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Title: Area 51: Nosferatu

Author: Bob Mayer

Narrator: Eric G. Dove

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-13

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 71 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

The half-breed known only as Nosferatu has existed since ancient Egyptian times as part of a group of bioengineered beings that served the old gods.

But those gods are no more - eradicated by human efforts - so now Nosferatu schemes to thrust himself into the resulting power vacuum. In order to achieve this, he requires a piece of leftover alien technology known as the Holy Grail. With it, he can grasp true immortality, be freed of his need for human blood, and reunite with the lover the gods took from him so many years ago.

Yet his kin still stalk the earth as well - powerful creatures who have been both his allies and his enemies throughout history. And one of their numbers, Vampyr, has set his own deadly plans in motion concerning the Grail. As the two unstoppable forces converge on their singular goal, the inevitable clash of strength and cunning could usher in a new Age of the Undeador extinguish all life on Earth.

Members Reviews:

WTF?

I am DNFing this series! I fell in love with Duncan and Turcotte only to have her (SPOILERS) die in the 7th book (even though she is suppose to be immortal! Then the last two books are fucking prequels. I am very DISAPPOINTED and ANGRY that all these characters went through amounted to shit!

Not the best

Great performance. Story was lacking considerably. Hopefully the next book picks up and returns to good action.

More of the same

While I have enjoyed this series overall. It is starting to loose steam. This particular novel basically filled n some back story but really didn't add anything new.

The performance was still pretty good but suffered from lack of drama or surprises in the story itself.

Still a great story

What did you love best about Area 51: Nosferatu?

This is a vampire love story. This does not continue from "The Truth" put is a side story that continues to fill in more info concerning alien intervention through out history.

What other book might you compare Area 51: Nosferatu to and why?

this is far better than any of the vampire chick flicks on at the movies

What about Eric G. Doves performance did you like?

Easy to listen to, master of his art.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This book is quit bloody and graphic concerning the habits of vampires, verges on too much blood and gore but the history aspect is fascinating.

Any additional comments?

I can listen to this story again, it is a complete story with villains, victims and allot of nasties in the area 51 world. Even though a side line adds to the area 51 story. This is a very clever story, I enjoyed it.

meh. no turcotte & no real "mystery suspense"

the book is fine and probably deserves a better rating if on it's own, but i was looking to continue the adventures of mike T and he's not even in it. seems like more of a side book rather than part of the series.

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Title: The Dracula Tape

Subtitle: The New Dracula, Book 1

Author: Fred Saberhagen

Narrator: Robin Bloodworth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 103 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

The never-before-told story behind the legend of Count Dracula!

The story of the Counts greatest love, Mina Harker, and the bloodthirsty vampire hunters whose cruel pursuit drove the master of the night to actions ever more ruthless. The Count Dracula sets the record straight.

Members Reviews:

FINALLY!

Would you listen to The Dracula Tape again? Why?

Yes. I have waited a long time for this recording. As this book series is usually told by Dracula dictating his adventures into a tape recorder, audio books are the perfect format for this book series. Also hearing Robin Bloodworth as Dracula, telling his own side of the events of Dracula, is just fun. This entire book series is great, it's highly under-rated. This is my absolute favorite Vampire book series though it is a shame it seems to have fallen into obscurity... until now.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dracula, naturally. Though he is still vicious, predatory and often obviously lying he manages to become a likable narrator.

What about Robin Bloodworths performance did you like?

He did an excellent job, adding the right inflection to the character.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I loved the whole thing though I did have a few favorite moments. I particularly love the interaction between Dracula and Mina and of course his somewhat flimsy explanations about The Demeter and Lucy. There are parts, that from the delivery alone, nearly had me laughing.

Any additional comments?

I frekain' love the Fred Saberhagen Dracula books. I do hope Audibles remember that there are more than just three of these books in the series.

The Dracula Tape

The Holmes Dracula File

An old friend of the family

Thorn

Dominion

A Matter of Taste

A question of Time

Seance for a vampire

A Sharpness on the neck

A coldness in the blood.

And of course there are the short stories From The Tree of Time and Box number 50. Box number 50 (my absolute favorite short story) can be found in the book Dracula in London by P. N. Elrod and From the Tree of time can be found in Gaslight Arcanum.

An Old Friend of the Family and Thorn can also be found in an omnibus called The Vlad Tapes.

Bravo!

I will confess that I first read this book when it was new in 1975, as a teenager. I was delighted to find it here, along with rest of the series, and also afraid that my long-ago impressions would be tainted by my childhood memories. I am delighted to say its as good now, better even, than I remembered.

This was my first Dracula story and remains my favorite to this day. Dracula asks us to consider the Stoker story from his point of view, complete with rambling reminisces, dark humor, his profound disdain of his nemesis, Abraham VanHelsing, and some unlikely and humorous situations he finds himself in while acclimating to the "modern" mid-19th century world (such as passing himself off as a "portable closet" salesman when one of his crates of earth is discovered).

Bloodworth's portrayal is nothing short of amazing, whether as Dracula in present time, in the past with his Transylvania accent, Renfield or VanHelsing, you cannot help but be drawn in to the story. If I didn't know better, I'd say he was the Prince of Darkness himself.

The Counts Side of The Story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes.It is excellent as an audio book.

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Title: Fury's Kiss

Subtitle: Midnight's Daughter, Book 3

Author: Karen Chance

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-29-12

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 331 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir - half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. But so far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing....

Dory is used to fighting hard and nasty. So when she wakes up in a strange scientific lab with a strange man standing over her, her first instinct is to take his head off. Luckily, the man is actually the master vampire Louis-Cesare, so he's not an easy kill. It turns out that Dory had been working with a Vampire Senate task force on the smuggling of magical items and weaponry out of Faerie when she was captured and brought to the lab. But when Louis-Cesare rescues her, she has no memory of what happened to her. To find out what was done to her - and who is behind it - Dory will have to face off with fallen angels, the maddest of mad scientists, and a new breed of vampires that are far worse than undead.

Members Reviews:

The word for Fury's Kiss is....awesome

What did you love best about Fury's Kiss?

I loved the non-stop action and character development. No one plots action as well as Karen Chance.

What other book might you compare Fury's Kiss to and why?

I would compare this to the other Midnight's Daughter books and the Cassie Palmer series.

Which scene was your favorite?

I loved the scene when Ray and Dory go shopping for "supplies" for the fae. Laugh out loud funny.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I think it has to be the final scene between Louis-Cesar and Dory.

Any additional comments?

It has taken me a while to get used to Joyce Bean's narration of this series, particularly the voice of Mircea, as well as other male voices. The exception is the voice of Ray, which I think she gets just right.

Wish they used a different Narrator.

I like Joyce Bean, but I don't think she is the right narrator for this book. This is the first book is this series that I have purchased on audio. Read the other 2. So distracting for me, that I couldn't finish the book.

A bit confusing!!!

I like this author I like her Cassie series as well as this one. The narrator is ok although i'm often distracted when she talks so long she runs out of breath. The book is good but confusing at times it jumps around with out notice and sometimes you have to rewind because you think you have missed something. She may have noticed this because at the end she took a while to explain exactly what happened then your like ohhhhh ok I get it. So again the book is good you just have to pay close attention and maybe rewind a few times to try to keep up.

A little conveluted at times but good

I liked this a lot but I had to back up and go over a couple parts as she jumped from one reality to the next. It was ok once you got the thread of it.

The narrator did a good job. I like her voice and I never had any trouble following her beyond that of the story oddities I mentioned before.

Lots and lots of action and an ending that should be very interesting when we get to the next book.

I love this story.

I love this story even more than the one that started the whole world off, the Cassy books. We need book four to come out now.

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Title: Edge of Oblivion

Subtitle: A Night Prowler Novel, Book 2

Author: J. T. Geissinger

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 318 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Morgan Montgomery is waiting to die. Branded a traitor by her tribe, the Ikati shape-shifter has no hope for mercy - until Jenna, the Ikatis newly crowned queen and Morgans former ally, offers one last chance for redemption. Morgan must infiltrate the Rome headquarters of the Expurgari, the Ikatis ancient enemy, to destroy them once and for all. The beautiful renegade has just a fortnight to complete her mission or forfeit her life. But she does not travel alone.

Xander Luna is a trained assassin and the Ikatis most feared enforcer, famed for his swift brutality and stony heart. Fiercely loyal, he is prepared to hate the traitor under his watch - until they come face-to-face. For Morgan Montgomery arouses something unexpected inside of him - something that threatens everything he believes in and the fate of the tribe itself: a love as powerful and passionate as it is forbidden.

Members Reviews:

Brilliant

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed this book and could have read it a lot faster if I hadn't just started a new job at the same time I received it! This was Morgan's book with her love interest being the Ikati Assassin Xander. It was great getting into her head and seeing how much she genuinely regretted what she did and maybe even craved home a little after trying to escape it for so long. There were also a couple of pretty big twists regarding the Expurgari that I won't reveal but that did take me by surprise at the end!

Xander was easy to like as well, he really had a rough childhood, much rougher then Morgan but he was a good person despite his own poor opinion of himself. I loved these two together as in a lot of ways they can understand each other better then just about anyone else.

I loved meeting the new colony as well and seeing how different they were from the colonies we know. I can see a future story involving Eliana and Demetrius being developed with how the book ended. I'd love to see those two end up together and I think that her fathers research may be important to the Ikati race and be life-changing for them so I'd like to see how it plays out and whether their colony will now make contact with the other colonies, reach out to them and form an alliance of sorts. I'd quite like that, they could come out of the tunnels and live above ground like the other colonies. I also want to see when Jenna (from the first book) is gonna start changing laws to improve the existence of female Ikati and to allow greater freedom in the tribe. I do hope that Morgan returns to the tribe eventually. I think she will miss them and that once she's travelled she may yearn to return home. Espeacially after what she learned. Can't wait for the next book!

OMG, to audibooks..the narrator is horrible.

Ok, I begin hearing this book and stopped after 3 minuts. the narrator is horrible, I had stop other books narrated by this lady after 3 minuts. I cannot tolarate her slow and monotonous voice. It is like hearing bla, bla, bla blaba. I dont know who in your company fecided she was a good narrator about the book and the story I will read it and the I can decide about the story. you audiobooks or whoever the company is that hire this lady ARe ruining good books with this voice.

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Title: Vampire Games

Subtitle: Vampire for Hire, Book 6

Author: J. R. Rain

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 455 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire.

Now in Vampire Games, Samantha Moon is hired to look into the suspicious death of a popular fighterand quickly discovers theres far more to the story than meets the eye. As she uncovers clues into the boxers past, she will come face-to-face with something unexpected...and something only whispered about. Additionally, Samantha must confront the growing supernatural powers of those closest to herand a betrayal that will rock her world.

Members Reviews:

It Packs A Punch!

This is a really good series, and I love Samantha! Not only is she a mom, but a vampire, and a Private Investigator, who does not hold back any punches. I love her sarcasm!

This is one of the best paranormal series from Kindle Unlimited, and I love being able to borrowing these audiobooks! When I'm the mood for a good detective story, I know I can turn to the Vampire for Hire series for a great read/listen.

Dina Perlman does a great job narrating this story, and I loved how she performed Samantha's internal dialogue.

A good story but too short

This is a very quick read. Everytime I finish a book in this series, I tell myself that it will be the last one. Of course it's a lie. This is a great series and the narrator does a great job giving a voice to the characters.My only complaint is that it's too short. He should combine two books together. It's worth a credit and the the time. I recommend the series.

Samantha Just Gets More Interesting

Any additional comments?

Samantha Moon's vampire abilities continue to grow and the addition of the medallion protection from the end of the last book has made her life much easier. Some new revelations concerning her children and a big step for Fang. Ishmael interferes and sets up Kingsley in ways that are devastating to Sam who was just opening up to him. Perhaps not fast enough.

Another good but too short book.

Great story, great narrator

If you could sum up Vampire Games in three words, what would they be?

Entertaining, thrilling, intriguing

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character is Sam. She is complex and likable.

Have you listened to any of Dina Pearlmans other performances before? How does this one compare?

I haven't listened to any of her other performances, but I liked this one. She does the voices of other characters really well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

the books are great.

Love this performer!!!

These books are very well written! Always a good plot and the performer brings these books to life. Great read!

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Title: Sins of the Demon

Subtitle: Kara Gillian, Book 4

Author: Diana Rowland

Narrator: Liv Anderson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 872 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

The homicide beat in Louisiana isn't just terrifying, it's demonic. Detective Kara Gilligan of the supernatural task force has the ability to summon demons to her aid, but she herself is pledged to serve a demonic lord. And now, people who've hurt Kara in the past are dropping dead for no apparent reason.

To clear her name and save both the demon and human worlds, she's in a race against the clock and in a battle for her life that just may take her to hell and back.

Members Reviews:

A solid addition to the series

This is the fourth book in the series, but only the second put on audible. I've only listened to Secrets of the Demon in this series, and I liked this book better than Secrets. I really enjoyed this book, especially how demons were used to attempt to solve the crime. I also liked that I was able to predict before hand who was actually at fault for the murders. Overall, if you want to listen to a good mystery or urban fantasy this is a good choice. I would recommend this book to friends.

Please add more

I have read the previous 3 books on my ereader and really enjoyed them. I'm so glad to see these on audible... But keep adding please! I see there's another book in the series that isn't here, plus another coming in December '13.

I recommend starting at the beginning of this series with mark of the Demon to get the full perspective. The demons aren't your typical demons, but rather being from another place that can be summoned into this world. They are ruled by Demon Lords that may also be summoned.

Start at the beginning... And Audible, please add the next title!

Great book

Love the narrator. Great series as it continues. Worth a credit to get the book. Can't wait for next book

Freak'n Awesome!!!!!!!!!

What made the experience of listening to Sins of the Demon the most enjoyable?

I was at the edge of my seat most of the time and laughing the other times.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Sins of the Demon?

The part where Kara was saying goodbye to her guardian! I wanted to cry.

What does Liv Anderson bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I love the way she voices the different characters and the feelings is just like if I was listening to a movie..

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

I read this one first because it was cheaper and I wanted to know what it was about. I am glad that they can be read out of order. BUT,,, know I am hooked and plan on getting them all especially book 5 since this book left me hang'n... I am desperate to find out how she gets out of the Demon realm.

Still good!!

This series is still going strong and getting better! This one leaves you begging for more. So off I go to the next one. I have no credits so I'm buying it. That's how much I like it and I don't want to wait for my credit.

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Titel: The Stand

Untertitel: Das letzte Gefecht

Autor:: Stephen King

Erzähler: David Nathan

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 54 hrs and 8 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-15-12

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 9 Stimmen

Kategorien: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

"The Stand", Stephen Kings Vision vom letzten Gefecht zwischen Gut und Böse, war bislang nur in einer stark gekürzten Version zugänglich. Die hier veröffentlichte Urfassung zeigt die Größe seines apokalyptischen Entwurfs. Manche nennen diesen Roman sein Meisterwerk!

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Classic Story

This was a great translation of The Stand. I enjoyed listening to it in German.

I didn't get passed 1 minute of it.

I should have checked what language it is in. I couldn't understand what was being said. This is and was totally my error.

too bad the only version available is in German!

I was so happy to see this here as I have already read half the book. turns out its only available in german....in australia....u suck audible

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Title: The Bloody Red Baron

Subtitle: Anno Dracula Book 2

Author: Kim Newman

Narrator: William Gaminara

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

A brand-new edition with an additional novella, this critically-acclaimed, best-selling sequel to Anno Dracula will keep you mesmerised from beginning to end.

It is 1918 and Dracula is commander-in-chief of the armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The war of the great powers in Europe is also a war between the living and the dead. As ever, the Diogenes Club is at the heart of British Intelligence and Charles Beauregard and his protégé Edwin Winthrop go head-to-head with the lethal vampire flying machine that is The Bloody Red Baron...

Written by popular novelist and movie critic Kim Newman, The Bloody Red Baron takes the story forward into the 20th century.

Critic Reviews:

"Stephen King assumes we hate vampires; Anne Rice makes it safe to love them, because they hate themselves. Kim Newman suspects that most of us live with them Anno Dracula is the definitive account of that post-modern species, the self-obsessed undead. -(New York Times)

Powerful...compelling entertainment...a fiendishly clever banquet of dark treats. (San Francisco Chronicle)

"Politics, horror, and romance are woven together in this brilliantly imagined and realized novel. Newman's prose is a delight, his attention to detail is spellbinding." (Time Out)

Members Reviews:

A Worthy Sequel

Would you consider the audio edition of The Bloody Red Baron to be better than the print version?

Better? No. But it is a great companion to the print version. The depth of the presented world forces me to constantly look things up if I'm using the print copy, but the audio version allows me to just enjoy the story for what it is.

What other book might you compare The Bloody Red Baron to and why?

The only thing I could compare this too is the rest of Anno Dracula line and other works that toe the Wold Newton line such as Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Have you listened to any of William Gaminaras other performances before? How does this one compare?

This performance is easily as good as the one he offered for Anno Dracula. I was happy to have him back for this one. It makes the experience that much better when you have a quality narrator across an entire series.

Any additional comments?

Like Anno Dracula before it, this book is a lot of fun. The more you know about classic literature and World War I history, the better it gets as there's a lot of geekery to be had. If you don't know any of it, don't let that scare you away. This book is so much fun, it'll make you want to learn more to see how it fits together. When you get in that mood for "something different," this series fits the bill perfectly.

Good but...

As much as I thoroughly enjoyed Anno Dracula, and was prepared for this sequel, something was lacking. I think overall it's hard to keep up the standards in series due in part to the fact that whatever newness made the original stand out, isn't new anymore. I still like the historical allusions and all the blending of real and imaginary/fictional characters, but I think the first one had it, and don't know if I'll go on if more show up in this set. I am looking forward to the Sherlock blend Newman has in Hound of D'Urbervilles and will try it.

Incomplete version

This audiobook is missing the new, additional novella that is supposedly to come with the latest edition of the book.

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Title: Tempting Evil

Subtitle: Riley Jenson, Guardian, Book 3

Author: Keri Arthur

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-23-12

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 194 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Hot on the heels of Kissing Sin, Riley Jenson-half-vampire, half-werewolf-returns in her most dangerous mission yet: facing the chilling evil behind the secret cloning lab.

Critic Reviews:

"This paranormal romance series gets better and better with each new book." (FreshFiction.com)

Members Reviews:

"Aussie Urban Erotica"

Would you listen to Tempting Evil again? Why?

Not sure on this series. I read the Amazon reviews on all the books and chose to start with this book to see if I like this author. This book was good and it was a good example of author. However, the Amazon reviews on the continuing saga may make this series not be for me. Can't put my finger on it, but I think this series needs better editing. It is Ok for characters to fade in and then out, but the way i.e. Kade and Kellen come in and then go away seems a bit weak for me. I have not listened to book 1 or 2, but Quinn hardly has a part in this 9 hr listen except to help escape.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Quinn, Kade and what little we had of Kellen. Author made each of these men special and differently caring for our heroine.

What about Angela Dawes performance did you like?

I own over 70 listens of Ms Dawe's and wanted to try this author because she read it. She again does a fabulous job of all the characters. This is my first listen of her Australian accent. Her Scott's brogue is her best. (Quinn's Irish accent is good, but he is hardly in this book or rather not enough of him is in it for me)

Any additional comments?

I would like to try another book in this series, but don't know if #2,4 or #8 is the best choice to see if I want to be committed to the series.

I have a few of the JR Ward series recordings and did not catch the fact that this series is right up there with that one. I own most of that series in hard cover, but could not take the long recordings times. Reader is great.

Narrative

The story was true to form. The narrator 's Australian accent did not fit the characters I was used to hearing. I realise this is a personal issue.

The performance was good.

The story was exactly as expected and I throughly enjoyed it.

Looking forward to a series from this.

wolffie

struggled to finish. story just to much "f" word and sex. It looses the story

AWESOME SERIES!

I'm starting to love this one even more than dark Angels. I love the fact that Keri Arthur female characters are strong in every way sexually assertive & warriors to put men to shame. They're passions drive them to greatest heights & never make them abandon compassion

Great Series!

I have honestly enjoyed all the of the books in the series so far. Perhaps it is a sleeper and not many listeners have given it a chance in the audio world based on the lack of reviews. I enjoyed the narration and the story line. While you can't compare books to each other and expect everyone to agree I can honestly say this series fits very nicely next to Anita Blake,Meredith Gentry,Jane Yellow Rock, Charley Davidson,Mercy Thompson. If you enjoy a series and a strong female lead you won't be disappointed.

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Title: Galilee

Author: Clive Barker

Narrator: Paul Hecht

Format: Unabridged

Length: 23 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 168 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

A successful film maker, painter, playwright, and best-selling author, Clive Barker commands an astonishing range of creative talent. Drawing upon the literary genius that produced Sacrament, he returns to the realm of the supernatural with this intriguing saga of two families, one human and the other divine. One of Americas wealthiest and most influential families since the Civil War, the Gearys harbor terrible secrets.

The Barbarossa familys roots are far more ancient and ethereal, but they are bound to the Gearys by a shared history of murder, insanity, and adultery. When Rachel Geary and Galilee, the seductive prince of the Barbarossa clan, fall in love, they unleash powerful enmities that could destroy both dynasties. Shorter and more conventional than some of Barkers other work, this novel is especially rich with complex, passionate, three-dimensional characters, lush settings, and elegant language. Paul Hechts powerful narration gives added depth to this dark, sumptuous novel.

Members Reviews:

An Audiophile's Dream

I find myself at a true loss for words in trying to describe the pleasure this listen has given me. Clive Barker is a most remarkable and gifted storyteller. Galilee, is superb.

A masterpiece of story telling

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have already recommended this book to three of my friends and will continue to give it glowing recommendations. Galilee is a work of tremendous breadth and scope of both characterlines and storylines that are interwoven flawlessly. Clive Barker is a true master story teller.

Have you listened to any of Paul Hechts other performances before? How does this one compare?

Not familiar with Paul Hecht's other work, but he is perfect for this book's narration.

Fantastic, sweeping mythology

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

Galilee was a dream for lovers of darker fantasy, sweeping epic storytelling, and does its myth building even better than American Gods. Spellbound, you will see the story unfold in front of you masterfully. The characters are multi-dimensional and relatable (even the antagonistic ones), and the plot manages to be both epic and completely individual. The characters are so real that it almost feel like the author had a different ultimate destiny for the plot, but the voices and actions of the characters became too much for him and he bent his narrative will to their agency. I would have once told you that Clive could do no better than The Great and Secret Show, but this one is right up there.

So why the four stars? The performance was magnificent. The story, breathtaking. The production? Occasionally atrocious. Extremely long pauses are artificially created, yet for some reason the narrator's breath or gulping sounds are not edited out. I have no idea why this is, but it's made all the more terrible inside of such a great story with such a great narrator. Please, do get this audiobook, but be warned that sometimes it's going to sound like the microphone is inside the narrator's throat.

I mentioned American Gods above. I loved that book. I love mythology immensely. If you like those things, you will love this book.

A modern day Odyssey

This book is a delight and so far from formula, I cannot begin to describe it. It's a story that starts with the beginning of time and ends in modern day America.