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Nona the Ninth
- Locked Tomb, Book 3
- De: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 17 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,338
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,923
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,914
In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great author/series but Nona is hard to follow
- De GreenGablesGirl en 10-23-22
- Nona the Ninth
- Locked Tomb, Book 3
- De: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
Fewer bones, a but more autism, still superb
Revisado: 09-29-22
Consistently excellent and hilarious. Each book has been a fresh take on the universe and is pleasingly mysterious and puzzling, beginning in media res and gradually unveiling the bizarre mess that got everyone here. Nona is adorable without being twee and the lore drops are tantalizing and paced expertly. The combination of Tamsyn Muir's writing and Moira Quirk's narration is one of the most perfect pairings in all of Audible. I waited a week to listen to the last hour or so just because I didn't want it to be over.
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Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
- De: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 4 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 952
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 815
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 815
When the witch built the 40-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden sword - and the lovely Princess Floralinda. But no prince has managed to conquer the first flight yet, let alone get to the 40th. In fact, the supply of fresh princes seems to have quite dried up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Joy and a Delight (not for children)
- De Andrew Vigil en 12-02-20
- Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
- De: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
Perfect narration, hilarious
Revisado: 01-08-22
Perfect marriage of narrator and material. Every sentence is either witty and hilarious or achingly melancholy. Highly endorse, even if you find princesses and fairy tales an off-putting premise.
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The Witch Elm
- A Novel
- De: Tana French
- Narrado por: Paul Nugent
- Duración: 22 h y 7 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 8,547
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,816
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 7,800
Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life - he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden - and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- De Beth en 10-11-18
- The Witch Elm
- A Novel
- De: Tana French
- Narrado por: Paul Nugent
Great, disquieting
Revisado: 04-26-19
Excellent, but have some Prozac handy for when you're done. You'll need it for a bit.
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After On
- A Novel of Silicon Valley
- De: Rob Reid
- Narrado por: Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Felicia Day, y otros
- Duración: 22 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,775
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,559
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,557
Meet Phluttr - a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makers - and they don't even know the tenth of it. But what's the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- De Keith Cuthbert en 08-05-17
- After On
- A Novel of Silicon Valley
- De: Rob Reid
- Narrado por: Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Felicia Day, Patrick Rothfuss, John Hodgman, Tom Merritt, Jesse Cox, Leo Laporte
pretty much perfect
Revisado: 10-04-17
Generation-definingly hilarious and shrewd. Rarely does one encounter such a perfect marriage of timely insight and crude humor. Almost immaculate. One of the funniest things a person has ever made.
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Void Star
- De: Zachary Mason
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Tristan Morris, Sean Pratt, y otros
- Duración: 15 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 214
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 189
Not far in the future, the seas have risen, and the central latitudes are emptying. But it's still a good time to be rich in San Francisco, where weapons drones patrol the skies to keep out the multitudinous poor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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if you're That Guy
- De Zachary en 06-18-17
- Void Star
- De: Zachary Mason
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Tristan Morris, Sean Pratt, Michael Braun
if you're That Guy
Revisado: 06-18-17
Starkly beautiful cyberpunk meditations to contemplate over red wine at dusk. If reading that sentence makes you want to punch someone in the throat even as you can begrudgingly relate, buy it.
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
- De: Becky Chambers
- Narrado por: Rachel Dulude
- Duración: 14 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,465
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,198
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,197
Rosemary Harper doesn't expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and, most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman, she's never met anyone remotely like the ship's diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot; chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks, who keep the ship running; and Ashby, their noble captain.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup of tea
- De Arvin en 12-21-16
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
- De: Becky Chambers
- Narrado por: Rachel Dulude
Cheesy, but that's ok
Revisado: 06-07-17
Like eating a giant ice cream sundae as an adult; it's way too sugary and you feel a little guilty for doing it, but nonetheless delightful.
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Waking Gods
- De: Sylvain Neuvel
- Narrado por: full cast
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,151
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,915
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,906
As a child Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand buried deep within the earth. As an adult she's dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that began that fateful day: Why was a titanic robot of unknown origin buried in pieces around the world? Years of investigation have produced intriguing answers - and even more perplexing questions. But the truth is closer now than ever before when a second robot, more massive than the first, materializes and lashes out with deadly force.
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2 out of 5 stars
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THE KNOWN IS FINE, THE UNKNOWN INFINITE
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 04-25-17
- Waking Gods
- De: Sylvain Neuvel
- Narrado por: full cast
surprisingly excellent
Revisado: 04-25-17
Would you consider the audio edition of Waking Gods to be better than the print version?
Haven't read the books, but I imagine so. As with Rant, for which I have done both, having a format with tons of characters just sitting there and talking with virtually no exposition outside of dialogue is vastly improved when they each have a unique voice and good acting. The acting is good.
What other book might you compare Waking Gods to and why?
Because it takes a premise and milks every worthwhile ounce of story out of it without becoming insipid, I would compare it being a little like if World War Z and some John Scalzi novels had a baby.
Have you listened to any of full cast’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Nope, most of these people are completely unfamiliar to me. They really nailed it though. Especially love the shadowy power broker guy.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It was fascinating. I'm also a professional biologist, so it's usually hard for me to really enjoy sci fi because it is filled with things that are so flagrantly wrong that it breaks immersion for me. This dude did a very good job of not doing that without becoming dry and boring.
Any additional comments?
The premise and format are pretty cheesy, and yet this book and its prequel are much better than it seems like it should be and I enjoyed them much more than I expected. Giant anime-style robots and recorded conversations seems like it should be the corniest thing in the world, but the execution is thoroughly nailed.
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Blindsight
- De: Peter Watts
- Narrado por: T. Ryder Smith
- Duración: 11 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,750
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,223
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,216
Set in 2082, Peter Watts' Blindsight is fast-moving, hard SF that pulls readers into a futuristic world where a mind-bending alien encounter is about to unfold. After the Firefall, all eyes are locked heavenward as a team of specialists aboard the self-piloted spaceship Theseus hurtles outbound to intercept an unknown intelligence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gothic Horror Hard Science Fiction
- De Doug D. Eigsti en 06-24-15
- Blindsight
- De: Peter Watts
- Narrado por: T. Ryder Smith
Engaging and thought provoking
Revisado: 03-18-17
Superb. Sci fi for real scientists. A lot to think about. One of the few times I do not resent the inclusion of vampires.
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The Brotherhood of the Wheel
- De: R. S. Belcher
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 14 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,275
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,113
In AD 1119, a group of nine crusaders became known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon - a militant monastic order charged with protecting pilgrims and caravans traveling on the roads to and from the Holy Land. In time, the Knights Templar would grow in power and, ultimately, be laid low. But a small offshoot of the Templars endure and have returned to the order's original mission: to defend the roads of the world and guard those who travel on them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epic Battle Brewing
- De Doug D. Eigsti en 03-29-16
- The Brotherhood of the Wheel
- De: R. S. Belcher
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
eh
Revisado: 02-16-17
Pretty standard, cheesy genre fare. Massive props to narrator for unflinchingly delivering a "Carolina by way of Glasgow" accent, though.
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The Gone-Away World
- De: Nick Harkaway
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 24 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 743
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 741
There couldn't be a fire along the Jorgmund Pipe. It was the last thing the world needed. The Pipe was what kept the Livable Zone safe from the bandits, monsters, and nightmares the Go-Away War had left in its wake. Enter Gonzo Lubitsch and the Haulage & HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company, a team of troubleshooters who roll into action when things get hot.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Exhaustively witty, but unsatisfying
- De Ryan en 09-01-12
- The Gone-Away World
- De: Nick Harkaway
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Hilarious and poignant in rapid succession
Revisado: 10-17-16
A superlative exemplar of British snark and apologism of the absurd. I was delighted at all times.
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