Society of the Sword Trilogy Author: Duncan M. Hamilton; Genre: Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Derek Perkins; Publisher: Podium Audio (2017); Rating: [usr 3]. I listened to the audiobook of this series, narrated by Derek Perkins, who did a fabulous job. He’s definitely going on my “favorite narrators” list. The first book of this fantasy trilogy […]
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Children of Time Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky; Genre: Science-fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Mel Hudson; Publisher: Audible Studios (2017); Rating: [usr 2]. Publisher’s Description: “…An epic story of humanity’s battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a
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The City & The City Author: China Miéville; Genre: Fantasy/Mystery/Thriller; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: John Lee; Publisher: Random House Audio (2009); Rating: [usr 5]. I’ve had this book on my TBR list for years, but some comments on Goodreads reminded me of it recently. I grabbed the audiobook and was off. As you can see by
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The Monastery Murders (Stanton & Barlings #2) Author: E.M. Powell; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: James Langton; Publisher: Brilliance Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. After giving the second book a chance to change my mind about this series, I’ve given up. It’s not a bad mystery or a badly written story, but it just
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Patient 3 Author: Chris Chau; Genre: Science-fiction, apocalypse; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Coy Dugger; Publisher: Chris Chau (2019); Rating: [usr 3]. In the near future, the main character is put into a coma-like state to wait for a cure for a mysterious disease. He wakes after seven years to an alien-destroyed world and a quest to
Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind Author: Yuval Noah Harari; Genre: History, Anthropology; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Derek Perkins; Publisher: HarperAudio (2017); Rating: [usr 3]. I took my time with this audiobook because I wanted to concentrate on the topic. Dr. Harari highlights the history of cognitive hominids, which is obviously a huge issue to cover
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The Women of the Copper Country Author: Mary Doria Russell; Genre: Historical fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Cassandra Campbell; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (2019); Rating: [usr 4]. Ancestors of mine were copper miners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, so I was excited to read this one. This was a character study of several people
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The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Author: Arnold Bennett; Genre: Fiction; Format: Kindle ebook; Publisher: Public Domain; Rating: [usr 4]. This is a delightful story about a young man in early-twentieth-century England who raises himself up by his shirttails (and some luck). Denry is a bit hapless and clumsy as a
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