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The Dead Collection Box Set #1
- Jack Zombie, Books 1-4
- Written by: Flint Maxwell
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
Jack Zombie is a thrilling post-apocalyptic series that follows a tight-knit group of people as they travel the zombie-ridden wasteland once known as the United States. As you follow Jack and his family, you'll soon discover that nothing can rival a human's will to survive.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story never took off the ground
- By M. Urban on 2024-07-28
- The Dead Collection Box Set #1
- Jack Zombie, Books 1-4
- Written by: Flint Maxwell
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Story never took off the ground
Reviewed: 2024-07-28
Waited for the story and characters to develop until literally to the last chapter. Big mistake. I was surprised with the lack of reviews, now I know why. This book is like riding a bicycle for 27 hrs with a flat tire.
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You Like It Darker
- Stories
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
- Length: 20 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Collection of stories
- By JHB on 2024-06-05
- You Like It Darker
- Stories
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
I do like it darker but it is definitely not…
Reviewed: 2024-05-28
Lovely bedtime stories, nothing more.
Nice writing but there is no dark here, barely grey.
Will Patton saved this book from being average. I’m a fan for life, this book will not change that but if you like it darker, don't hold your breath… it’s not.
P.s.: the last 6-ish hrs. are very good, The last 2 stories will leave you wanting more. Those carried so much promise of taking this book to the dark side but just too short and sadly it’s over before they reached the right temperature, Could have been developed into two fantastic full length books.
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Singularity
- Written by: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
Cherry Bomb, an A.I. made human—and immortal—is out for revenge against her creator, Will, who left her on the Galahad, a ship full of unholy monsters, traversing the universe from beginning to end, ad infinitum. Countless years pass, giving her more than enough time to plot her revenge. Upon gaining control of the ship, she sets her plan in motion, building a vast army and reforming the universe as she sees fit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best.
- By Jordan on 2024-08-09
- Singularity
- Written by: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Incredible way to wrap up the series
Reviewed: 2024-04-25
Perfect perfect perfect! Always believed suffering makes the best art, JR just confirmed that. Thank you Sir for this masterpiece ending and for the whole series . Narrator…. We all know that nobody I mean nobody beats him.
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The Order
- Written by: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Mysterious gateways are appearing throughout the universe, bridging violent civilizations, leading to war, and sowing chaos. While some species succumb to the pandemonium, the Chut’un forge an unholy symbiotic relationship—The Order—with red Europhids, a vast hive intelligence populating the universe’s far reaches. Desiring structure and fearing the unknown, they cull everything opposed to their plan, including the Europhids’ blue counterparts, carrying out a galactic genocide until only one blue Europhid remains...inside Moses Montgomery, a.k.a. "Dark Horse".
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1 out of 5 stars
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This was rough...
- By Len Healy on 2022-05-28
- The Order
- Written by: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Loaded with 80’s references
Reviewed: 2024-04-20
Good fun and very funny. Loved Dark Horse,
Can’t wait to start the next book in the series.
I’m crazy about the R.C. bloopers at the end!
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Failure Mode
- Expeditionary Force, Book 15
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 820
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 760
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Story5 out of 5 stars 757
The galaxy is doomed. Monkeys may be clever and too stubborn to give up, but Skippy The Idiot Who Got Played knows the harsh truth: this is a fight he can’t win. The odds are not only stacked against him, he was designed not to win this fight. Maybe he can salvage some faint memory of the civilizations that inhabit the galaxy, but those beings are doomed. Doomed. Including the Merry Band of Pirates.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Obviously going to be awesome!
- By Greyson Bannerman on 2022-12-06
- Failure Mode
- Expeditionary Force, Book 15
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Perfect to the very end…
Reviewed: 2022-12-12
I’ll miss this crew, can’t believe it’s over. Time to restart the whole series I guess. I want Skippy for Christmas…but the ending wrapped up a bit too fast. I was hoping to hear how Earth’s leadership digests all this info. If they would harvest any of it and just what will Skippy and crew think up next. I’m really hoping for more but if it ends here I’m satisfied.
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Outage Box Set
- The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Suspense Series (Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue)
- Written by: T.W. Piperbrook
- Narrated by: Troy Duran
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4 out of 5 stars 29
The best-selling post-apocalyptic suspense series Outage - the complete series of five books plus bonus epilogue Outage: Control, available for the first time! Something is coming for them. When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat, power, and mobility. They'll soon wish they had protection. Somewhere outside, something else is lurking. Waiting for the chance to strike.... The complete post-apocalyptic horror suspense series Outage, in one complete collection.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT STORY
- By Adam MacNicoll on 2021-03-20
- Outage Box Set
- The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Suspense Series (Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue)
- Written by: T.W. Piperbrook
- Narrated by: Troy Duran
Bored to tears
Reviewed: 2022-11-06
Purchased based on other reviews, really did try to like it. 2nd book in, the plotline is still at a standstill, can’t waste any more time on it. Narrator is not much of a help either, rather lifeless.
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Billy Summers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,696
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,516
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,508
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Wonderful
- By Anonymous User on 2021-08-11
- Billy Summers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
Missing Billy already…
Reviewed: 2022-10-22
This book was not on the top of my wishlist, surprised me a bit. Never read a S.K. book that brought me close to crying, loved it.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf
- The Runelords, Book 2
- Written by: David Farland
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 22 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Raj Ahten, ruler of Indhopal, has used enough forcibles to transform himself into the ultimate warrior: the Sum of All Men. Ahten seeks to bring all of humanity under his rule, destroying anyone in his path. But young Prince Gaborn has fulfilled a 2000-year-old prophecy and become the Earth King, a mythic figure who can unleash the forces of the Earth itself. He has managed to drive off Raj Ahten, but Ahten is far from defeated.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, satisfying listen
- By So About That on 2023-09-20
- Brotherhood of the Wolf
- The Runelords, Book 2
- Written by: David Farland
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
So so slooooow….
Reviewed: 2022-10-05
Still not sure how I feel about this piece. The story is interesting enough to try book 3, see if it gets better. Helps that the narrator is my favorite. Not sure if I could’ve gone through these books if it wasn’t for his voice which I simply adore. Having said that, I wouldn’t spend full price or credit on this series.
Read it at min 1.1x, anything slower is unbearable.
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Anathem
- Written by: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, and others
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
Fraa Erasmus is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the "Saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities, and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs, bloody violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Only for elite hard sci fi lovers
- By Robert on 2018-04-21
- Anathem
- Written by: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, Neal Stephenson
Hmmm…
Reviewed: 2021-10-31
Very…very… very…dry. Very…very…very…slow. Storyline had so much potential but didn’t deliver.
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Commune: Book Four
- Commune Series, Book 4
- Written by: Joshua Gayou
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
The philosopher asks: "Faced with the mutually exclusive choice between moral principle and the survival of your family, which is the correct path?" Philosophers love to pose such questions, and in the day-to-day struggle, such thinkers rarely attain to a level of relevance rivaling that of the simple hunger pang. Their careful considerations dissipate under the leveled gun. We do not feel their disapproving gaze when The Others draw near. When the world sends doom, the survivors do not hesitate. The survivors do what is necessary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Johnnydingo on 2019-05-29
- Commune: Book Four
- Commune Series, Book 4
- Written by: Joshua Gayou
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Surprisingly good
Reviewed: 2021-09-17
I’ve read a number of books in this category.
Find this author after coming across another of his book titled “ All gifts bestowed “ that I really enjoyed. So I thought I’ll get this one too, especially because you can’t go wrong with the narrator (one of the best)
This series will be my favorite for a while and one that I won’t remove from my device as I wouldn’t mind reading/hearing again. Can’t wait for book 5.
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