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The Dragon Queen of Jupiter by Leigh Douglass Brackett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Feb 15, 2023

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The Dragon Queen of Jupiter by Leigh Douglass Brackett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On the steaming, storm-shrouded fringes of Jupiter, Fort Washington is little more than a rusting island of Earth Empire metal in a sea of poisonous swamp. Corporal Tex and his ragged detachment of Space Foreign Legionnaires are supposed to be the spearhead of expansion, holding the line until a relief column arrives and the planet can be opened for settlement and farmland for overcrowded Earth and Mars. Instead, they are trapped in a slow, merciless siege. The Jovian swamp-dwellers strike from the darkness with grotesque living weapons: venomous green snakes, hideous red beetles, and a creeping parasite that makes even water a danger. As supplies dwindle and nerves fray, Tex leans on the hard-won instincts of his fellow soldiers, including Breska, a tough Martian comrade who knows what it means to be far from home and surrounded. Over it all looms the force behind the attacks, the Dragon-Queen herself, a winged, almost hypnotic commander with white legions at her call. To survive, Tex must face not only an alien enemy, but the brutal costs of conquest and the thin, shifting line between fear and fascination.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:07) Chapter 02

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Terror Out of Space by Leigh Douglass Brackett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Feb 15, 2023

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Terror Out of Space by Leigh Douglass Brackett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On a rain-choked, half-mapped Venus, something has come down from the emptiness between worlds and left a trail of madness behind it. Men abandon duty, turn violent, or walk willingly into death, all chasing the same impossible vision. Tri-World Police pilot Lundy and his partner, Smith, manage to capture the source - a small, baffling object the reports call only 'IT' - and begin the dangerous run back to the scientists who might explain it. But the nearer Lundy gets to safety, the more the prisoner seems to reach into human minds, twisting desire into obedience and turning comrades into threats. When disaster hurls Lundy into the black Venusian sea, survival becomes a lonely march across an alien ocean floor of drowned roads, ruined cities, and hungry life-forms that should not exist. Pursued by obsession and surrounded by telepathic whispers, Lundy must pit his will against a presence that has no face, no name, and no mercy - and learn whether any human can fight a terror that wins simply by being seen.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:20) Chapter 02

(00:37:33) Chapter 03

(00:55:05) Chapter 04

(01:10:23) Chapter 05

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Enchantress Of Venus by Leigh Douglass Brackett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Feb 15, 2023

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Enchantress Of Venus by Leigh Douglass Brackett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On the steaming, mist-shrouded world of Venus, hard-bitten adventurer Eric John Stark follows a single lead into the Inner Sea: the trail of his missing friend, Helvi. His search brings him to Shuruun, a remote port town perched above a blood-red, breathable ocean of swirling gas, where superstition clings to the streets and strangers vanish behind locked doors. Betrayed on arrival by the freighter captain Malthor and marked as an outsider the moment he staggers ashore, Stark is swept into a brutal economy of chains and silence. Beneath Shuruun rule the Lhari, pale, decadent masters who call themselves the Cloud People and work their captives in the depths of the Red Sea, digging at the ruins of an ancient temple for a power they barely understand. With the help of Zareth, Malthor's fearful daughter, and the dangerous, enigmatic Varra of the Lhari, Stark must navigate shifting loyalties, forgotten gods, and the thin line between rescue and revolution. As the Lost Ones whisper in the fog and the rulers' obsession turns darker, Stark faces a choice: survive as a lone wolf, or gamble everything on freeing the enslaved and stopping whatever stirs below the crimson tides.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:25) Chapter 02

(00:51:55) Chapter 03

(01:19:53) Chapter 04

(01:50:34) Chapter 05

(02:28:58) Chapter 06

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Shannach - The Last by Leigh Douglass Brackett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Feb 15, 2023

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Shannach - The Last by Leigh Douglass Brackett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On the Twilight Belt of Mercury, hard-bitten prospector Trevor has one obsession: sun-stones, the rare crystals that can buy a lifetime of freedom. When an earthquake buries his ship and leaves him to die in suffocating darkness, he gambles on the planet's ancient tunnels - and is swept into a hidden valley where water runs clean, crops grow green, and a stone city rises from the mist. But this pocket of paradise is ruled by terror. Winged lizard-things circle like trained hawks, hunters ride out at a booming signal, and men with sun-stones set into their foreheads serve a brutal order. Trevor's first act of mercy - stepping between a hunted girl and her pursuers - marks him as an enemy, a prize, and possibly a tool. As he learns what the sun-stones can do, and who (or what) listens through them, Trevor is pulled into a conflict that is bigger than profit and more dangerous than any cave-in: the struggle to break a silent, ancient tyranny without becoming its next mask. In Leigh Brackett's shadowy planetary romance, survival is only the beginning - the real fight is for the right to think and choose.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:30:18) Chapter 02

(00:58:14) Chapter 03

(01:24:36) Chapter 04

(01:59:29) Chapter 05

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Black Amazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Feb 15, 2023

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Black Amazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Carrying out the last wishes of a comrade, mercenary Eric John Stark takes on the task of returning a stolen talisman to a walled city near the Martian pole; a city that guards the mysterious Gates of Death. Now all he has to do is get past the brutal clans of Mekh and the shadowy Lord Ciaran to get to Kushat where they’ll probably attempt to kill him. All while he tries to hold on to a talisman that imprints ancient memories of the Gates in his mind. That’s not easy for a human raised by Mercurian aborigines. - Black Amazon of Mars is the third story to feature Brackett’s hero Eric John Stark, and was later expanded into the novel People of the Talisman. It was first published in Planet Stories magazine in March of 1951.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:16:48) Chapter 2

(00:34:31) Chapter 3

(00:51:05) Chapter 4

(01:12:49) Chapter 5

(01:29:44) Chapter 6

(01:51:17) Chapter 7

(02:09:40) Chapter 8

(02:34:50) Chapter 9

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Venus Boy by Lee Sutton ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Feb 15, 2023

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Venus Boy by Lee Sutton audiobook.

Genre: romance

If you ever make a trip to the green planet of Venus, the first thing you'll see will be the fifty-foot high statue of Venus' greatest hero. It stands on the very top of towering New Plymouth Rock at the edge of the old colony of New Plymouth. Even from the rocket cradle, anyone can tell that the statue is of a twelve-year-old boy smiling up at the Venusian jewel bear perched on his shoulder. Cut into the huge rock below the statue are the words,

'Virgil Dare (Johnny) Watson And the Marva, Baba. May their Friendship Endure!'

Virgil Dare Watson, called Johnny by his friends, was the first human being born on Venus. He was named after Virginia Dare, the first pioneer child born in North America, and for a long time he was the only child on all Venus. And that would have been a lonely thing to be if it had not been for Baba. Baba, the bear, was not only Johnny's pet, but his best friend, too, and the only one who knew about his three secrets.

Because of these secrets, Johnny got himself, his jewel bear, Baba, and the whole colony of New Plymouth into desperate trouble. And because of these secrets, he also became a hero worthy of a statue—Venus' greatest hero.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:03) Chapter 02

(00:26:52) Chapter 03

(00:38:13) Chapter 04

(00:51:58) Chapter 05

(01:09:53) Chapter 06

(01:21:13) Chapter 07

(01:37:42) Chapter 08

(01:44:18) Chapter 09

(01:59:22) Chapter 10

(02:23:44) Chapter 11

(02:37:39) Chapter 12

(02:50:29) Chapter 13

(03:08:58) Chapter 14

(03:24:55) Chapter 15

(03:46:39) Chapter 16

(04:11:18) Chapter 17

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Bobby in Search of a Birthday by Lebbeus Mitchell ~ Full Audiobook [family] Feb 15, 2023

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Bobby in Search of a Birthday by Lebbeus Mitchell audiobook.

Genre: family

Bobby North is five years old, an orphan with a big question in his heart. After seeing another child celebrated with cake, gifts, and attention, Bobby realizes there is something he has never had: a birthday. But if you have grown up without one, where do birthdays come from, and how do you find yours? Taking the idea very literally, Bobby sets out on a strange, earnest quest to search for his lost birthdays, stepping carefully along roads and through new places as if the answer might be lying on the ground, waiting to be discovered. His adventure carries him from the routines of the Home into the countryside, where a lively puppy becomes his first real companion and where he meets two unforgettable grown-ups: a warmhearted man with a pocketful of quarters and a gentle woman who seems to understand exactly what a lonely child needs. As Bobby tries to make sense of the rules of families, celebrations, and belonging, his simple search becomes something larger - a test of trust, kindness, and whether a child can claim joy that feels meant for someone else.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:05:38) Chapter 02

(00:16:40) Chapter 03

(00:27:24) Chapter 04

(00:38:59) Chapter 05

(00:46:33) Chapter 06

(00:55:12) Chapter 07

(01:04:21) Chapter 08

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The Golden Goose Book by L. Leslie Brooke ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Feb 10, 2023

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The Golden Goose Book by L. Leslie Brooke audiobook.

Genre: folklore

The Golden Goose Book by L. Leslie Brooke is a classic collection of four fairy tales, retold with a storyteller's bounce and a sharp eye for comic trouble. In The Golden Goose, a much-mocked youngest son sets out with almost nothing, but a small act of kindness opens the door to strange luck and a feather-bright prize that causes chaos everywhere he goes. The Story of the Three Bears follows a curious little girl who wanders into a quiet cottage in the woods and cannot resist testing what does not belong to her, until the owners come home. In The Story of the Three Little Pigs, three siblings build three very different homes, and a hungry wolf turns their choices into a fast, breathless contest of wits and willpower. And in Tom Thumb, a boy no bigger than a thumb faces a world built for giants, relying on quick thinking to survive one scrape after another. Warm, mischievous, and moral without being preachy, this book celebrates kindness, cleverness, and the consequences of impulse.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:12:08) Chapter 2

(00:20:33) Chapter 3

(00:27:44) Chapter 4

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Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Feb 10, 2023

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Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

In this really exciting and well written story of Oz, the Shaggy Man is on a quest to find his long lost brother. But all does not go smoothly. Oh no. Because his brother is being held prisoner deep underground by the evil, grumpy and not very nice King of the Gnomes, Along the way to find him, he is joined by Polychrome, a Daughter of the Rainbow (a fairy), Betsy Bobbin (a human girl), Hank (a small mule and Betsy's faithful protector), Tik-Tok (the famous wind up mechanical man), the Rose Princess (an ex fairy who is now a mortal), Ann (the Queen of the Oogaboos on her way to conquer the world), her army (17 officers and one private, File), a tunnel through the earth, the famous and all powerful Jin-Jin and last but definitely not least, Quox (a young dragon who talks funny and was great fun to read). The scrapes and adventures this motley crew get into are enough to fill a book. And this is the book. Listen and enjoy!!

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:03:19) Chapter 2

(00:19:14) Chapter 3

(00:22:57) Chapter 4

(00:40:43) Chapter 5

(00:45:10) Chapter 6

(00:52:32) Chapter 7

(01:12:42) Chapter 8

(01:33:02) Chapter 9

(01:51:37) Chapter 10

(02:11:56) Chapter 11

(02:28:57) Chapter 12

(02:40:25) Chapter 13

(02:50:49) Chapter 14

(03:11:02) Chapter 15

(03:24:03) Chapter 16

(03:35:06) Chapter 17

(03:47:54) Chapter 18

(04:07:12) Chapter 19

(04:20:55) Chapter 20

(04:33:28) Chapter 21

(04:44:27) Chapter 22

(05:00:46) Chapter 23

(05:17:24) Chapter 24

(05:24:00) Chapter 25

(05:40:05) Chapter 26

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The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Feb 10, 2023

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The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter. The Tin Woodman, whose real name is Nick Chopper, seeks to find the Munchkin Girl he had courted before he became a tin man. Sadly, she has a new love and no longer cares for him. As he attempts to regain her affection, Nick discovers a fellow tin man, Captain Fyter, as well as a Frankenstein monster-like creature, Chopfyt, made from their combined parts by the tinsmith, Ku-Klip. Many exciting adventures happen to everyone involved and the Land of Oz contributes much magic and happiness to the outcome.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:33) Chapter 02

(00:25:38) Chapter 03

(00:37:21) Chapter 04

(00:57:58) Chapter 05

(01:15:59) Chapter 06

(01:37:22) Chapter 07

(01:45:38) Chapter 08

(02:03:25) Chapter 09

(02:14:49) Chapter 10

(02:29:15) Chapter 11

(02:41:59) Chapter 12

(02:53:46) Chapter 13

(03:09:29) Chapter 14

(03:15:52) Chapter 15

(03:29:13) Chapter 16

(03:37:31) Chapter 17

(03:44:18) Chapter 18

(04:05:13) Chapter 19

(04:31:40) Chapter 20

(04:40:59) Chapter 21

(04:53:32) Chapter 22

(05:04:33) Chapter 23

(05:10:53) Chapter 24

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