With the highly acclaimed Obsidian Butterfly, Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampire hunter, Anita Blake, came into her own. She survived a supernatural onslaught unlike any she had ever faced prior to – and she did it without the two men in her life. Now, six months have passed since Anita has seen either Jean-Claude or Richard. Six months of celibacy. Six months of indecision. Six months of danger. For her body carries the marks of both vampire and werewolf, and until the triumvirate is consummated, all three remain vulnerable.

But when a kidnapper targets innocents that Anita has sworn to protect, she needs all the help she can get. In an earth-shattering union, Anita, Jean-Claude, and Richard merge the marks – and melt into one another. Suddenly, Anita can harness both their powers. She can feel their hearts…hear their thoughts… know their hungers… Nothing can save Anita from the twist of fate that draws her ever closer towards the brink of humanity – to finally surrender to the bloodlust, the beast, and also the desire transforming her body and consuming her soul…

Cynthia Holloway’s reading is outstanding. She provides passion without melodrama, maintaining just the right understated tone for this erotic horror story.

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Six months have passed since Anita has seen either Jean-Claude or Richard. Six months of celibacy. Six months of indecision. Six months of danger. For her body carries the marks of both vampire and werewolf, and until the triumvirate is consummated, all three remain vulnerable. But when a kidnapper targets innocents that Anita has sworn to protect, she needs all the help she can get.

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In I Am Legend, a plague has decimated the world, and those unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Robert Neville is the last living man on earth. Every other man, woman, and child has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville’s blood. By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive in a world of vampires?

The talents of Robertson Dean shine as he becomes Neville, and the listener can only follow his lead ever deeper into this calamity world. Dean has a unequaled voice and manages to make the storytelling a personal experience.

This is one of those audiobooks that you have to enjoy in one session, so be sure to set aside the time.

Outstanding
I have never found myself so emotionally invested in less than six hours of listening. This book grabs deep and you’ll find yourself in tears as Robert Nevills last stand plays out.
December 2007	Dannie from Lemvig

On Audado: I am Legend

It’s hard to imagine anyone else doing justice to the brilliant finale to the story of the boy wizard as he defeats fear and turns into a man. Dale has raised the bar on audiobook interpretation so high it’s hard to imagine any narrator jumping over it.

If your are looking for a proof that listening to an audiobook is superior to reading it, this book would be the best evidence.

However, you should watch this and of course listen to him.

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Hogwarts School Song
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they’re bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we’ve forgot,
Just do your best, we’ll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.

And here comes Part 3 of “Jim Dale reads Harry Potter”

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This would be the fifth Grammy nomination for Mr. Dale. He also received the Audie Awards 2007 for the “Best Male Narrator 2007″,”Peter and The Shadow Thieves” by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

In this riveting and adventure-packed follow-up to the award-winning New York Times bestseller Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter leaves the relative safety of Mollusk Island – along with his trusted companion, Tinker Bell – for the cold, damp, dangerous streets of London.

On a difficult journey across the sea, he and Tink discover the dark and deadly slithering part-man/part-creature Lord Ombra, who is intent on recovering the missing starstuff – celestial dust that contains unimagined powers. In London, Peter attempts to track down the indomitable Molly, hoping that together they can combat Ombra’s determined forces. But London is not Mollusk Island; Peter is not the boy he used to be; and Lord Ombra – the Shadow Master – is unlike anything Peter, or the world, has ever seen.

Jim Dale has done it again. With magnificent verbal aptitude, he creates a array of figures, each with a voice that perfectly matches one’s image of the character–from the menacing villains to the brave voices of young Peter, Molly, and George.

Dale brings us fully into the emotional lives of the characters and deftly weaves the three story lines together, building the tension, then letting it ease out, only to build it again as he changes tempo, tone, and pace to create a riveting story.

On Audado : “Peter and The Shadow Thieves“

It’s 1620 and Mrs. Claus’s dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas. But Mrs. Claus knows that it’s time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas.

Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when ten thousand peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol’ Christmas fun.

December Speical on Audado: How Mrs Claus Saved Christmas

Jump on Santa’s sleigh for a journey through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic!

This enchanting holiday treasure combines historical fact with glorious legend as Saint Nicholas himself reveals the definitive story of Santa Claus.

From his birth in Lycia to meeting Mrs. Claus and all of his helpers, Santa relates the tale of how he spread his message of generosity and the goodness of giving across the world.

Families will delight in every entertaining chapter of this holiday classic—one for each cold December night leading up to Christmas!

December Special on Audado : Autobiography of Santa Claus, The