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    Return to Shirley Plantation: A Civil War Romance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 154min
    Abducted against his will, theater manager Matthew Scott is conscripted into the Confederate army because of his Copperhead senator father’s political leanings. Injured at Malvern Hill, Matthew is taken by the Union army to Shirley Plantation in Virginia, where he is tended by seamstress Angelina Rose, a freed slave.  Given an opportunity to leave the South and start a new life for herself, Angelina remained for the sake of her sister’s orphaned twins, who are still enslaved.  Matthew must use his acting skills to to remain safe. Will his return to Shirley Plantation settle a mystery concerning his father’s past? And will Matthew find the family for which he longs? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cecily White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/118371/bk_acx0_118371_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Smoke Eaters , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 543min
    When dragons rise from the earth, firefighters are humanity's last line of defense, in this wild near-future fantasy. Firefighter Cole Brannigan is on the verge of retirement after 30 years on the job, and a decade fighting dragons. But during his final fire call, he discovers he's immune to dragon smoke. It's such a rare power that he's immediately conscripted into the elite dragon-fighting force known as the Smoke Eaters. Retirement cancelled, Brannigan is re-assigned as a lowly rookie, chafing under his superiors. So when he discovers a plot to take over the city's government, he takes matters into his own hands. With hundreds of innocent civilians in the crosshairs, it's up to Brannigan and his fellow Smoke Eaters to repel the dragon menace. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: T. Ryder Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/011920/bk_reco_011920_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Tech Mage: Magitech Chronicles, Volume 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 551min
    Enslaved and Forced to Fight Dragons Aran awakens in chains with no memory. He’s conscripted into the Confederate Marines as a Tech Mage, given a spellrifle, then hurled into the war with the draconic Krox and their Void Wyrm masters. Desperate to escape, Aran struggles to master his abilities, while surviving the Krox onslaught. Fighting alongside him are a Major who will do anything to win, a Captain who will stop at nothing to see him dead, and a woman whose past is as blank as his own. Caught between survival and loyalty Aran must choose. If he flees he will live, but the Krox will burn the galaxy. Stopping them requires a price Aran may be unable to pay: Learning to trust the very people who enslaved him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ryan Kennard Burke. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/098861/bk_acx0_098861_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Robot Commandos: The Dragoon War: Ep 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 59min
    Part one of Robot Commandos, a thrilling new series of short read adventures that follow Takashi Hiraku and the Robot Commandos. An elite unit of augmented warriors that charge into battle supported by an army of robotic drones.The unending war with the anarchist rebellion has spread to the planet of Thrada III. A planet the Union cannot let fall into the hands of the enemy. Takashi Hiraku is part of conscripted civilian militia tasked with reinforcing the besieged city of Harmine. But when they arrive, they find the enemy is already in control and waiting for them. It is a deadly trap, and one that will change Takashi’s life forever. It will take all his wits and fighting ability if he is to survive the terrifying battle. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Toby Kinzer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/203705/bk_acx0_203705_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Magitech Chronicles Quadrilogy: Magitech Chronicles, Books 1-4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2078min
    Four full-length novels for one low priceAran awakens in chains with no memory. He’s conscripted into the Confederate Marines as a Tech Mage, given a spellrifle then hurled into the war with the draconic Krox and their Void Wyrm masters.Desperate to escape, Aran struggles to master his abilities while surviving the Krox onslaught. Fighting alongside him are a Major who will do anything to win, a Captain who will stop at nothing to see him dead, and a woman whose past is as blank as his own. Caught between survival and loyalty, Aran must choose. If he flees he will live, but the Krox will burn the galaxy. Stopping them requires a price Aran may be unable to pay: learning to trust the very people who enslaved him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ryan Kennard Burke. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/139907/bk_acx0_139907_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East, Hörbuch, Digital, 194min
    Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Bridge on the River Kwai , but he was subsequently taken on one of the Japanese ‘hellships’ which was torpedoed. Nearly everyone else on board died and Urquhart spent 5 days alone on a raft in the South China Sea before being rescued by a whaling ship. He was taken to Japan and then forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later a nuclear bomb dropped just ten miles away . . . This is the extraordinary story of a young men, conscripted at nineteen and whose father was a Somme Veteran, survived not just one, but three close encounters with death - encounters which killed nearly all his comrades. Language: English. Narrator: David Rintoul. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000280/bk_twuk_000280_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Tethered Mage: Swords and Fire, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 856min
    In the Raverran Empire, magic is scarce, and those born with power are strictly controlled - taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon Army. Zaira has lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her mage-mark and thieving to survive. But hers is a rare and dangerous magic, one that could threaten the entire empire. Lady Amalia Cornaro was never meant to be a Falconer. Heiress and scholar, she was born into a treacherous world of political machinations. But fate has bound the heir and the mage. And as war looms on the horizon, a single spark could turn their city into a pyre. Set in a rich world of political intrigue and dangerous magic, The Tethered Mage is a spellbinding debut from a major new talent. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/001435/bk_twuk_001435_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Plague Tales, Hörbuch, Digital, 383min
    Fourteenth-century physician Alejandro Guzman, caught performing an autopsy in Spain, flees across Europe at the time of the Black Death to escape execution for his heretical deed. When he arrives in the Papal city of Avignon, he is conscripted against his will to serve as a Plague Doctor in the court of England's Edward III.Unfolding in a dramatic counterpoint is the story of American medical archaeologist Janie Crowe, in England at the turn of the 21st century to recover from the tragic loss of her family. She digs up a medieval artifact as part of her research and unwittingly releases a deadly plague bacterium on an unprepared world.These two unwilling heroes from two different centuries are linked by history and defined by circumstance. Here are their stories - the plague tales. Language: English. Narrator: Juliet Stevenson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bant/000139/bk_bant_000139_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Delvers LLC: Adventure Capital , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 807min
    By working together, Henry Sato and Jason Booth have managed to survive their unwanted trip to Ludus, an experiment planet. However, Delvers LLC has made some enemies...if monsters, bandits, mages, criminals, bounty hunters, and even dark cults can be called, "some enemies." After their latest battle, the two have been separated and must adapt or die. Henry in particular faces a trial by fire - perhaps literally - that may be impossible for him to overcome. The two American men will face their greatest challenges yet while working as conscripted Berber Intelligence agents. But even while outnumbered, and most likely outgunned, the former veteran EMT and resilient IT programmer will be armed with modern Earth know-how. Unknown horrors are descending on Ludus, but Delvers LLC won't go down without a fight. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeff Hays. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100211/bk_acx0_100211_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Poor Man's Galapagos , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 467min
    Tómas Harvey is an engineering student living on a small, impoverished island in Ecuador. He is conscripted into military service in the border war with Peru, where he is convinced he will die a senseless death. His father, a renowned British travel writer, is accused of embezzling government funds and, suddenly, leaves the island. While searching for answers, Tómas embarks on a journey of discovery that may lead him closer to his father and to his biological mother who abandoned him at birth and away from his home country for the first time in his life. The novel chronicles how duty shapes a family over generations, the struggle for self discovery, and how the abandonment of selfish obligations in favor of altruism can lead to a renewed faith in humanity, and ultimately, in ourselves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Canniff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/176722/bk_acx0_176722_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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