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| A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown; narrated by A.J. Beckles and Jordan CobbStarring: Malik, a refugee who makes a deadly deal to save his sister; and Karina, a princess who turns to bloody necromancy in her grief over her mother’s death.
Narration: Dual narration from A.J. Beckles (as emotional Malik) and Jordan Cobb (as ambitious Karina) amplifies the high-stakes intrigue of this Afrofantasy series opener. |
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| Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert; narrated by Ione ButlerWhat happens: Video of security guard Zafir Ansari's rescue of graduate student Danika Brown during a fire drill goes viral, prompting these work acquaintances to fake a relationship for a charitable cause.
Narration: Ione Butler's engrossing, British-accented reading captures Danika's snarky sense of humor and Zafir's sensitive romanticism. |
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The Pull of the Stars
by Emma Donoghue; narrated by Emma Lowe
What it's about: Dublin, 1918: three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. A small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love.
Narration: Emma Lowe fully embodies the Irish accent and high stakes of the a pandemic situation.
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Sex and Vanity
by Kevin Kwan; narrated by Lydia Look
What it's about: On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. But...
Narration: Lydia Look captures the many accents of the varied characters perfectly and nails her tone for each.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins; narrated by Santino Fontana
What it is: A prequel set in the world of Panem 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games begins on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.
Narration: Mr. Fontana does an excellent job of moving from the haughty tones of Snow to his young charge, Lucy Gray.
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All the Devils Are Here
by Louise Penny; narrated by Rober Bathhurst
What it's about: Horrified when his billionaire godfather is targeted in a near-fatal accident, Chief Inspector Gamache follows clues deep within the Paris Archives to uncover gruesome, decades-old secrets.
Narration: Mr. Bathhurst has taken over the narration of this beloved series to great acclaim.
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The Evening and the Morning
by Ken Follett; narrated by John Lee
What it is: Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.
Narration: John Lee picks up where he left off with Mr. Follett's series.
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Walk the Wire
by David Baldacci; narrated by Orlagh Cassidy
What it's about: Amos Decker and Alex Jamison are called to the fracking town of London, North Dakota, where a young woman has been murdered and autopsied by her killer, and as the murders continue, their investigation leads them deep into the town's seamy underbelly.
Narration: Orlagh Cassidy is a long time narrator for Baldacci's novels and does another exceptional job here.
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Shadows in Death : An Eve Dallas Novel
by J. D. Robb; narrated by Susan Ericksen
What it's about: Spotting an infamous assassin from Dublin among the onlookers at a Washington Square Park murder scene, Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, struggle to protect each other when they discover the killer is targeting them.
Narration: Susan Ericksen returns to narrate another great Eve Dallas mystery.
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