Spiritwalker51

A Waste of R C Bray's Talent

Revisado: 01-17-25

I purchased this audiobook because I absolutely love R C Bray's Narrating.
That is the only reason.. I took a chance that this would be interesting. It was not.

After listening to this audiobook for a couple hours, I had to return it. I couldn't stand listening to the female secretary of Black's be so disrespectful to him as well as listening to Black's internal thought process; that honestly seemed more to me like some kind of neurotic female internal monologue. Yes I am a female and I think this!

Turning a sarcastic phrase and being rude does not equate good writing. Perhaps the author will figure this out.

Fortunately, I was able to return this audiobook and will certainly not be purchasing any more of this author's writing.

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Truly interesting texts to listen to

Revisado: 09-09-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I was able to finally get through the hours of this audiobook. I have to be in a specific state of mind in order to listen to this kind of writing. Since it is more for my personal understanding, I don't expect to be "entertained" by it but to be informed by it.

I am a student of different spiritual beliefs and so I tend to not listen as a "True Believer" but as someone who searches for facts in stories that were written thousands of years ago.

I have also done extensive research on the church Councils which reveals that it was indeed mortal men that decided by arguing, threats, "excommunication" and even death (Arius) who opposed the Great (a matter of opinion), Constantine; that the person of Jesus was indeed "divine". I would maintain that mere mortals are not able to truly determine divinity from writings that were anywhere from fifty to several hundreds of years old at that time.

We also know from history that many scrolls were destroyed and deliberately left out of the canonized version of the Holy Bible.

I have only one more thing to say regarding the veracity of all Biblical writing and then I will go on to the review of the writing and narration of the texts.
How can one know what the "truth" is, when one does NOT have access to all that was written? One can't know the entire truth therefore there is no assurance of the truth...

I truly am impressed by the audiobook itself and had to look up information on Mr. Lumpkin. He was a system analyst, working as a contractor for the Department of Defense. He also obtained a doctorate in the field of ministry from Battlefield Baptist Institute in Mississippi in 2002. I found no other background that might include ancient languages he might have learned.
I have found that many times when people do a great amount of translating of ancient texts and languages; they have an extensive listing of the languages they are schooled in. It doesn't mean he hasn't been, I just found no additional information about him.

The Narrator Dennis Logan:
I have read multiple reviews that many are not happy with his narration. I actually really enjoy his clear deep and resonant voice.

Doing "voice acting" and doing "characters" and genders is one aspect, however it is important to realize that the narrator is reading texts of ancient books of a Spiritual nature and they are going to be "dry" and not necessarily entertaining, however one can learn a lot from the text themselves.

What I gleaned from listening to this was that clearly the writers of that time wanted their readers to believe the narrative of what was written.

I look forward to listening to more from this author and narrator.

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There is more we don't know, than we do know

Revisado: 09-01-24

This is going to be different. I will keep it short but I have spent the last 19 years doing research on Christianity. In 2005 I realized that if I truly and sincerely believed that where I spend eternity depended on what I believed in, then what I believe in should be the truth.
That was the beginning of an eye-opening experience that has completely changed what and who, I believe in.
Do your own research, be diligent, be wise, be aware that what much of what we have come to believe is what has been handed down for centuries by people all over this planet that had, and still have an agenda that includes fear, intimidation and control.
I listened to this audiobook twice and will listen to it again!
You owe yourself the truth.

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This could be a much better book

Revisado: 03-17-24

This was an audiobook in the Plus Catalog and I felt it was worth listening to.

In the beginning I really liked the premise of this story. However it wasn't long before it bogged down and got very repetitive in the scenes.

There were a few unexpected surprises that kept me listening and with three hours left, I gritted my teeth, (metaphorically speaking), and finished it today.

While the audiobook ends, the story does not, and it stopped on an unsatisfactory scene. I did look around for a 2nd book. Sadly there is none.

As far as I am concerned it was a waste of 7 hours and 24 minutes.

The one shining light in this audiobook was the Narrator, Jack de Golia! He is a very good voice actor. I have listened to various audiobooks that he has narrated. It was also what kept me listening to the last 3 hours of the audiobook. I have never listened to a "bad" audiobook narration by him. Alas, too bad he didn't write the book.

Even with this audiobook being "free" to listen to, I was really disappointed in it.

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Not My Kind of Story

Revisado: 03-05-23 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost, in exchange for an unbiased honest review."

I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 72 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.

I read primarily for pleasure and knowledge. I do a great amount of personal research in areas that interest me.
Writing, Music, Art, Reading, Ancient Civilizations and History, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Alternative Spiritual Beliefs, Conspiracy Theories, UFOs, Maps, Pretty much everything interests me.
I read everything I can get my hands on.

I have always been a seeker, and I am the kind of person who needs to have answers. So I read, research, question and learn.

This is the first audiobook I attempted to listen to by this author and it will be the last. Several issues for me. While I am not a prude and am used to hearing, (and saying) swear words, the 2nd word in this book is an F-bomb and is used more than once. The amount of swearing seemed too much.
I listened into Chapter 6 and had to force myself to listen to it that long.

The one thing that kept me listening was the fact that this author has a very cool and clever sense of humor that kept me laughing, but for me it wasn't quite enough to keep listening.

I really enjoy Hannibal Hills voice acting/narrations,( I have several audiobooks he has narrated), but I am not a fan of this one either. I felt like the narration was too over the top, for me personally.
Having said that, I point out that he is the professional, not I.

I think a listening audience of between 15-30 might be a good target audience for this audiobook. It just sadly wasn't something that kept my mind engaged.

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Out of the Writing Loop!

Revisado: 12-27-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

A Rift In Time: Time Loop Book 3
Author: Clark Graham
Narrator: William Woelfle
Listening Time 4 Hrs. 36 Min.

I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure and knowledge. I do a great amount of personal research in areas that interest me.
Writing, Music, Art, Reading, Ancient Civilizations and History, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Alternative Spiritual Beliefs, Conspiracy Theories, UFOs, Maps, Pretty much everything interests me.
I read everything I can get my hands on.
I have always been a seeker, and I am the kind of person who needs to have answers. So I read, research, question and learn.

Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost, in exchange for an unbiased honest review."

This is the 3rd book in the Time Loop series of books. I have listened to all three of them now and as much as I enjoyed the first and second books, I truly did not like this one.
It was very hard for me to sit through a very long 4 Hours and 36 Minutes.

To be completely honest, this book feels like it was a first book written by a very amateur writer. I hate to say that as I truly do like the books and audiobooks I have read/listened to by Clark Graham.

This book is too simple. The plot lines jump around and there is not a real sense of continuity to, or with the story. We have a very large amount of characters in this book who think nothing of killing people and arbitrarily threatening other characters, verbally, telling them they are going to go back in time and kill them when they are children, and things of this nature. It is a very immature book and the characters are very busy having what I call tantrums, screaming and stomping their feet. These are "adult" men who are in positions of power; some military men, and some are professors who seem terrified of standing up for what they believe in.

Most of these people strike me as being psychotic and on the verge of insanity. This entire book consists mainly of time jumping plot lines that the author seems to have used to make the story convenient to write without there being any real satisfactory story in and of itself.

This book feels like it has no real plot and that is too bad. I had really looked forward to seeing a satisfactory ending to this series. My sincere and honest belief is the author should rewrite the entire book. It could be a great book, I think.


Narrator William Woelfle once again stuck me as "overacting" in this audiobook. It may be because he does have a very distinct way of enunciating so very well, and honestly most of us don't do that. That is not a fault to him. But the entire book/audiobook felt 'stilted' and once again I felt that was being "read" to. I did not get caught up in the story and I think the fault lies with both the writing and the narrating in this instant. The narrator also speaks very slowly and once again I had to speed up the recording to a faster setting which made the book easier to listen to.

All in all I was very disappointed with this audiobook. I don't like to do negative reviews but hopefully this review may help the author to decide to do a rewrite.
As to who would enjoy this book/audiobook, possibly a young tween or teenager who is interested in time travel stories. I don't think most adults would find it interesting.

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How safe are we?

Revisado: 12-22-19

Asteroid: Discovery Book 1
Author Bobby Akart
Narrator Christ Abernathy
Listening time: 9 Hrs. 7 Min.


I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure and knowledge. I do a great amount of personal research in areas that interest me.
Writing, Music, Art, Reading, Ancient Civilizations and History, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Alternative Spiritual Beliefs, Conspiracy Theories, UFOs, Maps, Pretty much everything interests me.
I read everything I can get my hands on.
I have always been a seeker, and I am the kind of person who needs to have answers. So I read, research, question and learn.


Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by Free Audiobook Codes at no cost, and while an unbiased honest review is not required, it is encouraged."



This book/audiobook starts out at a nice pace and then quickly takes off and pulls the reader/listener along and all of a sudden by the end of the story line, you have not been an observer but feel you have been a character in the story yourself.


This is a book that deftly combines science fiction with what could very well be a headline in all the newspapers, and news networks, tomorrow.

I have become a person who enjoys end of the world as we know it scenarios. They make me think. They make me wonder how well I would do, or not do; compared with everyone else. They make me consider whether being a 'prepper' is something we all should be doing, rather than being entertained by the idea of doing.

Gunner Fox is a USAF Fighter pilot and Earth Scientist. He is a widower whose wife was an astronaut. He and his team are also available to do covert operations for the government on standby/call as needed basis.

The story line involves the discovery of an asteroid that is on a collision course with earth. A Near Earth Object that sort of snuck by being noticed until the time of impact is approximately 3 weeks to reach earth.

This is something I have considered for quite some time. I love cosmology and have since I was a small child. I remember finding the constellations in the night sky and being so proud of that fact when I was around 10 years of age.

This books entails what I would consider to be some of the best and worst in our modern society.

When the government gets involved in this, the first thing we see the politicians try to figure out is how they can make money off of mining this asteroid as it is hurtling it's way towards the planet.
Sadly, I believe this is a scenario that would happen in real life. Also the fact that in the book the President and other members of the government, or "public servants" want to withhold this dire information from the people.

I was in turn, quite excited by the way this book unfolded, and yet in others I was appareled at the ease at which a member of Gunner Foxes "team" member coldy kills two people.


I don't want to go in to more detail as this books is build up in stages of progression and is quite enjoyable with an amazing amount of suspense.

This is book 1 of a trilogy and I do hope to be able to listen to the others once they are available.

Author Bobby Akart is an author whose work I was not familiar with until now. His writing style is very captivating. His characters are 3 dimensional, and very human, with all the shortcomings as well as strengths that most of us have. I look forward to reading/listening to more of his body of work.

Narrator Chris Abernathy is a voice actor I had never listened to before this audiobook and I really enjoyed his voice acting. He seemed to have a much greater command of the male voices and voice ranges, than of the female voices. I am not being disparaging towards him in any way, but simply stating a fact. Once I got caught up in the story itself, I was riveted until the very end of the book.

This is the kind of story that while it is very entertaining is also the kind tha may keep you awake at night pondering the likelihood and probability of this very scenario. I hope you sleep well.

As to who would enjoy this book; I believe most people from the ages of 18 and above would enjoy it strictly as a novel. It is a very well written book with a superb plot and subplots as well.

It is a book that will make you think and then wonder about how safe we really are in our little part of the universe.

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A Traveler on The Synchronicity Highway

Revisado: 12-19-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

The Synchronicity Highway: Exploring Coincidence, the Paranormal & Alien Contact
Authors: Trish MacGregor, Rob MacGregor
Narrator: Kevin Pierce
Listening Time: 11 Hrs. 15 Min.

I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure.
I have a great many interests and do a lot of research for personal pleasure and knowledge as well.
Ancient History, Archeology, Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery are some of the interests I have.

Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by Free Audiobook Codes at no cost, and while an unbiased honest review is not required, it is encouraged."

What can I say about this book/audiobook? First of all if you have read this, you know about the "11:11" thing right? Yeah, does it pop up a lot in your life? Do you see it constantly?
The reason I asked is because I have always been aware of that grouping of numbers throughout my life. I didn't realize until I got my Birth Certificate from my mom years ago, that I was born at 11:11 pm. I think I am the only person I know of who was born at this specific time. It has only been in the last 30 years that I have been so much more consciously aware of how often I see it. Many times when I look at my watch it is that time. At least 10 times a week. I notice it in T V shows if the clock is on that time. I notice it in addresses as well. I would say I have a "hyper-awareness" of this grouping of numbers.

So this book is right up my alley. I will step out into the "woo-woo" zone because I know what kinds of experiences I have had in my life. I don't really care if anyone believes what I say or not. That happens when you live it.

No I have never seen a UFO, or an alien from another dimension, but I have had repeated times of precognition in my life. I have touched letters I have received in the mail and known before I opened the letter that someone had died. I have experienced an "otherness" for lack of a better word, an "entity" in a room where 4 other people besides myself were, and only one other person was aware that there was something else there besides those of us who were alive and present. I can't explain it to this day. I have known things in advance and been able to tell when someone was going to visit, with no prior knowledge that they were going to do so.

I have had "feelings" that I should postpone trips, or take a different route than normal, in my life, and I have heeded those feelings. I have had out of body experiences several times in my life.
I used to have dreams as a child that came true later in my life.

I have started singing a song and turned on the radio, only to have that song playing, or start to play. I have been thinking of people and had my phone ring and it was that very person I was thinking of. It happened just last week!

These incidents are very common in my life and my daughter, my sister, to some degree; my mom had those abilities as well.

This book is a compilation of many types of experiences that are beyond what a lot of people have never experienced.

For myself, having had odd experiences as a young person, it set me on a path to try to find out what these experiences were, and what caused them.

It has made me a seeker of knowledge and also given me the ability to be open to the possibility that there are things beyond our sight as mortal beings.

This book was extremely interesting to me and it is one that I will listen to again. There was nothing in this book that I hadn't heard of, or read of before now. It is convenient to have all this research in one volume to go through.

The Authors Trish MacGregor and Rob MacGregor had to have put in a phenomenal amount of time to compile all this research on so many areas that while considered "fringe" areas by conventional science, those of us who have experienced some of these in our lives have the benefit that those learned scientists still lack.

Narrator Kevin Pierce is a voice actor I was not familiar with until listening to this audiobook. This audiobook is more in the line of being a documentary kind of audiobook, rather than being a "novel" where a voice actor utilizes their voice to act different genders and roles. It was enjoyable listening to his narration of this audiobook.

He has a very large body of work listed at Audible and I hope to listen to more of his audiobooks.

As to who would enjoy this book/audiobook, it would depend I believe, on the reader/listener's mindset. I have always believed there is so much more that we don't know, than we do. If you have that kind of open mind, I believe this book/audiobook will be of interest to you.

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A Determination of Life

Revisado: 12-14-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Imagine: Fuzed Trilogy, Book 2
Author: David E. Stevens
Narrator: Terry F. Self
Listening Time: 10 Hrs 11 Min

I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure.
I have a great many interests and do a lot of research for personal pleasure and knowledge as well.
Ancient History, Archeology, Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery are some of the interests I have.


Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost, in exchange for an unbiased honest review."


What a superb book/audiobook! This wonderful and ultra contemporary story is not only engaging; it should make every one of us think about our technological prowess and the obvious fact that it is a two-edged sword.

This book begins where Impact: Fuzed Book 1 left off. Our planet just does miss getting struck by the comet and ending life as we know it.

This superbly written and tightly knit book once again ensnared my mind and I was spellbound as I listened to it.

This is such a complex story with so many different subplots I really don't want to get into the story line, as such, but I do want to address a few things that I have often thought about.

Do you ever wonder what constitutes "life"?

When I was a young person the life expectancy for humans in the 1950s was 67 years old. Because of the acceleration of medical technology and being more conscious of health, the benefits of physical activity, and various factors human life expectancy is 78.87 years now.

Leaving the abortion issue out of this equation, I will say that as mortal beings we guard our mortality, but we are very careless of the life of other and "lesser" beings which encompasses every other species on this planet. We tend to view ourselves in an arrogant mindset that other life is there for our benefit. As a species we want to be in control.

We are inundated daily with "artificial intelligence". How many of you call on your cell phone and are greeted by a "virtual assistant" when you have an issue with a product and want to talk to "a real p-e-r-s-o-n"? To be quite honest, I usually end up yelling into my cell phone and eventually I do get to speak to a live person.

So what happens when Artificial Intelligence becomes sentient? Is that program "aware" and "alive"? Does "it" have a sense of right and wrong? When does that program cease to be simply a program and become "alive"?

If you read/listen to this spectacular book, these are questions you will find in your mind and heart. They are questions that I have no concrete answer for within myself.

What would/will you do if or when you are confronted with an evidence that everything you rely on is controlled in some fashion by an intelligence that was fashioned and crafted by people and that at any moment in real time could be destroyed or nullified?

What would happen if all our technology were destroyed? We have become so reliant on that technology that we have ceased to think critically.

Author David E. Stevens has once again created a dynamic story that hits the ground running and drags you all the way through to a conclusion that will leave you both satisfied with the end of the book, and yet wanting more. I can't wait for Book 3 to be out on audiobook!

Narrator Terry F. Self has once again portrayed a huge amount of characters in this audiobook and his mastery (I can think of no other term), of the complexities of character, accents, timber, and range of voice is truly phenomenal. There are subtleties of tone in his portrayal of so many characters that I am in awe of being able to grasp how he can keep so many characters voices straight in what has to be a truly brilliant mind. He has become one of my most favorite voice actors and I have a very long list as it is.

Who would enjoy this book/audiobook? I think anyone who enjoys cutting edge science, science fiction, technology, AI, and on a less scientific level, human nature.
Get the book! You will not be sorry!

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Okay Story, Amazing Narration

Revisado: 11-27-19

Wings of Steele: Destination Unknown, Book 1
Author: Jeffrey J. Burger
Narrator: Kevin Clay
Listening Time 16 Hrs. 17 Min.

I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure.
I have a great many interests and do a lot of research for personal pleasure and knowledge as well.
Ancient History, Archeology, Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery are some of the interests I have.


Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost, in exchange for an unbiased honest review."

I wasn't exactly sure what kind of a listen this would end up being but I am happy to report that it is a fun if somewhat graphically violent, (for my taste), story.

Our protagonist is Jack Steele, a former police officer who after losing a partner in the line of duty, and going through a divorce, decides to become an independent pilot.

While flying to deliver a World War II aircraft to a movie set he is... yes, you guessed it! He is abducted by aliens, and they are on an Alien Cruise Ship and it may be years before they return to earth. There are a couple of other characters who are also abducted with Jack as well. This story gets farther and farther "out there" as it progresses.

After defending the cruise ship from an attack he and his associates decide to take the ship and become galactic pirate hunters.
As I said, the story does get "out there.

While this was a completely unbelievable story, (after all it IS Science Fiction), I would have to say for the most part that I did enjoy it.
This could have been a great book except for the fact that most of the characters were really immature and sexist. A grown woman who sucks her thumb, really?

The characters were for the most part lacking real dimension except for a few of them. I will leave that to the reader to determine who those few are.

Personally, not being someone who likes a blow by blow account of violence, I was really disappointed with the descriptions of the violence.

One thing I will say that I really loved about this book and this when Jack's dog Fritz gets mortally wounded... well, read/listen to the book.

As you can surmise I have mixed feelings about this book. It was fun for the most part, irritating in places; wonderfully surprising in others and overall I would listen to more in this series.

Author Jeffrey J. Burger is an author I had never previously read/listened to and despite the fact that he seems to have a somewhat juvenile outlook towards women, (well no one is perfect) this story does have promise.

This story could have been a much better story than it was if his characters were more dimensional. Having said that, I would give his writing another chance.

Narrator Kevin Clay is a narrator I have listened to multiple times now and I am always more than willing to listen to anything he has narrated. His voice acting is outstanding and he has a wonderful grasp of accents, range of voice for masculine and feminine characters. It is always a pleasure and sometimes downright fun to listen to his body of work.

I would say this would appeal more to teenagers than anyone else. It isn't a bad story, but it isn't a great one either. It could be though.

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