Donald G. Dennis
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Empire
- Star Force, Book 6
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,744
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,447
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,458
Kyle Riggs has been away from Earth for a long time.... What’s happening back home? In Empire, the sixth book of the Star Force Series, the story moves in a new direction. Earth falls quiet, and the few reports coming out of the homeworld are increasingly strange. Isolated in the Eden system, Riggs realizes his enemies are forming an alliance against him. Crushed between two monstrous fleets, the last defenders of Star Force must forge their own alliance with the biotic aliens. But which alien race can Riggs truly trust?
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4 out of 5 stars
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EMPIRE OR COLONY?
- By Professor on 01-29-13
- Empire
- Star Force, Book 6
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
I like it, but wish the audio quality were....
Reviewed: 03-23-22
I wish the audio quality were more consistent. In all, I like the narrator, but wow you can tell where the edits are and the tone of his voice changes.
The story is more politics and exciting battles than well written military sci-fi, but it is something to listen to between the undying mercenaries series. I never come away from listening to one of these wanting to recommend them to friends, but they make good background noise.
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Orders of Battle
- Frontlines, Book 7
- By: Marko Kloos
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,987
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,787
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,784
It’s been four years since Earth threw its full military prowess against the Lanky incursion. Humanity has been yanked back from the abyss of extinction. The solar system is at peace. For now. The future for Major Andrew Grayson of the Commonwealth Defense Corps and his wife, Halley? Flying desk duty on the front. No more nightmares of monstrous things. No more traumas to the mind and body. But when an offer comes down from above, Andrew has to make a choice: continue pushing papers into retirement, or jump right back into the fight? What’s a podhead to do?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't buy this book.
- By Ryan on 02-09-21
- Orders of Battle
- Frontlines, Book 7
- By: Marko Kloos
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Lacking something
Reviewed: 02-15-21
This whole book seems like it is lacking something. I mean, while it wasn't horrible, it was disappointing and felt like it was ending right when it was about to get interesting.
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Mount Fitz Roy
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 29 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,464
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,070
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,060
The sequel to the number one Audible Best Seller Earthcore, Mount Fitz Roy continues the tale of Patrick O’Doyle and Bertha Lybrand, who were part of the horror show that occurred far below the mountains of Utah. They learn that the "mother of all motherlodes” discovered there was not unique, that there is another deposit similar to it three miles beneath the towering peak of Cerro Chaltén on the disputed border between Chile and Argentina. O'Doyle, a middle-aged former member of a disgraced black-ops unit, gets his aging team back together to go after this fortune.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible
- By David on 12-03-20
- Mount Fitz Roy
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
A deep and violent story
Reviewed: 12-18-20
A great follow up to Earthcore and an exciting ride. the narrator is solid as well.
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The Map Thief
- The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
- By: Michael Blanding
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 705
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 619
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Story4 out of 5 stars 624
Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers - both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects.
Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief - until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Study of the Strangeness of People
- By Carole T. on 12-10-14
- The Map Thief
- The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
- By: Michael Blanding
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
interesting premise turned dull
Reviewed: 01-23-20
I had high hopes for this, but it put me to sleep. Maybe it was the content, maybe it was the delivery, but it is a snooze-fest.
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Saturn Run
- By: John Sandford Ctein
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,909
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,574
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,561
For fans of The Martian, an extraordinary new thriller of the future from number one New York Times - best-selling and Pulitzer Priz - winning author John Sandford and internationally known photo-artist and science fiction aficionado Ctein. The year is 2066. A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope - something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don’t decelerate. Spaceships do.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Best Sci-Fi Book in a While!
- By Ted on 05-29-17
- Saturn Run
- By: John Sandford Ctein
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
Good, but it felt like it was ultimately lacking..
Reviewed: 06-05-18
in all it was an interesting exploration of tech needed to make the journey, but the book had a tough time building tension or making me really like the characters.
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Night Watch
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,369
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,365
Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Story, Lousy Recording
- By K.D. Keenan on 07-05-09
- Night Watch
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
Great story, good performance, some audio issues
Reviewed: 02-20-18
This is a great story but it was obviously recorded in the early days of the narrator's doing Discworld books. If it were being recorded for audible I think they would reject it for audio issues.
I recommend it, but maybe don't wear good quality headphones.
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Maskerade
- Discworld, Book 18
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 154
This isn't real life. This isn't even cheese mongering. It's opera - where the music matters, and where an opera house is being terrorised by a man in evening dress with a white mask, lurking in the shadows, occasionally killing people, and, most worryingly, sending little notes, writing maniacal laughter with five exclamation marks. Opera can do that to a man. In such circumstances, life has obviously reached that desperate point where the wrong thing to do has to be the right thing to do.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WARNING - Abridged, NOT Planer or Briggs-boo
- By Boppie on 07-26-17
- Maskerade
- Discworld, Book 18
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
A mystery in a mask
Reviewed: 01-22-18
An easy listen, and entertaining, but the severe volume changes were distracting and very annoying.
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Ark Royal
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,745
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4,391
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,383
Seventy years ago, the interstellar supercarrier Ark Royal was the pride of the Royal Navy. But now, her weapons are outdated and her solid-state armour nothing more than a burden on her colossal hull. She floats in permanent orbit near Earth, a dumping ground for the officers and crew the Royal Navy wishes to keep out of the public eye. But when a deadly alien threat appears, the modern starships built by humanity are no match for the powerful alien weapons.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good solid effort at a Space Opera
- By Jim In Texas! on 08-05-14
- Ark Royal
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
Great book to get at a discount.
Reviewed: 09-12-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It's an interesting take on encountering an alien race. Not great writing, not painful either. At least not compared to the narrator.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I guess we won't get an ending until the end of the series.
What aspect of Ralph Lister’s performance would you have changed?
He gets softer at the end of each sentence. Ralph seriously needs to learn how to not sound like he's running out of steam at the close of each statement. I'll have to think twice about purchasing any book with Ralph as the narrator.
Do you think Ark Royal needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Yeah, it's incomplete as it stands.
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The Drunken Botanist
- The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
- By: Amy Stewart
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 943
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 823
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Story4 out of 5 stars 814
Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when medieval physicians boiled juniper berries with wine to treat stomach pain. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the surprising botanical history and fascinating science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even a few fungi).
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4 out of 5 stars
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No more cheap tequila!
- By Cynthia on 03-23-13
- The Drunken Botanist
- The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
- By: Amy Stewart
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Great book, marginal audiobook
Reviewed: 06-10-15
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend the physical version of the book, but the audiobook is one to skip.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
No story
What does Coleen Marlo bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Well done narration
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The Danish Scheme
- By: Herbert Sakalaucks, Eric Flint
- Narrated by: Bill Brooks
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4 out of 5 stars 112
Something new is brewing in the 17th century! Fans of the 1632 series have often asked “What's going on in North America?” Herbert Sakalauks has set out to let you know in his short novel The Danish Scheme. Christian IV, King of Denmark, Sir Thomas Roe, the English Ambassador to Christian's court, various elements of the extended Nasi/Abrabanel family have arranged an unusually well-funded and well led expedition to North America.
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2 out of 5 stars
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a disappointment
- By Michael D. Stuart on 05-23-15
- The Danish Scheme
- By: Herbert Sakalaucks, Eric Flint
- Narrated by: Bill Brooks
No idea if this book is any good, narrator sucks.
Reviewed: 03-08-15
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Better accents, or even no accents. Also, fewer jarring narrator transitions.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
No idea. Not sure if I'm actually going to get to the end. Yup, it's that bad.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Bill Brooks?
George Guidall, Eric Summerer, John Lee, pretty much anyone.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Danish Scheme?
Any scene narrated by Bill Brooks.
Any additional comments?
I can't believe that Audible let this recording be sold through the store, it detracted from the book so much, I have no idea if was any good.
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