Audiobooks Entertained

Episode 188: The End Is Always Near, Review

5/11/2019

Dan Carlin is an amazing Podcaster, his show Hardcore History is a must listen. He now has made the jump to audiobooks and I could not be happier.

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By: Dan Carlin
Narrated by: Dan Carlin
Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Episode 187: The Dragon Republic, Review

5/11/2019

Superpowers at a cost is the best way to sum up Rin. We find her at the start of this second book in the Poppy War series dealing with her success/failure as R.F.Kuang gives us a roller coaster of a journey.

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By: R.F. Kuang
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Series: The Poppy War, Book 2
Length: 23 hrs and 46 mins
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Mia Corvere is as complex a character as we have met in Fantasy. From lovers to parents, fights to reunions we have travelled with her to the point of despair and beyond. Now her tale concludes and Jay Kristoff delivers as only he could.

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By: Jay Kristoff
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Series: The Nevernight Chronicle, Book 3
Length: 21 hrs and 35 mins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

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Bill Bryson casts his eye over the marvel of nature that is the Human Body and guides us through its inner workings in an engaging and entertaining voyage of discovery.

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By: Bill Bryson
Narrated by: Bill Bryson
Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
Publisher: Audible Studios

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Episode 184: Voices of History, Review

25/10/2019

A look at some of the most positively and negatively impactful speeches of history.
Simon Sebag Montefiore manages to allow the speeches to breath while giving you the historical sense of the orator and the situation they found themself in.

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By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Narrated by: Simon Sebag Montefiore, Heida Reed, Richard Armitage, Richard Goulding, Clarke Peters, Jade Anouka, Juliet Stevenson
Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 01-10-19
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Episode 183; Home Work, Review

23/10/2019

She wowed as Mary and Maria but behind the scenes Julie Andrews had a more intriguing life than any of her of onscreen personas. In this part of her memoir she expands on her life in Hollywood in an open and frank manner.

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By: Julie Andrews
Narrated by: Julie Andrews
Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Episode 182; Animal Farm, Review

23/10/2019

Quite simply a book that was missing from library and one I'm ashamed to say I had never consumed. Now that's rectified I share my thoughts on this must listen to book.

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By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Simon Callow
Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: CSA Word

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Episode 181; Journeys in the Wild, Review

17/10/2019

A thoughtful look into 30 years of being a wildlife filmmaker. Gavin Thurston gives an account of the trials, tribulations and occasional ecstasy of being behind a lens looking at the wonder of the natural world.

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By: Gavin Thurston,
Foreword by; Sir David Attenborough
Narrated by: Gavin Thurston
Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Seven Dials

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Episode 180; The Killer Across the Table , Review

3/9/2019

An insightful look into the makings and workings of serial killers from one of the men who literally wrote the book on the subject.

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By: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Narrated by: Jonathan Groff
Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Episode 179; Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered, Review

13/8/2019

What's the best thing to do when you have a deep fascination of True Crime?
Start a hit Podcast with a friend, get millions of downloads go on a tour then write a book & this is the book by two people who did just that.

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By: Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff
Narrated by: Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff
Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Orion

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Episode 178; Feature; A look at the Last Wish

8/8/2019

In our first feature episode Paul takes a look at the first book of The Witcher saga, The Last Wish. We hope this episode will help to show why The Last Wish is the perfect primer for The Witcher saga and certainly worth your attention.

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Episode 177; Reintroduction

8/8/2019

Hello and welcome back, sorry it has been a while since our last review.

In this brief message Paul talks about why this is as well as the future of Audiobooks Entertained.

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Shadow Man Audio Excerpt

28/5/2019

Please be aware mild spoilers and a Parental Advisory are in force on this excerpt.

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The excerpt attached gives a great insight into the character of Smokey Barrett our main character within Shadow Man. The whole piece is from her visit to to a shrink and be prepared for mild spoilers and adult themes.

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Episode 175; Smokey Barrett - Shadow Man Part 1 and 2

28/5/2019

A brilliant, resourceful and damaged FBI agent is recovering from a trauma that most would never surface from. Now though she is pulled back into her job by the re-imaging of one of Histories most notorious serial Killers.

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By: Cody McFadyen
Narrated by: Jules de Jongh, Chris Ragland, Kerry Shale, Kate Mulgrew
Series: Smokey Barrett: Shadow Man
Publisher: Lübbe Audio

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Episode 174; How to be a Footballer, Review

5/2/2019

The man who brought us the Robot opens up about his life in football.
Funny, open and well narrated Peter Crouch has created one of the best Sports Autobiographies I've ever consumed.

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By: Peter Crouch
Narrated by: Peter Crouch
Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

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Episode 173; Becoming, Review

5/2/2019

Michelle Obama opens up in a very candid fashion about her life pre, post and during her time in the White House.

It's a fascinating look into what it takes to be successful as a person and as part of a marriage among other things.

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By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

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Episode 172; Japan Story, Review

2/1/2019

Author Christopher Harding takes inside the borders of Japan from 1850 to the present in order to lift the lid on one of the most enigmatic countries on Earth.

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By: Christopher Harding
Narrated by: Christopher Harding
Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

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Episode 171; Dracul, Review

1/12/2018

An interesting look at "young life" of Bram Stoker as he battles not only illness but other darker forces across two different ages.

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By: Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Alana Kerr Collins, Pete Bradbury, Allan Corduner, Vikas Adams, Raphael Corkhill
Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

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Episode 170; Fire and Blood, Review

28/11/2018

Review of the latest offering from George RR Martin and his tales of Westeros. This time though we are going back 300 years to before the events of Game of Thrones to see how the Targaryen dynasty was built.

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By: George R.R. Martin
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Series: A Song of Ice and Fire
Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Episode 169; Lies Sleeping, Review

20/11/2018

Peter Grant and the Issac's are back hot on the heels of the Faceless Man and his cohort Lesley Mae.
The Team of Aaronovitch and Holdbrook-Smith are back to entertain and delight in equal measure.

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By: Ben Aaronovitch
Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Series: Peter Grant, Book 7
Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
Publisher: Orion

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Episode 167; Elevation, Review

20/11/2018

The master of fear takes a look at small town life in this "uplifting" tale of one man and his scales.

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By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Stephen King
Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio

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Episode 166; Superhuman, Review

20/11/2018

Rowan Hooper looks at a variety of factors that push some people above the human experience in a variety of ways from the physical to the mental.

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By: Rowan Hooper
Narrated by: Richard Lyddon
Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio

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Episode 165; Flight or Fright, Review

20/11/2018

After ruining out of the way Hotels and Pet graveyards Stephen King curates an anthology of tales that manages to do the same for flying.

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By: Stephen King, Bev Vincent, Michael Lewis, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Matheson, Ambrose Bierce, E. C. Tubb, Tom Bissell
Narrated by: Stephen King, Bev Vincent
Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio

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Episode 164; The Bullet Journal Method, Review

16/11/2018

A interesting look into an organisational system that many are finding great benefits from.
The associated pdf helps to clarify the ideas expressed by writer/narrator Ryder Carroll

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By: Ryder Carroll
Narrated by: Ryder Carroll
Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Episode 163; Heroes, Review

1/11/2018

You can listen to our Mythos review here

Stephen Fry has returned to the time of Monsters and Gods in order to explore the exploits of some of the famous Greek Heroes.
Wonderfully adapted stories from the classical, narrated with passion and humour.

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By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Series: The Mythos Volumes, Book 2
Length: 15 hrs
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

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Dan Carlin is an amazing Podcaster, his show Hardcore History is a must listen. He now has made the jump to audiobooks and I could not be happier.

Audiobook Details

Superpowers at a cost is the best way to sum up Rin. We find her at the start of this second book in the Poppy War series dealing with her success/failure as R.F.Kuang gives us a roller coaster of a journey.

Audiobook Details

Mia Corvere is as complex a character as we have met in Fantasy. From lovers to parents, fights to reunions we have travelled with her to the point of despair and beyond. Now her tale concludes and Jay Kristoff delivers as only he could.

Audiobook Details

Bill Bryson casts his eye over the marvel of nature that is the Human Body and guides us through its inner workings in an engaging and entertaining voyage of discovery.

Audiobook Details

A look at some of the most positively and negatively impactful speeches of history.Simon Sebag Montefiore manages to allow the speeches to breath while giving you the historical sense of the orator and the situation they found themself in.

Audiobook Details

She wowed as Mary and Maria but behind the scenes Julie Andrews had a more intriguing life than any of her of onscreen personas. In this part of her memoir she expands on her life in Hollywood in an open and frank manner.

Quite simply a book that was missing from library and one I'm ashamed to say I had never consumed. Now that's rectified I share my thoughts on this must listen to book.

Audiobook Details

A thoughtful look into 30 years of being a wildlife filmmaker. Gavin Thurston gives an account of the trials, tribulations and occasional ecstasy of being behind a lens looking at the wonder of the natural world.

​Audiobook Details

An insightful look into the makings and workings of serial killers from one of the men who literally wrote the book on the subject.

​Audiobook Details

What's the best thing to do when you have a deep fascination of True Crime?Start a hit Podcast with a friend, get millions of downloads go on a tour then write a book & this is the book by two people who did just that.

Audiobook Details

In our first feature episode Paul takes a look at the first book of The Witcher saga, The Last Wish. We hope this episode will help to show why The Last Wish is the perfect primer for The Witcher saga and certainly worth your attention.

Please be aware mild spoilers and a Parental Advisory are in force on this excerpt.

A brilliant, resourceful and damaged FBI agent is recovering from a trauma that most would never surface from. Now though she is pulled back into her job by the re-imaging of one of Histories most notorious serial Killers.

Audiobook Details

The man who brought us the Robot opens up about his life in football.Funny, open and well narrated Peter Crouch has created one of the best Sports Autobiographies I've ever consumed.

Michelle Obama opens up in a very candid fashion about her life pre, post and during her time in the White House.It's a fascinating look into what it takes to be successful as a person and as part of a marriage among other things.

Audiobook Details

Author Christopher Harding takes inside the borders of Japan from 1850 to the present in order to lift the lid on one of the most enigmatic countries on Earth.

Audiobook Details

An interesting look at "young life" of Bram Stoker as he battles not only illness but other darker forces across two different ages.

Audiobook Details

Review of the latest offering from George RR Martin and his tales of Westeros. This time though we are going back 300 years to before the events of Game of Thrones to see how the Targaryen dynasty was built.

Audiobook Details

Peter Grant and the Issac's are back hot on the heels of the Faceless Man and his cohort Lesley Mae.The Team of Aaronovitch and Holdbrook-Smith are back to entertain and delight in equal measure.

Audiobook Details

The master of fear takes a look at small town life in this "uplifting" tale of one man and his scales.

Audiobook Details

Rowan Hooper looks at a variety of factors that push some people above the human experience in a variety of ways from the physical to the mental.

Audiobook Details

After ruining out of the way Hotels and Pet graveyards Stephen King curates an anthology of tales that manages to do the same for flying.

Audiobook Details

A interesting look into an organisational system that many are finding great benefits from. ​The associated pdf helps to clarify the ideas expressed by writer/narrator Ryder Carroll

Audiobook Details

Stephen Fry has returned to the time of Monsters and Gods in order to explore the exploits of some of the famous Greek Heroes.Wonderfully adapted stories from the classical, narrated with passion and humour.

Audiobook Details