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Title: Mist Runner

Author: Douglas Hirt

Narrator: Jerry Sciarrio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-30-11

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

Jeffrey Quicksall has finally put the past behind him. Hes worked hard for his outfitters license, enjoys guiding off-worlders on safari to hunt dinos, and generally looks forward to spending downtime either at the Safari Club bar in Elstadar City, or camping with his daughter, Kar, who lives at the local boarding school. Until the day dragons attack his mistrigger in legal hunting territory! Suddenly Magistrate Stemoplisen threatens to confiscate his outfitters license. An enchanting double agent coerces him into taking her to the forbidden Neutral Zone, and a luscious diaphanen hooker poisons his drink. Jeffs uncomplicated life becomes a nightmare before he knows it. Now hes face to face with a lethal enemy from his past, a fanatical diaphanen wizard bent on human destruction, and a thousand voracious dragons poised to annihilate Elstadar City. Only Jeff possesses the device that can turn them from their deadly mission. Can he get back with it in time to save the city and his daughter?

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Title: The Wise Man's Fear

Subtitle: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 2

Author: Patrick Rothfuss

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 42 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 39773 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

"My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me."

So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man's Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, an escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces Kvothe to leave the University and seek his fortune abroad. Adrift, penniless, and alone, he travels to Vintas, where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of courtly society.

While attempting to curry favor with a powerful noble, Kvothe uncovers an assassination attempt, comes into conflict with a rival arcanist, and leads a group of mercenaries into the wild, in an attempt to solve the mystery of who (or what) is waylaying travelers on the King's Road. All the while, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents.

Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, is forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived... until Kvothe.

In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.

Critic Reviews:

"Narrator Nick Podehl arrives at the end of this long audiobook, the second in the Kingkiller series, as engaged and fresh as he was at the start.... Podehl adeptly presents the broad cast of characters - from moneylenders and courtesans to kings. One of the most fascinating portrayals by Podehl begins with a young mercenary from the Adem who says little. And when he does speak, he has a flat voice, mostly devoid of expression. Podehl builds on this when Kvothe returns with him to study among the Adem, where the mercenary develops a recognizable pattern of speech reflecting many of the culture's characteristics." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Well worth your time

This review covers the first books of the series Kingkiller Chronicles. Some fantasy can be exhausting: Dan Simmons, Brandon Sanderson, George R. R. Martin, Robert Jordan, even sometimes Neil Gaiman. Their stories can take your breath away but sometimes, also, knock the wind out of you with a force. Patrick Rothfuss is not about that. He is more about an easy-going kind of entertainment. These books do not knock you over with amazement, epic wars or adventure. They are more subtle and a great richness comes through in that subtlety. While usually light, do not be fooled; they contain a depth and richness that is just easy to read and easier to appreciate. This is nothing short of outstanding fantasy prose and character development. These stories are long but not too long. Rothfuss does not ramble. The continuity of the protagonist Kvothes stories is there but not so complex or convoluted that one can get lost over the span.

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Titel: Erbe der Kristalldrachen (Tarean 02)

Autor:: Bernd Perplies

Erzähler: Oliver Siebeck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 50 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-28-10

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Um ihn und seinesgleichen zu befreien, muss Tarean ein magisches Siegel finden, dass ihn in die fernen Glutlande führt, wo sich der Eingang zu den sagenumwobenen Dunkelreichen befinden soll. In dieses Reich haben der Herr der Tiefe und sein Schüler, der Hexenmeister Calvas, vor hundert Jahren die Kristalldrachen verbannt. Doch auch ein alter, längst besiegt geglaubter Feind kehrt zurück. Der Geist des dunklen Calvas übernimmt fremde Körper um so Rache nehmen zu können.

Tarean begibt sich auf eine gefahrvolle Reise, während der nicht nur unerwartete neue Verbündete seinen Weg kreuzen, sondern auch alte Freundschaften auf die Probe gestellt werden...

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--Steffis Bücherkiste

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Title: The Way of Kings

Subtitle: Book One of The Stormlight Archive

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Narrator: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

Format: Unabridged

Length: 45 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-31-10

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 42699 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordans Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as ambitious and immersive.

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter.

It has been centuries since the fall of the 10 consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Wars were fought for them, and won by them. One such war rages on the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where 10 armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.

Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity.

Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinars niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallans motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.

Members Reviews:

Wow - 45 hours long and leaves you wanting more!

I have become a big fan of Brandon Sanderson's work and this new series does not disappoint. He has created another interesting world full of rich characters and I can't wait for book two.

The same narrators from the Wheel of Time series re-unite with Sanderson to create another winner. Mistborn, Warbreaker, Elantris, and now this work vaults Sanderson to the top of my must-read list. This book is so good I will gladly listen to it again as a refresher when book two comes out!

It doesn't get any better than this!

I gave up on the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series by Volume 5 so never got to Brandon Sandersons concluding contributions to that series. My first books by Sanderson were those of the Mistborn Trilogy. I was totally captivated by the story and its writing. I avoided The Way of Kings because of its Audible 2 credit price but finally caved because I had lusted so long for something so good as Mistborn. I should not have delayed. The Way of Kings was well worth the price and promises to be one of the best ever series by Sanderson or any SF/Fantasy author. This is Book 1 of the Stormlight Archive.

Coming in at over 45 hours on audiobook or over 1000 pages in print, for some TWoK might seem too lengthy. Personally, for me, it ended all too soon. The book was totally gripping and absorbing. I could not put it down. The writing contains wit and charm, adventure and philosophy, comedy and pathos. Its all there, a wide range of human thought and emotion.

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Titel: Im Reich der Königin (Alterra 2)

Autor:: Maxime Chattam

Erzähler: Timmo Niesner

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-18-10

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

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Der Sprecher:

Der Schauspieler Timmo Niesner, geboren 1971 in Berlin, ist durch zahlreiche Auftritte in verschiedenen Fernsehserien bekannt geworden. Seinen Durchbruch erlangte er mit einer Hauptrolle in der Serie "Ich heirate eine Familie". Timmo Niesner ist die Synchronstimme von Elijah Wood, Tom Welling, Peter Sarsgaard und Topher Grace.

Der Autor:

Maxime Chattam wurde 1976 in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles geboren. Er studierte Literaturwissenschaft in Paris und beschäftigte sich lange Zeit mit dem Theater, doch seine ganze Leidenschaft galt schon immer den Büchern. Er war eine Zeit lang als Buchhändler tätig und schrieb nebenher seinen ersten phantastischen Roman, den er unter einem Pseudonym veröffentlichte. Seine erste Thriller-Trilogie war auf Anhieb ein solcher Erfolg in Frankreich, dass Maxime Chattam sich mittlerweile ausschließlich dem Schreiben widmen kann. Mit "Alterra, Die Gemeinschaft der Drei" kehrt der junge französische Autor zu seiner Jugendliebe zurück: der Fantasy-Literatur.

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Titel: Somnia

Autor:: Christoph Marzi

Erzähler: Anke Reitzenstein

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 13 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 07-08-10

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

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Der Autor

Christoph Marzi, 1970 in Mayen in der Eifel geboren, studierte Wirtschaftspädagogik in Mainz. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Lehrer an einem Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Gymnasium in Saarbrücken schreibt er seit vielen Jahren phantastische Erzählungen. Der Autor lebt mit seiner Familie im Saarland.

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Christoph Marzi zeichnet eine faszinierend-mystische Welt voller vergessener und dennoch lebendiger Geschöpfe. Gegenwart und Legende werden eins.

--Markus Heitz

Wenn Sie Fantasy mögen, müssen Sie Christoph Marzis wunderbare Werke lesen. Eine echte Entdeckung!

--Stern

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Titel: Der Auftrag des Magiers (Die Drachenkämpferin 2)

Autor:: Licia Troisi

Erzähler: Anuk Ens

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 49 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-25-09

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

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Die Autorin:

Licia Troisi, 1980 in Rom geboren, ist Astrophysikerin und arbeitet bei der italienischen Raumfahrtagentur in Frascati. "Der Auftrag des Magiers" ist der zweite Band der erfolgreichen Drachenkämpferin-Saga, die international für Furore sorgte. Der Abschluss der Saga "Der Talisman der Macht" erscheint ebenfalls bei Audible.

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Spannend und ser gut erzählt.

--Hessischer Rundfunk

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Title: The Name of the Wind

Subtitle: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1

Author: Patrick Rothfuss

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 48769 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature - the story of a hero told in his own voice. It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.

Editorial Reviews:

Why we think it's Essential - When you finish listening to The Name of Wind for the first time, you'll wonder where the hours went. When you listen again (and if you listen to it once, you will want to listen a second time) you'll marvel at the depth and intricacy of the fantasy world that Rothfuss has created. Details that initially seemed irrelevant will show themselves to be keystones of a greater story you didn't even notice the first time around. By the time your finger hovers over the Play button for a third time you'll realize that, to quote George R.R. Martin, "he's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy."

Critic Reviews:

The originality of Rothfuss's outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise executionAs absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star. (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review)

Fantasy readers-a notoriously discerning group-tend to dole out praise judiciously, which makes the reception of The Name of the Wind, the first volume in Patrick Rothfuss's The Kingkiller Chronicle, that much more remarkable. Critics are already throwing around comparisons to some of the biggest names in fantasy, including George R. R. Martin, Tad Williams, the recently deceased Robert Jordan, and even Tolkien. (Bookmarks Magazine)

New fantasy authors are usually overhyped, and it's rare to find one who writes with such assurance and narrative skill right from the start. I was reminded of Ursula LeGuin, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. Tolkien, but never felt that Rothfuss was imitating anyone. Like the writers he clearly admires, he's an old-fashioned storyteller working with traditional elements, but his voice is his own. I haven't been so gripped by a new fantasy series in years. It's certain to become a classic." (Lisa Tuttle, The Times)

Members Reviews:

Great Debut or Average experienced writer

If you look at this as a debut writer who is going to grow in his talent and if this is his first novel then it is great. If this is an experienced writer or someone who just changed his pen name then it is average to good. If you read some early Koontz and Gerrtisen then you will find they did not start the great writers that they are today.

What is Great? PR can paint a picture in your mind better then most writers I have read. I am literal minded and often have problems with flowery language and picturing in my head what the writer is explaining, but with this book, I always had a very vivid picture of the characters and the scenery. PR himself got into my head. Over half way into the book, when things were going well for the main character, I remember thinking, nothing ever goes this well for Kyothe for this long without something going wrong, so when is the other shoe going to drop? That was the exact words that ran through my head.

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Titel: Im Land des Windes (Die Drachenkämpferin 1)

Autor:: Licia Troisi

Erzähler: Anuk Ens

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 58 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-02-09

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Sie hat violette Augen, nachtblaue Haare und spitze Ohren. Seit ihrer Geburt weiß sie, dass sie eine Kriegerin ist. Sie träumt davon, den Drachenrittern anzugehören und die Fammin zu schlagen, ein Monstervolk, das der Tyrann erschaffen hat, um ihre Welt zu zerstören. Nihal, die bei den Menschen aufwuchs, ist die letzte Überlebende der Halbelfen, einem Volk, das der Tyrann bereits ausgerottet hat. Nihal trägt den Schmerz ihres Volkes in sich, das sie nie kennen gelernt hat, von dem sie aber in ihren Träumen angefleht wird, Vergeltung zu üben. Nur zwei Verbündete stehen ihr zur Seite: der junge Magier Sennar und ihr unfehlbares Schwert aus schwarzem Kristall. Wird es Nihal gelingen, das Schicksal einer Welt abzuwenden, die vom Untergang bedroht ist?

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Die Autorin:

Licia Troisi, 1980 in Rom geboren, ist Astrophysikerin und arbeitet bei der italienischen Raumfahrtagentur in Frascati. "Im Land des Windes" ist der erste Band der erfolgreichen Drachenkämpferin-Saga, die international für Furore sorgte. Der zweite Band "Der Auftrag des Magiers" sowie der Abschluss der Saga "Der Talisman der Macht" erscheinen ebenfalls bei Audible.

Kritik Bewertungen:

Die literarische Entdeckung des Jahres.

--Giornale di Vicenza

Ein Roman, den der Leser nicht mehr aus der Hand legen wird.

--Fantasy Magazine

Eine große Fantasy-Saga.

--Venerdi

Eine Geschichte voller Geistesblitze, leicht und aufwändig zugleich.

--Famiglia Cristiana

Ein Glücksfall.

--La Republica

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Title: The Final Empire

Subtitle: Mistborn Book 1

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Narrator: Michael Kramer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 24 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-09

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34317 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison.

Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot. But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life.

Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Members Reviews:

A GREAT TRILOGY!!!

I just finished the third audio book in the "Mistborn" trilogy and wanted to write my review starting with th first to let anyone know who is wondering whether to invest their time in another series to absolutly read this one. This story is epic. Brandon Sanderson writes a classic and was clearly the right pick to finish Jordon's WOT series.

The narration by Michael Kramer is award worthy. He not only gives a distinct and believable voice to each character, he brings them to life.

10 stars

Book 1 of a great series that is not to be missed!

I knew little of Brandon Sanderson when it was announced that he was selected to finish the Wheel of Time series after the death of Robert Jordan. I decided to check out some of his work to get a feel for his writing before his first Wheel of Time novel was published. What I discovered was that I had been missing out on one of the best Fantasy authors writing today.

Mistborn is an excellent series and I have thoroughly enjoyed every book in the series. I am a big fan of Fantasy and I was completely drawn into Sanderson's world of Allomancers and all of the interesting things they could do right from the start. Michael Kramer does an excellent job of bringing these interesting characters to life so expect this book to grab you from the start and never let go.

Engaging Read

My first experience with Brandon Sanderson didn't disappoint. The story of the Skaa rebellion, led by Kelsier with serious backup from Vin, the female Mistborn, is entertaining, engaging, and slightly different from other fantasies. At its foundation is good versus evil. And then Sanderson throws in some fantasy, magic, conflict and sprinkles in just a bit of romance. Thieves, Dark Rulers, Obligators, Secret Keepers, and even Inquisitors are supporting characters that keep the plot moving forward without causing confusion to the reader.