Damned Souls and a Sangria - Annette Marie (Audiobook)

Tantor Audio, 2020, 8.6 hours

Read by Cris Dukehart

Listened to: August 2025, age 47 

 

The Guild Codex: Spellbound book 8 

 

Well, here's the big payoff for the series so far.  It was worth it.  Another great book, and now I'm sad, because we're done with Tori and her mages.

 

This series, especially the Spellbound thread, was fantastic.  It stayed strong all the way through to the end. 

 

Rating: 5 

Space Team - Barry Hutchinson

Zertex Audio, 2025, 7.9 hours

Read by Phil Tron

Listened to: August 2025, age 47

 

Space Team book 1

 

Humour is hard.  I'm sure there are people who resonate with this style of farce, but I just found it too much.  The characters - all of them - were just so incredibly stupid through the whole book, and I didn't find that funny.  As a result, I didn't much like the book. 

 

Rating: 3- 

Lost Talismans and a Tequila - Annette Marie (Audiobook)

Tantor Audio, 2020, 7.9 hours

Read by Cris Dukehart

Listened to: July 2025, age 47

 

Guild Codex: Spellbound book 7 

 

More of the same, which is fantastic.  Great series. 

 

Rating: 5
 

Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold (Audiobook)

Blackstone Audio, 2009, 8.6 hours

Original copyright 1986

Read by Grover Gardner 

Listened to: July 2025, age 47 

 

Miles Vorkosigan, book 2 

 

Or, how Miles' parents met.  Solid space opera & love story.  

 

Rating: 3+ 

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - Mary Roach

W.W. Norton & Co., 2011, 334 pages, 

ISBN:  9780393339918 

Read: July 2025, age 47 

 

Very little to do with Mars, but all kinds of interesting tidbits about the space program that I hadn't heard anywhere else, and very well told.  Lots of fun.  I'll keep my eyes open for more from this author.

Rating: 4+ 

Rogue Ghosts and Other Miscreants - Annette Marie & Rob Jacobsen

Tantor Audio, 2021, 7.8 hours

Read by Iggy Toma 

Listened to: July 2025, age 45 

 

Guild Codex: Warped book 3 

 

This series is fantastic.  This, though, was a bit annoying - Our hero was very stuck on rescuing a kid, and it got tiresome hearing about it.  Still fun, but not as great as the rest.

 

Rating: 4
 

Druid Vices and a Vodka - Annette Marie (Audiobook)

Tantor Audio, 2020, 9.3 hours 

Read by: Cris Dukehart

Listened to: June 2025, age 47 

 

The Guild Codex: Spellbound, book 6 

 

I really like this series, especially the Tori books.  This one's no exception.

 

Rating: 5