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The Talisman
- Auteur(s): Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 28 h
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 82
On a brisk autumn day, a 13-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America - and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous book and excellent narration.
- Écrit par hdamoca le 2018-03-27
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Duma Key
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): John Slattery
- Durée: 21 h
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 41
A terrible accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. When his marriage suddenly ends, Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived his injuries. He wants out. His psychologist suggests a new life distant from the Twin Cities, along with something else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I absolutely LOVED this!
- Écrit par hdamoca le 2019-03-14
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Desperation
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 21 h et 15 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 25
Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.
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4 out of 5 stars
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desperation
- Écrit par Sally le 2018-10-01
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Insomnia
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Eli Wallach
- Durée: 25 h et 39 min
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 46
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 46
Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not sure about this one
- Écrit par joanne le 2018-05-02
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Dreamcatcher
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Jeffrey DeMunn
- Durée: 22 h et 47 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 34
A dark and sweeping adventure, Dreamcatcher is set in the haunted city of Derry - the site of Stephen King's It and Insomnia. In it, four young boys stand together and do a brave, good thing, an act that changes them in ways that they hardly understand. A quarter-century later, as grown men who have gone their separate ways, these friends come together once a year to hunt in the woods of Maine.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hard to follow
- Écrit par Rob and Trevor le 2018-01-25
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The Regulators
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 12 h et 11 min
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 13
Peaceful suburbia on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio, takes a turn for the ugly when four vans containing armed "regulators" terrorize the street's residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to step outside their homes. Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins, and the street now ends in what looks like a child's hand-drawn Western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is the evil creature Tak, who has taken over the body of an autistic eight-year-old boy, Seth Garin.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very underrated
- Écrit par Andrew Korsovetski le 2019-03-15
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The Talisman
- Auteur(s): Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 28 h
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 82
On a brisk autumn day, a 13-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America - and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous book and excellent narration.
- Écrit par hdamoca le 2018-03-27
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Duma Key
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): John Slattery
- Durée: 21 h
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 41
A terrible accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. When his marriage suddenly ends, Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived his injuries. He wants out. His psychologist suggests a new life distant from the Twin Cities, along with something else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I absolutely LOVED this!
- Écrit par hdamoca le 2019-03-14
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Desperation
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 21 h et 15 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 25
Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.
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4 out of 5 stars
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desperation
- Écrit par Sally le 2018-10-01
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Insomnia
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Eli Wallach
- Durée: 25 h et 39 min
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 46
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 46
Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not sure about this one
- Écrit par joanne le 2018-05-02
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Dreamcatcher
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Jeffrey DeMunn
- Durée: 22 h et 47 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 34
A dark and sweeping adventure, Dreamcatcher is set in the haunted city of Derry - the site of Stephen King's It and Insomnia. In it, four young boys stand together and do a brave, good thing, an act that changes them in ways that they hardly understand. A quarter-century later, as grown men who have gone their separate ways, these friends come together once a year to hunt in the woods of Maine.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hard to follow
- Écrit par Rob and Trevor le 2018-01-25
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The Regulators
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 12 h et 11 min
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 13
Peaceful suburbia on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio, takes a turn for the ugly when four vans containing armed "regulators" terrorize the street's residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to step outside their homes. Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins, and the street now ends in what looks like a child's hand-drawn Western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is the evil creature Tak, who has taken over the body of an autistic eight-year-old boy, Seth Garin.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very underrated
- Écrit par Andrew Korsovetski le 2019-03-15
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The Tommyknockers
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Edward Herrmann
- Durée: 27 h et 43 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 45
Writer Bobbi Anderson becomes obsessed with digging up something she's found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend, Jim Gardener, she uncovers an alien spaceship. Though exposure to the Tommyknockers, who piloted the alien ship, has harmful effects on residents' health, the people of Haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under their increasingly malignant influence.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The endless Nuclear Energy rant
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2019-06-13
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Under the Dome
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Raul Esparza
- Durée: 34 h et 24 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 172
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book recommend !
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2018-12-07
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The Wind Through the Keyhole
- The Dark Tower
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 10 h et 26 min
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 46
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 43
In The Wind Through the Keyhole, Stephen King has returned to the rich landscape of Mid-World. This story within a story within a story finds Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, in his early days during the guilt-ridden year following his mother’s death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, a "skin-man", Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast’s most recent slaughter.
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3 out of 5 stars
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King needs to let real narrators narrate.
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-11-14
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The Dark Tower III
- The Waste Lands
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 18 h et 14 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 221
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 200
In this third volume, several months have passed, and Roland's two new tet-mates have become trained gunslingers. Eddie Dean has given up heroin, and Odetta's two selves have joined, becoming the stronger and more balanced personality of Susannah Dean. But while battling The Pusher in 1977 New York, Roland altered ka by saving the life of Jake Chambers, a boy who - in Roland's world - has already died. Now Roland and Jake exist in different worlds, but they are joined by the same madness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Doesn't let go
- Écrit par Ned Currie le 2019-03-12
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The Dark Tower IV
- Wizard and Glass
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 27 h et 35 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 196
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In this fourth volume, Roland, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake survive Blaine the Mono's final crash, only to find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, one that has been ravaged by the superflu virus. While following the deserted I-70 toward a distant glass palace, Roland recounts a story about a seaside town called Hambry, where he fell in love with a girl named Susan Delgado, and where he and his old tet-mates Alain and Cuthbert battled the forces of John Farson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite of the series so far!
- Écrit par Craig Laporte le 2017-11-22
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Needful Things
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 25 h et 11 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires: a prized baseball card, a healing amulet. In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little "deed", usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control, and soon the entire town is doing battle with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects that Gaunt is behind the population's increasingly violent behavior.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Previous reviews left me skeptic but was pleasantly surprised.
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-05-20
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The Dark Tower
- The Dark Tower VII
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): George Guidall
- Durée: 28 h et 50 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 140
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 133
All good things must come to an end, Constant Listener, and not even Stephen King can write a story that goes on forever. The tale of Roland Deschain's relentless quest for the Dark Tower has, the author fears, sorely tried the patience of those who have followed it from its earliest chapters. But attend to it a while longer, if it pleases you, for this volume is the last, and often the last things are best.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Poor quality of recording
- Écrit par Willowmk le 2017-10-23
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From a Buick 8
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): James Rebhorn, Bruce Davison, Becky Ann Baker
- Durée: 13 h et 23 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 8
Stephen King's first full-length solo novel since Dreamcatcher, the long-awaited From a Buick 8 is "nearly flawless and one terrific entertainment," says Publishers Weekly. A strange car acts as a conduit between our world and some other...and the boogeyman of this creepy story is our collective fascination with deadly things.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- Écrit par Lindsay Overland le 2018-01-08
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Wolves of the Calla
- Dark Tower V
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): George Guidall
- Durée: 26 h et 20 min
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Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World, the almost timeless landscape that seems to stretch from the wreckage of civility that defined Roland's youth to the crimson chaos that seems the future's only promise. Followers of Stephen King's epic series know Roland well, or as well as this enigmatic hero can be known. They also know the companions who have been drawn to his quest for the Dark Tower: Eddie Dean and his wife, Susannah; Jake Chambers; and Oy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- Écrit par Tim Ramsay le 2019-06-18
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Skeleton Crew
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, Autres
- Durée: 22 h et 29 min
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The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Trucks that punish and beautiful teen demons who seduce a young man to massacre; curses whose malevolence grows through the years; obscene presences and angels of grace - here, indeed, is a night-blooming bouquet of chills and thrills.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great mix of stories
- Écrit par A le 2019-04-07
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The Dark Tower II
- The Drawing of the Three
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Frank Muller
- Durée: 12 h et 47 min
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In this second volume, Roland encounters three mysterious doorways on a deserted beach along the Western Sea. Each one enters into a different person's life in New York - here, he joins forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies. They also become the companions, forming a ka-tet, who will assist him on his quest to save the Dark Tower.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good story, poor sound quality
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-08-04
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Mr. Mercedes
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton
- Durée: 14 h et 22 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes. Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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EXCELLENT LOVED IT
- Écrit par Richer M. le 2018-06-07
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Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer traveled to a parallel universe called the Territories to save his mother and her “Twinner” from an agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the nearly nonexistent hamlet of Tamarack, Wisconsin. He has no recollection of his adventures in the Territories, and he was compelled to leave the police force when a happenstance event threatened to awaken those long suppressed and dangerous memories.
When a series of gruesome murders occur in western Wisconsin that are reminiscent of those committed several decades earlier, Jack’s buddy, the local chief of police, begs Jack to help find the killer. But are these new killings merely the work of a disturbed individual, or has a mysterious and malignant force been unleashed in this quiet town? What causes Jack’s inexplicable waking dreams - if that is what they are - of robins’ eggs and red feathers? As these cryptic messages becomes impossible to ignore, Jack is drawn back to the Territories and to his own hidden past.
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- John Priest
- 2019-05-09
Great read!
Loved it, just wish there were more books in the series. Jack in the territories would be great.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-03-15
Great Sequel!!!
I loved this 2nd part of the Talisman book. King makes master pieces. Bravo King!!
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- Robert Critch
- 2019-01-11
Fantastic!!
amazing story!! well narrated! Written by two incredible writers, and read by one of the best!
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- Aurorra
- 2018-11-12
loved it
I loved the talisman as well as black house. I really enjoyed the narrator Frank Muller. he also did a fantastic job of the green mile.
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- Rike Sickmann
- 2018-10-16
Stephen King at is best.
Really good sequel for the talisman. Very well read from the same speaker. very good story.
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- Trevor White
- 2018-09-20
Fantastic!
Amazing story that that doesn't disappoint! Definitely one of my favourites that King has had a hand in writing. Muller is outstanding as always! #Audible1
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- Susan J Robinson
- 2018-09-14
Jack Sawyer as an adult
I loved The Talisman, and have read it several times. I liked Black House but would have liked more about the fantastic Territories, and more about our friends from the first book. Regardless, the book was really good. It kept my interest, had parts that made me cry and parts that terrified me. Totally worth reading. #Audible1
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- J. Myer
- 2018-09-13
Wonderfully written book!
I was a huge fan of the prequel to this book, The Talisman, but this time King and Straub absolutely nailed it. It’s terrifying, it’s disgusting, and it makes you think. Also Frank Muller has the voice of an angel, and does an amazing job with all his character in this. A great book made even better by a great voice actor! #Audible1
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- hdamoca
- 2018-03-31
Great sequel to The Talisman.
Really enjoyed this, as it was a nice sequel to The Talisman, which I read years ago but was thrilled to discover and listen to on Audible. After losing my eyesight, I thought books were forever gone for me.
I LOVE the narrator, I’ll listen to everything he does, as he does an excellent job. The way he made the voices of different people come alive, how creepy he made “Bern Bern” and His otherworld companion, he does such a great job of giving these characters voices, making the books come alive. seriously a fan of the narrator, give him a good story like these books, and listen. 5 stars all around.
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- Taryn
- 2018-01-05
Interesting Story, Long commitment.
I didn't look at how long the book actually was before purchasing so after I found out I knew I was in for a long one.
The narrator was good but there's so many details that there are times I was a bit lost on who is who. I hadn't read the first installation either but they did a good job at keeping you in the loop. There were times I was struggling to continue, I had to force myself through it.
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- Brian
- 2012-12-28
Jack Sawyer delivers
Maybe it was during the time that I fell out of love with Stephen King. Maybe there were things in my own life that kept me from this book. Maybe it was Ka. Who knows? I've waited 10 years to enjoy this book.
I read and loved The Talisman when it came out but when this came out, I shunned it for some unknown reason. I bought it and it sat on my shelf, mocking me for years until I gave it away in a frenzy of hardback reduction that I have come to regret for many reasons. Maybe it was The Black House itself hiding itself from me.
Anyway. This is a great continuation of the Talisman and I'm really glad that I finished the Dark Tower series in the intervening years (Nudge, wink).
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- Sandra
- 2012-11-27
A great sequel
What did you love best about Black House?
I loved the fact that we follow up on our hero Jack Sawyer. He is grown into an adult, but he is still the sensitive boy/man that you came to love in the Talisman. Also, if you are a true King fan, it does not hurt that we see a bit of the Dark Tower story as well.
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- Spidertrav
- 2014-05-12
A Must-Read for Dark Tower Fans!
Would you listen to Black House again? Why?
This is an engaging story, with a reader whose voice perfectly fits the story. I would definitely read this again.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Black House?
My favorite part was when I realized how this story fits into The Dark Tower story and how Jack Sawyer's quest was going to aid Roland in his.
Which character – as performed by Frank Muller – was your favorite?
It's a toss-up. I loved his voice for the biker, Beezer, but his voice for the killer was spot on as well. The former was very creepy, as it should have been.
Any additional comments?
As a big fan of the Dark Tower, I was shocked to see how many Dark Tower references and tie-in plot points there were between the two stories. Why have I not heard of this book before?!? I would have read it a long time ago if I had known about all the tie-ins. Besides the Dark Tower points though, this was a great book all by itself. Excellent characters, extremely creepy villains, and an ending that leaves you wanting more. This just made it to the top of my non-Dark Tower Stephen King books. An excellent read!
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- Kristina Moreno
- 2016-09-12
Excellent reader
Stephen King is such a good storyteller. Frank Muller read so well I forgot the story was being narrated; he has a great range as to what voices he uses.
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- brian
- 2013-07-25
Fantastically Intrancing
Would you listen to Black House again? Why?
That would have to be a yes, for this story is moving and deep and full of hidden treasures.
What other book might you compare Black House to and why?
The Talisman, Read to find out :)
Which character – as performed by Frank Muller – was your favorite?
Jack Sawyer
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Jack Sawyer getting shot.
Any additional comments?
We all serve the beam in one way or another.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Kevin
- 2013-08-23
Better than Talisman, but not by much
Would you try another book from Stephen King and Peter Straub and/or Frank Muller?
I already did - The Talisman and Dark Tower Books
If you’ve listened to books by Stephen King and Peter Straub before, how does this one compare?
I listened to The Talisman and I thought Black House was a little better, but not by much. Only because with the main character being an adult rather than a child, I think King/Straub could utilize mature themes.
Which scene was your favorite?
Probably the hedge clipper scene at the retirement home.
Was Black House worth the listening time?
Barely.
Any additional comments?
“Black House” seemed to be a very different kind of story than “The Talisman”. In some ways I probably preferred BH over Talisman, but overall I was pretty underwhelmed by both stories. Obviously the only common denominator between the two was the main character – Jack Sawyer, only in BH Jack is an adult rather than a child which I think enabled the writers to bring mature elements into the story.
The supporting cast was better in BH, only because they didn’t seem like cartoon characters or even characterchures like in Talisman. I also like the fact that King & Straub steered clear of the animal-characters, which was something I didn’t care for in Talisman.
The plot of the book was enjoyable, taking more of a mystery approach rather than sci-fi; however once the sci-fi elements were introduced, the mystery vibe began to lose it’s appeal – almost surrendering the credibility of the overall story. I liked that BH had more gore and the subject matter was adult orientated.
My main complaint of BH was probably the narrative and delivery approach for how the story was told. I did not like to "float over here" and "let us drift away from there". I also found it hard to believe that a group of "hard core bikers" (one of which is a former surgeon, because there's so many surgeons that leave the medical field to pursue a life of biker-ing, right?) would immediately befriend an out-of-town cop to help solve a series of murders. The romance between Jack and Sophie seemed a little out-of-place as well, if not forced. Maybe it was an after thought that randomly made it's way into the story...who knows?
Altogether BH was worth reading if you’ve already read the Talisman; however I doubt I’d revisit either book again. I was not impressed or greatly entertained by BH; however it’s worth a read if you’re a fan of King’s Dark Tower books. There are a few bread crumbs in BH that DT fans will enjoy, but I’m not sure that it added a whole lot to the DT universe.
Pros: Dark Tower elements and a decent mystery story (less the sci-fi elements).
Cons: Clear motives for the killer would’ve been nice and the friendship between Henry & Jack should’ve been better organized and developed, as well as the romance between Jack & Sophie.
Bottom line: So-so story, not too bad but not too great.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2019-02-26
Welcome back Jack
I enjoyed every moment of this story. Frank Muller did an excellent job. I am hoping to meet Jack and Speedy again
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- R. A. Frank
- 2012-11-28
Delightful detective story with a magical twist!
Would you consider the audio edition of Black House to be better than the print version?
I am an audio listener by trade.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jack of course, he is the main man, super talented and powerful in ways that surprise the reader.
Have you listened to any of Frank Muller’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Frank Muller was spectacular in the Talisman and he brings the same energy here. His performance of the new characters such as the "Fisherman" and "Mr. Munshun" in a sort of a Red Skelton mumbling jumble made me laugh out loud.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There are several funny parts that made me laugh especially when the Biker gang (Thunder Five) dudes made sharp cracks. Yes I did get misty there was a tremendous friendship between Jack Sawyer and Henry Leyden and some real sadness surrounding the murders of the children.
Any additional comments?
There was a very large character set here, but as most "constant readers" know it is handled with extreme expertise. The thing about this book that grabbed me the most was that it quickly became a fascinating murder-mystery novel. There was a the reluctant Jack Sawyer that had purportedly been a "superstar detective" but retired from the LAPD at the young age of 31. So for about 1/4 of the book the reader has no idea just how good he really is at it. Now throw in the element of the supernatural where King and Straub really get cranked up. And of course we know from the Talisman that Jack Sawyer has a little bit of experience in this area. This one will make you want to listen till the end!
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Steven
- 2018-11-27
A Perfect Trio
King, Straub, and Muller.. If anything was meant to be, this is definitely it. ♥️
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Krista
- 2018-11-05
King and Straub did it again.
Great story. Love the world they created and didn't want to leave. Thanks for a perfect escape.
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