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Night Watch
- Discworld, Book 29
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 334
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story5 out of 5 stars 317
For a policeman, there can be few things worse than a serial killer loose in your city. Except, perhaps, a serial killer who targets coppers, and a city on the brink of bloody revolution. For Commander Sam Vimes, it all feels horribly familiar. Caught on the roof of a very magical building during a storm, he's found himself back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard, especially when your time travel companion is a serial killer who knows where you live.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Jacqueline on 30-05-23
- Night Watch
- Discworld, Book 29
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
Stunning story, weird narration in places
Reviewed: 19-07-23
Night Watch is one of my favourite novels and I'm not sure Culshaw does it justice. Madam's voice is grating and weird and he switches pronunciation of Winder halfway through.
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The Truth
- Discworld, Book 25
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Mathew Baynton, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 354
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story5 out of 5 stars 317
William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld's first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist's life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book, fantastic narrator
- By Chrism on 26-02-23
- The Truth
- Discworld, Book 25
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Mathew Baynton, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
One of the Finest
Reviewed: 15-03-23
The narration is brilliant, such an array of different voices and a wonderful thought on how children don't need to be what their parents want to turn them into.
It would be nice if the truth really did start kicking.
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The Night Circus
- By: Erin Morgenstern
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,314
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,014
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,009
In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, Le Cirque des Rêves delights all who wander its circular paths and warm themselves at its bonfire. Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers and contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A comic book in wolf's clothing
- By Moominmamma on 17-08-13
- The Night Circus
- By: Erin Morgenstern
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
Told well enough but badly edited
Reviewed: 13-02-23
I had forgotten, in my wonderful memories of the tents and the circus itself, about the horribly sappy love story that comes all of a sudden into a perfectly charming escape.
The audio editing is appalling. Chapters run into each other and then ends of sentences and paragraphs are too long. It's very random.
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Small Gods
- Discworld, Book 13
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 953
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 885
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Story5 out of 5 stars 884
Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Musical cues are a distraction
- By Nicola Gregory on 06-05-22
- Small Gods
- Discworld, Book 13
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
It's a funny old world
Reviewed: 23-12-22
One of the less funny Discworld novels, but it thinks so deeply about so many things.
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
- (Discworld Novel 28)
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Rob Wilkins, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story5 out of 5 stars 121
Maurice, a streetwise tomcat, has the perfect money-making scam. Everyone knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice has a stupid-looking kid with a pipe, and his very own plague of rats—strangely educated rats. But in Bad Blintz, the little con suddenly goes down the drain. For someone there is playing a different tune and now the rats must learn a new word. EVIL. It's not a game any more. It's a rat-eat-rat world. And that might only be the start.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Where rats and cats fear to thread
- By Amazon Customer on 24-10-22
- The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
- (Discworld Novel 28)
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Rob Wilkins, Ariyon Bakare
Too scary for grown ups
Reviewed: 02-11-22
It took me a while to get into the narration, but eventually the sheer brilliance of the story overwhelmed the not-amazing narrator.
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Unseen Academicals
- Discworld Book, 37
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 262
Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic...so they're in the mood for trying everything else. To do so, they recruit an unlikely group of players: Trev, a street urchin with a talent for kicking a tin can; Glenda, the night chef who makes a mean pie; Juliet, the kitchen hand turned world's greatest fashion model; and the mysterious Mr Nutt, who has something powerful, and dark, locked away inside him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Sue on 06-08-22
- Unseen Academicals
- Discworld Book, 37
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
Not the finest delivery or story in the set
Reviewed: 14-07-22
Much as I loved the thick Morporkian accents, I couldn't get over the weirdly high Ridcully. The story is not one of Pratchett's best, though it is perfectly good and has it's moments.
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Carpe Jugulum
- Discworld, Book 23
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 731
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 672
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Story5 out of 5 stars 671
Vampires have come to Lancre, but they're not what you'd expect. Sure, they drink blood and view humans as dinner, but they're modern and sophisticated. They've got style and fancy waistcoats. And they're not a bit afraid of garlic. The Magpyr family are out of the casket and want a bite of the future. But they haven't met the neighbours yet. Between them and Lancre stand a coven of four - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat and young Agnes - and they don't take kindly to murderous intruders....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent 🙂
- By Dean Teasdale on 01-05-22
- Carpe Jugulum
- Discworld, Book 23
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Steven Cree
So Good!
Reviewed: 17-06-22
I can't be too effusive about Indira Varma and her narration. I love her performance so much of this excellent book.
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Maskerade
- Discworld, Book 18
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 765
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 715
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Story5 out of 5 stars 714
The Opera House in Ankh-Morpork is home to music, theatrics and a harmless masked Ghost who lurks behind the scenes. But now a set of mysterious backstage murders may just stop the show. Agnes Nitt has left her rural home of Lancre in the hopes of launching a successful singing career in the big city. The only problem is, she doesn't quite look the part. And there are two witches who would much rather she return home to join their coven.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best TP narration of all!
- By elena kotovenko on 19-06-22
- Maskerade
- Discworld, Book 18
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
A new spin on a favoured tale
Reviewed: 10-06-22
I have loved Maskerade since my first reading and Indira Varma performs it superbly, with the extra actor for Death adding a special something. Her grasp of the character voices is glorious.
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Witches Abroad
- Discworld, Book 12
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 861
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 797
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Story5 out of 5 stars 793
The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick are travelling to far-distant Genua to stop a wedding and save a kingdom. But how do you fight a happy-ever-after, especially when it comes with glass slippers and a power-hungry Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse? It's hard to resist a good story, even when the fate of the kingdom depends on it....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Worst Narration I have seen in an audible book
- By Amazon Customer on 30-04-22
- Witches Abroad
- Discworld, Book 12
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
Indira Varma tells it so well!
Reviewed: 07-06-22
This is much better than the Stephen Briggs version, Indira does the different voices so perfectly. I loved it.
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The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 345
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 315
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Story5 out of 5 stars 312
This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor. Sir Derek Jacobi, who portrayed Cadfael in several television adaptations, captivates listeners with his renderings of Monk's Hood, Saint Peter's Fair, The Heretic's Apprentice, The Potter's Field, The Summer of the Danes, and Brother Cadfael's Penance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: Jane Starfield
- By Jane on 08-10-22
- The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
Lovely nostalgia trip
Reviewed: 01-06-22
Highly enjoyable and well read by Derek Jacobi. Sound was very occasionally dodgy and dropped out or 'blipped'.
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