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Wastelands
- The New Apocalypse
- By: John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrated by: Michael Braun, Christopher Carley, Laura Knight Keating, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 47
The new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, featuring never-before-published stories and curated reprints by some of the genre's most popular and critically-acclaimed authors. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This is just awful
- By Kris Boswell on 06-12-21
- Wastelands
- The New Apocalypse
- By: John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrated by: Michael Braun, Christopher Carley, Laura Knight Keating, Channie Waites
Don't bother....
Reviewed: 10-26-24
Unlike the previous two volumes, there's no energy to most of the stories. Monolithic, grey, oppressive, even predictable. Came here for a Johnathan Maberry story and really couldn't sit through the rest.
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Temporal
- By: Julian Simpson, Richard MacLean Smith, Bec Boey, and others
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jessie Mei Li, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,322
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,257
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,258
In the not-too-distant future, a 21-member crew launches from Earth. Their mission: to establish a temporary colony on Mars. Little do they know that colony will become permanent–and the last stand of the human race. Because, without warning, every single person left on Earth simply...vanishes. Now, a thousand years later, the resources needed to sustain life are running out, and the very existence of the Mars colony is threatened. Humankind has only one option–to return to its home planet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It was ok.
- By Cregg Terasa on 08-06-24
Totally worth the price.... free.
Reviewed: 09-23-24
Story had potential but overlapped and switched scenes abruptly. Actor performances were uninspired. Audio production was terrible to the detriment of the actors and authors
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Simon Says
- A John Simon Thriller, Book 1
- By: Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- Narrated by: Derek Stephen Prince
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
In 2029 Kansas City, Master Detective John Simon is a tough cop with a disdain for technology. His new movie quoting partner doesn’t make him happy. How can you trust a robot? ‪And what’s with the name…Lucas George?‪ Simon and Lucas don’t have time for squabbles. Something isn’t right about this case. There’s more to it than smuggling, but they don’t know what exactly.‪ They have one more problem.‪ Evidence is disappearing and people are getting killed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story. Terrible narration.
- By Kevin P. on 08-13-24
- Simon Says
- A John Simon Thriller, Book 1
- By: Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- Narrated by: Derek Stephen Prince
Good story. Terrible narration.
Reviewed: 08-13-24
Came to this from "Joe Ledger: Unbreakable," and a crossover story written by BTS and performed by Ray Porter. Was hoping for so much more with this title.
The writing is good. Characters are unique and well defined. The portrayal of the characters and dialogue is engaging and a strong point. However....
What the story and characters bring, the performance of the narration and exposition between dialogue is terrible and distracting. It sounds so rushed that I checked to make sure my playback was not set faster than normal. It sounds like a convention of run on sentences without the helpful pause of punctuation. Frequently the narration jumps scenes within a chapter and you're not aware until 3 sentences later.
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Lost
- Quincy Harker Demon Hunter, Book 9
- By: John G. Hartness
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story5 out of 5 stars 80
Quincy Harker needs a vacation, but there's no peace to be found in the usually sleepy seaside resort of North Carolina's Outer Banks. No, there's a serial killer stalking the streets of Manteo, and there's even more to the crimes than usual. Add in a heavily warded cemetery with hints of magic long thought to have vanished from the earth, a mystery centuries in the making, and a string of horrifyingly realistic nightmares plaguing Rebecca Flynn, Harker's fiancee, and our boy isn't getting any rest or relaxation. But he is getting the one thing he's really, really good at handling—a fight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Family and Harker’s mouth- what more is there?
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 06-29-24
- Lost
- Quincy Harker Demon Hunter, Book 9
- By: John G. Hartness
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
Enjoyable but no new ground.
Reviewed: 07-13-24
It's all the familiar hits you expect in a Quincy F'N Harker book. There's a big bad, demons, Luke, Becks, Faustus, and Glory. Like comfort food for the ears.
Biggest complaint? Seen "Hot Fuzz?" Not enough of a lift to ruin the story but enough to be distracting.
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American Meltdown
- Book Two of the Economic Collapse Chronicles
- By: Mark Goodwin
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,790
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,661
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,651
Written from a Christian constitutional worldview, American Meltdown, Book Two of The Economic Collapse Chronicles uses dystopian fiction to take an in-depth look at the economic and political trends that have taken America to the edge of bankruptcy. The book assesses the current course of the nation and projects it into the near future. In Book Two, America has entered into a full scale financial meltdown. The members of the Bair family do the best they can to navigate a complete currency collapse and the social disruptions that come with it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too religious
- By LaTease Drawdy on 05-15-15
- American Meltdown
- Book Two of the Economic Collapse Chronicles
- By: Mark Goodwin
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
The Articles of Conferde...meh
Reviewed: 12-18-21
Yes, the Founders were Christian. Yes, there are great point and paths of advice in the Bible. Yes, guns can be a necessity in self-protection.
But, there are many honest, hard-working, and patriotic Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Unitarians, and atheists. The God of the Christian Bible is the God of Abraham and thus Jews and Muslims. So much evil done by all His Children in His Name, He probably wants left out of politics.
As for the story. The Constitution was written by imperfect men trying to replace the Articles of Confederation, a system that did not work. Having states not be accountable to a superior authority vested with the consent of those states is a recipe for civil war. Going back to the period between the end of the Revolution and before the Constitution is a bad idea and a bad story.
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American Exit Strategy
- The Economic Collapse Chronicles, Volume 1
- By: Mark Goodwin
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,434
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,254
Liberty minded individuals and those who believe in the Constitution will find this near future dystopian novel to be right up their alley. Those who are looking to be more informed about the potential threats to America's financial stability will learn what to watch for and how to prepare themselves for an economic collapse. America is on the cusp of financial annihilation. Matt and Karen Bair face the challenges of Main Street during a full scale financial meltdown. Government borrowing and monetary creation have reached their limits.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Selling an ideology...
- By Storage_Guy on 09-09-19
- American Exit Strategy
- The Economic Collapse Chronicles, Volume 1
- By: Mark Goodwin
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
Typical "Patriot," fever-dream
Reviewed: 12-18-21
First, there is good advice about surviving an economic apocalypse. Advice that applies to a large-scale as well as a personal financial meltdown. Saving, controlled spending, supplemental gardening are all ways we can deal with and delay a monetary disruption.
Now, for the story: Typical anti-federal gun lust. Typical pro-Christian condemnation of a secular government as prescribed by the First Amendment. The story also has the usual holes of ignoring what the Constitution actually says. One cannot claim to be a strict constitutionalist and then ignore the outcome of the process prescribed by the Founders.
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Cry Havoc
- By: A. American
- Narrated by: Duke Fontaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,646
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,483
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,471
The news is full of disturbing events today. There's war and rumors of war. There's the false recovery of the economy. Faith in the US economy is extremely low. Foreign banks have either slowed their purchases of Treasury Bonds or, in a few cases, begun unloading them. We have a current election that is rife with corruption, extreme partisanship, and outright fraud. It would appear the left in the country is ready to do about anything to see their candidate elected.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great new saga!
- By Lisa Wilson on 06-08-17
- Cry Havoc
- By: A. American
- Narrated by: Duke Fontaine
Glad it was free...
Reviewed: 12-10-21
Almost ever single tired white right-wing conspiracy trope and a rip-off of the "A-Team,"
Unbelievable characters, poor plot, predictable situations. It does nothing to further preparedness or the genre of political fiction.
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Relentless
- A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel, Book 2
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,093
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,871
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,851
JOE LEDGER’s world has been torn apart. The people closest to him have been savagely murdered and Ledger is on the hunt for the killers. His already fragile psyche has cracked apart, allowing a dangerous darkness to overwhelm him. His hunt takes him deep into the world of the deadly black market weapons sales, and standing in his way are a new generation of private military contractors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Damned Amazing
- By Tyler Kelley on 07-13-21
- Relentless
- A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel, Book 2
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Relentless? Moreso, Relented.
Reviewed: 07-15-21
Porter: 5 Stars as always.
Story is over the top, filled with clichés and inconsistencies in the plot. Nice page time for Top and Bunny. The B-plot of Mirror, Mirror needed more development. Too many "easy" resolutions.
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