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The Constantine Affliction
- A Pimm and Skye Adventure, Book 1
- By: T. Aaron Payton
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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It is 1864, and London is a city in transition. The Constantine Affliction - a strange malady that kills some of its victims and physically transforms others into the opposite sex - has spread scandal and upheaval throughout society. Scientific marvels and disasters, such as clockwork courtesans, the alchemical fires of Whitechapel, electric carriages, and acidic monsters lurking in the Thames, have forever altered the face of the city.
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Amazing
- By susan on 01-05-15
- The Constantine Affliction
- A Pimm and Skye Adventure, Book 1
- By: T. Aaron Payton
- Narrated by: John Lee
A brilliant steampunk story and performance
Reviewed: 22-08-22
I am so glad I listened to this book. The delivery was top class. But it is the story that made it. Witty conversation, original plots twisting everytime you thought you were used to it and characters who proved entertaining.
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Of Gods & Grunts
- By: Kyrell Kendrick
- Narrated by: Anthony Tuell
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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I always believed in what I could see. Sure I was raised in one of those Christian non-denominational churches by my parents and a very strict Mimi, but my beliefs were not exactly solid. That all changed when I found myself rocketing through the cosmos after hitting an ambush while on patrol in the sandbox. I landed in a magic circle made by an Archmage bent on world domination. Spoiler alert, Fantasy Hitler isn't bulletproof!
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Can't bare to listen to anymore.
- By ru gardner on 08-12-21
- Of Gods & Grunts
- By: Kyrell Kendrick
- Narrated by: Anthony Tuell
Can't bare to listen to anymore.
Reviewed: 08-12-21
Interesting idea, but totally failing as a story with any interest. There is a limit to how much vulgarity I can take. The concept that a 'grunt' can go around a fantasy world and take everything down in seconds because he had a gun. I kept waiting for something to go wrong and there be a challenge to make it interesting, but after 3 hours of it, nope. There were some pretty sick elements which attempted to add character, but even that failed because the author glossed over the impact with a magically medicated catatonia.
Then there is the narrator, sorry but they accents given to different characters was just painful. I have only heard one worse who I only survived less than an hour.
There is a small plus, some of the one liners did manage to release a chuckle from me, but I couldn't remember any of the moments. So that tells you how significant those moments were.
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Hell Cats
- By: Carina Rodney
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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As the old sailor's adage goes, a woman on board invites bad luck, a superstation that turned out to be true for the enemies of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. As quick to draw their cutlasses as they were to fall in love, Anne and Mary sailed the Caribbean leaving a trail of looted treasure, outfoxed law enforcement, and treacherous ex-lovers (suitably dealt with) in their wake. This series explores themes of equality, freedom, love and survival.
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Wow!! Amazing series and loved the characters
- By Marie C on 20-11-20
whirlwind of a tale
Reviewed: 07-07-21
Excellent performance, loved the characters. Shared excitement, sadness, anger and hated as well as heartache.
One of the best I have listened to in a long time.
Thank you to the cast and crew.
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Hell Cats
- By: Carina Rodney
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As the old sailor's adage goes, a woman on board invites bad luck, a superstation that turned out to be true for the enemies of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. As quick to draw their cutlasses as they were to fall in love, Anne and Mary sailed the Caribbean leaving a trail of looted treasure, outfoxed law enforcement, and treacherous ex-lovers (suitably dealt with) in their wake. This series explores themes of equality, freedom, love and survival.
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Wow!! Amazing series and loved the characters
- By Marie C on 20-11-20
whirlwind of a tale
Reviewed: 07-07-21
Excellent performance, loved the characters. Shared excitement, sadness, anger and hated as well as heartache.
One of the best I have listened to in a long time.
Thank you to the cast and crew.
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NPC
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray, Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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New York Times and number one Audible.com best-selling author Jeremy Robinson takes listeners on a journey that is not only action-packed, but full of scientific and philosophical intrigue. In his most mind-bending story since Infinite and Alter, Robinson blends genres, belief systems, and bold prose into an unputdownable tale exploring the nature of reality.
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I wish I could have enjoyed it..
- By A. Listener on 06-07-20
- NPC
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray, Jeffrey Kafer
Took me on an unexpected journey. Thought provokin
Reviewed: 09-11-20
Definitely gives plenty of food for thought.
I don't want to spoil it, but I always enjoy a book taking unexpected directions. Even once I got the gist of where it was going, I found myself not certain which tangent it was going to take and found it took the option I hadn't even thought of.
Thanks
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The Contingency War Boxed Set
- The Complete Four Book Series
- By: G.J. Ogden
- Narrated by: Doug Tisdale Jr.
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
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Get all four books in the Contingency War Series for one low price. Hours of epic space opera action and adventure with unique heroes and twists that you won’t see coming! The series includes: The Contingency, The Way Station Gambit, Rise of Nimrod Fleet, and Earth’s Last War.
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meh performance and writing.
- By Dunatis on 14-01-20
- The Contingency War Boxed Set
- The Complete Four Book Series
- By: G.J. Ogden
- Narrated by: Doug Tisdale Jr.
An original concept that will surpsie you!
Reviewed: 29-01-20
On the face of it, this is a story about human v alien war and attrition. It is difficult to write much detail without giving away some huge spoilers, suffice to say, as the summary hints, there are some significant twists which caught me completely off-guard, which is something I can't remember the last book (if any) which have achieved this so completely.
Instead of risk giving anything away, I will try to focus on the depth of G Ogden's writing.
By this I am mostly referring to the characters and their interaction. At first I settled into the main characters, comfortable in the unsurprising type casts they fulfilled as members of a deep space recon crew. But as the story changed its direction, so did the characters, further justifying what was in actual fact one of the aforementioned twists. It doesn't stop there, you grow with the characters as you learn the full extend of this story.
The settings were visually described without the nth degree of detail that some sci-fi can offer, allowing a little more freedom of the imagination while not detracting from the story or purpose of the scene.
Overall I was waiting for the next opportunity I would have to listen to more and have taken away a host of new ideas,
Thank you G Ogden
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The Hour of the Wolf
- Dr. Geoffry Stanhope (Dramatized)
- By: Thomas E. Fuller
- Narrated by: Daniel Taylor, Bill Jackson
- Length: 29 mins
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If The X-Files starred Sherlock Holmes, it would look like this: Colonel Horatio Fitzwilliam, late of Her Majesty's Army, finds wonders beyond imagination as the sturdy companion of the perpetually bemused Doctor Geoffry Stanhope. It was supposed to be a simple hiking tour of the Bavarian Alps. But something is hunting the hunters in the haunted Duchy of Augsbach, and it is up to Dr Stanhope and Colonel Fitzwilliams to find out what it is - if it doesn't find them first.
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So bad it was entertaining, once
- By ru gardner on 27-06-18
- The Hour of the Wolf
- Dr. Geoffry Stanhope (Dramatized)
- By: Thomas E. Fuller
- Narrated by: Daniel Taylor, Bill Jackson
So bad it was entertaining, once
Reviewed: 27-06-18
What can I say the accents had my daughter and I in stitches. One of them, I can’t remember which now even sounded like Kermit.
The story did have promise and presented some interesting points.
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Zombie Fallout: Zero
- By: Mark Tufo
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Those who would seek a new world order have unleashed the most devastating virus onto mankind, and even they do not know the secrets hidden in their weapon. Follow along as Harry, a CDC scientist, races to figure out what exactly the virus is and how to stop it. It will be up to him and a group of marines led by Major Sanders to stop the zombie fallout before it ravages an unsuspecting world.
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Not worth the free credit
- By Nathan on 11-04-18
- Zombie Fallout: Zero
- By: Mark Tufo
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Nice short history lesson.
Reviewed: 22-01-18
History of the apocalypse that is. So many stories start after the beginning and when you get into them, you're left wondering how did it all begin.
Well now you know, but I won't spoil it. Just listen;)
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After It Happened
- Publisher's Pack, Books 1 & 2
- By: Devon C. Ford
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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This omnibus edition contains Survival (book 1) and Humanity (book 2) of the After It Happened series.
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Very Good Story and Very Enjoyable
- By David on 30-09-17
- After It Happened
- Publisher's Pack, Books 1 & 2
- By: Devon C. Ford
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Well thought and more colourful than expected
Reviewed: 19-01-18
Hadn't expected the level of well thought out and detailed descriptions of what it could be like.
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Ghostly Tales
- Audible Christmas Gift 2017
- By: Charles Dickens, E. F. Benson, J. H. Riddell, and others
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, Sally Phillips, John Banks, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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The days are getting colder, the nights are getting longer, and as Christmas approaches the time is high for some ghostly tales. As an exclusive gift for Audible members, settle down, snuggle up and listen to four chilling ghost stories, read by Simon Callow. Four great stories, one master storyteller - what could be simpler than that?
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Thank you, Audible!
- By Chris Halliday on 18-12-17
- Ghostly Tales
- Audible Christmas Gift 2017
- By: Charles Dickens, E. F. Benson, J. H. Riddell, Amelia B. Edwards, Joseph Lidster
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, Sally Phillips, John Banks, Dan Starkey
Wonderfully chilling tales
Reviewed: 09-01-18
You can't complain about Dickens or the other authors. all of the stories are classic stories of haunting.
The narration by Simon Callow has introduced me to a voice I will look for more work from. Sally Phillips gave a refreshing balance and centre of the story telling.
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