SYNC 2015 - Free Audiobooks for Summer

[Synamon]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Week 02 --> 14~20 May 2015


Dodger -- Terry Pratchett --> NOT AVAILABLE in UK & British Commonwealth

There is an exception and this is available in Canada, just thought I'd mention that since I almost didn't check since Canada is part of the British Commonwealth.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Synamon

There is an exception and this is available in Canada, just thought I'd mention that since I almost didn't check since Canada is part of the British Commonwealth.

Thank you for catching that. I'll correct my entry.

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

FAQs & Help



* How do I download these audiobooks?

• See this page - SYNC Download Help - for details
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Hi, Monkey! The second link on this list led to a 404 error page for me.

[Froide]

Week 3 pair of SYNC YA audiobooks will be available 05/21 - 05/28 (Weekly titles change at 7am Eastern Time)

http://www.audiobooksync.com/

• X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon, Read by Dion Graham

AudioFile Review:
Depicting the formative years of Malcolm X, narrator Dion Graham captures the great humanity of the civil rights leader who is most known for his angry, confrontational style. Hooking listeners with his dynamic rendition of the opening scene, Graham portrays Malcolm on the run in Harlem, and then moves deftly between the bravado of his teen years and the vulnerability of his childhood in periodic flashbacks. As the text portrays Malcolm’s keen intelligence as well as the insecurity and pain that drive him, Graham delivers a sensitive performance that keeps the time shifts clear and gives vibrancy to the large cast of characters. The production concludes with historical notes as well as an afterword read by coauthor Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter. A gripping, moving, and illuminating production.

A.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, SYNC 2015 © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

• Here in Harlem by Walter Dean Myers Read by Muhammad Cunningham, Michael Early, Patricia R. Floyd, Kevin R. Free, Arthur French, Dion Graham, Nathan Hinton, Ezra Knight, Robin Miles, Lizan Mitchell, Gail Nelson, Monica Patton, Charles Turner

These fifty-four poems, all in different voices but written by one hand, do sing. They make a joyful noise as the author honors the people-the nurses, students, soldiers, and ministers-of his beloved hometown, Harlem. Worship with Deacon Allen, who loves "a shouting church," and study with Lois Smith, who wants "a school named after me." Don't get taken by Sweet Sam DuPree, who "conned a shark right outta his fin." And never turn your back on Delia Pierce, who claims she "ain't the kind to talk behind nobody's back" while doing precisely that-with panache. Inspired by Edgar Lee Masters's classic Spoon River Anthology, Walter Dean Myers celebrates the voices and aspirations of the residents of another American town, one that lies between two rivers on the north side of an island called Manhattan.

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SYNC YA's freebies for Week 4: http://www.audiobooksync.com/

Available: 05/28 - 06/04 (Weekly titles change at 7am Eastern Time)
*must install Overdrive Media Console

• The Ring and the Crown | Books | Audiobook SYNC

By Melissa De La Cruz
Read by Jennifer Ikeda
Published by Recorded Books, Inc.

Description

One will rule, and one will serve.... Princess Marie-Elizabeth, heir to the Lily Throne, and Morgan Myrddn, bastard daughter of the Mage of England, grew up together. Quiet and gentle, Marie has never lived up to the ambitions of her mother, Queen Eleanor the Second, Supreme Ruler of the Franco-British Empire. With the help of the Head Merlin, Eleanor has maintained her stranglehold on the world's only source of magic. She rules the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. But Eleanor's extended lifespan is nearing its end. The princess must marry and produce an heir. When Marie is promised to the heir to the Prussian throne, she turns to Morgan, desperate for help. The best friends form a perilous plan: Morgan, a powerful magician herself, will take on Marie's face, allowing the princess to escape with the boy she loves and live the quiet life she's always wanted. And Morgan will get what she's always dreamed of-the chance to rule. But the hunger for power in Lenoran England run deeper than anyone could imagine. In the end, there is only rule that matters in Eleanor's court: trust no one.

• Sea Hearts | Books | Audiobook SYNC

By Margo Lanagan
Read by Eloise Oxer, Paul English
Published by Bolinda Publishing

Description:
On remote Rollrock Island, the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. So, for a price, any man might buy himself a bride; an irresistibly enchanting sea-wife. But what cost will be borne by the people of Rollrock ‒ the men, the women, the children ‒ once Misskaella sets her heart on doing such a thing? Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire and revenge, of loyalty, heartache and human weakness, and of the unforeseen consequences of all-consuming love.

[tubemonkey]

Geographic Restrictions for this week's novels:

• The Ring and the Crown -- Melissa De La Cruz --> US & Philippines ONLY
• Sea Hearts -- Margo Lanagan --> US, Australia, & New Zealand ONLY

[gabby98]

D@MN if I didn't miss the last two weeks :'(

[David Munch]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Geographic Restrictions for this week's novels:

• The Ring and the Crown -- Melissa De La Cruz --> US & Philippines ONLY
• Sea Hearts -- Margo Lanagan --> US, Australia, & New Zealand ONLY

Restrictions didn't work here. Could access them without any issue, even though I am located in Northern Europe.

[Marrella]

Originally Posted by David Munch

Restrictions didn't work here. Could access them without any issue, even though I am located in Northern Europe.

Good for you. Not available from Germany, though.

[tubemonkey]

Last Day to get these free titles -- exp 0700 ET 04 Jun 15

• The Ring and the Crown -- Melissa De La Cruz --> US & Philippines ONLY
• Sea Hearts -- Margo Lanagan --> US, Australia, & New Zealand ONLY

[tubemonkey]

Week 05 --> 04~10 Jun 2015


A Corner of White -- Jaclyn Moriarty --> no restrictions

The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty! This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world). Elliot, on the other hand, is in search of his father, who disappeared on the night his uncle was found dead. The talk in the town of Bonfire (in the Kingdom of Cello) is that Elliot's dad may have killed his brother and run away with the Physics teacher. But Elliot refuses to believe it. And he is determined to find both his dad and the truth. As Madeleine and Elliot move closer to unraveling their mysteries, they begin to exchange messages across worlds -- through an accidental gap that hasn't appeared in centuries. But even greater mysteries are unfolding on both sides of the gap: dangerous weather phenomena called "color storms;" a strange fascination with Isaac Newton; the myth of the "Butterfly Child," whose appearance could end the droughts of Cello; and some unexpected kisses...

Dracula -- Bram Stoker --> no restrictions

For a century Bram Stoker’s Dracula has reigned supreme as the undisputed masterpiece of horror writing. We have all grown up under the shadow of the elegant Count, at once an attractive, brutal and erotic creature of the night. In 1897 Bram Stoker wrote a story expressing the most persistent nightmare of the human condition. Take this opportunity to dream again...

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This Week's Sync --> June 25 -July 02 - change at 7am Eastern Time

• Monster by Walter Dean Myers, read by A Full Cast
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding, read by William Golding

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This Week's Sync 07/02 - 07/09 - change at 7am Eastern Time

• Echoes of An Angel by Aquanetta Gordon, Chris Macias; read by Robin Miles
• Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja; read by Spencer Murphy

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This Week's Sync 07/09 - 07/16 - changes at 7am Eastern Time

• The Explorers Club by Nell Benjamin, read by Jack Cutmore-Scott, Carson Elrod, David Furr, John Getz, Martin Jarvis, David Krumholtz, Lorenzo Pisoni, Jennifer Westfeldt, Matthew Wolf
• Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, read by Michael Prichard

[badgoodDeb]

Thank you!! I *really* appreciate being reminded of these. I don't remember otherwise.