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The Aquitaine Progression
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 29 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
It begins in Geneva. There American lawyer Joel Converse meets a man he hasn't seen in 20 years, a covert operative who dies violently at his feet, whispering words that hand Converse a staggering legacy of death: "The generals ... they're back ... Aquitaine!"
Suddenly Converse is running for his life, alone with the world's most shattering secret. Pursued by anonymous executioners to the darkest corners of Europe, he is forced to play a game of survival by blood-rules he thought he'd long left behind. And only Converse, and the woman he once loved and lost, can wrest the world from the iron grasp of Aquitaine....
Read by Rob Shapiro. Rob Shapiro is a voice actor, narrator, musician, and writer. In his spare time, he is working on his first book.
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- BuyzEveryfing
- 17-05-16
excellent book and well performed!
admittedly lost concentration a few times as some parts were slow and/or dull.. BUT i found myself back tracking as i soon learned they were important to the story!! very good book, very good story, and very good performance!!!
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- Kendo1664
- 07-04-13
Ludlum at his best
It is great to read a book with the classic tension that Ludlum creates. This is a masterpiece.
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- JOY
- 09-05-16
Brilliant Book As Good If Not Better Than Bourne!
Took a couple of chapters to get into and then there was no stopping. Really complex and clever story lots of twists and turns. Great character development and really believable situation.
I'd tried reading a Ludlum that wasn't Bourne before and disliked it so was apprehensive about this but all my fears were allayed and I really got into it, listening at every available moment.
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- mcfontaine
- 22-11-20
A brilliant thriller
A really brilliant thriller, with countless twist and keeps you guessing right till the end.
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- Lou
- 11-12-12
Aquitaine Progression - brilliant
I loved this book almost as much as I disliked Ludlum's The Bourne Identity. The Aquitane Progression is full of suspense and manages to be both descriptive and fast paced at the same time. The plot is on the edge of fantastic - just the thing to appeal to conspiracy theorists, but a jolly good romp for all that.
The only aspect which I felt could have been worked better was the dialogue between Converse and his ex wife towards the latter part of the book; it felt quite stilted and fake.
I thought Rob Shapiro was very believable as the narrator of this book.
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- Daniel jonberger
- 23-02-21
Blast from the past
I read this book when it came out, (such a long time ago) and it felt so in time. A perfect summer holiday book to disappear into. Upon having gone through roughly 45 audio books during Covid lockdown, I found this book again. At almost 29 hours and with the masterful Rob as narrator, I was truly hooked again as a lifetime ago. "Old, but not so old".
Try this on your walks, in the car, whenever. It is a throwback well worth it and the story sucks you in, relentlessly, I mean it.
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- David Creamer
- 26-12-15
absolutely brilliant
it's a damn good story listen, absorb,and most of all enjoy a well constructed story
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- Gareth
- 14-01-16
Good but long
A very good book, very read, but very long! Ideal for a tour across Europe!
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- Mike B
- 11-05-18
Great Story, Fabulous Narration
Typical Ludlum: plot within a plot within a plot. The narration is excellent. Rob Shapiro is very expressive and his vocalisations of the characters are just great.
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- Ms V.
- 23-08-15
Far too much detail
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This started with an intriguing plot and had the makings of a good book. But it seemed to be an edifice built on sand - even the analogy with the old Aquitaine Empire was tenuous. Huge amounts of irrelevant details, leading to a book so long it required constant repetition of the basic plot and characters in case the reader had forgotten what was going on. And some spectacularly bad decisions by a hero who we had been led to believe was very bright, led to a disappointing finale.
Any additional comments?
If you have a long car journey to get through, this will deliver, and Joel's frustratingly bad decisions will stop you falling asleep at the wheel. Otherwise, select a book with more substance.
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