Freya Hemingway
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Trickster's Choice
- By: Tamora Pierce
- Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,733
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,398
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,399
Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Islands, it is this skill that makes a difference in a world filled with political intrigue, murderous conspiracy, and warring gods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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STOP! WAIT!
- By Benjamin on 05-16-05
- Trickster's Choice
- By: Tamora Pierce
- Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
Perfectly done.
Reviewed: 09-04-23
Love this book. Love this narrator. Especially love this author. Been listening to her since I was a teen. Her stories are beloved and this one has a really fun, passionate, intelligent, sarcastic heroine at its center. Aly will delight and inspire you.
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Midnight for Charlie Bone
- By: Jenny Nimmo
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 509
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 511
Charlie doesn't want to believe it when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking. But his horrible aunts are delighted: it means that he is one of the chosen and must attend Bloor's Academy for gifted children. Once there, Charlie realizes that some of his classmates have equally mysterious powers, and soon Charlie is involved in uncovering the mysterious past of one of them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adults Take on Charlie Bone
- By Nicole on 12-07-05
- Midnight for Charlie Bone
- By: Jenny Nimmo
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
Oh the nostalgia! Harry Potter meets A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Reviewed: 06-21-22
I remembered this series the other day and immediately looked it up on Audible. It’s been a joy to listen to again. The narrator’s voice is soothing and hypnotic. The story is interesting, charming, with a good balance of humor and seriousness, and is delightfully dark. I’m looking forward to reliving the rest of the series!
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Od Magic
- By: Patricia A. McKillip
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 932
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 935
Brenden Vetch has a gift. With an innate sense he cannot explain to himself or describe to others, he is able to connect to the agricultural world, nurturing gardens to flourish and instinctively knowing the healing properties each plant and herb has to offer. But Brenden's gift isolates him from people and from becoming part of a community - until the day he receives a personal invitation from the Wizard Od.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great to have a McKillip, but not with this reader
- By Ambagious on 05-26-09
- Od Magic
- By: Patricia A. McKillip
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
I only wish there was more!
Reviewed: 02-18-22
I loved it. It was easy to listen to. Fast paced. I liked all of the POV characters. The narrator had a soothing voice and was very competent. The story was engaging and clever. As we’re the characters. I will definitely be listening to more Patricia A. McKillip.
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Ella Enchanted
- By: Gail Carson Levine
- Narrated by: Eden Riegel
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,612
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,278
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,282
Ella of Frell wants nothing more than to be free of Lucinda's gift of obedience and feel that she belongs to herself. For how can she truly belong to herself if she knows that at any time, anyone can order her to hop on one foot, cut off her hand, or betray her kingdom, and she'll have to obey?
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3 out of 5 stars
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bad choice of narrator
- By tracy on 06-28-08
- Ella Enchanted
- By: Gail Carson Levine
- Narrated by: Eden Riegel
Like chicken soup for the soul
Reviewed: 12-20-21
I have loved this book since I was a child. I come back to it whenever I need a comforting tale. It is well written and well read. Ella is a smart, spunky, strong, willful heroine. Her story is about finding and fighting for free will. It’s a fun, beautiful, unique take on the classic Cinderella tale. A wonderful coming of age story. I cannot recommend it enough.
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The Poison Study Short Story Collection
- By: Maria V. Snyder
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 235
From condemned prisoner to food taster for the commander of Ixia, from apprentice to a charismatic assassin to warrior with ever-evolving magical powers, Yelena is a remarkable heroine like none you've ever experienced. Follow her amazing journey through Maria V. Snyder's breathtaking fantasy series, which New York Times best-selling author Mercedes Lackey calls "engaging and entirely original...fascinating in its rich detail".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this whole series.
- By John on 12-09-19
- The Poison Study Short Story Collection
- By: Maria V. Snyder
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Required reading for the Study/Soulfinder series!
Reviewed: 07-12-21
Fun to listen to some of my other favorite characters POV. I really enjoy Maria’s short stories. They help connect the main books and fill in information you need to know going forward. Especially Ice Study, which connects Fire Study to Shadow Study, and is referred to as a prequel to Shadow Study. If you haven’t read the Study series, you might be confused. I fully recommend it. Start with Poison study. Enjoy!
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Magic Study
- By: Maria V. Snyder
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,332
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,258
With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be reunited with the family she'd been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But though she has gained her freedom, she can't help feeling isolated in Sitia. Her Ixian background has changed her in many ways, and her newfound friends and relatives don't think it's for the better....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The bad point... wait there isn't one!
- By crazybatcow on 04-08-09
- Magic Study
- By: Maria V. Snyder
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
This series is great! Check out Poison Study first!
Reviewed: 07-10-21
I read these books when I was 15 or 16 years old and I’m turning 30 in 2.5 months. They’re even better than I remembered! Sometimes when you want to listen to an audiobook, especially an old beloved series, the narrator kinda ruins it for you. This narrator is fantastically good at her work! Her voice is soothing, completely understandable, with so much texture and the ability to keep all the voices unique. I’m enjoying reliving these stories and this experience immensely! If you’re looking for intrigue, assassins, magicians, daring deeds, a splash of romance, and tragic heartfelt stories, with a strong female protagonist, then I can’t recommend this series enough!
*Trigger Warning*
Does contain scenes and dialogue about torture, rape, and murder.
I do think the way they deal with it is pretty head on and honest by the main character Yelena.
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