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Clive Cussler: The Corsican Shadow
- Dirk Pitt Adventure, Book 27
- De: Dirk Cussler
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
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In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Musée de l’Armée is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire.
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Repeat of a repeat of a repeat!! Cmon Dirk Cussler!! Get it together!
- De KellyC en 12-11-23
- Clive Cussler: The Corsican Shadow
- Dirk Pitt Adventure, Book 27
- De: Dirk Cussler
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
A Reasonable Romp
Revisado: 03-13-25
I wrote off Dirk Cussler after his first two novels. They were abysmal. This one though? Decent. For me, the problem wasn’t the handling of Dirk or Giordino, or really Dirk jr and Summer, it was the fact that there wasn’t anything very compelling about the plot. A lot of action occurred, but the stakes felt low. The reader finds out the central mystery far too early and things play out very predictably. I got bored about a quarter of the way into the book and slogged through the rest. Not the worst Dirk Pitt novel. Dirk Cussler is slowly getting better!
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The Last Town
- Wayward Pines: 3
- De: Blake Crouch
- Narrado por: Max Meyers
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
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Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed. But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond. And now that secret is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity.
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Thank you to the person who spoiled the epilogue in their review.
- De Timothy en 08-12-24
- The Last Town
- Wayward Pines: 3
- De: Blake Crouch
- Narrado por: Max Meyers
Mostly pretty good - definitely entertaining
Revisado: 07-22-24
Its exciting. I cared about some of the characters. The narration is good. The character development is… rough. The main character’s rage is decribed as going “super nova” throughout the series, which just feels silly.
The overall resolution of the series was… not great.
Plot devices that served book one’s purpose are conveniently ignored for the finale.
Not that you won’t have fun hearing about it all, but I hoped there was a stronger direction for tying up such a grandiose trilogy.
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Heaven's River
- Bobiverse, Book 4
- De: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 16 h y 57 m
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Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate - whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob’s descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore.
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BOB-tastic!!! 🛸
- De C. White en 09-24-20
- Heaven's River
- Bobiverse, Book 4
- De: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Very Different
Revisado: 05-03-24
I loved how different this entry was from the previous books in the series. It shows us a whole new side of the Bobiverse to be explored. The ending left me with quite a few questions, but beside that it was a ton of fun.
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The Downloaded
- De: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrado por: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, y otros
- Duración: 5 h y 39 m
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In 2059, two vastly different groups of people portrayed by the compelling trio of Brendan Fraser (Academy Award winner), Luke Kirby (Emmy Award winner), and Vanessa Sears (Dora Award winner) undergo cryonic suspension. While their bodies are frozen, their minds, still active and awake, are uploaded into a massive quantum computer. The first group are all astronauts, about to leave Earth on a one-way interstellar colonization mission. The second group consists of convicted murderers and volunteers who elect to serve their sentences in a virtual-reality prison.
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Poor writing- agenda piece
- De Amazon Customer en 10-27-23
- The Downloaded
- De: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrado por: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, Colm Feore, Andrew Phung, full cast
Good Scifi, unconvincing characters
Revisado: 12-04-23
I loved the premise, the cryogenics, the implications of such scientific advances, the problems therein. All fascinating, all thought provoking. Unfortunately, the characters did not feel as believable as the far fetched scifi premise! By and large the characters served the story well enough until the author tried to write a romance that just ended up feeling, at best, contrived, and at worse, forced.
Still though, the larger scifi plot kept me around until the end! Give it a try, see what you make of it!
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Inca Gold
- Dirk Pitt, Book 12
- De: Clive Cussler
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 17 h y 44 m
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A call for help from a stricken archaeological expedition brings Dirk Pitt to a sacred well high in the Andes. There he confronts a band of ruthless art thieves, who plunder ancient sites for their precious artefacts. But soon Dirk Pitt faces even graver danger, as he searches for a lost Spanish galleon and hunts for a fabulous hoard of Inca gold. And in a desperate race against time, Pitt must track down a sacred site - before the richest prize known to man is lost to the world forever....
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Audio Levels Vary Widely.
- De Jason Peters en 12-07-20
- Inca Gold
- Dirk Pitt, Book 12
- De: Clive Cussler
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
A Dirk Classic - full of swashbuckling adventure
Revisado: 01-03-23
Do you enjoy Indiana Jones? Tomb Raider? Nathan Drake? Please meet Dirk Pitt.
A real classic in the contemporary adventure literary genre, and one of the best Dirk Pitt novels ever written. Cussler really seemed to have fun writing this one and was at the top of his game. The plot is pretty solid, the treasure is fabulous, the characters have at least a little depth, and the heroes take a licking and keep on ticking… just like the orange doxa dive watch worn by the protagonist.
I will say after more than 15 years since I first read the book, it comes across a bit more sexist and vulgar than I remembered, but like Giordino says, “there isn’t a man alive that doesn’t mellow with age”, so maybe I’ve just mellowed a bit. Highly recommend, with a caution for the more sensitive ears that there are about 3 occasions you might rather just skip ahead thirty seconds or so.
It’s a rollicking good tale that kept me entertained THE WHOLE TIME. Scott Brick is fabulous as always and nearly matches the previously recorded voiceovers by Bruce Greenwood. And that’s saying A LOT.
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Blowback
- A Thriller
- De: James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
- Narrado por: Zachary Webber, Erin Bennett
- Duración: 12 h y 50 m
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US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences. Barrett personally orders CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. The CIA serves at the pleasure of the president, yet they’ve sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When the threat comes directly from the Oval Office, that’s where the blowback begins.
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Best Listen Ever
- De Logan en 09-21-22
- Blowback
- A Thriller
- De: James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
- Narrado por: Zachary Webber, Erin Bennett
Solid Clancy style thriller - PG13 - overall well done!!
Revisado: 10-05-22
I’ve read my share of pulpy thrillers and action novels, and this rose above the rest. It reminded me of the better parts of Tom Clancy’s novels. The premise is interesting, the characters are pretty intriguing if not quite fully developed. The action - well - it lacks a certain level of descriptiveness or emotional quality to really pull me in. Its not quite the same as listening to Blackhawk Down or Jurassic Park, there’s no visceral feeling to the writing. The danger feels distant. Even so, I very much enjoyed it, and appreciated that it was (relatively) clean for a political/spy thriller!
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Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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For 12,000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire - both scientists and scholars - and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.
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An unabridged classic but "Psychologist?!!"
- De Roger Lee en 04-07-13
- Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Very interesting if occasionally hard to follow
Revisado: 09-07-22
As this story covers eons of time, it can be a little difficult to track the new characters and new story arcs. I think I might need to find a cliff notes version to keep everything organized in my mind.
I’m pretty sure that this would be easier to follow in written form, but its still a solid scifi audiobook!
The premise is very interesting, and I’m looking forward to the other books in the series! Scott Brick is great, as always.
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The Midnight Library
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- De: Matt Haig
- Narrado por: Carey Mulligan
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
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Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision.
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Exceptional.
- De Richard B. en 10-05-20
- The Midnight Library
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- De: Matt Haig
- Narrado por: Carey Mulligan
Interesting. Not what i had hoped for or expected, but not bad
Revisado: 08-24-22
Its a very philosophical book, a bit sad, but sweet. I kept hoping for a bigger plot twist, a grander adventure, a sweeping change, but it was a bit pedestrian in that way. While the character grows and learns, the premise of the book seemed a bit underutilized by the main character.
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Breakthrough
- De: Michael C. Grumley
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
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With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. One that was never supposed to be found.
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It depends on what you want
- De gbcrockett en 11-04-19
- Breakthrough
- De: Michael C. Grumley
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Fun Adventure - a mix of early Cussler and Crichton
Revisado: 08-12-22
Its not quite hard sci-fi, and it stays out of a lot of the interesting scientific implications of a few major plot points, but its pretty interesting overall. The characters are pretty good too, if not quite captivating. It feels like the early work of a very promising author, so I am hopeful for some of the other books and series Grumley has written!
If you want something pretty fun that you don’t need to think too hard about - and especially if you like a heavy dose of nautical themes, give this book a try! Scott Brick is fantastic, as always.
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Chapter Ten
- De: Charles Kindinger
- Narrado por: Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Phil LaMarr, y otros
- Duración: 37 m
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Moriarty escapes London, questioning everything he thought to be true. With Sherlock and Watson hot on his tail, he heads to the Continent with Moran to end the chaos once and for all.
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Love the character twists here
- De Ashley Holtrop en 06-23-24
- Chapter Ten
- De: Charles Kindinger
- Narrado por: Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Phil LaMarr, Lindsay Whisler, full cast
A FANTASTIC modern day radioshow
Revisado: 07-15-22
Growing up, I used to get the Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce radioshows of Sherlock Holmes on cassette from the library. I’ve read every Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I’ve watched the BBC series with Benedict Cumberbatch. All this to say: this was a fantastic and interesting take on the classic characters as well as being a solid audio production. A++ story, A++ actors, with solid sound effects and audioscape, but not the best - it doesnt detract from the experience, but I have heard better sound work.
If you enjoy Sherlock Holmes and ever wanted more of Moriarty’s story, I highly recommend this podcast!
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