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With her trademark grace and wit, Geraldine McCaughrean has re-imagined and illuminated one of the greatest adventure stories of all time, bringing this ancient tale to vivid life for a new generation.
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53,614
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 48,330
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48,097
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- By Michael - Audible Editor on 04-11-18
By: Madeline Miller
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Canticle
- Forgotten Realms The Cleric Quintet Book 1
- By: R. A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,284
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,292
High in the Snowflake Mountains sits the Edificant Library, a place of scholarly study for priests, bards, and others. Now from the hidden vaults beneath the library a devastating curse is unleashed, and a young cleric must battle the terrifying creatures set loose by a malevolent, consuming essence that's been released, before his own brethren turn against him. Cadderly must put his studies to the test and enter the catacombs far below to save his brothers and himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- By Josh Collins on 03-17-17
By: R. A. Salvatore
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Great Radio Science Fiction
- By: Robert Heinlein, Arch Oboler, Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Orson Welles, Aldous Huxley, Old Time Radio
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Close your eyes and see the future. Radio often explored the issues of the day by imagining the days to come - and never did it better than in the stories you'll hear in this collection! From 2000 Plus to Dimension X, this is Great Radio Science Fiction!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By Touch of Gray on 07-16-21
By: Robert Heinlein, and others
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Elseerian
- The Chronicles of Lumineia, Book 1
- By: Ben Hale
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 715
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 659
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Story4 out of 5 stars 659
The assassination of heroes was once a warning... for an invasion that nearly destroyed the world. Nations were slaughtered, cities were erased from existence, and defending armies were crushed into oblivion. In weeks, all life stood on the verge of extinction. But the end did not come. Instead the black horde vanished, leaving terrified survivors... and rumors. As the centuries passed the holocaust faded into legend, and finally myth. Across the southern sea a gifted young man is completing his training.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this book!
- By Andrew Stone on 10-06-13
By: Ben Hale
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Unity
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Julia Farmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 438
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 397
Euphemia Williams, known to her few friends as Effie, and everyone else as Eff-Bomb, will punch you for looking at her funny, for using her full name or for noticing that she's a genius. But when an elite global entity known as Unity takes note of her intelligence and offers her a chance to escape the hum-drum life of a foster-child, she signs up. At best, she expects her time abroad to be a vacation. At worst, an actual challenge. But what she finds, upon being swept up in a futuristic transport, is far, far worse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent listen!
- By Deanna Haddrill on 04-09-18
By: Jeremy Robinson
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- 05-30-22
Enjoying these audio versions of Greek mythology!
Well done. I'd listen to this production company do any Greek or Norse tale.
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