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The Winter of the Witch
- A Novel
- De: Katherine Arden
- Narrado por: Kathleen Gati
- Duración: 14 h
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,425
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,172
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,165
The Winternight Trilogy introduced an unforgettable heroine, Vasilisa Petrovna, a girl determined to forge her own path in a world that would rather lock her away. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozko, the winter-king, but it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now, Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers - and for someone to blame.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A rare perspective on myth
- De Benjamin Cook en 03-19-19
- The Winter of the Witch
- A Novel
- De: Katherine Arden
- Narrado por: Kathleen Gati
Best book of a great series!
Revisado: 08-02-23
Best book of a great series! The narrator was great if painfully slow, but 1.2x speed is perfect!
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The Destiny of the Sword
- De: Dave Duncan
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 13 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 231
Wallie Smith had been dying on another world when the Goddess transferred his mind to the body of the barbarian swordsman Shonsu. Then She gave him the great, magical Sapphire Sword of Chioxin and sent him on a mission. All he had to do was to lead the arrogant band of swordsmen to destroy the sorcerers and their Fire God. Now Wallie discovered that he'd already tried it - and been hopelessly defeated.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good ending, with minor discrepancies
- De Skipper en 10-05-16
- The Destiny of the Sword
- De: Dave Duncan
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
Terrible changes of character
Revisado: 03-14-19
The characters change so drastically from previous books that they are almost unrecognizable. They start making obviously terrible choices. Not going to finish.
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Circe
- De: Madeline Miller
- Narrado por: Perdita Weeks
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55,602
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 50,110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49,879
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- De Michael - Audible Editor en 04-11-18
- Circe
- De: Madeline Miller
- Narrado por: Perdita Weeks
Terribly boring
Revisado: 07-30-18
This book is so dispassionately boring. The main character has such an annoyingly naive "innocence" for so much of this book that I just couldn't stand her. There is no plot, no tension. DNF.
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Red Sister
- First Book of the Ancestor
- De: Mark Lawrence
- Narrado por: Heather O'Neill
- Duración: 19 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,719
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,060
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,056
From the international best-selling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy comes the first in a brilliant new breakout fantasy series. A searing novel set in a brand-new world, this series follows a young girl who enters a convent where girls are selected to train in religion, combat, or magic. Nona is selected to learn combat and finds herself at the center of an epic battle for empire on the outer reaches of a dying universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story supported by great narration
- De jdykes33 en 04-15-17
- Red Sister
- First Book of the Ancestor
- De: Mark Lawrence
- Narrado por: Heather O'Neill
Great book-ends with a mediocre middle.
Revisado: 07-09-18
What a hook on the first line of the book! Awesome start, pretty good end, and some good parts in the middle, but the whole package was a little lacking. The middle dragged. Nona, the main character, makes a lot of decisions that annoyed me, even though I understand she's only 8. Abbess Glass, extremely intelligent, forward-planning, and charismatic when we get to see her in action, goes off-screen after the first fourth of the book and seems to bury her head in the sand, and the book suffers for it.
Side-note, but I find it interesting Lawrence has the opposite problem I've seen with a lot of other writing, where a character is *described* (instead of shown) to be awesome, but when we actually see them in action, they don't live up to the hype. Abbess Glass, in contrast, is shown to be amazing from the very beginning, but is later described as making questionable decision that don't match her original characterization. I feel that she suffered for the plot, which was a poor decision.
Overall enjoyable, with some outstanding parts. Left me interested enough to read the next book in the series, which (good timing) was just released. I'm going to leave a separate review for "Grey Sister", but I've got to say that that book delivered on every promise of the first! "Red Sister" is worth reading on its own I think, but you may consider skipping it for the sequel, which includes a great summary at the beginning.
Huge props to the Heather O'Neill as the narrator, she really helped bring this world and its characters to life. However, there were some editing issues, with very obvious cuts between recording sessions.
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Grey Sister
- De: Mark Lawrence
- Narrado por: Heather O'Neill
- Duración: 15 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,234
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,805
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,790
Behind its walls, the Convent of Sweet Mercy has trained young girls to hone their skills for centuries. In Mystic Class, Novice Nona Grey has begun to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often even the deepest truths just make our choices harder. Before she leaves the convent, Nona must choose which order to dedicate herself to - and whether her path will lead to a life of prayer and service or one of the blade and the fist. All that stands between her and these choices are the pride of a thwarted assassin, the designs of a would-be empress wielding the Inquisition like a knife, and the vengeance of the empire's richest lord.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It Shouldn't Be Great, But It Is
- De Scott S. en 04-19-18
- Grey Sister
- De: Mark Lawrence
- Narrado por: Heather O'Neill
Amazing, much better then the first!
Revisado: 07-09-18
Wow, this book is incredible! Best fantasy I've read in at least the last 12 months. Completely overshadows "Red Sister" in my opinion, which was just 3/5 stars for me.
I loved Abbess Glass in "Red Sister" when we got to see her, and hated when she went off-screen and seemed to change completely. I'm happy to see that the original Abbess Glass is back in "Grey Sister", with her own chapters throughout the entire book!
Nona has grown up a little and stopped making quite as bad decision (although she still has a ways to go before I'd consider her decision-making to be "good"). But at least her stupidity has stopped annoying me, and I was much happier to follow her journey.
I'm happy that Clara, who I also found annoying to read about, is absent.
All of the characters in "Grey Sister" are amazing to read about.
Heather O'Neill as the narrator was once again amazing. The editing was also better in this audiobook compared to the first. The "Red Sister" audiobook had some obvious cuts between different recording sessions which are absent in the "Grey Sister" audiobook.
Amazing work, and can't believe I have to wait a year for the already-written third book!
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Three Parts Dead
- De: Max Gladstone
- Narrado por: Claudia Alick
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,001
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 904
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 901
A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, a first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethras, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring him back to life before his city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without him, the metropolis’ steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot. Tara’s job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, but the narrator was off
- De John en 07-27-14
- Three Parts Dead
- De: Max Gladstone
- Narrado por: Claudia Alick
Good book, awful narrator
Revisado: 11-30-15
I have to agree with some of the other reviewers: the narrator wrecks this book. She sounds like she is reading to a young child, and she gives the main character a lisp. What a train wreck. I am now reading this book on Kindle and it is very enjoyable.
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