The Isle of Dead Ships by Crittenden Marriott audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In the steaming lanes of the Atlantic, sailors whisper about an impossible place: a floating island made from centuries of wrecks, tangled in weed and circling in the Sargasso Sea like a slow, restless graveyard. When the steamer carrying attorney Philip Renfrew and the young Dorothy Fairfax also takes aboard a handcuffed prisoner, the escaped convict Frank Howard, Renfrew recognizes a name tied to a long pursuit and a scandal that refuses to stay buried. Then the weather turns. Driven off course by storm and current, the ship is pulled toward the legendary mass of derelicts, and the passengers are cast into a labyrinth of rotting decks, stranded masts, and shifting hulls. Survival is only the first problem. The isle is not uninhabited: a hard-edged colony of castaways has built a rough society among the hulks, ruled by its own laws and by men who have forgotten the restraints of the world beyond the sea. With Detective Jackson forced into uneasy partnership with the man he is meant to deliver, and Dorothy caught at the center of rising rivalries, Howard must fight for trust, safety, and a chance to escape a place designed to swallow ships and souls alike.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:55) Chapter 02

(00:21:39) Chapter 03

(00:35:24) Chapter 04

(00:45:03) Chapter 05

(01:02:15) Chapter 06

(01:18:01) Chapter 07

(01:41:07) Chapter 08

(01:54:58) Chapter 09

(02:21:49) Chapter 10

(02:34:07) Chapter 11

(02:43:15) Chapter 12

(02:48:57) Chapter 13

(03:06:14) Chapter 14

(03:23:30) Chapter 15

(03:32:04) Chapter 16

(03:50:11) Chapter 17

(04:03:54) Chapter 18

(04:24:43) Chapter 19

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Studies of Death by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock audiobook.

Genre: horror

Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock was an eccentric character to say the least. Maintaining a veritable zoo on his estate populated with the likes of a reindeer and a bear, he travelled with a dog, a monkey and a life-sized doll he nicknamed 'The Little Count' and which he referred to as 'his son'. Before his untimely death at the age of 36 of cirrhosis of the liver due to his excessive alcoholism and opium addiction, Stenbock managed to publish three slim volumes of poetry, much of which was fixated on suicide, as well as this volume of short stories, Studies of Death. This short collection of tales of death in all its various forms featuring occultism, vampires, jilted lovers and sea sprites among other things is seen as not only an early curiosity of occult and weird literature but also contains early queer themes as well, most notably in the stories 'Hylas' and 'The True Story of a Vampire'. While one would expect much of a collection titled Studies in Death to fixate on the grim side of human nature, we do see a few peeks at death of a more hopeful nature as well, in addition to the bleak and tragic.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:33) Chapter 02

(00:34:58) Chapter 03

(00:46:14) Chapter 04

(01:02:31) Chapter 05

(01:21:39) Chapter 06

(01:42:13) Chapter 07

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Dr. Hackensaw's Secrets by Clement Fezandie audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In Dr. Hackensaws Secrets, the brilliant and unpredictable Doctor Hackensaw never travels alone for long. At his side are three equally offbeat companions: the daring Silas Rockett, the quick thinking Pep Perkins, and the sharp eyed Tintangeles Smith. Together, they tumble from one short, fast paced adventure to the next, following the Doctor's latest idea before it is fully tested, fully explained, or fully safe. Each tale opens a new door into Hackensaw's world of improbable devices and half hidden workshops, where a single lever pull can turn an ordinary day into a problem that demands nerve, teamwork, and a willingness to laugh at disaster while racing to fix it. But for all the sparks and spectacle, the real mystery is the Doctor himself: what drives his constant experiments, and what secrets lie behind the inventions he will not discuss until the last possible moment? Playful, inventive, and fueled by camaraderie, this collection celebrates imagination under pressure and the friendships that make the impossible feel within reach.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:21) Chapter 02

(00:47:15) Chapter 03

(01:04:11) Chapter 04

(01:26:28) Chapter 05

(01:48:59) Chapter 06

(02:09:23) Chapter 07

(02:31:21) Chapter 08

(02:49:01) Chapter 09

(03:08:06) Chapter 10

(03:26:03) Chapter 11

(03:44:34) Chapter 12

(04:04:22) Chapter 13

(04:23:45) Chapter 14

(04:38:59) Chapter 15

(04:59:35) Chapter 16

(05:15:32) Chapter 17

(05:37:24) Chapter 18

(06:00:19) Chapter 19

(06:24:07) Chapter 20

(06:40:12) Chapter 21

(07:01:21) Chapter 22

(07:23:05) Chapter 23

(07:44:19) Chapter 24

(08:05:33) Chapter 25

(08:27:50) Chapter 26

(08:53:09) Chapter 27

(09:13:30) Chapter 28

(09:45:09) Chapter 29

(10:04:45) Chapter 30

(10:31:47) Chapter 31

(10:54:12) Chapter 32

(11:16:49) Chapter 33

(11:36:09) Chapter 34

(11:56:23) Chapter 35

(12:26:24) Chapter 36

(12:48:06) Chapter 37

(13:07:03) Chapter 38

(13:24:20) Chapter 39

(13:49:38) Chapter 40

(14:08:20) Chapter 41

(14:25:47) Chapter 42

(14:43:51) Chapter 43

(15:03:39) Chapter 44

(15:28:17) Chapter 45

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Advance Agent by Christopher Anvil audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Sent ahead of the diplomats and the contracts, Dan Redman is what the interstellar powers call an advance agent: the first man on the ground when a new world becomes too valuable to ignore. His latest assignment takes him to Porcy, home of the towering, hard-muscled Porcyns - and home to an economy and social order that makes no sense to outsiders. To get close enough to learn what Porcy really sells, what it fears, and how it keeps itself stable, Dan is reshaped into a near-copy of a famous local figure and pushed into a role where one wrong gesture can start a riot. As he threads his way through Porcy's markets, status codes, and the ominous presence of the Sweepers who enforce the planet's rules, Dan discovers that the Porcyns' strict answers to population and scarcity are not just cultural quirks - they are leverage. With rival interests maneuvering to steal a foothold and Dan's own identity blurring under the pressure of his disguise, the mission becomes a race to understand Porcy's system before someone turns it into an interplanetary disaster. Wry, tense, and sharp, Advance Agent is classic sci-fi espionage where business and survival are the same game.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:48) Chapter 02

(00:23:04) Chapter 03

(00:34:10) Chapter 04

(00:49:44) Chapter 05

(01:06:21) Chapter 06

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The Crux by Charlotte Perkins Gilman audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

'This story is, first, for young women to read; second, for young men to read; after that, for anybody who wants to. Anyone who doubts its facts and figures is referred to 'Social Diseases and Marriage,' by Dr. Prince Morrow, or to 'Hygiene and Morality,' by Miss Lavinia Dock, a trained nurse of long experience.

Some will hold that the painful facts disclosed are unfit for young girls to know. Young girls are precisely the ones who must know them, in order that they may protect themselves and their children to come. The time to know of danger is before it is too late to avoid it.' From the Preface to The Crux.

A novel about the potential dangers of syphilis to one over-sheltered but rebellious young woman in 19th century America and the circle of friends who counsel her against making a disastrous marriage

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:07) Chapter 01

(00:26:27) Chapter 02

(00:59:39) Chapter 03

(01:24:39) Chapter 04

(01:47:42) Chapter 05

(02:15:28) Chapter 06

(02:40:21) Chapter 07

(03:08:35) Chapter 08

(03:43:26) Chapter 09

(04:12:56) Chapter 10

(04:43:36) Chapter 11

(05:14:11) Chapter 12

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David Crockett, Scout by Charles Fletcher Allen audiobook.

Genre: biography

In David Crockett, Scout, Charles Fletcher Allen follows the real-life rise of Americas most famous frontiersman, tracing Davy Crockett from a hard childhood on the Tennessee frontier to the public figure who became a symbol of grit, humor, and independence. Allen puts the tall tales in the background and keeps the spotlight on the experiences that shaped Crockett: backwoods work and wandering, the brutal demands of hunting and survival, the rough-and-ready world of militia service and scouting, and the reputation he earned as a fearless woodsman. As Crockett is pulled from the wilderness into the public arena, the story widens into a portrait of an expanding nation, where land, politics, and reputation collide. Readers meet Crockett not only as a bear-hunter and fighter, but also as a plainspoken politician learning to navigate power without losing his frontier code. The central conflict is Crockett's struggle to stay true to his principles while the stakes around him keep rising, carrying him toward the defining crisis that will make his name immortal at the Alamo.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:16) Chapter 01

(00:18:20) Chapter 02

(00:30:44) Chapter 03

(00:45:58) Chapter 04

(01:06:17) Chapter 05

(01:22:30) Chapter 06

(01:38:05) Chapter 07

(01:55:57) Chapter 08

(02:14:49) Chapter 09

(02:33:02) Chapter 10

(02:50:56) Chapter 11

(03:05:49) Chapter 12

(03:23:37) Chapter 13

(03:32:47) Chapter 14

(03:46:50) Chapter 15

(04:01:10) Chapter 16

(04:14:32) Chapter 17

(04:36:07) Chapter 18

(04:53:35) Chapter 19

(05:11:23) Chapter 20

(05:30:46) Chapter 21

(05:44:50) Chapter 22

(06:03:38) Chapter 23

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Polaris of the Snows by Charles B. Stilson audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Raised in utter isolation at the edge of the Antarctic, Polaris Janess has known only one human voice: his father's. When that towering explorer dies with a final command to go north and 'tell the world,' Polaris is left with a dog team, a handful of weapons, and a sealed packet meant for the National Geographic Society - proof of a discovery that could shake the fame of the men now racing to claim the South Pole. Driving into blizzards, pressure ridges, and open water, Polaris' brutal competence collides with a world he has never seen, where rules are unwritten, motives are masked, and kindness is never guaranteed. His journey turns even more dangerous when he finds Rose Emer, a stranded woman from a polar expedition, and the two are forced into an uneasy alliance for survival. Swept far from any charted route, they stumble on a startling 'lost world' hidden within the ice - a place of strange warmth, ancient customs, and political peril. With ambition closing in from every side, Polaris must decide what it means to be civilized, who deserves the truth, and what he is willing to fight for before the snows claim everything.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:25) Chapter 02

(00:29:46) Chapter 03

(00:38:21) Chapter 04

(00:51:46) Chapter 05

(01:03:45) Chapter 06

(01:10:51) Chapter 07

(01:25:02) Chapter 08

(01:33:49) Chapter 09

(01:56:29) Chapter 10

(02:10:18) Chapter 11

(02:27:47) Chapter 12

(02:45:32) Chapter 13

(02:59:06) Chapter 14

(03:16:13) Chapter 15

(03:31:42) Chapter 16

(03:45:11) Chapter 17

(04:00:04) Chapter 18

(04:13:58) Chapter 19

(04:22:25) Chapter 20

(04:45:25) Chapter 21

(04:59:45) Chapter 22

(05:17:48) Chapter 23

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Minos of Sardanes by Charles B. Stilson audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In the howling seas off Antarctica, the steel cruiser Minnetonka battles storms, icebergs, and the glow of erupting mountains as an emergency relief expedition drives south on a desperate timetable. Leading the mission is Polaris Janess, a wilderness-raised giant who once stumbled upon Sardanes, a hidden volcanic valley blooming like an oasis in the polar wastes. Now a new upheaval threatens to snuff out the heat that protects the valley, dooming its isolated people: a remnant of ancient Hellenic culture preserved for millennia behind walls of ice. With famed geologist Zenas Wright urging haste, Polaris must guide hardened sailors and dog teams back through the most lethal latitudes on Earth, even as old rivalries aboard ship simmer with dangerous intensity. Meanwhile, within Sardanes, King Minos and Queen Memene confront panic, prophecy, and the schemes of Analos, a power-hungry priest who would rather rule a dying kingdom than yield control. As nature turns hostile and politics turn cruel, the fate of an entire nation hinges on whether two worlds can trust each other long enough to outrun extinction.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:40) Chapter 02

(00:38:04) Chapter 03

(01:05:46) Chapter 04

(01:41:05) Chapter 05

(02:21:14) Chapter 06

(03:00:47) Chapter 07

(03:20:29) Chapter 08

(03:47:14) Chapter 09

(04:12:42) Chapter 10

(04:40:46) Chapter 11

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The Snarl of the Beast by Carroll John Daly audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Carroll John Daly, enormously popular in his day but has since faded into obscurity, is often credited with penning the first hard-boiled crime story in 1922 and creating the first hard-boiled detective in 1923. The Snarl of the Beast is his popular gumshoe Race Williams' first full-length novel and features Daly's classic P. I. as fast-thinking, hard-nosed smart aleck who finds trouble at every turn and isn't afraid to sling some lead to get himself out of a tough spot. This story begins with Race being tailed and assaulted by a hulking beast of a man, only to be chased by cops when he's mistaken for the murderer of a sergeant he wasn't on the best of terms with. Can Williams track down the beast and stop him before anyone else dies?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:39) Chapter 02

(00:27:05) Chapter 03

(00:37:52) Chapter 04

(00:51:28) Chapter 05

(01:02:05) Chapter 06

(01:15:15) Chapter 07

(01:28:46) Chapter 08

(01:36:56) Chapter 09

(01:47:18) Chapter 10

(01:59:05) Chapter 11

(02:10:38) Chapter 12

(02:24:19) Chapter 13

(02:38:43) Chapter 14

(02:51:59) Chapter 15

(03:03:14) Chapter 16

(03:15:33) Chapter 17

(03:29:12) Chapter 18

(03:39:53) Chapter 19

(03:50:58) Chapter 20

(04:02:36) Chapter 21

(04:14:43) Chapter 22

(04:26:26) Chapter 23

(04:37:13) Chapter 24

(04:47:17) Chapter 25

(04:58:27) Chapter 26

(05:08:17) Chapter 27

(05:20:14) Chapter 28

(05:34:34) Chapter 29

(05:45:32) Chapter 30

(05:57:23) Chapter 31

(06:09:51) Chapter 32

(06:21:09) Chapter 33

(06:31:59) Chapter 34

(06:43:34) Chapter 35

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