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The Ruins of Karzelek
- The Mandrake Company Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Jill Redfield
- Series: Mandrake Company, Book 4
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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- Dennis Jameson
- 09-02-18
Space men/women not living like monks.
The story is engaging, but the most memorable is the author doesn't treat the characters like sexual ciphers. Too much sci fi treats there characters like they took monastic vows of celibacy. Even if they can't write XXX rated scenarios as good as this, they could at least acknowledge that stuff happens. And the narrator can go from sultry to command without skipping a beat. Not for the prudish, but for the engaged.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-05-22
Love this series.
This is my favorite series on Audible so far. I love the characters. Good humor and plots. Sweet and cheeky romantic moments and some sci-fi mixed in.
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- Carol
- 12-05-21
A hero with vulnerabilities
Segde can defeat the bad guys, protect the females, and save the day with the best of them. That is if his allergies doesn’t defeat him first. I loved the fact that our hero wasn’t 100% macho. So far, this has been an excellent series.