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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
- By: John Boyne
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance61
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Story61
Brought to you by Penguin. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and...
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Outstanding
- By Sigrin on 20-01-23
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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 14-05-20
- Language: English
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Hunted
- The Shorten Chronicles, Book 5
- By: Rosalind Tate
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Sophie and Freddy are in ancient Rome, searching for the artefact that can destroy a god and save their daughter. Hugo is there too with Sophie’s dog, Charlotte—and so is a hired assassin. Hunted through gleaming temples and sleazy backstreets, they must survive until the Festival of Janus, when the artefact will be in plain sight. But killing a god comes with the ultimate price....
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Best One So Far
- By Geoff R on 02-07-25
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Hunted
- The Shorten Chronicles, Book 5
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Series: The Shorten Chronicles, Book 5
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-06-25
- Language: English
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A Reaper at the Gates
- By: Sabaa Tahir
- Narrated by: Samantha Sutherland, Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall246
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Performance221
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Story220
The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling Ember Quartet. Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while...
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Brilliant!
- By Jo Barnes on 31-07-25
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A Reaper at the Gates
- Narrated by: Samantha Sutherland, Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar, Freddie Gaminara
- Series: An Ember in the Ashes, Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 21-06-18
- Language: English
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Where the World Ends
- By: Geraldine McCaughrean
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance46
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Story46
Every time a lad came fowling on the St Kilda stacs, he went home less of a boy and more of a man. If he went home at all, that is.... In the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food. No-one returns to collect them. Why? Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned to endure storms, starvation and terror. And how can they survive, housed in stone and imprisoned on every side by the ocean?
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had me on the edge of my seat
- By Claire on 01-01-20
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Where the World Ends
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-02-19
- Language: English
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The Box in the Woods
- By: Maureen Johnson
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall83
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Performance75
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Story74
After solving the case of Truly Devious, Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a...
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Not as good as the other one was
- By Kindle Customer on 14-06-22
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The Box in the Woods
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Series: Truly Devious, Book 4
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 15-06-21
- Language: English
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Hunting Prince Dracula
- By: Kerri Maniscalco
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall209
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Performance190
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Story188
In this New York Times bestselling sequel to Kerri Maniscalco's haunting #1 debut Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer . . . or has the depraved prince been brought back to life?...
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Give me the next audiobook now!
- By Zoé on 13-06-19
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Hunting Prince Dracula
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 19-09-17
- Language: English
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A WAR OF WYVERNS
- By: S. F. Williamson
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance26
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Story26
REBELLION HAPPENS IN THE SHADOWS Vivien Featherswallow has uncovered the secret language of dragons. Now can she use it to end a war? The extraordinary sequel to the instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller, A Language of Dragons "A delicious mix of rebellion, romance and complex female characters...
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An outstanding piece of literature
- By Nic Branch on 13-01-26
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A WAR OF WYVERNS
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Series: A Language of Dragons, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-01-26
- Language: English
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Seraphina
- By: Rachel Hartman
- Narrated by: Mandy Williams, Justine Eyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall70
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Performance61
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Story61
Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed. Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you’ve never imagined them before… In the kingdom of Goredd, dragons and humans live and work...
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Nice story, relentlessly upbeat narrator.
- By Kindle Customer on 26-04-14
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Seraphina
- Narrated by: Mandy Williams, Justine Eyre
- Series: Seraphina Series, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-07-12
- Language: English
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Fly By Night
- By: Frances Hardinge
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance26
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Story27
Winner of the Branford Boase award, Fly By Night is the stunning YA fantasy novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan called Mosca Mye and her...
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Imagination, Excitement, Scares and Wonder
- By Kindle Customer on 01-04-24
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Fly By Night
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Series: Fly by Night, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 19-09-19
- Language: English
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A Torch Against the Night
- By: Sabaa Tahir
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar, Samantha Sutherland
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall443
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Performance402
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Story402
‘Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy’ – Us Weekly The sequel to the explosive New York Times bestselling debut An Ember in the Ashes, that’s captivated readers worldwide. A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way...
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Pretty dark for YA, but overall average
- By K N on 08-06-18
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A Torch Against the Night
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar, Samantha Sutherland
- Series: An Ember in the Ashes, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
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The Tiger in the Well
- By: Philip Pullman
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance29
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Story29
Brought to you by Penguin. The third book in the Sally Lockhart Quartet, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. Sally is 25, and somebody wants to destroy her. She receives divorce papers from a man she has never met, let alone married - yet this trap is so well laid that she is powerless to prove otherwise...
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okay end to a good series
- By Rebecca on 15-02-25
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The Tiger in the Well
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: Sally Lockhart, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 15-09-22
- Language: English
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Defiance
- A Romantic Time Travel Mystery (The Shorten Chronicles, Book 4)
- By: Rosalind Tate
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
A grand house at war. A quest for revenge. And this time, there’s nowhere to hide. Sophie’s back in Shorten, fighting to protect her family, her friends, and her remarkable dog. But now Sophie has a price on her head that will destroy the Manor and everyone in it. One man’s centuries-old secret could have changed their fate, but he’s gone, murdered. Can a dead man’s whisper still save them?
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Starting to be disappointing
- By Amazon Customer on 20-11-25
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Defiance
- A Romantic Time Travel Mystery (The Shorten Chronicles, Book 4)
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Series: The Shorten Chronicles, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-01-25
- Language: English
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Stalking Jack the Ripper
- By: Kerri Maniscalco, James Patterson - introduction
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall325
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Performance291
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Story291
This #1 New York Times bestseller and deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion. Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her...
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Maybe I'm being too harsh
- By Kathleen-Ann on 01-11-16
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Stalking Jack the Ripper
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 20-09-16
- Language: English
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I Must Betray You
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Ruta Sepetys
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance29
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Story29
Cristian has lived his entire life in the grip of a repressive dictatorship. The country is governed by fear. When the secret police blackmail him, Cristian has an impossible choice. Save the life of his sick grandfather by informing on his family, or risk his life—and all of theirs—by resisting? At 17, Cristian dreams of being free but doesn't know where to turn. In this climate of constant suspicion, can he trust his best friend, his girlfriend or even his family?
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Fantastic
- By Mrs L R Chacksfield on 09-05-23
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I Must Betray You
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Ruta Sepetys
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-08-22
- Language: English
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Heroes
- By: Robert Cormier
- Narrated by: Zach Herries
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance73
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Story74
Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero. Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star for bravery, but was it really an act of heroism? Now, having survived, he is looking for a man he once admired and respected, a man adored by many people, a man who also received a Silver Star for bravery. A man who destroyed Francis's life.
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I have never had a book give me to tensing, nervousness in my stomach till now!
- By Ben on 29-01-16
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Heroes
- Narrated by: Zach Herries
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-12-13
- Language: English
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The Way of the Sword
- Young Samurai, Book 2
- By: Chris Bradford
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance53
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Story53
One year of training in samurai school, and Jack Fletcher is in real trouble. Not only is he struggling to prepare for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests a samurai's courage, skill and spirit to the limit, he's caught in a running battle with fellow student Kazuki and his gang. But these are the least of Jack's problems. He knows his deadly rival - the ninja Dragon Eye - could strike at any moment. Jack possesses the very thing he will kill for.
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READ OR LISTEN NOW
- By Bo on 31-12-18
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The Way of the Sword
- Young Samurai, Book 2
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Series: Young Samurai, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 16-05-17
- Language: English
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The Lie Tree
- The award-winning, dark and atmospheric gothic mystery
- By: Frances Hardinge
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,091
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Performance1,005
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Story1,002
Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015. Read by actress Emilia Fox, The Lie Tree is a wonderfully evocative and atmospheric novel by Frances Hardinge, award-winning author of Cuckoo Song and Fly By Night. When Faith's father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she stumbles upon a...
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It grows next to the Tedium Bush…
- By Kaggy on 04-05-16
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The Lie Tree
- The award-winning, dark and atmospheric gothic mystery
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 10-03-16
- Language: English
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Nine Liars
- By: Maureen Johnson
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance44
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Story44
Stevie Bell solved the case of Truly Devious, and now she’s taking her detecting skills abroad when she becomes embroiled in a mystery from 1990s England. Another pulse-pounding and laugh-out-loud stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. Senior year at...
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Bottom of the List
- By Clare Wapshare on 02-05-23
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Nine Liars
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Series: Truly Devious, Book 5
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 27-12-22
- Language: English
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An Ember in the Ashes
- By: Sabaa Tahir
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall736
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Performance673
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Story674
‘Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy’ – Us Weekly Read the explosive New York Times bestselling debut that’s captivated readers worldwide. Set to be a major motion picture, An Ember in the Ashes is the book everyone is talking about. What if you were the spark that could...
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Probably the next big thing in YA Fantasy
- By Christopher on 23-06-15
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An Ember in the Ashes
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar
- Series: An Ember in the Ashes, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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Salt to the Sea
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall186
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Performance162
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Story162
New York Times Bestseller! "Masterly crafted"—The Wall Street Journal For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, bestselling author Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating—yet unknown—tragedies...
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Incredible tale of humanity at it's best and worst
- By Toni Sinclair on 16-04-18
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Salt to the Sea
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, Michael Crouch
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-02-16
- Language: English
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