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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Harry Lloyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 850
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 773
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 772
A century before A Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros.... A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there were Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly transformed from the graphic novellas
- By justanotheramazonian on 09-10-2015
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Harry Lloyd
ASOIAF is to LOTR as AKOTSK is to the Hobbit
Reviewed: 05-02-2020
A little less serious in tone at times than ASOIAF, thus the comparison to the Hobbit. Dunk is a Hedge Knight finding his place in the world and Egg is his squire who is learning what it means to be a subject of the iron throne. Be they Lords or knights, merchants or inn keepers, crofters or servants, and even Dornish. A great prequel-ish series, also unfinished, yet enjoyable to listen to time and again. Truly rewards re-reading/re-listening, and Harry Lloyd does a great performance. He doesn't have the widest vocal range, yet he captures the characters well, especially Ser Duncan the Tall. Buy it and love it <3
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League of Legends: Realms of Runeterra (Official Companion)
- By: Riot Games
- Narrated by: Lynn Bradford
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
Unlock the mysteries and magic within League of Legends, one of the world's most popular video games, in this encyclopedic companion book that explores the game's epic lore. Embark on a journey through the realms of Runeterra in this first-ever companion book, published to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary. Spanning the farthest reaches of this universe and venturing into uncharted territory, this encyclopedic compendium connects players to the rich storytelling that inspires all the action.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who doesn't love lore?
- By Chelsea Hardy on 24-01-2020
Who doesn't love lore?
Reviewed: 24-01-2020
The performance is great, Lynn has a very soothing voice which made for easy listening. That said, there are a few small issues with the structure of the audiobook. This is a performance of something similar to a DK visual encyclopedia with short stories mixed in throughout. Because the physical book has small pictures with text all over the pages, some sections of the performance are a collection of very short descriptions. I think this was a real challenge they faced in production, and it detracts a little from the performance. Though it is unusual, I think they did well all things considered. You will like this if you are a fan of League of Legends.
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The End is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 636
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 555
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 551
In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin connects the past and future in fascinating and colourful ways, exploring a question that has hung over humanity like the sword of Damocles from the collapse of the Bronze Age to the nuclear era - that of human survival. Combining his trademark mix of storytelling, history and thought experiments, Carlin forces us to consider what sounds like fantasy: that we might suffer the same fate as all previous civilisations. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dan Carlin Conquers the audio book
- By Anonymous User on 04-11-2019
- The End is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
Dan Carlin is Dan Carlin
Reviewed: 23-01-2020
If you like Dan Carlin's podcasts you might enjoy this too. Far more structured and scripted than the casts though, so it's good to listen too. Didn't go into enough detail on many things, and also didn't go into anything like recurrent nova/X Class Solar Flares, etc. I would have liked a bit about the theories out there regarding the catastrophe cycle, but then I suppose Dan Carlin is going to focus on war, and military technology more than anything else. Still very good though, very enjoyable. I am bashing this out after my third listen, so I can attest that it is worthwhile and certainly not uninteresting.
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A Game of Thrones
- Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 33 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,880
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,487
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,473
The complete, unabridged audiobook of A Game of Thrones. HBO’s hit series A Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A Game of Thrones is the first volume in the series. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator ruins a brilliant story
- By Jacquie Jackman on 20-01-2019
- A Game of Thrones
- Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
The Beginning of a Saga
Reviewed: 24-11-2019
A Game of Thrones is the first book in GRRM's "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga. He tells an anecdote where he thought of a setting where a boy had gone to witness a beheading in the snow, and from there the saga has grown. For any fans of Martin you will find that this book is of a similar quality to Fevre Dream, as opposed to his science fiction earlier in his career. He employes the use of perspective characters to give their point of view of events, their thoughts and memories. This is exploited well throughout the series, but I feel that as the main characters have not diverged as much, the time frame between chapters is a lot tighter, leading to some amazing story telling. Much like Fevre Dream, Martin employs a certain degree of Historical Fiction elements within the story. Though the setting is entirely fictional, Martin prides himself on his "rational fiction," so whilst these events have never existed in our reality, certain aspects mirror the events or cultures in our world. This is worth a read, even if you were not necessarily a fan of the television show, this series has a lot more depth and character development.