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Title: Under a Sardinian Sky

Author: Sara Alexander

Narrator: Sara Alexander

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-25-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Sometimes a family's deepest silences hide the most important secrets. For Mina, a London-based travel writer, the enigmatic silence surrounding her aunt Carmela has become a personal obsession. Carmela disappeared from her Italian hometown long ago and is mentioned only in fragments and whispers. Mina has resisted prying, respectful of her family's Sardinian reserve. But now, with her mother battling cancer, it's time to learn the truth.

In 1952, Simius is a busy Sardinian town surrounded by fertile farms and orchards. Carmela Chirigoni, a farmer's daughter and talented seamstress, is engaged to Franco, son of the area's wealthiest family. Everyone agrees it's a good match. But Carmela's growing doubts about Franco's possessiveness are magnified when she meets Captain Joe Kavanagh. Joe, an American officer stationed at a local army base, is charismatic, intelligent, and married. Hired as his interpreter, Carmela resolves to ignore her feelings, knowing that any future together must bring upheaval and heartache to both families.

As Mina follows the threads of Carmela's life to uncover her fate, she will discover a past still deeply alive in the present, revealing a story of hope, sacrifice, and extraordinary love.

Members Reviews:

Hauntingly Beautiful

It is rare that a romance novel has you holding your breath as you read it. Right from the start we know something as happened to Carmela, the heroine, who no one in the family will talk about. Decades later, it is up to her niece Mina to see if she can resolve the mystery.

Sara Alexander has done a brilliant job of creating three-dimensional characters who are passionate and flawed. Set in 1950's rural Sardinia, the location, culture, and especially the food play an important role. This is an interesting time in the island's history after WW II with the arrival of the American military looking to establish a base there. The juxtaposition of the new world and the old is compelling.

This is much more than a typical light romance with the usual tropes. It features a compelling plot and beautiful writing style. As someone who appreciates literature and reads many novels per week, I was stunned to see that this is Ms. Alexander's first book. It is incredibly rare to see someone with this level of talent right out of the gate.

Do NOT read any reviews which may give away the plot. This story deserves to be savored and the suspense created by the author is a crucial element. This is definitely a book I will reread and I will be waiting eagerly for whatever Sara Alexander writes next. As another reviewer suggested, this would make a great movie.

Captivating

Some writers have an almost poetic way of describing people and places and emotions and this one is as good as it gets. Every page makes you feel you are there, in the story, seeing and feeling what the characters are experiencing. Even the descriptions of the food they are cooking make you drool.

Great story well told. Hated to have it end. This would make a great movie.

Gorgeous -- Filled with food, love and beautiful landscapes!

This was a lovely and suspenseful romance, and what ultimately happens to the protagonist, Carmela, isn't revealed until the very last page. The settings in 1950s Sardinia are spectacular.

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Titel: Meister der Täuschung (Schwert und Krone 1)

Autor:: Sabine Ebert

Erzähler: Gabriele Blum

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 59 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-23-17

Herausgeber: Argon Verlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Dezember 1137: Kaiser Lothar ist tot. Auf dem Rückzug aus Italien durch Krankheit dahingerafft. Reihe um Reihe der edelsten seiner Ritter kniet nieder, mit Entsetzen, Trauer und Verbitterung auf den Gesichtern. Besonders eine Frage drängt sich in ihre Gedanken: Wer wird Lothars Nachfolger? Sofort entbrennt ein erbitterter Kampf um den Thron, in dem Welfen, Askanier und Wettiner ein raffiniertes Intrigenspiel treiben. Doch nicht nur Fürsten und Geistliche ringen um die Macht im Reich, sondern auch so manche Frau...

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Title: The Girl from Rawblood

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Catriona Ward

Narrator: Liz Pearce, Steven Crossley, John Keating, Eizabeth Sastre, Jenny Sterlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-10-17

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1910, 11-year-old Iris Villarca lives with her father at Rawblood, a lonely house on Dartmoor. Iris and her father are the last of their name. The Villarcas always die young, bloodily. Iris knows it's because of a congenital disease that means she must be strictly isolated. Papa told her so.

Forbidden to speak to other children or the servants, denied her one friend, Iris grows up in solitude. But she reads books. And one sunlit autumn day, beside her mother's grave, she forces the truth from her father. The disease is biologically impossible. A lie to cover a darker secret. The Villarcas are haunted, through the generations, by her. She is white, skeletal, covered with scars. Her origins are a mystery, but her purpose is clear. When a Villarca marries, when they love, when they have a child - she comes, and death follows. Iris makes her father a promise: to remain alone all her life. But when she's 15, she breaks it. The consequences of her choice are immediate and horrific. Iris' story is interwoven with the past, the voices of the dead - Villarcas, taken by her.

Iris' grandmother sets sail from Dover to Italy with a hired companion, to spend her final years in the sun before consumption takes her. Instead she meets betrayal and a fate worse than death. Iris' father, his medical career in ruins, conducts unconscionable experiments to discover how she travels in the Villarca blood. Iris' mother, pregnant, walks the halls of Rawblood whispering to her, coaxing her to come. As the narratives converge, Iris seeks her out in a confrontation that shatters her past and her reality, revealing the chasm in Iris' own fractured identity. Who is she? What does she desire? The answer is more terrible and stranger than Iris could have imagined.

Members Reviews:

fever-filled dream of a gothic tale with over-wrought, curlicued languagethat somehow ties together multiple POVs and times

4.5 stars, actually.

This is a book with potent griefâthe griefs of many generations of women ill, poor, or unprotected in the wild moors of Devon.

Grief that penetrates your skin, and sinks in, curdling your dreams.

Itâs a story of a family, and those they make family by loving them, haunted by a spectre of a white-clad girl with black eyes full of fury, and the house that calls to them across time and space: Rawblood.

This is gothic story-telling in its purest, vocabulary-rich form. There are multiple points of view and multiple times depicted here weaving together until you discover that its all one story after all.

But it is confusing at times. I lost the thread several times. But the language, it does make you forgive much.

Hereâs a snippet of the wooing of one of the central couples:

âYou tell me that I am cold,â said Don Villarca. âYou say that I am cloaked in despair. All this is true. I have led what people call a sinful life. I think that all my virtue is dried up, withered away. Sometimes, I walk through it in my dreamsâthe interior of my heart. It is like a black land, where black flags hang in tatters and venomous plants grow in sickly clumps and serpents writheâA deadly night garden, my heart.â

âI know it,â she said. Her breath came a little faster.

âBut,â said Don Villarca.

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Title: Promise of the Black Monks

Author: Robert E Hirsch

Narrator: Joshua Young

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-17

Publisher: Argus Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In Promise of the Black Monks - Robert E. Hirsch's hot-selling dynamic new historical fiction - religious war erupts between Church and King.

A young man, who is predestined to be the catalyst of war, is torn between his heart and the church: one he knows to be his true love and the other a farce.

Born of nobility in France in the year 1066, the fate of seven-year-old Tristan de Saint-Germain is thrown to the winds upon the execution of his father for treason against William the Conqueror of Normandy. Then, abandoned by his mother who remarries and departs for England, Tristan and his four-year-old brother find themselves thrown into the monastic world of the Benedictine Black Monks of Cluny, France. Under the tutelage of Grand Prior Odo de Lagery , who one day will ascend to the very pinnacle of power within the Catholic Church in Rome, Tristan develops into an academic and linguistic prodigy by the age of 12 and becomes known as the Promise of the Black Monks.

Tristan's unusual talents become useful to the Benedictines as well as to Rome, and the boy soon finds himself pulled into the visceral power struggle between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henrich IV as they mercilessly wage spiritual, political and military war upon each other to claim supremacy over the continent of Europe.

Members Reviews:

Like watching a movie in my mind!

While reading 'Promise of the Black Monks' it was if the words projected a movie in my mind. I was held as a willing captive by the narrative. I couldn't help but notice the similarity of the political, spiritual, and military turmoil of the Dark Ages to the turmoil we experience in our world today. It reminded me of Mark Twain's quote: "History doesn't repeat itself but it sure does rhyme!"

Keeper!

This book will be one that stays on my shelf and will be read again and again. The history is rich and detailed and helped me learn about a time period in which I was unaware. I was enthralled by the narrative of Promise of the Black Monks that I didn't want to stop reading. These characters (fictional and non fictional) have stayed with me as I think of them often. I have the next book: "Hammer of God" and cannot wait to see what happens.

This is great reading

What I refer to as "historical fiction" is my favorite genre. Hirsch developed a very unique cast of characters and put them in a very interesting time in world history. Very interesting reading and extremely enlightening.

Fantastic read

You will fall in love with the characters and their paths cross so well in this historically accurate novel. So very proud of Robert Hirsch for bringing these characters to life!!

History

Mr. Hirsch's first novel in his Dark Ages Saga presents the reader with an interesting tale of early concepts of Christianity. Mr. Hirsch is certainly a valued story-teller and evidently a good historian. His characters are believable, for the most part. I am looking forward to the second book about Tristan de Saint-Germain.

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Title: Karna's Wife

Subtitle: The Outcast's Queen

Author: Kavita Kane

Narrator: Shaheen Khan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen tells the extraordinary story of Karna, the unsung hero of the Mahabharata, through the eyes of his wife, Uruvi, bringing his story to the listener from a unique perspective. An accomplished Kshatriya princess who falls in love with and dares to choose the sutaputra over Arjun, Uruvi must come to terms with the social implications of her marriage and learn to use her love and intelligence to be accepted by Karna and his family. Though she becomes his mainstay, counselling and guiding him, his blind allegiance to Duryodhana is beyond her power to change.

The story of Uruvi and Karna unfolds against the backdrop of the struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. As events build up leading to the great war of the Mahabharata, Uruvi is a witness to the twists and turns of Karna's fate and how it is inextricably linked to divine design. A splendid saga from the pages of the Mahabharata, Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen brings its characters alive in all their majesty.

Members Reviews:

Interesting

Have always had the desire to know more about Karna's life, this book certainly avails rare gems.

My only regrets, the thirst for more life history about Karna has no end.

Just waiting to have the Surya Putra Karna's ebook

Till then, Karna's Wife is a definite read.

Very nice book. once you start it really gets intense ...

Very nice book.once you start it really gets intense and you enjoy it.even though you know Mahabharata looking from a karnas wife perspective is amazing

Three Stars

Good but a lot of repetition.

Very good

The delivery took a while but the book was in perfect condition and very well taken care of. I would definitely recommend others to buy the book from this seller. The book was a great read, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It showed a very different perspective of Mahabharat which was great to read. It is pretty thought provoking. I really recommend this book. :)

Good read. Has a different angle on all the ...

Good read. Has a different angle on all the characters.Good to read a book that shows characters in the light that I have been thinking

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Title: Amelia's Story

Author: C P Murphy

Narrator: Lauren Mae Shafer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-16

Publisher: CP Murphy

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The War of 1812 caused hard times in Millersport but when Henry Samuels decided to take matters into his own hands, a chain reaction occurred and changed his family forever. Blackmailed for his mistakes, he is forcing his eldest daughter to marry a man she could never love. Amelia struggles to get out of her engagement and in time learns the truth about her father, a little too late. You'll be captivated by the characters as they come together to give this story human emotions. Amelia's Story is more than just a historical fiction; it's full of romance, betrayal, treason, murder, revenge, and healing. This is exceptional family saga and gripping brilliance; a must listen.

Members Reviews:

Poorly narrated and not a god story

This narration has bad overdubs. At the end, the narrator stops and correct herself before continuing. The story feels poorly written, is quite sad, and is disturbing.

Surprise but odd ending...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

In the beginning it seemed that it would be a traditional love story, but I was later captivated by several drastic turn of events. Then I was a bit disappointed by its odd ending. It is always exciting when something unexpected happens with a character, but the reasoning should make sense. It was as if the author wrote some random shocking ending at an attempt to fool the reader. It was okay to find out that the guilty party wasn't who I thought it was, but when the truth was revealed, it left me scratching my head... and then the book ended.

What did you like best about this story?

I really enjoyed the trial and witness testimonies. It was dramatic and full of suspense.

Would you be willing to try another one of Lauren Mae Shafers performances?

No. She read nearly the entire book in the same voice. I enjoy when female performers deepen their voice for the male characters, but she didn't do this much. Perhaps that is not what the author wanted. However, she did read with emotion.

Do you think Amelia's Story needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I would consider reading a follow-up book. I finished the book and still had so many questions. I learned what happened to the main character and why it happened, but the "why" didn't make sense. The "who" didn't make sense. It me feel that all the suffering and tragedy happened in vain. An entire family and town endured so much loss and only the innocent paid the price.

Any additional comments?

It is obvious that some editing to the audio was done. However it was not done very seamlessly.

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Title: The Winemakers

Subtitle: A Novel of Wine and Secrets

Author: Jan Moran

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 11-11-16

Publisher: Ideal Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A young woman. A family secret. A devastating truth that could destroy the man she loves.

Many years ago, the Rosetta family's hard-won dreams of staking their claim in the vineyards of California came to fruition. Now, high-spirited, passionate Caterina Rosetta, who has inherited both her mother's talent for crafting the finest wines and also her indomitable will, wants nothing more than to win her mother's approval and work at her side. But that can never happen, because Caterina is keeping a secret that could ruin her: a daughter of her own, fathered by the love of her life, who left her without explanation.

Just as she feels she has nowhere to turn, Caterina discovers that she has inherited a vineyard in the Tuscan countryside in Italy, from a grandmother she's never heard of, and she seizes the chance to start a new life for herself and her child. But the past is not so easily outrun. In the country of her ancestors, Caterina meets the family of the father she never knew, and discovers that her mother is also hiding her own secret - a secret so devastating it threatens the future of everything her family has worked for.

As an old murder comes to light, and Caterina uncovers a tragedy that may destroy the man she loves, she realizes her happiness will depend on revealing the truth of her mother's buried past - if she has the strength to face it.

From author Jan Moran comes The Winemakers, a sweeping, romantic novel that will hold you in its grasp until the last delicious sip.

Critic Reviews:

"As she did with fragrance and scent-making in

Scent of Triumph (2015), Moran weaves knowledge of wine and winemaking into this intense family drama." (

Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Awesome book. Couldn't put it down.

Four Stars

Good

Five Stars

A very good read!

Loved it!

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The cover and title of this book made me think of Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave and I've always enjoyed historical fiction so I was excited to dive in. It absolutely did not disappoint.

As a modern feminist, I spend large portions of the book irritated at the beliefs and actions of society in general. I realize that the attitudes were commonplace in the 1950s, when this book is set, and it makes me so thankful that I was born after the big push of the women's rights movement. I definitely had no problem relating to Caterina and Ava and their issues with society's attitudes toward strong, independent women.

The story got off to kind of a slow start for me, building the mystery and anticipation. There was a lot of "I can't ever let her know this very important secret" kind of stuff going on, and it was kind of obvious that these secrets should really be divulged (although maybe I just wanted that because I didn't get to know what most of them were either in the beginning.) Once the story picked up, it had me on the edge of my seat until the very end. There may have been some squealing involved (and pleading, ranting, and a bit of hoping as well if I'm being totally honest). I probably sounded like a certified lunatic for the last 30% of the book.

Overall I give The Winemakers 5 out of 5 stars because it was just that good. I would highly recommend it.

Good Mother-Daughter Story!

Caterina is a single mother who wants to start a new life with her baby daughter.

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Title: The Grazier's Wife

Author: Barbara Hannay

Narrator: Ainslie McGlynn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-16

Publisher: Wavesound Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

For three generations of Australian women, becoming a grazier's wife meant very different things. For Stella in 1946, it was a compromise in the aftermath of war.

For Jackie it was a Cinderella fairy tale with an outback prince while for Alice now, it is the promise of a bright new future. From glamorous prewar Singapore to a vast cattle property in Queensland, this sweeping, emotional saga follows three strong women as they learn how to live and love.

Critic Reviews:

"It's a pleasure to follow an author who gets better with every book." (Apple iBooks' Book of the Month)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Loved this book, characters were great and book was easy reading.

Brilliant historical saga! Highly recommended!

After the death of her grandmother, Alice Miller decided to rent out the house in Brisbane and move away â far away from all the heartache and memories. Her arrival at the little town of Burralea on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland was filled with hope â the shop she had purchased had living quarters above and she was looking forward to making it her own. Renovating old furniture was a love Alice had inherited from her grandfather and she was looking forward to getting some pieces ready for sale.

Hugh and Jackie Drummond were on their first overseas holiday when they heard some completely unexpected news from Seth, their son. Seth was caring for their cattle station of Ruthven Downs which had been in the Drummond family for generations. Their arrival home two weeks later was filled with delight â after the initial shock they found themselves completely captivatedâ

When Alice repaired an antique sideboard for Jackie, she stumbled across an old envelope hidden in the back of the mirror and addressed to the Drummond family. The producing of this envelope was the start of a traumatic few months for the family; a time of change and heartache â and the casting back to the second world war and a time that Stella, Hughâs mother had spent in Singapore as a nurse. She had barely escaped with her life.

As family members descended on Ruthven Downs; Flora, Sethâs sister who was living in Melbourne, Deborah, Hughâs sister, and her son Xavier â as well as friends from near and far, the celebration was for Hughâs 65th birthday. But it was destined that the past and the present would collide that night âand long-ago secrets would be revealed. Would there be more heartbreak for the family? And what would be the outcome?

The Grazierâs Wife by Aussie author Barbara Hannay is another gripping historical saga which spans generations and highlights the strengths of women in peril. Stella, Jackie, Alice and Flora have major roles and play them well. The novel moves back to Singapore and after the war years with ease, switching between the present (2015) and the past through a diary of sorts. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey and have no hesitation in highly recommending The Grazierâs Wife by an author who is fast becoming one of my favourites.

An Amazing Story

This one is fabulous it has everything in it that will tick the right boxes for a book that you will not want to put down once you start reading it.

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Title: Heirs of Eden

Author: Harold Gershowitz

Narrator: Adam Paul

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-16

Publisher: Harold Gershowitz

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It is 1949 in Washington's inner city. Noah Greenspan, the young son of Jewish corner grocers in the African American neighborhood of LeDroit Park, has fallen in love with Alexandra Salaman, a beautiful Palestinian Christian who, along with her brother, Yusuf, and her parents, Sharif and Samira, are refugees following the Israeli War of Independence. Noah is first smitten during his bar mitzvah as he gazes upon the winsome Alexandra seated with the women in the balcony of an old Orthodox synagogue. The Salamans and Hy and Esther Greenspan, while friendly competitors, agonize over their children's relationships. But for Noah none of that matters. Over the ensuing years the two families endure the tensions of conflict as their sometimes-tortured relationship evolves.

Weaving the impact of history as it unfolds in America, and the Middle East on the lives of his characters, Harold Gershowitz's second family saga is a fascinating look at how age-old conflicts continue to plague contemporary relationships. As Noah, Alexandra, and Yusuf go their separate ways through college and onto their respective careers, centuries-old prejudices and animosities haunt them. Their loyalty to one another is repeatedly tested by the conflicts of culture and politics. The lovely and delightful Karen Rothschild enters Noah's life at Stanford University, and Alexandra, while in the Middle East, meets Ali Abdul Shoukri, a passionate aspiring terrorist who draws her, unknowingly, into a deadly scheme, and Amos ben Chaiyim, a determined and daring Israeli agent is sent to stop him.

A modern Romeo and Juliet, Gershowitz's latest work of historical fiction is a tale of innocence lost amid the tensions of cultural conflict. This sweeping saga explores the forces that tear at those caught within history's destructive path. A moving tribute to the power of love, Heirs of Eden is a stirring reminder of our ability to challenge the forces that divide us.

Members Reviews:

A Must Read Novel

This is a wonderful novel and one that, once started, will be read until it's finished. It's several stories--a blending of cultures, a story of parent-child relationships, a love story, a story of friendships, a Middle East adventure, a commentary on current American business, a lesson in ethics, an example of the strength of loyalty and, finally, an example of how the American dream can work--all tied together in one extremely enjoyable story-line. Most important, nothing is obvious or convoluted. Everything comes together only at the very end, so interest is held throughout! It certainly was an accomplishment of Mr. Gershowitz to weave so many disparate themes together so cleverly. In short, a must read.

Loved This Book. A Meaningful Treat.

Loved this book. Congratulations Harold Gershowitz! This was a real treat; I didn't want it to end.

Other reviews have done a good job summarizing what the book is about.

I'll just say that the book was inspiring and pleasurable to read. I'm hoping for a sequel!

The author did a great job of cultivating empathy in the reader for the Arab and Jewish perspective. His story demonstrates a hopeful perspective with good character and courage creating a win-win at the end of the day - an uplifting, humanistic message.

A gift of a book. Thank you.

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Title: The Vampire Armand

Subtitle: The Vampire Chronicles 6

Author: Anne Rice

Narrator: Jonathan Marosz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-16

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Mesmerising, darkly erotic, terrifying, The Vampire Armand is an historic instalment to Anne Rice's internationally best-selling Vampire Chronicles.

Magnificent and electrifying, The Vampire Armand tells the tale of the mesmerising leader of the vampire coven the Theatre des Vampires in Paris.

This angel-faced killer was snatched from the steppes of Russia as a child and sold as a slave in Renaissance Venice. From there Armand's story spans several hundred years, culminating in a visit to New Orleans at the end of the 20th century.

Here his victims await either death or immortality. But once there his own existence comes into question when he must choose between salvation and his immortal soul.

Members Reviews:

Great story, terrible narrator

Would you try another book written by Anne Rice or narrated by Jonathan Marosz?

The Vampire Armand is probably one of my favourite of Anne Rice's Vampire chronicles. having listened to Simon Vance's excellent narration of others in the series, I was utterly disappointed by the audio version of this volume. Terrible!

What other book might you compare The Vampire Armand to, and why?

The story itself is a great one, and one of the best in the series IMO. Shame about the narrator.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jonathan Maroszs performances?

No - will be avoiding this narrator in future

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment. The narration was toneless, monotonous and in totally the wrong accent.(Armand is meant to be Ukranian, not downtown New York!) Words were frequently mispronounced (Djeballah instead of Djellabah), and attempts at contrasting accents (for example, the character of David who is British, and Benji, an Arab) were woeful. The experience was ruined by the narrator.

Any additional comments?

Please re-record this with a decent narrator that fits with the other books in the series!

Not the best so far

After Simon Vance narrated the previous books it was difficult to adjust to Jonathan Marosz. The story was fair but no where near as much action or intrigue as previous books.

Not a story, it's gay erotica.

I loved the other books but after a few hours of listening to this I had to give up. It's just gay porn, hours and hours of gay porn. I don't have a problem with that but it's not my thing and wish I had known before getting the audiobook. A tl;dr version of the story is Armand being fiddled with over and over again in great details.

Good story, slightly irritating delivery

As others have said, Mr Marosz's delivery of the story is not as good as that by Simon Vance who narrates most of the other Vampire Chronicles. Each to their own, and I'm sure Jonathan has his fans, I'm just not one of them.