Gavin Crenshaw en 01-16-23
Enjoyable and at Times Engrossing
Revisado: 01-12-23
Get past the acting, well some of it is good, but the story really gets...AWESOME along about Chapters 8 and 9. I couldn't stop listening to it at that point, and I was hoping it was going to go on another 8 hours or so, but it kept me going and flowing with ideas, so very good from two of my favorite authors (Netflix, you listening?). Comparable to the best of any Twilight Zone episode, or Black Mirror. Art et Amour Toujours
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Nine Princes in Amber
- The Chronicles of Amber, Book 1
- De: Roger Zelazny
- Narrado por: Alessandro Juliani
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
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Amber is the one real world, of which all others including our own Earth are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin's blood. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne.
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Great book, lame deal!
- De Robert en 08-13-12
- Nine Princes in Amber
- The Chronicles of Amber, Book 1
- De: Roger Zelazny
- Narrado por: Alessandro Juliani
Master Zelazny
Revisado: 09-18-22
The best writer of shifting shadows interspersed with dazzling twinkles of magical light. Awesome. Art et Amour Toujours
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Fame
- The Hijacking of Reality
- De: Justine Bateman
- Narrado por: Justine Bateman
- Duración: 5 h
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Millions of people go to enormous lengths to achieve fame. Fame is woven into our lives in ways that may have been unimaginable in years past. Mining decades of experience, writer, director, producer, and actress Justine Bateman writes a visceral, intimate look at the experience of Fame. Combining the internal reality-shift of the famous, theories on the public’s behavior at each stage of a famous person’s career, and the experiences of other famous performers, Bateman takes the listener inside and outside the emotions of Fame.
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nothing new about fame
- De R. Hines en 10-07-18
- Fame
- The Hijacking of Reality
- De: Justine Bateman
- Narrado por: Justine Bateman
Smart Book. Good Message. Gutsy.
Revisado: 05-23-22
Perhaps not an autobiography, but all the autobiographical stuff herein is pretty good, pretty eye-opening. Hopefully, this is just Part 1, and Justine Bateman comes back with more. Art et Amour Toujours
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Black Sand Baron
- The Ripple System, Book 2
- De: Kyle Kirrin, Portal Books
- Narrado por: Travis Baldree
- Duración: 20 h y 1 m
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The manhunt has officially begun. Now the target of a game-wide Holy War, Ned is forced to flee the Onyx Sands. The odds are stacked against him; Tyrann has tens of thousands of followers, a religion that’s spreading like wildfire, and a powerful god that will be stepping into the world of EBO in a matter of days. Meanwhile, Ned’s allies are a squirrel-exploding bard, a repurposed home security system who takes her instructions far too literally, and a wildly unreliable talking axe named Frank. But even as the inevitable conflict draws closer, change is coming to EBO.
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Hey Look, Frank's Back
- De Thomas Alsop en 09-22-21
- Black Sand Baron
- The Ripple System, Book 2
- De: Kyle Kirrin, Portal Books
- Narrado por: Travis Baldree
Never Too Easy
Revisado: 03-16-22
High marks for the second book in the series, Kirrin is a humorist and a mental-gen (smartly funny), and the predicaments Ned gets in are riveting, and the escapes and victories are always hard-won, and never seem too gamey. Still, in two books, there has hardly been a spark of any kind of attraction between any of the characters (and that would be a massively huge part of any world you were choosing to live in), well, except there is a lot of Frank attraction, which never quite goes too over the top, and Frank is still a delight (I thought his attitude might get old, but it hasn't, close, but not yet). By far this is the best RPGLit I've come across, and is keeping me grafted on, even toward the third book. Art et Amour Toujours
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Shadeslinger
- The Ripple System, Book 1 (A Fantasy LitRPG Series)
- De: Kyle Kirrin, Portal Books
- Narrado por: Travis Baldree
- Duración: 21 h y 32 m
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Corporate flameout Ned Altimer dreams of leaving his world behind. So, when Earthblood Online splashes onto the VRMMO scene, he dives in and never looks back. His advantages are twofold: exclusive access to the game’s three-day Head Start period, and a ridiculously handsome talking axe named Frank who has knowledge of the game’s deepest secrets...if the magnificent Frank ever feels like sharing them.
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Great new author! Looking forward to the next book
- De Browley en 02-04-21
- Shadeslinger
- The Ripple System, Book 1 (A Fantasy LitRPG Series)
- De: Kyle Kirrin, Portal Books
- Narrado por: Travis Baldree
Wow, Finally, Quality LitRPG
Revisado: 03-10-22
Pretty good stuff here, doesn't go too overboard on posting all the stats and game mechanics, and thankfully the narrator protagonist isn't an utter jerk (like most LitRPGs), but it's okay that Frank is ever present (he fills that role, but humorously, and sometimes he quite hilarious). I've started so many of these types of books and had to hang it up, as my eyes get so tired of rolling, but this story proves immersive, and the action is intense (as opposed to endlessly grinding to make gold or points). Really the only downside is Kirrin doesn't address some of the primary needs of people in general, and game players especially, but all in all I really did enjoy the entire book, it just flew by, and I was crestfallen when it ended (so I immediately just picked up Book Two!). One last point, this is some pretty good writing (nice surprise, there). Art et Amour Toujours
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The Dark
- De: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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Miah Gray is a 27-year-old former army soldier living in rural New Hampshire with his sister, mother, and her boyfriend. He is plagued by PTSD, finding solace, but not redemption, with the aid of prescribed cannabis. All he wants to do is get high, relax with a good sandwich, and watch a meteor shower with his neighborhood crush, Jen. When the sun's light is blotted out the following morning and the world is plunged into darkness, Miah finds himself locked down with his family, covering windows with trash bags, lighting candles, and following the arcane rules of an ancient prophecy.
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I could tell you…
- De Alex en 07-13-21
- The Dark
- De: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
Think Different. No, Really...
Revisado: 12-06-21
It's different, this story, this style of telling this story, and listening can cause creases between your eyebrows (might be permanent, we'll see), but what we have here is a terrific take on "demons" and "angels" and how a cosmic island stocked with wild goats (people) can really provide a tasty to hungry and high-tech visitors. The pieces of the story ain't bad, but the whole of the story is...superb, terrifying, and creepily satisfying. I've read quite a few Jeremy Robinson novels and never made the connection that I was accumulating a collection of treasured stories by the same author, each is THAT different. Keep going, Jeremy, what a weirdly beautiful and twisted collection of noodles in that coconut. Art et Amour Toujours
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The Blade Itself
- De: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrado por: Steven Pacey
- Duración: 22 h y 15 m
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Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian - leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.
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Characters drive the story. The Narrator rocks!
- De Brian Alsobrook en 11-01-16
- The Blade Itself
- De: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrado por: Steven Pacey
Tough start but worked steadily to AWEsome!
Revisado: 12-05-21
Wow, and I don't exaggerate that beginning, because I have a new living author to read, and this was one of the best starts to a series I've ever set out upon. Abercrombie has a way with words, clever and sarcastic, and almost entirely grim. It's like gathering together the very worst characters from Game of Thrones and allowing them to cut loose. I mean, I think everyone in the book is despicable, but entirely engrossing. I hate to say it, but I LOVE them, all of them. If you feel bereft because the next Stormlight Archive is years in the distance, (oh but YE-ARGH-OBITE!), I am delighted to say I might end up liking Abercrombie as much as I adore Sanderson. I loved this book (the truth is, my first reading I only got to Chapter 5, then had to set it aside, because I didn't know what I was reading). A month later, started again, and finally understood everyone, and without exaggeration, I am thrilled. Hey Mikey, you'll LOVE it, because Great Stuff, Maynard. Sing praises, I have discovered a new author. On to the next! Art et Amour Toujours
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I Don't Want to Kill You
- John Cleaver, Book 3
- De: Dan Wells
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
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John Wayne Cleaver has called a demon - literally called it on the phone - and challenged it to a fight. He's faced two monsters already, barely escaping with his life, and now he's done running; he's taking the fight to them. As he wades through the town's darkest secrets, searching for any sign of who the demon might be, one thing becomes all too clear: in a game of cat and mouse with a supernatural killer, you are always the mouse.
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Please out this on the Big Screen!
- De Anonymous User en 12-14-24
- I Don't Want to Kill You
- John Cleaver, Book 3
- De: Dan Wells
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Books Keep Getting Even Better
Revisado: 11-21-21
The first two books were about as good as "creepy" gets, and each one provides plenty of room for growth for the main guy, and even though this third book goes completely over the top in its resolution, let me tell you, it is good, even haunting. Great writing, and a terrific handling of a difficult plot, with plenty of scares, and some very sad turns. Dan Wells packs a whole lot of SUPER in the supernatural. Art et Amour Toujours
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Mr. Monster
- John Cleaver Series, Book 2
- De: Dan Wells
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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In I Am Not a Serial Killer, John Wayne Cleaver saved his town from a murderer even more appalling than the serial killers he obsessively studies, using his own repressed homicidal proclivities to even the odds. But it turns out even demons have friends, and the disappearance of one has brought another to Clayton County. Soon there are new victims for John to work on at the mortuary, and a new mystery to solve. But this time something's different. John has tasted death, and the dark nature he used as a weapon might now be using him.
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Look, great story. Really good series. But...
- De Emmalee Marino en 06-17-20
- Mr. Monster
- John Cleaver Series, Book 2
- De: Dan Wells
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Thrilling and Horrifying
Revisado: 11-14-21
The first book "I am not a serial killer" was good, but in this book "Mr. Monster" both the writing intensifies and perfects, and John Wayne Cleaver the character comes into his own, and we start to get a handle on him, and possibly (gasp) actually begin to LIKE him. He's a guy, a dude, a teenager pretty much like any other kid, except that today he would probably be labeled as "on the spectrum" (and this is the best depiction in fiction I've ever come across of ASD, bar none). But aside from John, everything else is wonderfully creepy and downright scary, as we are allowed to visit a place much scarier than any gruesome imagining of Dracula's lair. The basement and the pit will give you nightmares, all the while you get to learn all about love and what it actually is! Not a bad deal. I haven't read the third book yet but have it in my library, and figure John will grow and develop even as Dan Well's genius creative expression expands, so I'm hooked, this is good stuff Maynard, good stuff. Art et Amour Toujours
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