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- Narrated by: Angela S. Clark, Mark Bowen, Peter Coates
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Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis, was a respected academic, writer, and speaker. While he might be best known for his works of fantasy, especially the Chronicles of Narnia and Space Trilogy series, he also wrote many books on Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
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A Calmer Narnia than the popular audio
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By: C. S. Lewis
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The complete unabridged audiobook of J.R.R Tolkien's The Silmarillion. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part.
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Finally!
- By Brian on 11-22-18
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Shardik
- By: Richard Adams
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 23 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events.
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Overlooked, underappreciated and forgotten epic
- By "sharp31" on 08-06-18
By: Richard Adams
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The Hills Have Spies
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- By: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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In this new series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily must continue to protect the realm of Valdemar while raising their children and preparing them to follow in their footsteps.
Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Peregrine, has the Gift of Animal Mindspeech—he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Perry's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but he has yet to be Chosen by a Companion.
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Great continuation of the series!
- By Peter on 06-28-18
By: Mercedes Lackey
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Aesop's Fables for Children
- By: Aesop
- Narrated by: Steve Blane
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For centuries, children and adults have treasured the stories handed down by Aesop, a slave who lived in ancient Greece approximately six centuries B.C. Known for their charm and simplicity, these simple tales feature brief adventures of animals, birds, and beasts - with a message hidden in each narrative. Every child should meet up with "The Hare and the Tortoise", "The Ants and the Grasshopper", "The Goose and the Golden Egg", "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", and other characters.
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Great book kids love it.
- By umrkrkfwdnxieejxidjjdememdjjrirridiid on 01-03-18
By: Aesop
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- A Leo Tolstoy Short Story
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Bill DeWees
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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The brilliance of this story is in how a normal bureaucrat, a judge in this case, has a small accident that winds up gradually taking his life. As he deals with this incident, with hope at first and then despair, he comes to terms with his family, his life, and the mediocrities that we all suffer with, except for the exceptional few. This story rings a particularly poignant note for those in early middle age facing the next part of their lives. This story is considered Tolstoy's best.
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Great Book, Great Price, Good Narration
- By Michael on 03-05-13
By: Leo Tolstoy
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West of Eden
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth. Overnight, the age of dinosaurs ended. The age of mammals had begun. But what if history had happened differently? What if the reptiles had survived to evolve into intelligent life? In West of Eden, best-selling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendants of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a battle for survival.
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Narration is flat and monotonous.
- By Sande on 06-28-17
By: Harry Harrison
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The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Unabridged
- H.G. Wells' Classic Collection
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin Theis
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Presented is a two-volume collection of Wells' most celebrated classics of science-fiction and horror: The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau. This audio-enhanced version - with sound effects and musical soundtrack - combines Wells' groundbreaking exploration of time travel with his "youthful blasphemy" tale of animal and human hybrids.
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Classic Stories - Refreshing Narration
- By Daniela Thelen on 12-28-18
By: H. G. Wells
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The Cloven Viscount
- Translated by Archibald Colquhoun
- By: Italo Calvino
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In this fantastically macabre tale, the separate halves of a nobleman split in two by a cannonball go on to pursue their own independent adventures. In a battle against the Turks, Viscount Medardo of Terralba is bissected lengthwise by a cannonball. One half of him returns to his feudal estate and takes up a lavishly evil life. Soon the other, virtuous half appears. The two halves become rivals for the love of the same woman, fight a bloody duel, and achieve a miraculous resolution.
By: Italo Calvino
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The Book of the Dun Cow
- By: Walter Wangerin Jr.
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
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Walter Wangerin's profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the animals could speak, when Chauntecleer the Rooster ruled over a more or less peaceful kingdom. What the animals did not know was that they were the Keepers of Wyrm, monster of evil long imprisoned beneath the earth ... and Wyrm, sub terra, was breaking free.
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The Barnyard Battles Heinous Evil
- By HopSez on 08-03-15
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Pastoral
- By: André Alexis
- Narrated by: André Alexis
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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There were plans for an official welcome. It was to take place the following Sunday. But those who came to the rectory on Father Pennant's second day were the ones who could not resist seeing him sooner. Here was the man to whom they would confess the darkest things. It was important to feel him out. Mrs. Young, for instance, after she had watched him eat a piece of her macaroni pie, quietly asked what he thought of adultery. André Alexis brings a modern sensibility and a new liveliness to an age-old genre, the pastoral.
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Thoughtful and interesting
- By Frances on 10-09-18
By: André Alexis
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- Becca
- 05-19-19
Capaldi is FANTASTIC; tech editing, not as much
Watership Down has been one of my favorite books since my childhood. I have often sought it out on Audible, but it was only there in foreign languages. Imagine, then, my utter delight when I searched one day and discovered it, unabridged, in English! It was released that very same day in fact, and even better, Peter Capaldi was the narrator! (If you are a Whovian as I am, and one who thoroughly enjoyed Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor as I did, you may have some inkling of my sheer excitement over this discovery. 😁)
Capaldi does an amazing job with the voices of the different characters. I had no idea his voice acting skills were so diverse and well-developed - what a delightful surprise as I listened! I admit, the choice of tone for some (Pipkin and the mouse, for example, though Kehaar was spot-on) were not quite how I always heard them inwardly as I read the book, but they worked, and more importantly, all the character voices were consistent throughout the book. There was great emotion in the telling and made it a riveting story to listen to, which I did with great pleasure.
However, there is one particular technical issue which I could not overlook. I have worked as an audiobook technical editor before, working on long novels of a similar length. I know how time-consuming and detailed this work often can be, so I generally don't get TOO picky, particularly when the narrator does a terrific job, as Capaldi did. The issue I have here is that in at least three separate places (chapter 12, chapter 13 or 14, and again much later somewhere around chapter 23 or so - couldn't see it at that time), the tech editor missed a splice, resulting in a repetition of lines. The listener thus heard Capaldi read the line, then read it again exactly the same a second time. Now, I used to do this in my own editing as a bookmark to ensure I had enough audio to seamlessly blend tracks from separate recording sessions, matching tone, volume, inflection, etc. The trick was to remember to go back to the bookmarks and listen to the entire sequence, removing one of the duplicate crossover lines. It almost sounded to me like someone removed the bookmarks and forgot to check the final edit of tracks. Once, that's an "oopsie" and life goes on. This happened clearly and distinctly on three occasions, however - though I give credit to the tech editor in that even with this, the actual track playback contained no obvious cuts or changes in ambient noise. (Well done!)
Other than that one issue, my only other note would be regarding the use of Lapine terminology without references. In the book, the first use of a Lapine work was often footnoted for the reader with the English translation. This was not done here. Narrating footnotes can be difficult, though I think this could be worked around by including a downloadable supplemental material upon purchase, consisting of a Lapine-English glossary. Many audiobooks I have purchased do similar things with worksheets or diagrams, or even full workbooks, so this would be no challenge that I can see, and it might make it easier for the listener to know right away what/who "Inlé" and then "fu-Inlé" might be, or "silflay" or "hraka" and the like. Contextually, the meaning becomes somewhat understood, but it is not so clear that a word like "embleer" has a more crude meaning than it is generally used in the book (until the end - I do love Bigwig's comment to the General). Not to mention the names of the rabbits, particularly the does. Capaldi speaks them casually and confidently and well, but I know how they are spelled and it rang true. For a first time listener, though, it might almost sound like he spoke with marbles in his mouth. If I recall correctly, one of the copies of this book that I own also has what amounts to a "Cast of Characters" page, listing the rabbits and their originating warrens/locations. That too could be a useful supplemental download, as would the map of where the Down and the Nuthanger and Efrafa were located in relation to each other.
These are merely suggestions intended to aid the new listener who is unfamiliar with this wonderful book. I highly recommend reading the print copy as well. Capaldi did a superb job bringing this story and these characters to life, and I can say with certainty that tech "oopsie" edits and all aside, I will be listening to this more than once in the future. Bravo! Highly recommended to all! ❤️
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- Matthew
- 08-28-19
Better than what I expected
I always thought this book would be a depressing narrative of evil rabbits. I also thought they would be on some sort of a ship lol. I was wrong on both accounts, and the adventures given had just the right balance of problem and solution.
Excellently read!
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- bookfan
- 06-15-19
Who would have thought
Who would have thought a story about rabbits would be so exciting!!! The narration by Peter Capaldi brought the story to life. His voice for each and every character was just perfect and made the experience even more wonderful. I’m so glad I listened to this audio version. Sometimes I read along with my hard copy while listening. When it ended I had tears in my eyes and wanted to start all over again!
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- bookworm316
- 05-25-21
Peter Capaldi's masterful performance!
Capaldi gives a riveting performance. Definitely an enjoyable listen. The story is great. Although it is about anthropomorphic animals, don't be fooled into thinking this is for young children. I'd recommend this for kids 12 and up.
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- Molly
- 11-10-20
Outstanding narrator!
Beautiful narration of a classic novel. I bought the audiobook for the story but will look for other books read by this narrator. Highly recommend this audiobook!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-30-23
Great Epic Tale
Full of adventure and adversity. I can see why scholars have compared this to the Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid.
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- jeffrey a webb
- 08-19-19
great classic re-read
this is a great stoey a clasic . i enjoyed reading it in middle school and i have enjoyed it again as an adult.
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- Dexter Young
- 06-15-19
fantastic, just fantastic
watch the movie for the first time as an adult this year and so I had to go and finish the book, absolutely amazing and wonderful performance
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- kyliemom
- 10-05-20
Absolutely beautiful!
The most amazing, riveting & enjoyable audible book! The characters and story came alive. The narrator was beyond exceptional and I enjoyed it more than if I was in a theater watching a movie. Such a beautiful story read many years ago and now enjoyed immensely again listening to it come alive. So glad to have found this book on Audible. Thank you!!
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- Ardent Reader
- 05-10-20
As good now as it was then
This is a delightful story, that, according to the author, he made up to keep his daughters entertained on a long car journey. Many believe the story to be allegorical, and, while it's easy to see why, the author refutes that
interpretation. Either way, it's a well-told story of friendship, innovation, morality and survival as the rabbits come together to support the common good.
Peter Capaldi's performance was absolutely brilliant as he infused each character with it's own vibrant personality and voice. I cannot say enough about how masterfully he brought the story to life.
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