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Title: Midwinter

Author: Matthew Sturges

Narrator: Kevin Pariseau

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-30-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 70 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

Mauritaine was a war hero, a Captain in the Seelie Army. Then he was accused of treason and sentenced to life without parole at Crere Sulace, a dark and ancient prison in the mountains, far from the City Emerald. But now the Seelie Queen - Regina Titania herself - has offered him one last chance to redeem himself, an opportunity to regain his freedom and his honor.

Unfortunately, it's a suicide mission, which is why only Mauritaine and the few prisoners he trusts enough to accompany him, would even dare attempt it. Raieve, beautiful and harsh, an emissary from a foreign land caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Perrin Alt, Lord Silverdun, a nobleman imprisoned as a result of political intrigues so Byzantine that not even he understands them. Brian Satterly, a human physicist, apprehended searching for the human victims of the faery changeling trade.

Meanwhile, dark forces are at work at home and abroad. In the Seelie kingdom, the reluctant soldier Purane-Es burns with hatred for Mauritaine, and plots to steal from him the one thing that remains to him: his wife. Across the border, the black artist Hy Pezho courts the whim of Mab, offering a deadly weapon that could allow the Unseelie in their flying cities to crush Titania and her army once and for all.

With time running out, Mauritaine and his companions must cross the deadly Contested Lands filled with dire magical fallout from wars past. They will confront mounted patrols, brigands, and a traitor in their midst. And before they reach their destination, as the Unseelie Armies led by Queen Mab approach the border, Mauritaine must decide between his own freedom and the fate of the very land that has forsaken him.

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction written and read by author Matthew Sturges.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable

Overall I have really enjoyed this book, but I may have enjoyed it more if I'd read it myself. The narrator, Kevin Pariseau, has a pleasant voice, articulates well, and does an excellent job of creating character voices! The first few chapters, though, were difficult to follow. His speech was alternately stilted and then rushed, pausing in the strangest places in what has to be the same sentence or thought. It seems as though he hadn't read the book before he began narrating. By about a third of the way, he got on track, and I enjoyed the story heartily. Recommended listen.

Keep going, Matt Sturges!

Sturges has been writing comic books for a long time now, and this is his first attempt at a novel. It's a quest fantasy novel, but the object of the quest isn't made very clear for a long time, and that's why I'd give the story a C+/B-. It's an interesting world of fairies and humans and there's portals for going from one world to another, so it has all the stuff of good fantasy, but just doesn't completely satisfy. Narration is excellent, I give it an A, making the whole experience about a B. I hope Sturges keeps writing novels, because he is able to make great stories work on the comic book page.

Good story

Would you consider the audio edition of Midwinter to be better than the print version?

Good story worth a listen, though it takes some effort to get past the narrator's strange, halting recitation.

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Title: Lord Tophet

Subtitle: A Shadowbridge Novel

Author: Gregory Frost

Narrator: Lauren Davis, Gregory Frost

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-08

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

But Jax's success may be Leodora's undoing. Years ago, following a performance by Bardsham, the vengeful god known as Lord Tophet visited a horrific punishment upon the span of Colemaigne and its citizens, a reprisal inflicted without warning or explanation. And as the genius of Jax gives rise to rumors that Bardsham has returned, Lord Tophet takes notice and dispatches a quintet of deadly killers to learn the truth behind the mask.

Now, upon the cursed span of Colemaigne, where her father achieved his greatest triumph and suffered his bitterest tragedy, Leodora is about to perform the most shocking story of all.

Lord Tophet is the completion of a two-book adventure.

Critic Reviews:

"The world of Shadowbridge continues to charm and bedazzle, and Frost's imagination remains as capable as ever of delivering surprises. GRADE: A-." (scifi.com)

Members Reviews:

Good series

I enjoyed both books, however the author could have explored the world far more. The final book was short; it would have been nice to hear more about certain conclusions, but it worked for the story format he was conveying.

I enjoyed the book but hated the ending...

Many people didn't like the first of these two books, but I really enjoyed all the stories used to tell the tale. So I was really looking forward to the sequel. All was going pretty well until I got to the end. I won't spoil it for you, but suffice to say that it felt - inconclusive and I HATE it when authors leave loose ends. The many fables and myths used to create atmosphere and history for the characters and the settings were inspired and clever. Overall, I liked this book as well as the prequel.

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Titel: Elfenlicht (Die Elfen 3)

Autor:: Bernhard Hennen

Erzähler: Hans Peter Hallwachs

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-08-08

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Hans Peter Hallwachs führt seine Hörer durch viele Jahrhunderte Elfengeschichte und lässt sie dabei tief in den Kosmos der Fantasy eintauchen. Ersetzt diese bildgewaltige und fesselnde Welt so glänzend in Szene, dass man nach rund 450 Minuten wehmütig Abschied vom Zauberreich der Elfen nimmt.

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

a very long and complex book to read

I liked it even though at times the battles were a bit long and the author did kill all the good guys something I did not see coming

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Titel: Der Sturm (Das schwarze Auge - Das Jahr des Greifen 1)

Autor:: Wolfgang Hohlbein, Bernhard Hennen

Erzähler: Axel Ludwig, Sabine Brandauer

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-08-07

Herausgeber: Horchposten

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Das Kaiserreich kann die Stadt unmöglich in den Händen der Orks lassen und so wird der Inquisitor Marcian, Mitglied der KGIA, der kaiserlich-garethischen Informationsagentur, beauftragt, mit Hilfe einer Handvoll Agenten und Freischärlern einen Aufstand der Bevölkerung zu organisieren und die Schwarzpelze wieder aus der Stadt zu vertreiben. Der Plan gelingt, doch die geflohenen Orks formieren ihre Truppen neu, belagern die Stadt nun.

Nur die Freischärler und wenige Bürger, darunter der Schmied Darrag und der geheimnisvolle Henker Zerwas stehen den Schwarzpelzen in der Stadt gegenüber. Als Einsatztruppen über den Fluss die Stadt erreichen, scheint sich die Situation für die Belagerten erst einmal zu entspannen. Aber es passieren auch ungeklärte Morde...

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Title: Dragon's Doom

Subtitle: Band of Four, Book 4

Author: Ed Greenwood

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 53 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

Now the kingdom is threatened by a mystical berserker plague that is promoting anarchy among the citizenry, while serpentine acolytes move in the shadows to try and resurrect a new Serpent.

Will a new Dragon rise to vanquish it? And if so, who will it be, and can it avoid the fate of its predecessor?

The fate of Aglirta lies in balance in the triumphant conclusion of this cycle of Band of Four novels.

Members Reviews:

Typical Greenwood

Dragon's Doom is typical Greenwood, full of magic and Dungeons and Dragons type fantasy. For the reviewer who said this book was difficult to follow, I suggest starting at the first book in the series. Greenwoods work is formulaic, but that's pretty typical of most fantasy authors. This is a solid book for fans of D&D, non-genre fans may be bored from the constant battles and shallow characters. If you want deep characterization read Lois Mcmaster Bujold, if you want dungeon exploring hack and slash adventures and magic battles read Greenwood.

I wish this reader had done all four!

This was the best listen of the series! Great narration, good "color" without being a full cast "radioplay" type of production... a good balance!

Dragon's doom

Very Hard to follow, I gave up !

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Title: The A'Rak

Subtitle: Nifft, Book 3

Author: Michael Shea

Narrator: John Morgan, Kathleen Gati

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

Prosperous Hagia's vaults brimmed with gold. Her warehouses bulged with the goods of the southern seas. She had the spider-god to thank for her prosperity.

But beneath Hagia's ancient bargain with the A'Rak lay the direst danger. That mercenary kingdom had mortgaged its soul in its pact with the giant arachnoid. When the note fell due, death of the most hideous kind awaited the multitudes of that affluent and bustling nation.

As Hagia's debt falls due, two foreigners arrive in Big Quay, her capital: Lagademe and her team, foremost among the world's Nuncios - deliverers of anything to anywhere - and Nifft the Lean, thief and rogue extraordinaire.

Nifft and Lagademe, strangers to one another at the outset, will soon be struggling side by side for their lives - and a nation's survival - against the most hideous foe in the annals of Sword and Sorcery fiction.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Another great story from Michael Shea.

Michael Shea - One of the most underrated writers on the planet

If you've never read Michael Shea before you're in for a real treat! Shea's prose is always sharp and sophisticated yet quite accessible, delivering a challenging flurry of esoteric adjectives yet not a single word is wasted. Shea's almost hypnotic prose is always peppered with interesting nuance and inflections that give his stories and characters a realistic quality no matter how incredible the situations / dangers are.

The A'Rak is no exception. Fantasy and horror have seldom been blended so well, with an impressive display of incredibly bizarre creatures and clever battle scenes lifting readers to new heights of visual stimulation and gleeful satisfaction in a way that is uniquely Shea.

'Nifft the Lean' is a prerequisite to reading this book, as it introduces the charming character Nifft (imagine a thinner Conan with a slightly dark sense of humor), a fantasy character who deserves much more attention as does Shea himself.

If you're a sci-fi / horror fan I strongly recommend you check out Shea's incredible book 'Polyphemus'. The title story (it's an anthology book) is one of the most fascinating and horrifying sci-fi stories I've ever read.

Anything Shea is inherently worth reading

I give this only 3 stars because I became annoyed at the alternating narrator device employed by Shea. For reasons only he knows, he wanted to present the story from a different perspective, so probably 40 percent of the book is from the perspective of Nifft's counterpart. The bad thing is that the female counterpart is honorable and adheres to a strict honor code. We Nifft fans want the old Nifft tales where rules were meant to be broken.

There is a lot of backstory in this book, and the plot contrivance is basic (i.e. chase from one goal to the next).

But there are some moments of great description, style, humor and action that is very "Nifft-like" that should please readers of the incomparable "Incompleat Nifft". Chances are, all of you have read that first collection. If not, drop what you are doing, and read it now. Its a rare 10 carat diamond in a sea of costume junk.

The Indefatigible Nifft Rides Again

I have loved Shea's stories about Nifft the Lean since NIFFT THE LEAN, his first Nifft collection, came out in 1982.

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Title: Danser med dmoner (The Hollows 2)

Author: Kim Harrison

Narrator: Anne Lynggrd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-21-16

Publisher: AV Forlaget

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

Efter sit brud med Inderland Security har heksen Rachel nsammen med sine partnere, vampyren Ivy og alfen Jenks, nbnet freelance bureauet Vampiric Charms. Da Ivys ondskabsfulde og sadistiske eks-krestenbeslutter sig for at han vil have Ivy tilbage, nog at Rachel kan vre en lille bonus, nbegynder problemerne at trnge sig p. Og oven i det dukker pludselig den dmon, nsom Rachel str i gld til, nop for at f indfrieat sin gld.

©2013 Tellerup & Kim Harrison (P)2013 Tellerup A/S

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Title: Heir to Koloso

Subtitle: Rise of the Temple Gods, Book 2

Author: K. L. Bone

Narrator: Cassandra Nuss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-26-16

Publisher: K.L. Bone

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:

"Fear to the fearless. Hope to the hopeless. Mercy to those who hate you. Death to those who love you. That is your destiny, Princess of Kale, Princess of Koloso, heir to both." - Prophecy of the Kalian Twins

The struggle for the throne intensifies as twin princesses Ameria and Mariana are forced to contend with their bitter rivalry and haunted past. In this sequel to Heir to Kale, the sisters learn that they must first expose the secrets of their past before they can begin to unveil their shadowed destiny.

Awaiting the Temple bout which will determine her fate, Princess Mariana struggles to unite a kingdom long bereft of leadership. She must navigate a labyrinth of rival families, powerful lords, and the ever-widening rift between those who serve the Temples and those who do not. Unprepared and still grieving the loss of her mentor, Mariana must decide for herself what is right for the kingdom and who, if anyone, can be trusted.

Meanwhile, Princess Ameria is more determined than ever to discover the true identity of her father's killer and is willing to risk everything in order to find the answers she seeks. Embarking upon a quest which takes her from gleaming Temples to darkened castles, she endeavors to learn the truth about her family, the prophecy, and the future of the kingdom. Eventually turning to her estranged grandfather, the powerful and dangerous Lord Riccard, Ameria uncovers a truth about her family's past from which will threaten to challenge the very foundations of her beliefs.

However, as the sisters come closer to revealing their past and the prophecy which haunts their future, the wraiths watch from the shadows, an ever-present reminder that time is running out and that the fight for the throne looms upon the horizon.

Members Reviews:

Truth can be an eye opener!

K. L. Bone continues to mesmerize you with the beauty of the rainbow mountains. As you picture their glorious colors, the twins are continuing with their approach to the crown. One is stepping in and doing her duties as Queen. She is finding it difficult and her nightmares continue. The other twin is searching for her family history and spending some time with her Grandfather. Both the twins are finding out what really happened to bring their parents together and why their father was killed in revenge. The story doesnât go without itâs surprises and jaw dropping turn of events. Every family has its secrets, but the twins family take the prize for it.

As I read on and digest the storyline, I realized that this probably happens to our very wealthy families today. The arranged marriage, dowry of the girls family and the misgivings of what the future may hold. But if you are the highest lord in the realm and can take out a kingdom with your army, then I guess you can say who you want your daughter to merry and make her a princess.

K. L. Bone, has a way of drawing you into her stories and making you a part of them. As you stand on the sidelines watching the storyline unfold, you find yourself feeling what the characters are feeling. You try to make sense of the situation and draw your own conclusions. As the storyline picks up speed, so do you. When a character is in tears, you are too. A really good writer/author will be able to do this and keep you sucked in throughout the whole book and she can do that.

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Titel: Das Schwert im Stein (Der König auf Camelot 1)

Autor:: T. H. White

Erzähler: Jochen Malmsheimer

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 07-12-07

Herausgeber: tacheles! / Roof Music

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Das Schwert im Stein, der erste Teil der insgesamt 4-teiligen Saga, erzählt aus dem Leben des kleinen Jungen Wart, der am Ende des ersten Teils König Arthur, der König von England, sein wird. Doch bevor er das Schwert Excalibur aus dem Amboss zieht, trifft er auf den Zauberer Merlin, der sein Hauslehrer wird und mit dem er phantastische Abenteuer erlebt...

Kritik Bewertungen:

Whites Buch über König Arthurs Tafelrunde ist ein Juwel phantastischer Literatur.

-- Weltwoche Zürich

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Titel: Die Begabte (Die Magie der tausend Welten 1)

Autor:: Trudi Canavan

Erzähler: Martina Rester-Gellhaus

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 19 hrs and 31 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-10-14

Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der junge Archäologe Tyen entdeckt ein magisches Buch, in dem seit vielen Jahrhunderten das Bewusstsein einer Frau gefangen ist: Vella war einst eine talentierte Buchbinderin, bis ein mächtiger Magier sie mit einem Zauber belegte und dazu verfluchte, für alle Zeit das Wissen der Welt in sich aufzunehmen.

Und so weiß Vella, dass Tyens Heimat und allen, die ihm am Herzen liegen, eine schreckliche Katastrophe droht. Allerdings kann sie Tyen nur helfen, wenn es ihm gelingt, den Fluch des Buches zu brechen. Und tatsächlich hat Tyen keinen dringlicheren Wunsch, als Vella zu befreien - der längst seine Liebe gehört.

©2014 Penhaligon Verlag. Übersetzung von Michaela Link (P)2014 Random House Audio