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Bear Head
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard, Nathan Osgood, William Hope
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 605
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 534
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 533
Mars. The red planet. A new frontier for humanity: a civilisation where humans can live in peace, lord and master of all they survey. But this isn't Space City from those old science-fiction books. It's more like Hell City, built into and from a huge crater. There's a big silk canopy over it, feeding out atmosphere as we generate it, little by little, because we can't breathe the air here. I guess it's a perfect place to live, if you want to live on Mars. At some point I must have wanted to live on Mars, because here I am.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Strange choice of two narrators
- By Mr M on 20-03-21
- Bear Head
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard, Nathan Osgood, William Hope
A solid sequel to a great book
Reviewed: 07-11-23
If you liked the first book in the series then you’ll enjoy this too. If you were ambivalent then maybe find something new instead.
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Titanium Noir
- By: Nick Harkaway
- Narrated by: Davis Brooks
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Cal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So when he's called in to investigate a homicide at a local apartment, he is surprised at first to see that the victim appears to be a rather typical techie. But on closer inspection, he finds the victim is over seven feet tall. And even though he doesn't look a day over thirty, he is actually ninety years old. Clearly, he is a Titan - one of this dystopian, near-future society's genetically altered elites.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great plot
- By Linda Taudal on 08-01-24
- Titanium Noir
- By: Nick Harkaway
- Narrated by: Davis Brooks
Clever and interesting gumshoe with a twist
Reviewed: 22-05-23
Very interesting world. Great characters and a solid protagonist with whom to form a connection. Perfect performance from the narrator, although I ran it at 1.5x speed. Humour sprinkled throughout but not jokey. Recommend.
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Children of Memory
- Children of Time, Book 3
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 879
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 782
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 780
When Earth failed, it sent out arkships to establish new outposts. So the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive on Imir, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost. Then strangers appear, on a world where everyone knows their neighbour.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly disappointing sequel to the series
- By Damian on 10-12-22
- Children of Memory
- Children of Time, Book 3
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
Best of the three (so far)
Reviewed: 18-12-22
Non-derivative but completely canon sequel in a great hard science fiction trilogy. Could be read in isolation but better enjoyed in sequence.
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Meantime
- By: Frankie Boyle
- Narrated by: Chris Reilly
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 721
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 663
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 661
Glasgow, 2015. When Valium addict Felix McAveety's best friend Marina is found murdered in the local park, he goes looking for answers to questions that he quickly forgets. In a haze of uppers, hallucinogens and diazepam, Felix enlists the help of a brilliant but mercurial GP; a bright young trade unionist; a failing screenwriter; semi-celebrity crime novelist Jane Pickford; and his crisis fuelled downstairs neighbour Donnie.
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1 out of 5 stars
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tripe
- By mama on 26-07-22
- Meantime
- By: Frankie Boyle
- Narrated by: Chris Reilly
Stunning début
Reviewed: 28-08-22
I’m a huge fan of Frankie but had no idea what to expect. I was not really expecting such an emotional rollercoaster of hilarity and pain. If you’re on the fence about this one take the plunge I bet it will pay off.
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French & Saunders: Titting About
- By: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,415
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,127
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,089
French & Saunders are back! This is an exclusive opportunity to hear comedy goddesses Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders doing what they do best: titting about and being funny, in their brand new comedy podcast series. Across the series, award-winning double-act Dawn and Jennifer take six big important subjects and quite literally ‘tit about’ with them. From useful tips on airport shopping to naming their top three vegetables, Dawn and Jennifer leave no stone unturned in this thorough quest to entertain, inform and properly tit about.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant!
- By S on 06-10-20
Hilarious, serious and irreverent
Reviewed: 22-04-22
They are just chatting but what they say are some of the funniest things they have ever said. Light hearted and lovable. The last line Dawn says nearly made be choke as I laughed so hard!
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The Sound at the End
- By: Kirsty Logan
- Narrated by: Lisa Caruccio Came, Alexiane Cazenave, Don Gilet, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 321
On a near-abandoned research base in an Arctic ice field, a skeleton crew works to ensure the centre doesn’t collapse amid treacherous storms. Officially, Trieste Grayling arrives in order to explore and film a sunken shipwreck for a documentary film; privately, she's working through a complicated grief. Trieste soon realises she's not the only one who was attracted to this intense isolation in order to escape her ghosts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An intricate story
- By Em S. on 16-01-22
An original experience
Reviewed: 27-01-22
I found the story novel, well paced and very rewarding. The acting and soundscape are excellent. Recommended
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A Town Called Discovery
- By: RR Haywood
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,385
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,260
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,260
A man falls from the sky. He has no memory. He has no sense of self. What lies ahead are a series of tests, each more brutal than the last, and if he gets through them all, he might just reach a town called Discovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely brilliant as usual.
- By Darren on 04-09-20
- A Town Called Discovery
- By: RR Haywood
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
Fun if trite
Reviewed: 05-11-21
Enjoyable and fun although many themes are borrowed or feel like they are. Bit annoying at the beginning but got interesting enough soon enough to keep going, which was good as the story is rewarding. The performance is excellent.
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From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 1)
- An Audible Original
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16,980
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,868
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,776
Broadcaster, writer, philanthroper and one of the first public figures to suggest high-visibility clothing for people manning temporary car parks, the public Alan Partridge is a cherished institution. But what of the unseen Alan? For the first time, this famously private man welcomes us into his home and audibly deshrouds himself for a fascinating series of podcasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Ruddy, bloody brave!
- By Mark B on 03-09-20
- From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 1)
- An Audible Original
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
If you like Alan Partridge, you will like this
Reviewed: 24-08-21
This is exactly what a podcast by Alan Partridge would be. It is absolutely perfect.
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The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
- By: M. John Harrison
- Narrated by: Max Dowler
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4 out of 5 stars 70
Shaw had a breakdown, but he's getting himself back together. He has a single room, a job on a decaying London barge and an on-off affair with a doctor's daughter called Victoria, who claims to have seen her first corpse at age 13. It's not ideal, but it's a life. Or it would be if Shaw hadn't got himself involved in a conspiracy theory that, on dark nights by the river, seems less and less theoretical....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A strange and curious vision
- By John on 01-11-20
- The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
- By: M. John Harrison
- Narrated by: Max Dowler
Peculiar, disturbing story, but well written
Reviewed: 24-08-21
The prose of the book is excellent and stimulating, leading you ever more into the story and seeking answers. It is nothing like anything else I have read. Ultimately, I found it wanting at the end, although I see that is perhaps, the purpose of the author.
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Portent
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 613
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 560
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Story4 out of 5 stars 558
The end is beginning. The time is just a few short years from now. But already the signs of global disaster are multiplying. Freak storms, earthquakes, floods volcanic eruptions are sweeping the earth. The last violent spasms of a dying planet. Then a series of ominous events signal the emergence of new and terrifying forces.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Time changes everything.
- By A. Brunton on 24-10-21
- Portent
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Classic pulp horror
Reviewed: 24-08-21
Follows James usual style and delivers an interesting story to which you want to see the conclusion. Not as good as some of his other books, in my opinion, and felt a little more contrived than usual, but fans will enjoy it and others looking for an easy, somewhat titillating story will too.
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