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Title: Idris

Subtitle: Keeper of the Light

Author: Anita Nair

Narrator: Sartaj Garewal

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-30-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A powerful historical novel from a much loved author. The year is 1659. Idris, a Somalian trader, is in Kerala to attend the Mamangam festivities. By a strange twist of fate, he meets his nine-year-old son, whose existence he had been unaware of. In an attempt to keep his son close to him, he embarks with him on a voyage that ends in the diamond mines of Golconda.

Packed with passion, adventure and fascinating aspects of life in the 17th century in Southern India, Idris is a pause-resister that will intrigue and excite listeners everywhere.

Members Reviews:

A great read.

The 'Keeper of the Light' is a man of such dignity that one can't help but admire him. While reading this book that is almost a travelogue, I kept hoping that none of the very lovable characters were heading towards doom of any sort, and I have to thank Anita Nair for letting me keep my faith in humanity, and the belief that good things happen to good people. I don't know whether this book was meant to be a love story and/or a travelogue but it manages to be both. As this is the first of a trilogy, readers have something very interesting to look forward to - hopefully sooner rather than later.

The pieces about pearl diving and the diamond mining are really descriptive, and are just an example of the depth of research that has gone into the making of this book.

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Title: The Mother's Wish

Author: Ishita Garg

Narrator: John Hawkes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-26-17

Publisher: Ishita Garg

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in rural/urban India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time where children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles, and generally pass time.

The once idyllic life almost seems too slow and bear and hence is fascinating to watch unfurl as we hear the story.

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Title: The Paintings

Author: Ishita Garg

Narrator: John Hawkes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-26-17

Publisher: Ishita Garg

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in rural/urban India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time where children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles, and generally pass time.

The once idyllic life almost seems too slow and bear and hence is fascinating to watch unfurl as we hear the story.

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Title: The Clever Rats

Author: Dhruv Garg

Narrator: Rahul Garg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-26-17

Publisher: Dhruv Garg

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in rural/urban India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time where children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles, and generally pass time.

The once idyllic life almost seems too slow and bear and hence is fascinating to watch unfurl as we hear the story.

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Titel: Krone des Schicksals

Autor:: Richard Dübell

Erzähler: Reinhard Kuhnert

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 14 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-19-17

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Orphanus, der Einzigartige. Der bedeutendste Edelstein in der Reichskrone. Um kein anderes Juwel ranken sich so viele Legenden. Aus dem Blut und den Tränen der Jungfrau Maria soll er entstanden sein. Ein Zeichen göttlicher Legitimation soll er sein. Kaiser stehen und fallen mit diesem Stein. Und im Jahr 1208 verschwindet er.

Ein aufregender Abenteuerroman rund um die Machtkämpfe der Staufer und den berühmtesten Dichter des Mittelalters: Walther von der Vogelweide.

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©2016 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2017 Audible GmbH

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Titel: Die rote Löwin

Autor:: Thomas Ziebula

Erzähler: Yara Blümel

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 42 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-13-17

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Anno 1207. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern sind Runja und ihr Bruder auf sich allein gestellt. In Magdeburg geraten sie in die Fänge des machthungrigen Dompropsts Laurenz. Der sieht in Runja die einmalige Gelegenheit, seinen Rivalen Pirmin auszuschalten. Denn Runja hat verblüffende Ähnlichkeit mit dessen toter Frau. Während er ihren Bruder als Geisel hält, zwingt Laurenz Runja in den Orden der Vollstrecker, wo sie zur Mörderin ausgebildet wird. Doch das Schicksal will es, dass sie sich in Pirmin verliebt. Nun muss sie sich zwischen dem Leben ihres Bruders und dem ihres Geliebten entscheiden.

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Titel: Anonymus (Amadeus - Partitur 12)

Autor:: div.

Erzähler: Tim Knauer, Kim Hasper, Luisa Wietzorek, Dagmar Dempe, Christine Pappert, Ozan Ünal

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 58 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-13-17

Herausgeber: Hörplanet

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Es war der 4. August 1782. Ungeduldig wartete ich vor dem Wiener Stephansdom auf meine zukünftige Braut. Ich wollte Franziska Marschall zu meiner Frau nehmen, direkt nach der Hochzeit meines Freundes Amadeus mit der liebreizenden Constanze. Es sollte der schönste Tag meines Lebens werden - doch das Schicksal spielte mir einen grauenhaften Streich, und was folgte, war meine schwärzeste Stunde... Und andere schlimme Dinge gingen vor sich: Der Kommissar Abel war verschwunden, während dunkle Mächte ihre finsteren Pläne im Untergrund schmiedeten.

Und ich wusste, dass die Konfrontation mit unserem schlimmsten Gegenspieler unmittelbar bevorstand, dem Mann mit den tausend Namen, dem düsteren Meister, dem... Anonymus!

©2016 Hörplanet (P)2016 Hörplanet

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Title: The McKannahs

Subtitle: ~Together Again~

Author: Rick Magers

Narrator: J. Rodney Turner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-17

Publisher: Grizzly Bookz Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Disgusted with how their Flathead Indian friends are being treated, Jesse McKannah and his brothers drop everything and head up into the mountains once again to help the Native Americans cope with corrupt politicians.

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Titel: Die sieben Türen

Autor:: Daniel Sánchez Pardos

Erzähler: Robert Frank

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-17

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Barcelona, 1874. Gabriel Camarasa wird beinahe von einer Straßenbahn überfahren, als ihm im letzten Moment ein junger Mann das Leben rettet: Antoni Gaudí. Schnell freunden sich die beiden an. Als Gabriels Vater unter Verdacht steht, seinen Geschäftspartner erstochen zu haben, begeben sich die jungen Männer zusammen mit Gabriels Freundin Fiona auf die Suche nach dem wahren Täter. Die führt sie zu Barcelonas geheimnisvollsten Orten: in das Lokal "Die sieben Türen", in "Das Theater der Träume" - und geradewegs in die Fänge einer skrupellosen Geheimgesellschaft...

Ein genialer Barcelona-Krimi, der nicht nur von einem der berühmtesten Architekten unserer Zeit erzählt, sondern auch von einer der schönsten Städte unserer Erde.

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©2016 Piper Verlag GmbH (P)2017 Audible GmbH

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Title: The Indian Tomb

Author: Thea von Harbou

Narrator: Richard Felnagle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-17

Publisher: Thea von Harbou

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The mysterious, fabulously wealthy Maharajah of Eschnapur kidnaps famous architect Michael Furbringer and offers him unlimited resources to build a tomb to exceed the grandeur of the Taj Mahal. But the calculating, all-powerful prince is not what he seems, and the commission is actually the centerpiece of a diabolical murder plot. An unwilling journey into the heart of darkness begins Furbringer's descent into a sinister, dream-like India, where he is imprisoned in a labyrinthine palace full of dark secrets and is ultimately forced to run for his life. Although filmed three times, Thea von Harbou's mystery-suspense-fantasy is presented here in English for the first time since its original publication in 1918.

Members Reviews:

Twist and turns in an escape from an island palace

excellent suspenseful book about an architect , an Indian prince , a murder plot and the building of a tomb. It has an unexpected ending that I did not see coming.

Very imaginative!

Very imaginative! Excellent translation work from the German. I can see why this book has been made into a movie more than once!

A fascinating anthropological look at cultural appropriation gone wild

This book is seriously trippy. And it's not just the eyeless horses, dancing cobras, and murderous Rajah that make it trippy. The Indian Tomb is a fascinating peek into the heads of colonial-minded Europeans just prior to WWII. Which is to say, the heads of creepy nationalists obsessed with racial superiority. This is a textbook example of cultural appropriation, as the author, Thea von Harbou, was clearly enamored with all things Indian, and yet just as clearly had never stepped foot in India at the time of this book's writing. Reading such an historical relic feels a bit like an anthropological experiment in spot-the-misogynist-and-racist-drivel. And given today's political realities, perhaps it's an experiment we all should run. I promise you'll never think of the Indiana Jones movies quite the same way again.

Special hat tip to the translators' preface, which is easily the most interesting part of this particular version of The Indian Tomb. Thea von Harbou was a feminist ahead of her time and later an advocate for Indian independence, yet she was unfortunately stuck in Nazi Germany and definitely a product of her era. A complicated and fascinating individual! Thus the translators' preface is an invaluable (and eminently readable) lens for taking in this historically significant gem.

The book is a fun read. There is plenty of dialog

Thea von Harbou writes with the fluorish of a typical early 20th century author--each scene is painted in the typical garish color of overwrought furnishings, gigantic edifices as a testament to its owner, and stereotypical conceptions of Asian culture.

The book is a fun read. There is plenty of dialog, as befits this narrative. The perspective of the protagonist is the only perspective you're offered, and so the perception of the setting, surrounding, characters, and conflict are from the narrow view of our "hero".

The translation I'm sure is literal. The English makes for a very easy read--more modern than classical. The story itself crescendos at the very end with a nice climax and resolution.