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Title: Unbound

Author: Kim Harrison, Melissa Marr, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, Jocelynn Drake

Narrator: Don Hagen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-13-12

Publisher: HarperCollins

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 138 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Not all hunters are bound by human laws....

Revisiting the paranormal realms they've made famous in their wildly popular fiction, New York Times best-selling authors Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, and Jocelynn Drakeplus New York Times best-selling young-adult author Melissa Marr, with her first adult supernatural thrillerunleash their full arsenal of dark talents, plunging us into the shadows where the supernatural stalk the unsuspecting... and every soul is a target.

Get ready for the ride of your lifebecause the wildest magic has just been unleashed...and evil is about to have its day.

Members Reviews:

Jeaniene Frost

Story by Jeaniene Frost has Bones doing a job in New Orleans before he meets Cat. The narrator Don Hagen cannot perform a british accent. What happened to Tavia Gilbert? She narrates this other "Bones/Cat" books for Ms. Frost and her british accent for Bones is always great!

No No No!!!! Narrator all WRONG!!!!!

Please don't use one narrator for these stories!!!!! These character's already have voices that readers are familiar with from these great writers. The choice made to use ONE, MALE narrator was all wrong!!!! Ruined works of writers I have grown to adore!

Books good, reader NOT.

What made the experience of listening to Unbound the most enjoyable?

The books in it were good but listening it to it was the hardest thing I've had to do. The reader for them was about the worst I've ever heard. I fear I may just buy the regular books for any other I find him reading.

How could the performance have been better?

A different reader!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, even with authors and books I really enjoyed I had a very hard time listening to them because the reader was to mono-toned.

Any additional comments?

For this book, I'd recommend buying the real book and skipping the audible book.

Terrible Narrator

I bought this book because I am a HUGE Jeaniene Frost fan. I have listened to and read all of your/her books more than once however this narrator ruined the story. I really wish Tavia Gilbert had narrated this book like she did the others. Bones is one of my favorite characters and I had a hard time listening to this story it was so bad :(.

I did not listen to any of the other stories. Just the JF one becuase its just to painful.

Where did they get this narrator

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The narrator was horrible. He sounded like the material was boring and it pained him to read the book. I love how Tavia Gilbert reads Jeaniene Frost's books she brings them alive. Don hagan turned this story into a sleep fest and I could not even get into the other stories because I had no attachment to the characters.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unbound?

I loved the moment when Bones chose to get his hair dyed. It situated us just before his meeting with Cat. I love Bones.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Don Hagen?

Chris Patton or Max Bellmore would have done a better job. They make books come alive. You can hear Chris Patton narrate Deep Blue and Beastly among other books. Max Bellmore narrates the Dark Lord series.

Was Unbound worth the listening time?

Yes I wanted to hear Frost's story about Bones and I am glad I heard it.

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Title: The Forever Kitten

Subtitle: A Short Story from the Manhattan in Reverse Collection

Author: Peter F. Hamilton

Narrator: Camilla Mathias

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-11

Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

The Forever Kitten explores uses and abuses of genetic manipulation and questions parental responsibility in using such a technology. When a disgraced doctor who was incarcerated for illegal rejuvenation techniques is freed by his venture capitalist sponsor he presumes that, like so many others, this is a rich man who wants to live forever. But what he discovers is so much more disturbing.

Members Reviews:

Short and quirky

I enjoyed this very short story but was expecting a bit mor to it. It leaves you hanging. Wanting more.

To me, although it was very enjoyable,it felt more like a preview.

Good, as usual.

PFH is a tight, ordered author with imagination that never fails to interest and amuse. His characterisation is original and often surprising, so, long may he continue in his current manner!

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Title: Watching Trees Grow

Subtitle: A Short Story from the Manhattan in Reverse Collection

Author: Peter F. Hamilton

Narrator: Damian Lynch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-11

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Watching Trees Grow is a murder mystery set in alternate Oxford in the 1800s and the continuing investigation that takes place over a 200 year period. The lead investigator Edward Raleigh is from one of the old families and will stop at nothing including investigating and invading peoples memories to find out who murdered a junior member of his family. His journey takes him across the Solar System through ever evolving technologies and, eventually, to the answers hes been searching for.

Members Reviews:

Fascinating sci-fi murder mystery

This particular version of "Watching Trees Grow" is a limited run (only 500 copies) signed copy, so I read it VERY carefully so as not to break the spine. You never know, it could be worth money some day!

I loved this story - it is a murder mystery set in an alternate universe - one in which the Roman Emperors bred their gladiators for strength first, then for longevity, ending up with a strain of humans that are incredibly long-lived. During the 1800s, a young man is murdered. The detectives set to find out who did the deed never give up - it is well into the 21st century before the crime is solved.

I don't wish to talk much about the plot other than that, so as not to spoil the surprise for any of those who have yet to read this little gem. If you get a chance, buy this chapbook from where ever you can find it, and enjoy a very entertaining view of how things might have been.

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Title: Manhattan in Reverse

Subtitle: A Short Story from the Manhattan in Reverse Collection

Author: Peter F. Hamilton

Narrator: Steve Hodson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-11

Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

The title tale from the Manhattan in Reverse collection of short stories by Peter F Hamilton, master of the space opera. An original and exclusive story featuring his popular detective Paula Myo from his bestselling Commonwealth series. We find Paula recently rejuvenated and having to live with her experiences after Judas Unchained. Shes persuaded by Wilson Kime into going to a recently colonised planet known as Menard where, for no apparent reason, the native inhabitants, have started to turn on the colonists.

Members Reviews:

Hamilton remains my MOST FAVORITE contemporary sci-fi author

Peter F. Hamilton remains my MOST FAVORITE contemporary sci-fi author. He writes with clarity in a breezy easy-to-read style... skilfully weaving different threads together that ultimately hits the jackpot with a well-conceived ending-finale. He also builds his characters and flesh them out.

All-in-all, he's definitely a MASTER of contemporary science fiction.

A fine short story collection

I bought this book to keep me company during some lengthy air travel and was not at all disappointed in the quality of the stories. Three of them are from the Commonwealth universe, and two of these are Paula Myo police mysteries. The others are all stand-alone, the best of which I believe to be Watching Trees Grow. This story takes us into a very interesting universe, one I hope the author will expand on with future stories. I highly recommend both this collection and A Second Chance at Eden, an earlier collection from the same author.

Something here for every Sci Fi fan

It is impossible to give a whole book that contains a compilation of different stories 5 stars - but there are certainly some 5 star stories in this collection. Those stories that aren't 5 stars are at least a 3 or 4 in anyone's scale.

The writing throughout is clever and invites the reader to conjure up their own mental images and empathy.

The Paula Myo story is a cracker written with Hamilton's invariable subtle (or not so subtle) political commentary thrown in for good measure. I liked it - yes sir - I liked it a lot.

Zebidia's review: Manahatan in Reverse

Peter F Hamilton has set the benchmark a lot higher for himself. His previous achievements were excellent, well constructed and long enough to really get to know his characters. Manhattan in Reverse was too short and didn't fully reach it's expected potential. Interesting setting, imaginative timeline, great interplay between old and new characters...but too short.

Riveting!

A collection of short stories from the master himself. Some knowledge of the Commonwealth will help to place the characters better especially Paula herself... But even if you haven't read his books, you'll still love this one.

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Title: Footvote

Subtitle: A Short Story from the Manhattan in Reverse Collection

Author: Peter F. Hamilton

Narrator: Camilla Mathias, Damian Lynch, Steve Hodson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-11

Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

It's our world, present day the UK is going to rack and ruin. There are strikes, the power facilities don't have enough technicians to continue running them, oppression and a terminal malaise afflicts the country and there seems no respite from the economic catastrophe. Then Bradley Ethan Murray opens a wormhole, a passage through to a new world and, potentially, a new world order. New Suffolk is available for all 'decent people' from the UK to start a new life - free from the troubles of the UK they will leave behind them. But is a new world really the way to help alleviate the problems of Earth?

Members Reviews:

If you like Hamilton this won't do you wrong

This is one of the shorts from "Manhatten in Reverse" and it's a very typical read if you're familiar with Hamilton's work. In terms of plot, this sits within the "Pandora's Star" time line, briefly outlining how 'New Suffolk' was founded and describing the tensions arising from what is essentially a smash and grab of the best of English talent.

The two main characters are what I'm calling 'Battered Britain', a Hamilton archetype of somewhat downtrodden, just-squeezed-out-of-the-middle-class, liberal leaning but still basically optimistic that King and Country really will save the day. Anyway, here we have the optimistic, sneaky ex-husband and his on the edge of economic ruin ex-wife engaged in running skirmishes, with the kids as cannon fodder. There is an undercurrent of wistful bleakness in this short, with escaping to New Suffolk as the launching pad to a shiny new life. Presumably, we don't actually get there, this is all prelude stuff.

Of course, Hamilton is a consistently excellent wordsmith and conveys well in a short what lessor authors could not convey in a novel, though the official Laws of New Suffolk were hopefully tongue in cheek.

So it is worth buying but keep in mind that at around 30 pages, this is typically 'Hamilton-expensive' per page, compared to many, many other Kindle authors. If you like Hamilton shorts you're probably better off just buying "Manhatten in Reverse", as I harbor a suspicion his publishing house has divided the cost of that collection by the seven stories to come up with the same per-short cost!

In fact, buy "Manhatten in Reverse" even if you're currently not a Hamilton fan. Because if you like high-tech sci-fi with gadgets galore, fire-fights and Transformer-type vehicles, Hamilton delivers as one of the best in the business.

It is a good read, but I didn't need to purchase it ...

Déjà vu... This story already is included in the Manhattan in reverse collection of short stories. It is a good read, but I didn't need to purchase it twice.

AN ALTERNATIVE FUTURE BRITAIN...

This short begins as a rather dry satire on new age socialism gone bananas. Read on, and it becomes a moving family drama of divorce, separation and regrowth for the parties concerned.

Of course it features the trademark Hamilton science-fiction-ologies (trademark wormholes for instance) but this time it is the political system that has been reinvented by Hamilton and not technology for its own sake.

So three stars for being brave and a bonus star for originality.

BFN Greggorio!!!

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Title: Songs of Love and Death

Subtitle: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

Author: George R. R. Martin (editor), Gardner Dozois (editor), Neil Gaiman, Peter S. Beagle, Tanith Lee, Marjorie M. Liu, Jacqueline Carey

Narrator: Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Julia Whelan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 156 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Award-winning, best-selling author Neil Gaiman demonstrates why hes one of the hottest stars in literature today with The Thing About Cassandra, a subtle but chilling story of a man who meets an old girlfriend he had never expected to see. International blockbuster best-selling author Diana Gabaldon sends a World War II RAF pilot through a stone circle to the time of her Outlander series in A Leaf on the Winds of All Hallows. Torn from all he knows, Jerry MacKenzie determinedly survives hardship and danger, intent on his goal of returning home to his wife and baby no matter the cost. New York Times best-selling author Jim Butcher presents Love Hurts, in which Harry Dresden takes on one of his deadliest adversaries and in the process is forced to confront the secret desires of his own heart.

Just the smallest sampling promises unearthly delights, but look also for stories by New York Times best-selling romance authors Jo Beverley and Mary Jo Putney, and by such legends of the fantasy genre as Peter S. Beagle and Tanith Lee, as well as many other popular and beloved writers, including Marjorie M. Liu, Jacqueline Carey, Carrie Vaughn, and Robin Hobb. This exquisite anthology, crafted by the peerless editing team of George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, is sure to leave you under its spell.

Members Reviews:

Eclectic mix

What did you like best about Songs of Love and Death? What did you like least?

This was definetely an eclectic mix of stories that I would not have normally bought on my own except that I was looking for one author in particular "Diana Gabaldon". The narration was good, except with it being mostly the same people sometimes you forget what story you're listening to and have to take a min and re-acclamate yourself. Overall it opened me up to genres and authors that I normally would not have tried.

A list of the stories and a few remarks

I enjoyed some of the stories quite a bit. In fact, the desire to go back and look up the authors of those favorite stories again is my reason for posting this list. I put an X by the ones I liked enough to follow up on later.

The anthology really deserves 5 stars even though I didn't love every single story, because it was a fantastic way to discover new authors, and had a great variety.

The stories in the book "Songs of Love in Death" are the following:

x 1."Love Hurts" by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files)

Love Hurts is a short story in the The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. It was originally published in the Songs of Love and Death anthology, and later also included in Side Jobs. It takes place between Turn Coat and Changes

x 2."The Marrying Maid" by Jo Beverley

Rob Loxsleigh has been searching for his "marrying maid" all his adult life and has only days left to find her before Oberon, Lord of Faery, can claim a terrible victory over his family and his line. At last she's there, before his eyes in St. James's Park, but Martha Darby wants nothing to do with a London rake in his satin and lace.

3."Rooftops" by Carrie Vaughn

A young playwright falls in love with a super hero

x 4."Hurt Me" by M.L.N.

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Title: Crossed Paths: A Tale of the Dread Remora (Scattered Earth)

Author: Aaron Rosenberg

Narrator: Dave Courvoisier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-11

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Despite its guise as a space pirate, the Dread Remora is still a ship of Her Majesty's Royal Navy, so when Captain Nate Demming and his crew discover a brutally savaged ship, they are appalled. When a second ship appears and attacks, Demming assumes these must be the predators and retaliates. The events that unfold lead to new discoveries for the Dread Remora, including some potential allies - and a ferocious new enemy.

The novella Crossed Paths is the second tale of the Dread Remora, following the full-length novel The Birth of the Dread Remora. The Dread Remora series is part of the epic Scattered Earth saga. There is a new full-length Dread Remora novel in the works, and the second book in the series The Second Veil - by David Niall Wilson - is also available.

Members Reviews:

A Strange Short Story!

Although the price was small, it was only 1 hour long. It also jumped around a bit and considered space to be "in the ether". It was hard to follow at times. The HMS Dread Remora is a space ship with particle weapons, etc, but "talk tubes" to communicate with sections of the ship and a standard "wheel" to control the ship. Actually, the wheel makes some sense, but the rest sounded like a Sci-Fi written in 1850 despite the 2011 copyright.

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Title: Supernatural

Author: G. A. Aiken, Jacquelyn Frank, Larissa Ione, Alexandra Ivy

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-11

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 139 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

From best-selling authors Larissa Ione, Alexandra Ivy, Jacquelyn Frank, and G. A. Aiken comes an anthology of four all-new novellas set in the alluring worlds that each has created.

"Vampire Fight Club" by Larissa Ione - When a wave of violence forces shapeshifter Vladlena to go undercover, her first stop is a haven of vice---with a dangerously sexy vamp in charge. Both Vladlena and Nathan are hiding something, but they can't conceal the lust that simmers between them.

"Darkness Eternal" by Alexandra Ivy - After being held captive by one vampire for four centuries, Kata had no intention of taking another one to the underworld with her. Yet even in the pits of hell, there's no ignoring the intoxicating desire awakened by his touch.

"Kane" by Jacquelyn Frank - Kane knows Corrine was meant to be his . . . just as he knows that truly possessing the lovely human is forbidden. But on the night of the Samhain moon, the beast in every demon is stronger than reason, and Kane's hunger is more powerful than any punishment.

"Dragon on Top" by G. A. Aiken - Escorting the highborn Bram through deadly Sand Dragon territory will try Ghleanna's patience . . . and her resolve. For Bram is determined to enhance the journey with a seduction no female could resist.

Members Reviews:

All books are part of other series.

Supernatural in order on Audible playlist

1. 4 stars. Vampire Fight Club by Larissa Ione, book 5.5 in the Demonica series. A good addition to the Demonica/Horseman series. I think that it could have easily been a full length story. Way better than her other short story that was written. 3 hours 1 min.

2. 3 stars. Darkness Eternal by Alexandria Ivy, book 7.5 in the Guardians of Eternity series. Story was okay but I'm not a huge fan of this series and after reading book one I gave up this author. 3 hours 8 mins.

3. 3.5 stars. Kane by Jacquelyn Frank, book 1.5 in the Nightwalker series. This book will make a lot more sense if book 1, Jacob is read first. Of course this mostly took place in a bed so it wasn't that exciting. But good for hot sex. 2 hours 39 mins.

4. 4.5 stars. Dragon on Top by GA Aikens, book 4.5? in Dragon Kin series. I really liked this book and I wish that Audible would get the entire series. I have read all of Shelly Laurenston aka GA Aikens, Pride Series and have enjoyed it and I know I would enjoy the rest of the Dragon Kin series. 4 hours 48 mins.

Not my favorite narrator. Justine Eyre has a slight smokers voice but I didn't mind her too much.

Great book... but...

What did you love best about Supernatural?

The stories are great, the writers too. I have followed this series and have never been disappointed with a story, I read them over and over and this book is a good way for people to want to read more of them...

What was one of the most memorable moments of Supernatural?

Been able to follow series that I love with characters I know and best of all I can still do it while I work. And in this book are stories that tie certain characters from the main books that I have been waiting for...

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I'm sorry but I was disappointed with the performance, I have this book and every time I started to listen to the audible version I just had to stop and go read.

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Title: Mrs. Amworth

Subtitle: Classic Tales of Vampires

Author: E. F. Benson

Narrator: Hayward Morse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-11

Publisher: The Story Circle, Ltd.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E. Nesbit, and E.F. Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

Members Reviews:

Delightful LIttle Read

If you love Mapp and Lucia, you will love this short story by E.F. Benson. Very sweet and very much in his style.

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Title: Classic Tales of Vampires

Author: Franz Hartmann

Narrator: David Thorpe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-11

Publisher: The Story Circle

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E. Nesbit, and E.F. Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.