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The Loo Sanction
- De: Trevanian
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
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Jonathan has gone to England for a vacation, but it is interrupted when British Intelligence needs him for his highly skilled services. Jonathan must take over the mission of an agent whose murder was so bizarre and terrifying that no other agent was willing to replace him. His task is to locate a set of secretly made films that incriminate a number of high-ranking British officials. His target is a top underworld figure who delights in debauchery and torture.
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Read All of Trevanian!
- De Mary E Gately en 08-25-17
- The Loo Sanction
- De: Trevanian
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
Suitable Sequel
Revisado: 12-30-24
I finished Satori by Don Winslow, listened to his acknowledgements towards Shibumi, so hunted down Shibumi by Trevanian. The Eiger and Loo Sanctions were available for the next month free of charge, so WHY NOT?!
Now, I'm watching Clint Eastwood - knowing that Trevanian bagged on the film - in The 1975 production of Eiger Sanction... also soon to be unavailable "leaving Prime in 29 hours!"
All that said, The Loo Sanction has been a suitable sequel to The Eiger Sanction! Probably unnecessary, but from my understanding that Eiger sold fantastically, why not a sequel?! Marketing, commercializm, and taking advantage of markets... all makes sense! Even the free promos involved in my thorough Trevanian rabbit hole... so glad I happened upon Trevanian's world! I'll likely revisit at least a few more times... planning on cracking into Shibumi in the new year.
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The Eiger Sanction
- De: Trevanian
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 11 h
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In a renovated Gothic church on Long Island lives Jonathan Hemlock, an art professor and a world-renowned mountain climber who finances his black-market art collection by working as a freelance assassin. Now, Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps: the Eiger. His target is one of his three fellow climbers. The problem is that the CII can't tell him which one.
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Great story, great narration
- De Andrew en 05-14-09
- The Eiger Sanction
- De: Trevanian
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
contrary to current experiences
Revisado: 12-24-24
Something I hate in a story is a solid story, plenty of action, and a weak ending... or even worse, a cliffhanger necessitating another story! This was kinda the opposite. Started kinda weak and flabby, plotwise, but finished STRONG! I'm OK with this. well worth the read.
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The Anubis Gates
- De: Tim Powers
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 15 h y 40 m
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When Brendan Doyle is flown from America to London to give a lecture on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, little does he expect that he will soon be traveling through time and meeting the poet himself. But Brendan could do without being stranded penniless in the teeming, thieving London of 1810.
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Yesterday… All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away
- De Doug D. Eigsti en 06-21-16
- The Anubis Gates
- De: Tim Powers
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
flabby strength
Revisado: 09-30-24
Bronson, as usual, is brilliant! I've also gained some perspective towards the genre I love, Steam Punk!
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 26 h y 28 m
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
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Jim Dale is the BEST!
- De Leigh en 07-03-19
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
all around solid
Revisado: 09-19-24
The character flaws are palpable, the dangers and obstacles were visceral, and the plot was nuanced! Yet, the story itself is easily accessible and very clear.
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Esrahaddon
- The Rise and Fall, Book 3
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan
- Duración: 29 h y 32 m
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The man who became known as Esrahaddon is reported to have destroyed the world’s greatest empire—but there are those who believe he saved it. Few individuals are as divisive, but all agree on three facts: He was exiled to the wilderness, hunted by a goblin priestess, and sentenced to death by a god—all before the age of eight. How he managed to survive and why people continued to fear his name a thousand years later has always been a mystery...until now.
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The only time Michael has dissapointed
- De Sarah en 08-21-23
- Esrahaddon
- The Rise and Fall, Book 3
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan
Unrealistic Expectations
Revisado: 10-06-23
I am a Michael J. Sullivan fan! In fact, it's because of Riyria and the sample shorts from those stories that I purchased Audible at all. I've been a voracious consumer ever since.
That said, MJS's story-telling has influenced my own writing... in some ways, it's really messed me up because I strive to have complete stories instead of doing the typical cliffhanger THING that I dislike so much in most fantasy. Another aspect of most fantasy stories is that they tend to be plot-driven and not character-focused. Sullivan's Royce and Hadrian flipped that exquisitely! It was like literature in fantasy settings. It really flipped the trope for me and forced me to give fantasy a chance. But, then there's world-building, isn't there? Sometimes, a story begs background, origins, off-shoots, and quickly the world builds itself and can not be contained in a single book, or series, even!
Esrahaddon was my THIRD favorite character from Riyria... I've been anticipating this SINGLE book for a LONG time. And while I know how his journey ends, I feel like this book - which is both titled after my guy AND seemed to be the capstone of THIS trilogy - focused more on the plot of the greater story. And, to be honest, I'm conflicted about this. On one hand, the character of Elan, and the war between Chaos and Life, is beautifully illustrated. But in the other hand, I feel like my beloved character, Esra d'Haddon, was not given his due.
Perhaps at the heart of the matter is my own realization that I'm only a minor character, if that, in the bigger story about chaos and life. But character-driven stories are the GOOD stuff, and for MY tastes, the bigger picture doesn't matter as much as the GOOD stuff. But, I can simply apply these expectations to my own writing and see if I can meet my own needs. Until then, I remain a MJS fan.
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Woken Furies
- De: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrado por: William Dufris
- Duración: 22 h y 3 m
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Richard K. Morgan has received widespread praise for his astounding 25th-century novels featuring Takeshi Kovacs, and has established a growing legion of fans. Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as Takeshi Kovacs, in one fatal moment, joins forces with a mysterious woman who may have the power to shatter Harlan's World forever.
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"On Harlan's World...
- De Danyal en 09-29-08
- Woken Furies
- De: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrado por: William Dufris
strangely satisfying despite some glaring faults
Revisado: 01-27-23
I loved Altered Carbon! The TV series was good too. The second book, and corresponding series, was pretty good too. And THIS book had some real potential. There is a solid, fast-paced, action-packed, and compelling story in there, but whether through the revision process, or unsuccessful editing, there's simply too much in there! There are some good arcs, a great theme, and not-too-predictable twists; however, the turns and and scenes are flabby and have many unnecessary elements. There are also too many "telling" moments that would be so much better if they were "shown."
And who is this narrator?! Takeshi Kovacs is pronounced very specifically in the first two books, yet this new guy pronounced the main character's name completely differently. And the little bathroom echo sound effects were incredibly annoying. But to be fair, the author didn't set him up very well; with better story-telling structure, the myriad of flashbacks and in-construct prose wouldn't seem to need the annoying sound effects.
The story's ending is satisfying, and all the guys stuff is there, but the whole production just has a sloppy or inferior, to the first two books, ultimate product.
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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Tim Curry
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
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A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.
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Wonderful!!!
- De Alia en 12-11-09
Amazing
Revisado: 12-29-22
Tim Curry was a gem!
This classic tale should be mandatory reading.
As a Dickens fan, this is such a sweet and pleasant tale.
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The Peripheral
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Lorelei King
- Duración: 14 h y 5 m
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Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare. Fortunately, Burton has his veteran's benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMC's elite Haptic Recon force. Then one night Burton has to go out, but there's a job he's supposed to do - a job Flynne didn't know he had. Beta-testing part of a new game, he tells her.
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Worst Narration Ever
- De Tristan G R Wall en 05-29-15
- The Peripheral
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Lorelei King
fun story potential
Revisado: 12-20-22
I think I enjoyed the TV series just as much as the book... maybe more. This voice actor is boring; she sounds like a breathey female William Shatner! I hope to remember her name so as to avoid listening to her again. As for the story? Good stuff!
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Broken
- De: Don Winslow
- Narrado por: Ray Porter, Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 12 h y 25 m
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In six intense short novels connected by the themes of crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt, and redemption, Broken is number-one international best seller Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heart-stopping, heartbreaking best. In Broken, he creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops struggling with life on and off the job, private detectives, dope dealers, bounty hunters, and fugitives, the lost souls driving without headlights through the dark night on the American criminal highway.
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Amazing Stories from a Master Storyteller
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 04-08-20
- Broken
- De: Don Winslow
- Narrado por: Ray Porter, Kaleo Griffith
Winslow is solid
Revisado: 12-07-22
What a great mix of short stories!
As a long time reader of Winslow, and listener of Porter, this is a solid showcasing of both talented artists. Griffith is new to me, but he did well with great material in The Last Ride.
All-around great selection.
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Broken Angels
- De: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 16 h y 8 m
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Cynical, quick-on-the-trigger Takeshi Kovacs, the ex-U.N. envoy turned private eye, has changed careers, and bodies, once more, trading sleuthing for soldiering as a warrior-for-hire and helping a far-flung planet's government put down a bloody revolution.
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Very very good story, very very "adult"
- De crazybatcow en 07-15-08
- Broken Angels
- De: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
first book was better
Revisado: 11-23-22
I loved Altered Carbon!
This book isn't as good. I'll read the next one, but expectations are lower.
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