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The Sheriff of Yrnameer
- A Novel
- De: Michael Rubens
- Narrado por: William Dufris
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 246
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 151
Meet Cole: hapless space rogue, part-time smuggler, on a path to being full-time dead. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy's most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out of be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun, Light-hearted SF
- De Martin Moore en 08-30-09
- The Sheriff of Yrnameer
- A Novel
- De: Michael Rubens
- Narrado por: William Dufris
Fun, Light-hearted SF
Revisado: 08-30-09
This is a fun, well-read book that is refreshing for its silly yet endearing tone. The style of writing is reminiscent of early Douglas Adams books, but it doesn't wind up feeling derivative. The story moves at a good pace, the characters are goofy but lovable, and while this probably won't take home a pulitzer, I would highly recommend this novel to anyone looking for a reprieve from the grim, gritty SF that seems to dominate these days.
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Thunderstruck
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Bob Balaban
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,505
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,916
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,914
In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men: Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication. Their lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Reader cannot read
- De Bob en 12-08-07
- Thunderstruck
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Bob Balaban
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Revisado: 12-18-06
This book was a bit of a disappointment to me. I loved "Devil in the White City", and expected Thunderstruck to be its equal. However, the two plots of Thunderstruck just aren't as interesting as the plots in "White City" - Marconi is interesting, but it's a bit of a stretch to keep me invested in his plot. Crippen is also moderately interesting, but I found myself bored by the excessive detail and wishing that something truly captivating would happen.
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Harsh Cry of the Heron
- The Last Tale of the Otori
- De: Lian Hearn
- Narrado por: Julia Fletcher, Henri Lubatti
- Duración: 19 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,709
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 834
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 835
16 years of peace and prosperity have passed since Lord Otori Takeo united the Three Countries. Takeo and his beloved consort, Kaede, have three daughters and a happy family life. Their success has attracted the attention of the distant Emperor and his general, the warlord Saga Hideki, who covet the wealth of the Countries. Meanwhile, the violent acts and betrayals of the past will not lie buried, and other secrets will not stay hidden. Everything that Takeo and Kaede have achieved is threatened.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Destroys the happy ending of the trilogy
- De Elizabeth en 01-20-08
- Harsh Cry of the Heron
- The Last Tale of the Otori
- De: Lian Hearn
- Narrado por: Julia Fletcher, Henri Lubatti
Very disappointing!
Revisado: 12-18-06
After loving the previous books in the series as a sort of "guilty pleasure", this last book ruins all of the joy and spirit of the series. The characters I sympathized with in the previous books are rendered flat, and to make matters worse the new characters added (of which there are a ton) are not compelling or sympathetic either. I found myself actually yelling at the audiobook towards the end - Kaede and Takeo both wind up making terrible, out-of-character decisions just to fit a bad "prophecy" plot device.
I'd advise folks to skip this one, and stick with the better, more ambiguous ending of the first 3 novels.
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The Curse of Chalion
- De: Lois McMaster Bujold
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 18 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,014
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,703
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,710
Amidst the decaying splendor and poisonous intrigue of Chalion's ancient capital, Cazaril is forced to confront not only powerful enemies but also the malignant curse that clings to the royal household, trapping him, flesh and soul, in a maze of demonic paradox, damnation, and death for as long as he dares walk the five-fold pathway of the gods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Fantasy... Epic in feel, finite in pace
- De Pete en 08-17-04
- The Curse of Chalion
- De: Lois McMaster Bujold
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
Great listen!
Revisado: 12-18-06
A captivating story that takes a lot of traditional fantasy archetypes (curses, gods, and unwilling protagonists) and makes them new. The reader is also a superb voice actor.
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A Very Long Engagement
- De: Sebastien Japrisot
- Narrado por: Isabel Keating
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
Set during and after the First World War, A Very Long Engagement is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiancé who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A Very Long Engagement is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An excellent listen!
- De Martin Moore en 12-16-04
- A Very Long Engagement
- De: Sebastien Japrisot
- Narrado por: Isabel Keating
An excellent listen!
Revisado: 12-16-04
I thoroughly enjoyed the story - the plot follows Mathilde, a young french woman as she tries to discover what happened to her missing fiancee in the closing months of World War I.
The narrator was great, although the number of French names and places (pronounced with a flawless and therefore hard-to-follow French accent) that are introduced at the beginning of the book were a bit hard for me to keep up with. I got it figured out eventually, but I had a hard time distinguishing characters at first. The one weakness this audiobook has is one that all suspense audiobooks have - as the mystery evolved, I found myself wanting to go back and re-read certain crucial scenes that happen at the beginning of the book (which is pretty-near impossible with audiobooks).
Regardless, I highly recommend this audiobook!
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