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The Dark Star

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(3 Sterne; 1 Bewertungen)

Ruhannah “Rue” Carew, who dreams of becoming an artist, has grown up listening to her father tell the story of how he came by a wooden box and its unusual contents, which include a bronze figure of a god and the diary of a departed friend of her father’s.

One day Rue meets an unscrupulous man named Eddie Brandes, who is so taken with her that he hides his true nature in order to win the trust and regard of her and her parents, with an eye to marrying her. But neither Rue nor her parents suspect that Eddie is already married to an actress named Ilse Dumont. Rue learns the truth about Eddie under devastating circumstances, leaving her at a loss as to what to do with her life in the aftermath of her discovery. But with the help of her friend Jim Neeland, Rue finds herself crossing the Atlantic headed to Paris in order to pursue her dream and study art.

Several years pass. It is the eve of the Great War. One day, Jim receives an urgent message that he is to find the box in Rue’s old house and bring it with him to her in Paris. Jim, unaware of how high the stakes are, what the significance is of the precious contents of the box, and just how far others are willing to go in order to keep it from reaching its destination, sets out for the adventure of a lifetime. During this adventure, his life and those of Ilse Dumont, Eddie Brandes, and Rue Carew - all four born under the “dark star” - intertwine in extraordinary ways. (Summary by Scarbo) (0 hr 23 min)

Chapters

Preface: Children of the Star

16:44

Read by Inkell

Chapter 1. The Wonder-Box

42:24

Read by lightcrystal

Chapter 2. Brookhollow

18:50

Read by Karebear924

Chapter 3. In Embryo

11:24

Read by Kendra

Chapter 4. The Trodden Way

13:08

Read by Kendra

Chapter 5. Ex Machina

23:37

Read by Alyssa Williams

Chapter 6. The End of Solitude

17:31

Read by Brize C

Chapter 7. Obsession

16:49

Read by blx77

Chapter 8. A Change Impends

12:13

Read by Howard Skyman

Chapter 9. Nonresistance

20:54

Read by Howard Skyman

Chapter 10. Driving Head-On

16:33

Read by Brize C

Chapter 11. The Breakers

19:03

Read by BritishNickVO

Chapter 12. A Life Line

21:38

Read by John Leloup

Chapter 13. Letters from a Little Girl

34:54

Read by Anooshka Bajaj

Chapter 14. A Journey Begins

8:56

Read by Daniel Sanchez

Chapter 15. The Locked House

30:33

Read by teesaloveless

Chapter 16. Scheherazade

22:15

Read by Kate Adams

Chapter 17. A White Skirt

16:27

Read by JL Walden

Chapter 18. By Radio

29:56

Read by JL Walden

Chapter 19. The Captain of the Volhynia

10:44

Read by Voicegadget

Chapter 20. The Drop of Irish

27:42

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Chapter 21. Method and Foresight

11:58

Read by blx77

Chapter 22. Two Thirteen

14:14

Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi

Chapter 23. On His Way

15:42

Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi

Chapter 24. The Road to Paris

30:56

Read by Kate Adams

Chapter 25. Cup and Lip

18:09

Read by Brize C

Chapter 26. Rue Soleil d'Or

24:41

Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi

Chapter 27. From Four to Five

12:45

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Chapter 28. Together

20:23

Read by tshoes76

Chapter 29. En Famille

19:18

Read by JamminJazz

Chapter 30. Jardin Russe

15:06

Read by JamminJazz

Chapter 31. The Café des Bulgars

16:30

Read by JamminJazz

Chapter 32. The Cercle Extranationale

25:11

Read by Cbteddy

Chapter 33. A Rat Hunt

29:38

Read by Kate Adams

Chapter 34. Sunrise

31:42

Read by Kendra Scarlavai

Chapter 35. The First Day

24:37

Read by Kendra Scarlavai

Bewertungen

Good 'Serial' Novel

(3 Sterne)

The story started strong, with interesting writing, but soon devolved into your basic 'spy novel' yarn. The many contrived characters and forced encounters helped to move the story along but didn't really add to the story that much. about halfway in it became pretty clear that this book was written in a 'serial' fashion to be released chapter by chapter in the literature of the day. Still, it's a good adventure tale with a dashing hero, a damsel in need, and a spicy pseudo-romance between spies.