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Angela Dawe
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Luke Daniels
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Carrie Vaughn
About this listen
When Evie Walker goes home to spend time with her dying father, she discovers that his creaky old house in Hope’s Fort, Colorado, is not the only legacy she will inherit. Hidden behind the basement door is a secret and magical storeroom, a place where wondrous treasures from myth and legend are kept safe until they are needed again.
Of course, this legacy is not without its costs: There are those who will give anything to find a way in.
With the help of her father, a mysterious stranger named Alex, and some unexpected heroes, Evie must guard the storeroom against ancient and malicious forces, and protect both the past and the future even as the present unravels. Old heroes and notorious villains alike rise to fight on her side or to do their best to bring about her defeat.
At stake is the fate of the world and the prevention of nothing less than the apocalypse.
©2010 Carrie Vaughn (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Questland
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- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4 out of 5 stars 97
Literature Professor Dr. Addie Cox is living a happy, if sheltered, life in her ivory tower when Harris Lang, the famously eccentric billionaire tech genius, offers her an unusual job. He wants her to guide a mercenary strike team sent to infiltrate his island retreat off the northwest coast of the United States. Addie is puzzled by her role on the mission until she understands what Lang has built: Insula Mirabilis, an isolated resort where tourists will one day pay big bucks for a convincing, high-tech-powered fantasy-world experience, complete with dragons, unicorns, and magic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed this book
- By ZenSpeedstr on 07-05-21
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Dark Divide & Badlands Witch
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great storyline!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,062
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,306
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,304
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- james
- 07-23-10
Not epic, but an entertaining story.
The author said in a description of the book that she was partly inspired by 1980s G.I. Joe comics. That was enough to make me give it a chance. I'm glad I did.
I liked how the three narratives (Evie, "Alex", and the storeroom) developed (two forward in time, one backward) and were neatly tied together near the end.
Given the premise, it could have easily mushroomed into an overwhelming epic with hundreds of characters, and conceivably may yet although the ending was such that sequels really aren't needed.
I still don't know how I feel about the ending. In a way it was cheating, but it's an interesting way to resolve the conflicting sides.
One problem though was the female narrator's portrayal of male characters. She overdid the gruffness of her voice, making them all sound like caricatures.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- E.B horton
- 10-25-17
Awesome!
I really enjoyed this story line. I hope there is a followup or a series.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Bill howell
- 11-12-11
Satisfying alternative for this author
I've enjoyed all the Kitty Norville stories, so thought I'd try something different from this author. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Garry
- 11-18-10
Like a breath of fresh air
This is not the usual type of story that Carrie tells, but it is a fresh story type for me. I really liked it. It took some getting use to and I enjoyed it more the second time I listened, but it took me a little to get over my preconceptions of what to expect. It is definitely worth multiple listenings. It requires you to concentrate on following the story line because of it extensive use of an anacoluthonistic narrative style. The narration is well done. I like it, and in my opinion it is a definite keeper.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- shirley
- 06-23-15
I tried to like it. I really did.
Depressing - really depressing. I'm half way through and about to give up. Cancer, World wide war, Greek mythology full of slavery, arrogance, punishment.
If we would have spent more time on the things in the basement and less time on how sad she was about her father dying of cancer...maybe.
I like Carrie Vaughn - I read the Kitty Norville novels because they are funny and full of interesting mysteries.
This book - well grab the anti-depressants. Part of the issue is the morose tone of the narrator Angela Dawe. Perhaps that's how it should be read but it is really sad sad sad. I wonder how it would have been if the voice over was more matter of fact or even determined rather than hopeless sounding. I might get the kindle book if it's inexpensive enough and try reading the rest on my own.
sorry but I just can't give this more than 2 stars. As I said, I tried to like it. I really did.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Jessica
- 04-12-11
Entertaining story, decent narration
I liked the story. The Greek mythological tie ins added to the entertainment value and interest level. The narrators were okay, not my favorite but not bad- they took a little getting used to because their voices are not as rich sounding or diverse as my favorites. 4 stars for the book, 3 for the narrators.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Jennifer
- 08-09-10
Excellent Storytelling
Just finished the book Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn. It was the story of how Post-Apocalyptic world environments could come about. It was awesome. The main character, Evie Walker is a Comic Book Writer who writes about a crack GI-Joe team that takes care of issues around the world in a high strung post 9/11 (and more) world, usually based on current events. However, we meet her as she is driving up to her childhood home because her father is dying. Except her father is the last in very long line of ancestors that have been tasked with taking care of some special items. Throughout the course of the story we meet some of those ancestors through flashbacks and other characters who had integral roles in how these items have found their way into the family's hands. Greek Myth is featured heavily, but even if you only know the basics, the story narrative explains everything pretty well.
I really liked it. It wasn't a typical Contemporary Fantasy, but also was not an Urban Fantasy (with Romance). Homosexual characters, Greek Myth, Fall of Troy, Mysterious Basement, World at the cusp of change, and a strong female trying to find her way again after being confronted with a changing role (Dying father AND Place in World)...This book has it all and then some in spades. There have been only a few books that I could not stop listening to, this was one of them. Yes, even had that stereotypical 10-15 extra minutes in the parking lot/driveway waiting for a "good" place to stop. I think having two narrators really helps books like this with a very specific female character point of view and everything else.
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- Jammie
- 12-05-11
My favorite listen for 2011!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The story of the Golden Apple has always been one of my favorite. This is a very clever continuation of the story.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- tootalou
- 01-17-16
pretty good
Took away 1 star for the impropriety.... since I can't recommend it to my mom friends. And 1 for a weird-old slight on Jesus Christ. Otherwise it was good.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Robert
- 02-10-11
Absolutly deligtful
Easy to listen to, riveting and a most interesting but easy to follow almost triple story line; although the central line of the stroy never get's lost. Expecially well incorporated greek Mythology and usage f some of the Characters to creat a worls where some Gods still walk the earth.
Narrator/Reader was superb and easy to listen to.
Sorry line was great except the ending which sort of made the whole story and the tribulation of the characters seem unessasery. But make your own mind up to that.
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