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A Queen's Spy
- A Medieval Military Historical Fiction Novel (Mercenary For Hire, Book 1)
- By: Sam Burnell
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Williams
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
As Tudor England erupts following the death of Edward VI, can one young spy protect his queen? International best-selling author Sam Burnell takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with this magnificent new epic, A Queen’s Spy. In 1553, England is torn apart by religious conflict. Power shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash testing friendship, loyalty, and brotherly love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Medieval Adventure. Historical Fiction. Wonderful!
- By russell hageman on 04-21-21
- A Queen's Spy
- A Medieval Military Historical Fiction Novel (Mercenary For Hire, Book 1)
- By: Sam Burnell
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Williams
Historical fiction full of mystery
Reviewed: 03-16-23
This is a review of the entire series. The series consists of fictional stories during the Tudor succession, though loosely related. As factual as any YouTube documentary. No magic. No war. Entirely political treachery. Plenty of gore. The book is well written and well narrated. If you have some interest in this time period in English history, the book's seedy characters will keep you listening.
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The 13th God
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 8
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,336
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,216
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,214
Dante, Blays, and Gladdic's final effort to defeat him has failed. Within weeks—if not days—Rale will be destroyed. One last hope remains. They can't kill Nolost, but they may be able to eject him from Rale before he can complete his work. To do so, though, they'll have to destroy a world themselves: Olastar, the home of the portals that link all other places together.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Please, just end it.
- By Simon P. on 01-17-23
- The 13th God
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 8
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Worn out story
Reviewed: 02-10-23
Robertson is an average author whose books are published on Audible. Perhaps less than average. Robertson has had success with Dante, Blayz and TGR. But the characters are now so predictable & bland that there is zero immersion. The story's dialog is just TGR talking to himself :)
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The Way of Shadows
- By: Brent Weeks
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 311
For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art—and he is the city's most accomplished artist. For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly—and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nice Audiobook remake of a classic series.
- By Scott S. on 03-19-23
- The Way of Shadows
- By: Brent Weeks
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Disappointing
Reviewed: 02-05-23
Compared to the Lightbringer epic, this book is lacking in many areas. No truly likable characters. Very little humor. Very little romance. Weeks make one of the goriest books I've heard a circus of goofs. Simon Vance can't save it. The epilogue holds promise that the next book would be worth spending a credit.
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Master of War Boxset
- Books 1-3
- By: David Gilman
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 53 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 229
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 228
England, 1346: For Thomas Blackstone, the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasion. As he fights his way across northern France, Blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Master of War (1-3)
- By teejay spina on 02-13-23
- Master of War Boxset
- Books 1-3
- By: David Gilman
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
Not the epic I expected
Reviewed: 11-29-22
Too much fiction. I was in the mood for something educational. This was not. Nor was it good fiction. I didn't like the ending of the series.
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Mark of the Fool
- A Progression Fantasy Epic
- By: J.M. Clarke
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,595
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,891
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,891
After his parents died, Alex Roth had one desire: become a wizard. Through hard work, he was accepted into the University of Generasi, the world’s greatest academy of wizardry.... Fate, however, had another plan. On his 18th birthday, he is Marked by prophecy as one of his kingdom’s five Heroes, chosen to fight the Ravener, his land’s great enemy. But his brand is "The Fool". Worst of the marks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally a Mc that’s not dumb or overpowered
- By Anonymous User on 09-22-22
- Mark of the Fool
- A Progression Fantasy Epic
- By: J.M. Clarke
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Woosh Bang Bam
Reviewed: 11-21-22
Enroll in magic university and never graduate. Cerebral topics that will give you a headache. Petty conflicts. Monsters. No romance. Totally childish.
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Demon's Reign
- The Bloodwood Saga, Book 1
- By: David Estes, Ben Galley
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 22 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Story4 out of 5 stars 229
Tarkosi Terelta is a nobody. A nobody who will save his world from demons and the hellfire they bring. The third-born of a shamed family, Tarkosi's lot in life is to spend his days as a worker, feeding temperamental lancewings under a harsh master. His days in the bloodwood city of Shal Gara are full of drudgery, tedium, and pain, his own ambitions cast aside in the name of order.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing world with Amazing story!
- By Anonymous User on 12-07-22
- Demon's Reign
- The Bloodwood Saga, Book 1
- By: David Estes, Ben Galley
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Another excellent story from David Estes
Reviewed: 11-20-22
Though Ben Galley probably had significant input. Estes has a history of teaming up with great authors. Like James Patterson. This series is quite different from Estes' Fatemarked and Kingfall. This one has a single plotline and is told in the first person. Same great prose but without so many plots and characters to remember. And the characters are lovable in their own way. Fabulous ending to this book with intriguing lead into the next book. I hope Estes wraps up Kingfall and puts his effort into this series. The audio performance is one of TJR's best. He has the material to demonstrate just how good he really is.
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Unsouled
- By: Will Wight
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,510
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,614
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,600
Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan. When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known...and forge his own Path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazingly Addictive and Oddly Cleaver
- By ronnito on 05-31-19
- Unsouled
- By: Will Wight
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
I like the magic system
Reviewed: 11-13-22
Battles are fought with enchanted objects, which is the way they should be fought, as any wizard with a staff will tell you. It's not martial arts. I don't like the old multiple universe with gods running the show plotline. It seems no one can win except the gods.
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Paternus: The Complete Trilogy
- By: Dyrk Ashton
- Narrated by: Nik Magill
- Length: 61 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,761
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,601
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,602
Described as American Gods meets The Avengers, Paternus combines myths from around the world in a modern story of action and intrigue that is “urban fantasy on the surface, but so much more at its core!”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!!!
- By Jennifer Elkins on 02-08-21
- Paternus: The Complete Trilogy
- By: Dyrk Ashton
- Narrated by: Nik Magill
Worst story I've ever heard
Reviewed: 11-11-22
I put a lot of effort into learning and remembering the mythical gods until the author's versions of them went totally insane. After half way through book 3, I decided to stop this author from mentally torturing me. I don't care who won. The author gives us no reason to care. The venues & use of magic are total chaos. It's a ridiculous distortion of both religion and mythology. I've never wasted so much brainpower as I did listening to this story.
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Blood of Empire
- By: Brian McClellan
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 20 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,796
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,554
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,546
The Dynize have unlocked the Landfall Godstone, and Michel Bravis is tasked with returning to Greenfire Depths to do whatever he can to prevent them from using its power: from sewing dissension among the enemy ranks to rallying the Palo population. Ben Styke's invasion of Dynize is curtailed when a storm scatters his fleet. Coming ashore with just 20 lancers, he is forced to rely on brains rather than brawn - gaining new allies in a strange land on the cusp of its own internal violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Narrator...
- By James on 03-17-20
- Blood of Empire
- By: Brian McClellan
- Narrated by: John Telfer
John Telfer is superb
Reviewed: 11-04-22
The story is told at perfect speed and with appropriate drama and clariity. Characters have distinct voices that aren't overdone. Voices of women are realistic. Telfer has just the right amount of English accent for my tastes. Telfer''s storytelling is as perfect as storytelling can get.
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The Mad Mage of Sevendor
- Spellmonger, Book 14.5
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,367
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,068
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,056
After his eventful trip to the non-magical molopor in the distant domain of Anghysbel, Minalan’s return to civilization and magic finds him challenged by the changes wrought in the crypt of Szal the Yith. With nine distinctive sets of memories, besides his own, Minalan struggles to define himself in a turbulent time. With his brain buzzing with memories and feelings that aren’t his own and a list of vital tasks he must accomplish in order to save the world of Callidore from destruction, Minalan sets pen to parchment to chronicle his days in the heat of the struggle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Continues to amaze
- By Scott guffy on 09-27-22
- The Mad Mage of Sevendor
- Spellmonger, Book 14.5
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
Entertaining dream
Reviewed: 10-05-22
I appreciate the refresher course on Minilan and the state of the duchies. But there is sufficient evidence to indicate that this story describes a dream Minilan had. None of the events in his journal have taken place. He probably didn't even write a journal.
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