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Title: Ramage's Devil

Author: Dudley Pope

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Captain Lord Ramage's honeymoon in France is interrupted by a sudden end to the Peace of Amiens. Finding themselves on unfriendly soil just hours before hostilities commence, Ramage and his bride elude the grasp of Napoleon's secret police.

Members Reviews:

A great book by my favorite historical nautical writer

There are a few historical nautical fiction writers of whom I am a big fan. Of those writers, Dudley Pope is my favorite. Ramage's Devil is set during the Napoleonic era. It is well written and uses the peace time between the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars effectively. I never summarize a book in my reviews, in this book's case you'll be pleased to read it to make your own, but I'll point out a few details that impressed me. Ramage always goes for the most advantageous military solution to every problem. He's never half way in. With five people, four Frenchmen and his new wife, he decides to capture a mutinied British brig and rescue the loyal seamen that's been brought into the harbor where he's honeymooning in France when war breaks out again. Not exactly the easy way home and a dangerous choice. His French friend is being transported to a prison island and he decides to rescue him. Not an easy or probable task. He makes the right choices no matter how difficult or personally challenging. I loved what Pope did with the Vice-Admiral Clinton character. I like the way he portrayed his thinking and his line of questioning along with his decisiveness. Pope doesn't make everyone who isn't a main character weak and blundering. The climax is worth getting to and show's Pope's true ability in thinking about all the things I as reader am concerned with, all the questions I ask. You can tell he tries to answer the reader's questions in a thoughtful and entertaining way. The end is satisfying and the whole book is worth your time. I recommend going to the beginning of the series if you're just finding Dudley Pope and his Ramage series. You'll be entertained and it is well worth the price.

Quick and entertaining read

Very entertaining read. I have now read most of this series and continue to enjoy them. They are not a detailed or as filled-out as O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin series, but still a fun read.

More of the same

Once again, Pope feels it necessary to explain the intricacies of anchoring a ship. There is way too much explanation of the processes of ship handling, while Ramage once again anchors safely in an enemy port and captures yet more frigates without firing more than a few shots from his guns; once more, none of his faithful followers are harmed. The Ramage series is full of improbable situations: None of his officers are ever injured, none of them ever get promoted, he makes do with a single midshipman who is an accomplished seaman in spite of the fact that he is somewhere between fourteen and sixteen years old, he retains command of the Calypso seemingly forever, he almost never actually fights a ship-to-ship action, and he never makes a mistake or guesses wrong. His tricks and subterfuges are starting to wear thin.

Five Stars

Loved it

Some nice twists and truns!

Fun story in the series

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Title: The Blackheath Seance Parlour

Author: Alan Williams

Narrator: Matthew Mullane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-14

Publisher: Aquarium Audio Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1842, two sisters drunkenly debate their future, their family chocolate business has failed and so they decide to open a séance parlour. The locals are shocked but soon their shop is crammed with people wanting to contact the dead.

Despite their change in fortune, a rift forms between the sisters, as young sister Judy gets her novel published, finds a man and proves to be more capable of contacting spirits than Maggie. Spurred on by jealousy, Maggie tries harder, and soon even the Queen is consulting her. The Church decides they must be stopped by any means possible, but these women will not go down without a fight.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely amazing!

This book was amazing. The story, the tone of the characters, the detail, all fantastic. As a professional Tarot Reader, Psychic and Medium, I appreciate this book more than any other. I say this because the training of the Cloak sisters was almost EXACTLY the training I received from my Psychic mentors. Beyond all that, the book is captivating. Buy this book, you can thank my later.

Listening pleasure

I found it difficult to take my headphones off. Matthew Mullane does an amazing narration of Alan Williams's novel. Alan's story weaves it's way through Blackheath and the characters are brought to life by Matt in a special way. Recommend wholeheartedly by me

TBC recommendation a worthwhile horror

this lengthy book encapsulates two genre's of horror. well explained full story altogether I do feel the parallel story could have made two books.

A fantastical listen

A great audio book. Laugh out loud moments, romantic, scary, weepy, a really good listen. The narrator has a wide variety of voices and coupled with the sound effects he keeps you hooked into the story.

Well worth a listen.

Great story & characters.

Where does The Blackheath Seance Parlour rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Top 20 but that's because I love the book so much.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Blackheath Seance Parlour?

Don't want to give anything away.

Have you listened to any of Matthew Mullanes other performances? How does this one compare?

Nope haven't listened to him before but he was good.

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

This book makes you care about the characters and the journey.

Any additional comments?

I would of liked a woman narrating the story because of the female leads.

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Title: Imperial Fire

Author: Robert Lyndon

Narrator: Ric Jerrom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-13-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

AD 1081: Vast empires struggle for dominance. From the Normans in the north to the Byzantines in the south. Battles rage across Europe and around its fringes.

But in the east an empire still mightier stirs, wielding a weapon to rule the world: gunpowder. Seeking the destructive might of this fire drug, the mercenary Vallon is sent by the defeated Byzantine emperor on a near-impossible quest to the far-off land of Song-Dynasty China.

Leading a highly trained squadron, Vallon is accompanied by the physician hero Wayland, and the English hunter, a young upstart named Lucas. All have their own reasons for going, all have secrets. It's a quest that leads them across treacherous seas and boiling deserts, and into the unchartered land of mountains and plains beyond the Silk Road. Many will die... but the rewards are unbelievable.

Members Reviews:

Less enjoyable than Hawk Quest

I listened to this straight after Hawk quest (which was superb) and have to say I was l little disappointed.

The characters did not gel together as well as before and the story was lack lustre at times.

Lucas was particularly annoying, although maybe that was what the author wanted him to be like.

The excitement was not as strong as before and the ending was sudden and weak.

I still enjoyed it and look forward to the next in the series to find out about the new adventures the friends undertake.

I buy too many at the same time

What would have made Imperial Fire better?

I thought the concept was great, but the execution was slow and just not credible. I am too late for a refund, but will be deleting this ASAP

What will your next listen be?

Not another one by the same author by the look of it

What didnt you like about Ric Jerroms performance?

Sorry, but I found the reading too slow and ponderous. I liked the reader's voice, just not what he did with it with this. I wouldn't rule out trying another book read by him, but this one? I cannot stand it any more

You didnt love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Nothing I can think of

Any additional comments?

I buy too many. I need to experiment less - unless I am sure that I can listen to at least a couple of chapters

Great story!!!

It is a great follow up to Hawks Quest. Interesting to follow a great and exciting story line and to also have your moral compass be tested and possibly adjusted.

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Title: The Hunt for War Treasure in Paraguay

Author: Alexander F. Baillie

Narrator: McCartney Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-10-14

Publisher: McCartney Taylor

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the aftermath of the devastating 1864 War of the Triple Alliance, a team of British comrades launch an expedition across Paraguay to pinpoin and recover the buried war chest of General Lopez. Possibly based on a true story, and definately written by an 18th century explorer and naturalist who recounts firsthand Paraguay as seen in the late 1800s. Edited, annotated, and modernized by treasure hunter Otto Von Helsing to bring this charming novel up to current standards of quality. A lost gem brought back from 1887.

Members Reviews:

Great novel for adventure lovers and history buffs

Who doesn't love a good adventure story? This novel is an updated version of Alexander Francis Baillie's 1887 novel, A Paraguayan treasure. The story offers a vivid description of an expedition into the Paraguayan interior, as the narrator searchers for treasurer. There is also a good historical perspective of class differences and race relations in late nineteenth-century Paraguay. The editor has revised the book to use updated geographic names and simpler writing--while maintaining the tone and flavor of the original novel.

Oldie but a Goodie.

A vivid rendition of travel in 1880's Paraguay. The book is multi-dimentional, not just focused on the treasure, but on friends, espionage, adventure borne romance, the socio-economic state of Paraguay, and how to deal with corrupt officials. It also provides a wonderful insight of how life was for a rich British aristocrat in 1880s. The most engaging part of the story was the first hand description of the culture in Paraguay as of 1880s. Clearly the original author was a naturalist and had been there. Two thumbs up!

Paraguay or bust.

Poorly written, some historical content, but lacks quality.

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Title: There Were Many Horses

Author: Luiz Ruffato, Anthony Doyle (translator)

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

There Were Many Horses is considered one of the defining novels of Brazilian literature, winner of the Brazilian National Librarys Machado de Assis Award and the APCA Award for best novel upon its debut in 2001, and this publication marks its English debut. A day in the life of So Paulo exposes the city for the diversity of all its inhabitants as the author describes in detail the scenes around him. Its May 9, 2000, and the city teems with life. The city is more than just traffic jams, parks, and global financial maneuvering. He deciphers every minute and second of the metropolis marked by human diversity - a mosaic of people from all over Brazil and the world marking the citys personality at the turn of the 21st century.

Members Reviews:

An Acquired Taste We All Should Have

I actually read this en route to and during a brief stay in Brazil (Rio, though, not Sao Paolo) and it was the perfect complement for the trip, an ever present snapshot of the gritty underbelly of the country. I am never one to get caught up in the glamour put on for tourists, I always am more interested in the side alleys and the real people behind the salesman smiles. This book captured such people in every single vignette. I saw Ruffato's inspiration in every splice of graffiti, every toothless boy sleeping on the sidewalk...and it kept me grounded, reminded me to seek the flavor of the city, not just the souvenirs.

Vignettes like those in this book are not for everyone, but I think they should be. This is the kind of taste people should acquire. It's the kind of jolt, like black coffee, that people need to be reminded that everyone has a story, everyone has worth.

Collage of Stories

Excellent book...novel is not the correct term since this is essentially a collage of tales trying to encompass the variety of Sao Paulo. Rather than imposing the strictures of a narrative on the stories, the author provides an emotional coherence to the book that I think in the end succeeds. If the reader is prepared to accept this unique structure, the book will reward the investment of time and effort.

There is no plot, no stories

There is no plot. There are no stories.

This book shouldn't be called a novel. Of course, these aren't short stories either. I'm not even sure they can be called vignettes. The good thing was that I could come home from work after a busy day and read without worrying about the storyline because there was none. I didn't have to remember what I read the day before.

But I love characters, first and also like a good plot, a good story. Since there was none, I was left feeling rather Blasé about the book when I was reading it and when I finished.

If this is a new style of storytelling, I will stick to the old style.

Three Stars

Idiosyncratic, interesting

Wild Horses Running in All Directions ...

My interest in this book was piqued due to the high acclaim, awards and recognition it received in Brazil. It won two prestigious awards one even being named 'best novel.' I expected to admire the writing and love the book. I was seriously disappointed.

The book consists of sixty eight vignettes, unconnected chunks and pieces of life events, information, glimpses into various aspects of people's lives, people who come from all classes and walks of life.

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Title: Plague Land

Author: S. D. Sykes

Narrator: Ewan Goddard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-25-14

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Oswald de Lacy was never meant to be the Lord of Somerhill Manor. Despatched to a monastery at the age of seven, sent back at 17 when his father and two older brothers are killed by the Plague, Oswald has no experience of running an estate. He finds the years of pestilence and neglect have changed the old place dramatically, not to mention the attitude of the surviving peasants. Yet some things never change.

Oswald's mother remains the powerful matriarch of the family, and his sister Clemence simmers in the background, dangerous and unmarried. Before he can do anything, Oswald is confronted by the shocking death of a young woman, Alison Starvecrow. The ambitious village priest claims that Alison was killed by a band of demonic dog-headed men. Oswald is certain this is nonsense, but proving it - by finding the real murderer - is quite a different matter.

Every step he takes seems to lead Oswald deeper into a dark maze of political intrigue, family secrets, and violent strife. And then the body of another girl is found.

SD Sykes brilliantly evokes the landscape and people of medieval Kent in this thrillingly suspenseful debut.

Critic Reviews:

"Plague Land is a gripping historical crime thriller, an engaging coming-of-age story and a richly textured evocation of 14th Century Kent. I was totally hooked." (Jake Woodhouse, author of The Amsterdam Quartet)

"There are plot twists aplenty ... Plague Land is a quest to rebuild identity in an apocalyptic world, a theme that makes this new medieval series one I will be sure to follow." (Martine Bailey, author of An Appetite for Violets)

Members Reviews:

It was not bad

What did you like best about Plague Land? What did you like least?

I liked the twists and turns, but the tone of the narrator, while good as a young man coming of age, was still a tad whiny. But I stuck with it and enjoyed it.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Ewan Goddard?

Someone with a less whiny tone. Sorry.

Did Plague Land inspire you to do anything?

Nope

An innocent returns.

I thought this book was aimed at the young adult market. I found it rather unsophisticated, however I may have been influenced by the narrator, who sounds about 16 and I suppose that's appropriate because the protagonist is a somewhat innocent teenager who had spent most of his life in training at a monastery which explains his naivety but not his free-thinking attitude. When his father and two older brothers die from the Black Death he is sent back with his friend, a priest, to take over management of the family estate where his mean-spirited sister and spiteful mother live.

The characters are reasonably well drawn, but I did not feel I was dropped into Medieval England as I had hoped. I had trouble with the transparently stupid self-confessed errors the main character makes because he fails utterly to understand the social environment he lives in and this struck a major discord.

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Title: Gutenberg's Apprentice

Author: Alix Christie

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-14

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Alix Christie's rich and enthralling debut novel reveals the explosive human drama behind the world-changing invention of the printing press and the creation of the worlds most famous book: the Gutenberg Bible.

The year is 1450. Peter Schoeffer, an ambitious young scribe, returns from Paris to Mainz, his home town on the Rhine, at the behest of his foster father, a forward-thinking merchant and bookseller. There he is unwillingly thrown into a workshop that his father has financed, a strange, dark place run by a driven, caustic master named Johann Gutenberg. Its purpose is the manufacture of books in a new - and according to some, blasphemous - way: with a secret invention known as a printing press.

Gutenberg's Apprentice is the story of Peters journey from reluctant apprentice to overseer of the most important book ever made, and all that he seeks, and is forced, to understand along the way. It is the tale of a young man torn between two fathers, his resentment and grudging love for a man both brilliant and stormy, their battle to prevail against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including struggles within the workshop and against the crushing power of the Catholic Church. Each step they take awakens age-old conflicts between art and commerce, tradition bristling against technological progress, and fate versus human agency. This is the untold story of the last great communications revolution, with all the wonder and doubt the digital world provokes today vividly experienced half a millennium ago, in the workshop that produced the world's first printed book.

Writing with a rare sense of authenticity, Alix Christie has created in her debut novel a richly imagined, emotionally powerful, and spectacularly convincing account of one of the most important events in Western history.

Members Reviews:

Inkstained Wretches, Rejoice!

Whether you're a fan of typography, history or a well-turned phrase, this novel rooted in historical research will grip you tight until you finish, and linger long afterward.

This story is grand and sprawling in all the right ways. Alix Christie demythologizes the icon we know as Johannes Gutenberg and humanizes him with a portrayal of a gifted, driven, high-strung, imperfect, visionary man. Receiving almost equal billing is Peter Schoeffer, a young man who becomes Gutenberg's apprentice.

Characters, setting, dialog, and pacing all are competent and keep a story this vast moving without getting muddled. However, whereGutenberg's Apprenticeexcels is Christie's adept descriptions of minute details, such as the crafting of the punches, and the casting of pieces of type. She comes by this knowledge not only academically but with ink under her fingernails. She apprenticed beginning at age 16 with master letterpress printers and as an adult, as she puts it, "kept a hand in the `darkest art.'" It is fitting that someone with ink in her veins came across documentation of others involved in Gutenberg's mighty achievement and recognized that this was a story worth researching and telling.

Any top-notch historical biographer could have done a serviceable job describing the years of intrigue, perseverance, and privation that went into the development of movable, metal type.

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Title: Brimstone Trail

Author: Ralph Compton, Marcus Galloway

Narrator: Kevin Orton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

God help him.

Before hearing the call of the Lord, Paul had seen more than his share of sin - mostly his own. But since he came to minister to the small town of Pueblito Verde, most of what he sees are tamer transgressions. Knowing his own past, Paul believes the occasional mistake doesn' t make someone truly evil. But some men are more evil than others. When the brutal Jack Kerrigan and his band of ruffians hit town, Paul' s new life starts to go bad. Then things go from bad to worse when ruthless bounty hunter Dave Sprole arrives with money and murder on his mind. Now, the town is caught in the crossfire between two cold-blooded killers - and Paul knows that it' s time for him to stand up for what he believes in.

Members Reviews:

Could not finish it. So completely boring and lacking in action.

Could not finish it. So very very boring. No action unless you consider a never ending argument between a sheriff, a preacher and a bounty hunter interesting. This is perhaps 25 pages of content with thin content and the rest argument after argument... I'm not sure that it rates even one star.

a book with a few things missing

Great read. Would not have expected that ending. Does not have the flow of his earlier works. This must be one of the cub writers submitting under the Compton name.

very good read

Good story ,good ending kept me reading evertime I thought I knew the storys ending it twisted around and took me a dirrerent thougth

More books for Dad

Dad loves westerns. He likes Ralph Compton along with Longarm. He said the Trail series of Compton is really good.

Five Stars

Great Western

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Title: Herod from Hell

Subtitle: Confessions and Reminiscences

Author: Craig R. Smith

Narrator: Jim Tedder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-14

Publisher: Craig R. Smith

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Herod the Great provides this memoir from Hell because he wishes to set the record straight. Herod finds historic figures in Hell to help him, including his son Herod Antipas, who ruled during Jesus' crucifixion; Cleopatra, who at first befriended and then turned on Herod; Marc Antony, who made him King of the Jews. We also meet such characters as Caesar Augustus, Pilate, Pope Leo X, Martin Luther, and Henry VIII. In this memoir, Herod solves some mysteries regarding the lives of various Roman emperors, John the Baptist, Jesus, and John, the beloved apostle. For example, in conversations with his son Antipas, Herod discovers what is meant by the apostle John being called the one Jesus loved in two books of the Bible. Herod also provides a new interpretation of the Book of Revelation. He explores the philosophies of his reign including Epicurean, Stoic, and Neoplatonic thought, providing the reader with an additional educational experience. While the book focuses on the life of Herod, its scope is larger in order to provide a proper context for the subject matter. For example, since Herod is overthrown at one point by Antigonus of the Hasmonean line of Jews, it is important to understand that the Hasmoneans were direct descendants of the Maccabees who freed the Jews from Greek rule.

Since Nero's suicide precipitates the Jewish revolt and subsequent destruction of the Herod's Temple for the Jews, the circumstances of Nero's self-destruction are laid out. The distinguishing features of the audiobook include Herod's first person narrative, his conversations with other historical figures, a portrait of life in Hell including its path to redemption, research documented in footnotes, and a detailed history of Herodian dynasty set into context including interaction with the Roman Empire, the Jews of Antiquity, and the Christian leadership.

Members Reviews:

Fun, somewhat subversive fiction story

I really liked this story. Wasn't going to comment, but I couldn't let the single one-star review go unresponded to. This book is obviously fictional and has its tongue firmly in cheek. I understand that Herod is a polarizing figure historically but this story is so obviously not trying to represent itself as reality (it's set in hell after all) that this wasn't a hang up for me personally in enjoying the story.

I couldn't help but get a kick out of this fictional character struggling in a very amusing way to untangle the nature of Judeo-Christian beliefs as a means to move up from the lower levels of hell to higher ones. One thing I will say is that this hell sounds a lot more like a kind of historical old folks home w fun activities and plenty of booze than anything I have to been led to expect from the Bible. I do agree w another reviewer that the passing reference to Hurricane Katrina as one of Satan's works was in very poor taste and fell flat as what I suspect was meant to be a joke. That was one of a few blemishes on the story. Overall tho this book was a good time w a good narrator and I would listen to it again.

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Title: The Far Side of the Sun

Author: Kate Furnivall

Narrator: Jane McDowell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-14-14

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Sunday Times top 10 best-selling author

Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally best-selling author of The Betrayal.

With beautiful blue skies, sandy beaches and glorious sunshine, the Bahamas is a slice of heaven. But in 1943, the world is at war and even paradise isn't safe....

Twenty-three-year-old Dodie Wyatt thought she had escaped her turbulent past - but one night her peace is shattered when she chooses to help a man she finds stabbed in an alleyway.

On the other side of Nassau, wealthy diplomat's wife Ella Stanford plays the role she has been born into, throwing herself into charitable work and charming her husband's powerful friends. But she has secrets to keep - and those secrets could put her life in danger.

Critic Reviews:

"The setting is sweeping, the story big and the description vivid." (Courier Mail)

"Furnivall's descriptions are powerful . . . the plotting and pace are breathless." (Historical Novels Review)

"Breathtaking historical fiction." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

excellent book.

Imbued with the Kate Furnivall style and panache. excellent book .

Loved this book

I loved this book. It was well-written and kept my attention throughout. Unfortunately, I could not put it down once I started, so I ended up finishing it quickly. The main characters were very believable, and I liked the setting, as well as the historical facts such as the mystery surrounding the murder of Sir Harry Oakes that were woven throughout the story. This was the second book by this author that I have read (the other being "The White Pearl"), and enjoyed both of them very much.

Disjointed

I liked the story line, however I did find it a little disjointed, not free flowing as I would like, I had to try and read a whole chapter at a time, as each chapter was related to a particular character. Overall I enjoyed the book, and I will look forward to another book written by Kate Furnivall.

The Far Side of the Sun: A great read.

This is another of Kate Furnivall's books with great incite into the life and times of the characters. She has done her research and is able to depict the history of the setting with great detail.

Very interesting and somewhat historical.

There was a lot to get through, but if you do, the ends starts like a tornado and just keeps you locked into reading.