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Episode 57 | Mr. Mercedes

In this 57th episode, I review the book "Mr. Mercedes" by Stephen King. It's the first book in his Bill Hodges trilogy. Listen to hear why I loved this book, especially in audio format. Will Patton narrated the audiobook and did an outstanding job..

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Mr. Mercedes: A Novel (The Bill Hodges Trilogy)

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Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week:

Mr. Mercedes: A Novel (Affiliate Link)
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton


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Episode 56 | The Way of Kings

In this 56th episode, I review the book "The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson. It's his first book in his epic fantasy series called The Stormlight Archive. Listen to hear why I struggled through the first 3/4 of the book, only to fall in love with it at the end and be super excited for book 2 in the series. It was a big of an uphill battle for me, unlike most readers on this book, but it was well worth it. I loved this book by the time I got to the last act of the story, and I loved book 2 in it's entirety, so I'm very excited for this series to continue.

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The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive, The)

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The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive, The) (Affiliate Link)
Written by Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Michael Kramer & Kate Reading


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Episode 55 | Hollow World

In this 55th episode, I review the book "Hollow World" by Michael J. Sullivan. Listen to hear why I think it's an instant science fiction classic. This is a book that really made me think and made me laugh. The future the protagonist visits in this time travel novel was pretty amazing and not what I was expecting.

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Hollow World

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http://riyria.blogspot.com/

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Episode 54 | The Fault in Our Stars

In this 54th episode, I review the book "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green. Listen to hear why it was an instant classic for me and falls into the class of books I know I'll read again over the years. Unlike most episodes, where I stick to strictly reviewing the book, I do a bit of rabbit trailing about why certain books seem to be my favorites—including The Fault in my Stars. My favorite genres are Sci-Fi and Fantasy adventures, but somehow my favorite books end up being coming of age literary dramas. I explore this topic a bit so you get more than just a book review in this episode.

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The Fault in Our Stars

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http://www.johngreenbooks.com/

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Sand: Omnibus Edition (Affiliate Link)
Written by Hugh Howey
Narrated by Karen Chilton

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Episode 53 | Sand

In this 53rd episode, I review the book "Sand" by Hugh Howey. Listen to hear why I loved it as much as Hugh's more well known book Wool! That's saying a lot because Wool was AMAZING!

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Sand: Omnibus Edition

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Sand: Omnibus Edition (Affiliate Link)
Written by Hugh Howey
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Stories of Dan Bonus Episode - Slug Teeth

In this bonus episode of Stories of Dan Dan The Art Man you finally get a new short story I wrote! This time, however, someone else is the narrator. I share with you The Melting Podcast episode 38 - Stoke the Fire and Mystery Meal. This awesome podcast has story prompts you can write a story from and submit to them. If they accept it they record it and put it on their show. They accepted my short story "Slug Teeth" and it's the first story you'll hear in this podcast episode. After that, there's another awesome story called "Monster Hunting" by Hugh J. O'Donnell. I give the episode a little introduction and then I give a little update afterward on what I'm up to with my writing. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

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http://themeltingpotcast.com/1/post/2016/11/episode-38-stoke-the-fire-prompt-9-and-mystery-meal.html

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https://hughjodonnell.com/

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Episode 52 | Invito Rex

In this 52nd episode, I review the book "Invito Rex" by Brand Gamblin. Listen to hear why it was such a fun read. Bear Polo? A chess-like game called Circus on a circular board? This book had a lot of cool stuff, made me laugh a lot, and had great dialog.

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Invito Rex (Noblesse Oblige Book 2)

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Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: 

Written by Dan Wells
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Episode 51 | The Things They Carried

In this 51st episode, I review Tim O'Brien's book "The Things They Carried." Listen to hear why I got it as an audiobook for its amazing narrator Bryan Cranston, but stayed for the great writing and story telling by Tim O'Brien. 

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The Things They Carried (Affiliate Link)
Written by Tim O'Brien
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Episode 50 | The Devil's Only Friend

In this 50th episode, hey we got to 50 everyone!!! In this 50th episode I review Dan Well's book "The Devil's Only Friend." This is the best book I have read this year! In this special 50th episode I'm reviewing a book I just finished reading instead of the next one on the list from about 2 years ago. Listen to hear why I thought this book, even though it's not in the genre I typically read, was so good!

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The Devil's Only Friend (John Cleaver)

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Written by Dan Wells
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Episode 49 | The Green Mile

In this 49th episode, I review Stephen King's book "The Green Mile." This book blew me away. It's easily one of my favorites. Reading back through my review of it made me want to read it again. Listen to hear why I thought it was so great.

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The Green Mile

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The Green Mile (Affiliate Link)
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Frank Muller


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Episode 48 | The Merchant Adventurer

In this 48th episode, I review Patrick E. McLean's book "The Merchant Adventurer!" If you love fantasy but are looking for something a little different then check this book out! The merchant our hero usually passes by or buys weapons from is the main character of this epic quest! Have a listen to find out why I loved this book for it's gorgeous writing, amazing narration, and brilliant humor.

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The Merchant Adventurer

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http://patrickemclean.com/

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The Merchant Adventurer (Affiliate Link)
Written by Patrick E. McLean
Narrated by Patrick E. McLean


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Episode 47 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

In this 47th episode, I review Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." I read this book by listening to the great audiobook narrated by Anne Hathaway. She made the book really fun and had incredible character voices. It was a wonderful experience listening to the book. Also, this episode is a bit different as I spend most of my review plugging the story into the 3 Act Story Structure to show how well the story was laid out. Have a listen to hear why it was great.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz Series Book 1)

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Affiliate Link)
Written by L. Frank Baum
Narrated by Anne Hathaway


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Episode 46 | The Firm

In this 46th episode I review Jon Grisham's "The Firm." It's the first book I've read by him and I usually like to start with an author's first novel. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't think this book was amazing but I was very impressed with the writing and I like the book a lot. The characters were great, and so was "The Firm" itself as a character. Listen to hear more. 

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The Firm: A Novel

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http://www.jgrisham.com/

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Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: 

The Firm (Affiliate Link)
Written by John Grisham
Narrated by Scott Brick


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Episode 45 | Doctor Sleep

In this 45th episode I review Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep." It's the sequel to the classic horror novel The Shining. Written several years later it picks up the story of the boy from The Shinning as a man of some years. This book had amazingly different and creepy villains, great characters as always, and a page turning story. Listen to hear why I loved it. 

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Doctor Sleep

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Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: 

Doctor Sleep: A Novel (Affiliate Link)
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton


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Episode 44 | Dune

In this 44th episode I review the classic Science Fiction epic "Dune" by Frank Herbert. Listen to hear why I'm glad I read this book even though gave up on reading it 3 separate times before I found interest in the story and ended up really enjoying it. 

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Dune

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Dune (Affiliate Link)
Written by Frank Herbert
Narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin


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