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Cruel Crown
- The Red Queen Series
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jayne Entwistle, Amanda Dolan
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Publisher's summary
Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows.
Queen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary - how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lie ahead for her in royal life.
Captain Farley exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance as she travels the land recruiting black-market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital. She was raised to be strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expected - until she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.
Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to number-one New York Times best seller Red Queen. Plus a Glass Sword sneak peek! An exclusive excerpt from the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen series, Glass Sword, transports listeners to the world of Silver tyranny, a Red dawn rising, and one girl's resolve to break down the system that will hold her back no longer.
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By: Kiera Cass
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The Affiliate
- By: K.A. Linde
- Narrated by: Erin Mallon
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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On the day of her Presenting, in front of the entire Byern Court, 17-year-old Cyrene Strohm's lifelong plans come to fruition when she's chosen for one of the most prestigious positions in her homeland - an Affiliate to the Queen. Or so she thinks. When Cyrene receives a mysterious letter and an unreadable book, she finds nothing is as it seems.
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Not a fan of Narrator
- By Priscilla on 05-25-17
By: K.A. Linde
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A Shadow Bright and Burning
- Kingdom on Fire, Book 1
- By: Jessica Cluess
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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Henrietta Howel can burst into flames. Forced to reveal her power to save a friend, she's shocked when, instead of being executed, she's invited to train as one of Her Majesty's royal sorcerers. Thrust into the glamour of Victorian London, Henrietta is declared the chosen one, the girl who will defeat the Ancients, bloodthirsty demons terrorizing humanity. She also meets her fellow sorcerer trainees.
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perfect for this time of year
- By Roxanne on 10-07-16
By: Jessica Cluess
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The Beautiful
- By: Renée Ahdieh
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to 17-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.
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Need to up the speed of 2nd narrator
- By Anna on 11-28-19
By: Renée Ahdieh
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Furyborn
- By: Claire Legrand
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
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When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable - until her mother vanishes.
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Fun Action Thrill Ride
- By Caffaenated on 06-01-18
By: Claire Legrand
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The Darkest Star
- Origin Series, Book 1
- By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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Seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher knows firsthand the devastating consequences of humanity's war with the aliens. When she's caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but is in fact something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head....
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LUC is BACK!!
- By whatcha.listening.to on 11-05-18
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Evermore Academy: Winter
- Evermore Academy, Book 1
- By: Audrey Grey
- Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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After spending my entire life avoiding the creatures that murdered my parents, one stupid mistake binds me to them for four years. My penance? Become a human shadow at the infamous Evermore Academy, finishing school for the Seelie and Unseelie fae courts. All I want is to keep a low profile, but on day one, I make an enemy of the most powerful fae in the academy. The Winter Prince is arrogant, cruel, and apparently also my fae keeper. Meaning, I’m in for months of torture.
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The more I heard, the more I was enthralled
- By L.j. on 06-23-20
By: Audrey Grey
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The Princess Trials
- A Young Adult Dystopian Romance
- By: Cordelia K Castel
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Water is scarce. Deserts have taken over the land. Nuclear war has devastated humanity. Humans live in walled super cities to keep out the irradiated. The land that was formerly known as America is divided into kingdoms ruled by royal elites. Born into the lowest Echelon of the Kingdom of Phangloria, 16-year-old Zea Calico faces a life of hunger, thirst, and toil. The only way out of this drudgery is revolution, and Zea is desperate to help the cause.
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A blend of the Selection and the Hunger Games
- By Michelle Carr on 02-24-21
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Inception
- By: Bianca Scardoni
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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My name is Jemma Blackburn, and I have a secret. I know vampires are real. I watched one murder my father eight months ago, and even though they tried to convince me it didn't happen - that I'd lost touch with reality due to the trauma, I know what I saw was real. Hollow Hills is now the place I call home. It was supposed to be my chance at a normal life. My chance to bury my secret and start over.
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Change Narration Speed to 1.25x
- By Nicole on 01-29-17
By: Bianca Scardoni
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Demon in the Wood
- A Shadow and Bone Graphic Novel
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Ben Barnes, Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Before he led Ravka’s Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha—they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind.
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Too short
- By Julie D on 12-12-22
By: Leigh Bardugo
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Three Dark Crowns
- By: Kendare Blake
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it's not just a game of win or lose...it's life or death. The night the sisters turn 16, the battle begins. The last queen standing gets the crown.
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Good writing ruined by poor performance
- By Emma on 10-17-16
By: Kendare Blake
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Storm and Fury (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Harbinger, Book 1
- By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Narrated by: Christopher Walker, Danny Gavigan, Drew Kopas, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Eighteen-year-old Trinity may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her gift is the reason she’s been in hiding for years in a compound guarded by Wardens—shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons. If the demons discover the truth about Trinity, they’ll devour her to enhance their powers. When Wardens from another clan arrive with reports that something is killing both demons and Wardens, Trinity’s world implodes. Not the least because one of the outsiders is the most annoying and fascinating person she’s ever met.
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Amazing!!!
- By Aspen Williams on 07-19-24
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- Kat
- 07-20-17
Only about 2 hours of Cruel Crown.
Only half of it is the actual book. The last two and a half hours is the Glass Sword book (which I already had read so I skipped it). It was disappointing that the solo material of this book was so short.
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- iliana martinez
- 04-16-16
second part disappointing
loved the first part but could not stand the second part especially all the messages that were read exactly as written totally not worth listening to the second part.
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- LA Teacher
- 02-17-17
A bit of a disappointment
If you could sum up Cruel Crown in three words, what would they be?
A big disappointment!
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The story about the queen, which wasn't really told with any depth. It seemed like they sort of skimmed thru this story, which was a huge disappointment.
The least interesting thing was the story that came next with all of the military correspondence and having to listen to the title, and officer, and message (half redacted) etc. over and over again!! BORING, get to the story.
It took me a while to make the connection and then it wasn't all that interesting. What a huge disappointment, since the first two books I read in this series (The Red Queen and The Glass Sword) were GREAT books and I LOVED them.
What aspect of the narrators’s performance would you have changed?
The narrator was a little flat, compared to the narrator chose for the other 2 books mentioned above.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
DON'T PAY TO SEE THIS, WAIT FOR THE DVD AS IT'S NOT THAT INTERESTING!!
Any additional comments?
Too bad this didn't live up to the other 2 in the series, I was really hopeful, but disappointed.
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- Melody
- 02-18-16
Okay - would listen to others in the series
I enjoyed the first book so much that I had high expectations for this book. I listen to books on audible. I feel like the two halves of the book were very different backstories. The first half felt very rushed toward the end. The second half had a different format or style of going through the story. At times, it seemed drawn out. However, collectively,I appreciate that the backstories were from two different points of view and therefore,the stories have a different feeling to them (as if different authors.) I am glad I read this as part of the series, however I did not like as much as the first. I am still looking forward to the next one.
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- Frank L.
- 01-31-17
Great but not economical?
Love this series; however, the price is high for a couple of short stories and the first hour and a half of a different book.
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- D2niteowl
- 01-17-16
I appreciated it
This book was a bit confusing and boring. Aveyard put a lot of thought and detail into The Scarlett Guard and their command structure and communications. If I was reading this book traditionally I probably would have not grasped all of the detail because all of the confidential senior level clearance priority messages were a bit much. I wish there was a bit more detail into what happened to Sarah and how the queen evaded Coryann's ability and also how did the journal end up not being destroyed and in her brothers hands.So to wrap up this review, although I do appreciate this glimpse into the past I really would have appreciated more. I hope the next book has more detail into the characters themselves.
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- Johanna
- 06-27-17
a helpful look into the world
I really liked having this insight to the characters, which lead to a much better understanding of the world.
Corianne's perspective was very strong and created a much richer understanding of the world.
Farley's perspective really illuminated the Scarlet Guard and what else was happening that Maire didn't know about.
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- Steven
- 04-22-20
Get Broken Throne, not this
It's not that it's bad, it's just BT has these 2 stories plus 3 more
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- Kimberlina711
- 10-03-21
Way too much weird Redacted this Redacted that
Boring no one more bats to hear hours of decoded messages that make no sense.
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- Mary E. Butterfield
- 01-11-16
Great background
Gives great background on two key players in the series. Also builds on the excitement of the next book. Can't wait!
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