Julio Verne, Franz Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens... - Relatos breves. H. G. Wells: free web books, online. Must-Read Books Of The Summer: Don't Miss These 7 Favorites. It's summer, which is prime reading time for many people.
And our post-50 audience is no different. We asked our readers to share their best books of the summer -- and they didn't hold back. After pouring through all the various recommendations, we've compiled a list of seven amazing books you should pick up if you haven't already. What are your picks for the best books of the summer? Let us know in comments. 1. If there's one book that's garnered a lot of attention this summer, it's this one. 2. If our readers are right, the author of "The Da Vinci Code" has struck gold again with his latest book that takes Harvard professor Robert Langdon on another quest in search of clues to a world-historical mystery. 3. Many fans of "Kite Runner" wondered whether the author could ever top it. 4. 5. 6. This broadly satirical novel has been described by reviewers as a "modern-day comic caper full of heart and ingenuity.
" 7. Earlier on HuffPost50: The Worm Ouroboros. The Worm Ouroboros is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rücker Eddison, first published in 1922.
The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas. The work is slightly related to Eddison's later Zimiamvian Trilogy, and collectively they are sometimes referred to as the Zimiamvian series. Plot[edit] The framing story having introduced the chief lords of Demonland — the brothers Juss, Spitfire, and Goldry Bluszco, and their cousin Brandoch Daha — the story begins in earnest with a dwarf ambassador from Witchland arriving in Demonland to demand that the Demons recognize King Gorice XI of Witchland as their overlord. Juss and his brothers reply that they and all of Demonland will submit if the king (a famous wrestler) can defeat Goldry Bluszco in a wrestling match.
The expedition's fleet is smashed and its army destroyed. Characters[edit] Top 10 Best Fantasy Audiobooks. This list was a challenging one to create because the best fantasy audio books combine the quality of the story WITH the quality of the narrator.
If the book is great but the narrator sounds like a toad, the whole audio experience isn’t quite the same. So keep in mind that the quality of the narrator is JUST as important as the quality of the story when taking this list into account! There’s also a new kind of audiobook called GraphicAudio(graphicaudio.net). These audiobooks are basically souped up features with sound effects added in, different characters having different voice actors (male and females).
Pretty much as close as you can get to making an audiobook experience into a visual one. One question I always get asked is where to find (legal) audiobooks for a good price. 1. One affordable way around this is to join audible.com (you can sign up for free and get 2 free audiobook downloads). 2. 3. You can almost always find cheap used audiobook CD’s on amazon.com.