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Steven Brand
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Anthony Ryan
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The New York Times best-selling Raven's Shadow Trilogy was a perfect listen for "fans of broadscale epic fantasy along the lines of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire novels". Now Anthony Ryan begins a new saga, The Draconis Memoria....
Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Trading Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes. Harvested from captive or hunted Reds, Greens, Blues, and Blacks, it can be distilled into elixirs that bestow fearsome powers on the rare men and women known as the Blood-blessed.
But not many know the truth: that the lines of drakes are weakening. If they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow swiftly. The Syndicate's last hope resides in whispers of the existence of another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest, and the few who have been chosen by fate to seek it.
Claydon Torcreek is a petty thief and an unregistered Blood-blessed who finds himself pressed into service by the Protectorate and sent to wild, uncharted lands in search of a creature he believes is little more than legend. Lizanne Lethridge is a formidable spy and assassin facing gravest danger on an espionage mission deep into the heart of enemy territory. And Corrick Hilemore is the second lieutenant of an Ironship cruiser whose pursuit of ruthless brigands leads him to a far greater threat at the edge of the world.
As lives and empires clash and intertwine, as the unknown and the known collide, all three must fight to turn the tide of a coming war - or drown in its wake.
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The Grim Company
- By: Luke Scull
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
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The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.
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Pretty bad, but not actively terrible
- By Travis Lamkin on 09-13-15
By: Luke Scull
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Rites of Passage
- A Warmachine Anthology
- By: Oren Ashkenazi, Darla Kennerud, Aeryn Rudel, and others
- Narrated by: Bryan Reid, Mike Ortego
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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In the beginning, great power is only great potential... Renowned for both martial and arcane skills, the mighty warcasters of the Iron Kingdoms possess the unique gift of bonding with and commanding mighty warjacks on the field of battle. Yet despite their inborn abilities, these powerful soldier-sorcerers began as novices, forced to harness their talents in rigorously structured military training programs or through the brutal crucible of battle.
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One bad narrator, the rest was great
- By Adam on 02-23-15
By: Oren Ashkenazi, and others
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The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack
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- By: Mark Hodder
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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Sir Richard Francis Burton and Algernon Charles Swinburne are sucked into the perilous depths of a moral and ethical vacuum when Lord Palmerston commissions Burton to investigate assaults on young women committed by a weird apparition known as Spring Heeled Jack - and to find out why werewolves are terrorizing London's East End.
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Fun Steampunk but on the outlandish side
- By Robert L. on 02-08-12
By: Mark Hodder
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The Inventor's Secret
- By: Andrea Cremer
- Narrated by: Leslie Bellair
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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In this world, sixteen-year-old Charlotte and her fellow refugees have scraped out an existence on the edge of Britain’s industrial empire. Though they live by the skin of their teeth, they have their health (at least when they can find enough food and avoid the Imperial Labor Gatherers) and each other. When a new exile with no memory of his escape or even his own name seeks shelter in their camp he brings new dangers with him and secrets about the terrible future that awaits all those who have struggled has to live free of the bonds of the empire’s Machineworks.
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Devolved into a 16 year old girls' love triangle
- By Amazon Customer on 06-17-21
By: Andrea Cremer
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Madrenga
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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He is plainly too young and too inexperienced for the mission, but on the advice of her aged adviser Natoum, and with her husband off at war, the queen reluctantly assigns the task of delivery to...Madrenga. Accompanied only by a runt of a pony and a scrap of a pup, he sets off to transport the royal message to its destination. No matter what it might take. But things are not always what they seem. Heroes are sometimes made of the strangest stuff, and love is to be found in the most unexpected places...if one doesn’t die while treading the lethal path.
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Unique and captivating!
- By Julie Moran on 02-05-21
By: Alan Dean Foster
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Night of Knives
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- By: Ian C. Esslemont
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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The small island of Malaz and its city gave the great empire its name, but now it is little more than a sleepy, backwater port. Tonight, however, things are different. Tonight the city is on edge, a hive of hurried, sometimes violent activity; its citizens bustle about, barring doors, shuttering windows, avoiding any stranger's stare. Because tonight there is to be a convergence, the once-in-a-generation appearance of a Shadow Moon - an occasion that threatens the good people of Malaz with demon hounds and other, darker things....
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Worth the wait
- By Aran on 06-20-16
By: Ian C. Esslemont
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Forgotten Ages
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- By: Lindsay Buroker
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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The greatest military leader of his time. The most talented code breaker her people have. Sworn enemies. When deadly secrets from the ancient past are unearthed, secrets capable of fracturing the world and destroying all life on the planet, these two enemies will have to work together. They are humanity's only hope.
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Fun and strange mashup of scifi and fantasy
- By domlav on 06-28-16
By: Lindsay Buroker
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Assassin's Blade
- The White Mage Saga, Book 0
- By: Ben Hale
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Renowned for his flawless kills, the Swordsman is one of the most lethal mages on Earth. His reputation for subtlety allows him to command a high price - despite his singular rule. He does not kill innocents. Recently, his employer has been a secretive group known as the Harbingers, whose latest target is not who he seems. Known only as Hawk, the man proves to be an elusive quarry.
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Short but sweet, recommend.
- By Bruce Derflinger on 03-22-21
By: Ben Hale
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The Oversight
- By: Charlie Fletcher
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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Once there were hundreds of members of the Oversight, the brave souls who guard the borders between the mundane and the magic. Now there are only five. When a vagabond brings a screaming girl to the Oversight's London headquarters, she could answer their hopes for new recruit, or she could be the instrument of their downfall.
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Fantastic start to a fantasy series
- By jessica on 06-01-14
By: Charlie Fletcher
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Renaissance
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- By: Oliver Bowden
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, Ezio Auditore embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honor, he will learn the art of the Assassins. Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli, knowing that survival is bound to the skills by which he must live.To his allies, he will become a force for change in his fight for freedom and justice.
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Great story, Great Narration.
- By Jason on 05-22-12
By: Oliver Bowden
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Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- By: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
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The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.
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An engrossing yet demanding high epic
- By Adnan on 11-20-12
By: Steven Erikson
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A Study in Silks
- By: Emma Jane Holloway
- Narrated by: Angele Masters
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In a Victorian era ruled by a council of ruthless steam barons, mechanical power is the real monarch and sorcery the demon enemy of the Empire. Nevertheless, the most coveted weapon is magic that can run machines - something Evelina has secretly mastered. But rather than making her fortune, her special talents could mean death or an eternity as a guest of Her Majesty's secret laboratories. What's a polite young lady to do but mind her manners and pray she's never found out?
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Too much of a bad thing
- By Bomberwizz on 11-30-14
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The Red Wolf Conspiracy
- By: Robert V. S. Redick
- Narrated by: Michael Page
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The Imperial Merchant Ship Chathrand is the last of her kind. Six hundred years old, the secrets of her construction long forgotten, the massive vessel dwarfs every other sailing craft in the world. It is a palace with sails, a floating outpost of the Empire of Arqual. And it is on its most vital mission yet: to deliver a young woman whose marriage will seal the peace between Arqual and its mortal enemy, the secretive Mzithrin Empire.
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Not Bad, not great.
- By Aerindel on 10-15-09
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Anthony Ryan is a brilliant and imaginative writer. His world-building is exquisite and his characters are unforgettable.
I plan on reading this book, SOMEDAY, as I can do a much better job of interpreting Ryan's words in my own head rather than listening the boring, monotone, word-slurring Steven BLAND.
I found myself rewinding constantly as I attempted to decipher names that Brand had mumbled. I still don't know what the names of the main characters. Not kidding.
I listen to audiobooks to stay awake on my hour-long commute every morning and afternoon. Steven Brand's voice was putting my life at risk.
Steampunk vocabulary is brilliant when read with zeal, word soup if it is simply recited.
I will be returning this audiobook and purchasing it for Kindle. Anthony Ryan deserves a second chance. Steven Brand will never get another from me.
To say I am disappointed is an understatement. I loved the Raven's Shadow series. This is an absolute shame.
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- JNix
- 08-12-16
Loved it!
Can't wait for book 2. I really enjoyed the face that it was not the usual sword and sorcery story. It has a new and fresh "magic" system and it's kind of a steam punk feel as well
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- Christopher
- 08-12-16
Great Book!
Never a dull moment and is just as good as the Raven Shadow series. I would recommend this book to others
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- Debra
- 05-01-17
wonderful
great story, well read, good dialogue. i thoroughly enjoyed this book. I can't wait for the next one.
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- cory mattox
- 05-12-24
Bad voice actor
The story was on the stronger side, but the voice actor really took me out of it. Accent and diction was good, but one monotone voice the whole time with the same voice for all characters and no excitement even during battle scenes made it feel boring.
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- Mr. Thomas
- 07-21-16
Good story, boring monotone Narration.
The story is well and good. the only problem is the narrator his performance is boring. His performance truly hurt this book. he is not suited for fiction, perhaps reciting the dictionary would be better for his skills. Or perhaps it maybe best used in the confines of a sleep clinic for people with insomnia.
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- PO customer
- 11-02-16
Excellent as usual, one of my favorite authors!
His depth of characters and story lead into a world of adventure and discovery. Can't wait for the sequel.
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- Rikki
- 07-16-16
Narrator monotone
I can tell this is a good book. Yet the narrator was aweful monotone in this one, made it very hard to hold on and keep listening
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- Steve McClure
- 01-08-18
Ryan bounces back with the Waking Fire
Would you listen to The Waking Fire again? Why?
I thoroughly enjoyed this title and I'll be back for another listen once third volume is released.
What did you like best about this story?
This offering was a huge step back in the right direction for the Author. Hoping that the rest of the trilogy continues that trajectory.
Have you listened to any of Steven Brand’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I listened to the narrator's performances in the Blood Song trilogy, and loved that as well. He is not as great at differentiating voices as some, but he really does breathe life into the characters. I very much like the performance.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
It may just be that it is fresh in my mind, but the final sentence was quite a surprise and a revelation.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-28-21
A decent book, but I disliked most MCs
This book had problems. The sexual content was not anything I was interested in, and should have been left out. The main characters were either boring simply unlikable. Lizanne particularly. Hilemore I did enjoy, yet his chapters had less interesting content typically. I picked up the next book, and it just got worse, so I wouldn't recommend it.
Another frustration (minor) was that the only character of faith in this book was treated as a crazy.
The world building was pretty good, I'll give you that.
Anyway, that's all.
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