Nicolas Coster has narrated 7 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 28 ratings. The most-rated is Hornblower and the "Hotspur".
Hornblower and the "Hotspur"
Summary
Napoleon is about to invade England, and it falls to young Horatio Hornblower to stop him. This is the third in C. S. Forester's 11 volume series about one of the Royal Navy's most daring and resourceful officers.
©1962 C.S. Forester (P)2008, 2017 Phoenix Books
Hornblower and the "Atropos"
Summary
"I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining" - Winston Churchill In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon Atropos is part of the Mediterranean Fleet's harassment of Napoleon, recovering treasure that lies deep in Turkish waters and boldly challenging a Spanish frigate several times her size. At the center of each adventure is Hornblower, Forester's most inspired creation, whose blend of cautious preparation and spirited execution dazzles friend and foe alike.
Public Domain (P)2009 Phoenix Audio
The Monster in the Box
Summary
The Monster In The Box is the latest addition to Ruth Rendell's classic and beguiling Inspector Wexford series. In this enthralling new audiobook, Rendell, "the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world" (Time), takes Inspector Wexford back to his days as a young policeman, and to the man he has long suspected of murder - serial murder. Outside the house where Wexford investigated his first murder case - a woman found strangled in her bedroom - he noticed a short, muscular man wearing a scarf and walking a dog. He gave Wexford an unnerving stare. Without any solid evidence, Wexford began to suspect that this man - Eric Targo - was the killer. Over the years there are more unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town of Kingsmarkham, and Wexford continues to quietly suspect that the increasingly prosperous Targo - van driver, property developer, kennel owner, and animal lover - is behind them. Now, half a lifetime later, Wexford spots Targo back in Kingsmarkham after a long absence. Wexford tells his longtime partner, Mike Burden, about his suspicions, but Burden dismisses them as fantasy. Meanwhile, Burden's wife, Jenny has suspicions of her own. She believes that the Rahmans, a highly respectable family from Pakistan, may be forcing their daughter, Tamima, into an arranged marriage - or worse.
©2009 Ruth Rendell (P)2009 Phoenix
Travels with Herodotus
Summary
From renowned journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales. In the 1950s, Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad - perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead he was sent to India - the first stop on a decades-long tour of the world that took him from Iran to El Salvador and from Angola to Armenia. Revisiting his memories of traveling the globe with a copy of Herodotus's The Histories in tow, Kapuscinski describes his awakening to the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of new environments and how the words of the Greek historiographer helped shape his own view of an increasingly globalized world. Written with supreme eloquence and a constant eye to the global undercurrents that shaped the latter half of the 20th century, Travels with Herodotus is an exceptional chronicle of one man's journey across continents.
©2007 Ryszard Kapuscinki (P)2007 , 2017 Phoenix Books
Everything You Know About God Is Wrong, Vol 2
Summary
More than 50 writers, reports and reseachers invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look at the wild and woolly world of organized belief in the mega-anthology Everything You Know About God is Wrong, Vol 1 & 2. In Vol 2: Robert Damon Schneck inspects "The God Machine"; H.G. Wells, best known for his science fiction work, chats with Jesus; Dan Baker discusses in length the nonbelievers who wrote some of the most iconic songs of our time; and Disinformation Editor Russ Kick lists a few "Good Books."
Public Domain (P)2008 Phoenix Audio
Everything You Know About God Is Wrong, Volume 1
Summary
More than 50 writers, reporters, and researchers invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look at the wild and wooly world of organized belief in the mega-anthology Everything You Know About God is Wrong, VOl 1 & 2. Among the dozens of essays in Vols. 1: Richard Dawkins shows us the strange, scary properties of religion; Douglas Rashkoff exposes the trouble with Judaism; and Paul Krassner revealshis "Confessions of an Atheist", Other highlights include Gary Greenberg's fascinating discussion on who really wrote the Gospels and Sam Jordison's enlightening "Weeked with Osho," among others.
Public Domain (P)2008 Phoenix Audio
Duchess of Death
Summary
She is the most popular novelist in history. Yet the drama and torment of Agatha Christie's private life remains a mystery even to her most ardent fans. She made no secret of her disdain for the press and for those who wished to intrude on her private life. In this immensely listenable and intimate biography, best-selling author Richard Hack reveals the romance, scandal, and betrayal that drove one of the 20th century's most celebrated literary figures.
©2009 Richard Hack (P)2009 Phoenix