Jon Noto has narrated 2 audiobooks on Listento.it by 2 authors. The most-rated is Along the Watchtower.
Red Clay, Yellow Grass
Summary
A battleground and a rock festival. Love and war in the age of Aquarius. A startlingly vivid portrayal of the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of two ill-fated college lovers. The story of their generation spills across some of the era’s most iconic settings: the legendary battleground of Khe Sanh; a Midwestern campus riven by dissent; and Altamont Speedway, scene of the notorious rock festival that ended the sixties. Booklist: “[B]arager's dynamic, passionate, often moving exploration of the turbulent and politically divided 1960s...is striking. The cast of complicated characters adds arresting human dimensions.” Kirkus Indie: “Barager spins a compelling tale of youthful passion, both personal and political...a rich, satisfying experience. A well-written, gripping novel that expertly blends fact and fiction, love and conviction.” Evolved Publishing presents a startlingly vivid portrayal of the 1960s, as one reviewer put it: “the decade that changed us all”.
©2018 Richard Barager (P)2020 Richard Barager
Along the Watchtower
Summary
A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose? The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities. The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse - and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself. Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul. In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince - a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell. Evolved Publishing Presents a literary journey exploring the physical and psychological depths of trauma caused by war.
©2018 David Litwack (P)2020 David Litwack