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Stan Lee's Alliances: A New Reality
- By: Stan Lee, Kat Rosenfield, Created by Stan Lee, and others
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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Biohacker Olivia Park is obsessed with an emerging mystery within Oz, the online portal created by alien technology. What she finds is a primitive xenobot, Eno, who takes her on a mind-bending trip through time that begins as the Berlin Wall is falling, and takes her back to the origins of the modern internet and the fall of a digital Atlantis created by her father, Wesley Park, and entrepreneur William Ackerson.
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A great short listen
- By MattyJvR on 30-07-22
A great short listen
Reviewed: 30-07-22
It took me a while to remember the best from the first book. This is less a sequel and more an addition to that story. Well narrated by Wil Wheaton, and intriguing as soon as you get into it.
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever, and headaches. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes "Lock In": Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. The world changes to meet the challenge.
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Engaging - not what I expected
- By Robyn on 14-12-17
- Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Unique sci-fi mystery
Reviewed: 21-06-22
Great bit of Sci-fi and the detective story surround it worked really well. I enjoyed Wil Wheaton's narration of the characters, he suits the author's narrative style really well.
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Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories
- What We Should and Shouldn't Believe - and Why
- By: Michael Shermer, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Shermer
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, entertaining stories in movies, books, and television. And there is no shortage of subjects: from who really killed JFK to the truth behind 9/11. And then, there are subjects from alien invasions to the Moon landing was simulated - theories that are truly out of this world, which according to some, is flat. Many of these crazy concepts have jumped off the pages or screens to become so pervasive in our culture that thousands - even millions - subscribe to them as reality.
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Doesn't mock creationists
- By Kevin Boone on 01-11-19
- Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories
- What We Should and Shouldn't Believe - and Why
- By: Michael Shermer, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Shermer
Fascinating lecture series
Reviewed: 31-05-22
Looking more into the psychology of conspiracies and the theories, this series is constructed well, and informative. anyone with an interest will enjoy it.
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food-delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”. Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at at least. In an alternate dimension, dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and human-free world.
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Great story. Utterly dire narration.
- By She_Who_Sleeps_With_Cats on 23-04-22
- The Kaiju Preservation Society
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Light, fun, intriguing
Reviewed: 25-05-22
This audiobook is fun, intriguing, and just what you need if you want a light hearted story. Wil Wheaton narrates it excellently well, bringing out the light hearted nature, but giving gravity to the deeper moments.
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The Hero of Ages
- Mistborn, Book 3
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 27 hrs and 45 mins
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Tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world.This adventure brings the Mistborn epic fantasy trilogy to a dramatic and surprising climax as Sanderson's saga offers complex characters and a compelling plot, asking hard questions about loyalty, faith and responsibility.
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Fantastic Epic!
- By Sophie on 23-08-11
- The Hero of Ages
- Mistborn, Book 3
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Brilliant execution
Reviewed: 20-05-22
I've been enjoying the whole series so far, and this is the perfect conclusion to the Mistborn trilogy. The performance of the characters was great, and Sanderson wrote an engaging and satisfying end to the Trilogy.
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Children of Blood and Bone
- By: Tomi Adeyemi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
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Zélie remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames, Tiders beckoning waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoning forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, anyone with powers was targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Only a few people remain with the power to use magic, and they must remain hidden.
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Great story but Yoruba Speaker please!
- By Amazon Customer on 21-03-18
- Children of Blood and Bone
- By: Tomi Adeyemi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Best YA novel
Reviewed: 20-02-22
i don't normally listen to YA novels, but this I highly recommend for all fans of fantasy and YA. Strong and interesting characters follow a unique and awesome setting. Each perspective is written expertly, so they have their own voice. There narrator brings the story to life really well.
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The Final Empire
- Mistborn, Book 1
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 24 hrs and 59 mins
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A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. The sun shines fitfully under clouds of ash that float down endlessly from the constant eruption of volcanoes. A dark lord rules through the aristocratic families, and ordinary folk are condemned to lives in servitude, sold as goods, labouring in the ash fields. But now a troublemaker has arrived, and there is rumour of revolt.
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Fantasy isn't my usual genre, but ...
- By Amazon Customer on 19-08-11
- The Final Empire
- Mistborn, Book 1
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Great Fantasy Novel
Reviewed: 28-01-22
Brilliant story in a unique fantasy setting. Highly recommended for all fans of the setting. The narrator did a good job bringing so many characters to life, especially with such a complicated magic system.
Loved it.
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Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
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Shortlisted for the Audiobook Download of the Year, 2007.
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
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A superb production of a sci fi classic!
- By Peter on 21-07-07
A classic
Reviewed: 20-12-21
Many people have recommended this book to me, now I understand why. It's a brilliant story, and this audiobook truly brings it to life with the great performances.
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The Sandman: Act II
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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In the absolutely packed Act II, the dark fantasy resumes and the Sandman expands into the French Revolution, ancient Rome, 19th-century San Francisco, eighth-century Baghdad, and beyond. New and familiar characters abound, voiced by a bright mix of performers, including Kat Dennings, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, Michael Sheen, Kristen Schaal, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Wright, and so many more, including fan-favorite narrators Simon Vance and Ray Porter.
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Obsessed!
- By Naqvi on 27-09-21
- The Sandman: Act II
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, Brian Cox, Kat Dennings, John Lithgow, Bill Nighy
Excellent, imaginative, great production value
Reviewed: 11-10-21
This is more than an audio book or audio drama. The soundtrack is perfect for the tone of each scene, the cast excellently acts each line if dialogue, and the stories are wonderous.
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The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe
- By: Arvind Ethan David
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, Jewel Staite
- Length: 29 mins
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A man awakens, adrift in deep space, with little memory of who he is - only to discover that he is the commander of a space mission; the rest of the crew is gone; and he is apparently a writer of some small renown named Neil Gaiman.
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I expected too much, but a good performance
- By Rox454 on 10-04-21
- The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe
- By: Arvind Ethan David
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, Jewel Staite
A fun story
Reviewed: 21-09-21
This is a unique and fun story, worth listening to and well acted by Gaiman and Staite.
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