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All Hallow's Listen Part 3: Dave reviews George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream
Posted on 2012-10-25 at 05:00 by Dave
Fevre Dream, by George R.R. Martin Narrated by Ron Donachie Length: 13 hours, 37 minutes
There’s a lot of talk these days about vampire fatigue, and whether or not vampires should hole up in their coffins for a few years until they figure out how to be scary or interesting again.
George R.R. Martin’s Fevre Dream probably isn’t going to change anyone’s mind about the state of vampires in literature, and since the book was written in 1982, that’s really only fair. It is, however, solid proof that vampire
Read more...Posted in All Hallow's Listen, reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged audiobooks, Fevre Dream Ron Donachie, George R.R. Martin, reviews, southern lit, vampires
Listening report: August 2012
Posted on 2012-10-22 at 20:33 by Sam
After seven audiobooks in July, three excellent, I managed just six in August, with one absolutely year's-best fantastic (The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan) another excellent (non-fiction, How to Build an Android), and three more well worth the listen, including science fiction (Chimera), fantasy (A Book of Tongues), and a collection (Fragile Things).
REVIEWS:
(Caveat from the last two "monthly" reports also applies here; fairly off-the-cuff reviews, trying to claw back to the present and
Posted in regular, reviews, Sam's Monthly Listening Report | Tagged a book of tongues, chimera, fragile things, glory road, how to build an android, monthly listening report, reviews, the drowning girl
All Hallow's Listen Part 2: Dave reviews Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
Posted on 2012-10-19 at 14:00 by Dave
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle Stories by: 26 writers including Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Audrey Niffenegger, Margaret Atwood, Alice Hoffman, Robert McCammon, and more Narrated by: George Takei, Edward Hermann, Kate Mulgrew, F. Murray Abraham, Neil Gaiman, Peter Appel, and James Urbaniak for Harper Audio Length: 14 hours, 11 minutes
Review by Dave Thompson
For me, Ray Bradbury’s name is more synonymous with October and Halloween than any
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All Hallow's Listen Part 1: Dave Thompson reviews The Halloween Tree by Rad Bradbury
Posted on 2012-10-12 at 19:55 by Sam
[Editor’s note: “All Hallow’s Listen” will be a 3-part series this October, featuring Dave Thompson’s reviews on Halloween-suitable audiobooks. Stay tuned each Friday!]
The Halloween Tree By Ray Bradbury Narrated by Bronson Pinchot for Blackstone Audio Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins Release Date: 07-25-11
Review by Dave Thompson: All Hallow’s Listen #1: An October Essential
If you’re looking for a fun story to listen to this Halloween, look no further. Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree is about as essential to
Posted in All Hallow's Listen, regular, reviews | Tagged all hallows listen, all hallows read, dave thompson, ray bradbury, reviews, the halloween tree
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