The Lion's Game [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Nelson DeMille (Author), Boyd Gaines (Reader)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Hachette Audio; Abridged edition (November 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159483637X
• ISBN-13: 978-1594836374
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 5.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,296,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Listen to a DeMille story, December 1, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lion's Game (Audio CD)

Abridged audio -- in paperback. Original printing 2000)

When you read or listen to The Lions Game, keep in mind that this book was written well before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The Lions Game is not about terrorists flying airplanes into the twin towers killing thousands, but about a single terrorist on a mission of revenge. After his bloody entrance into the U.S. and absorption into the country, The Lion leaves a trail of very specific murders across the United States, heading to his final act of revenge.

John Corey, formerly NYPD homicide, now with a special task force on terrorism, is feeling his way around his new assignment (and partner) while trying to analyze the next move of the Lybian terrorist, save lives and figure out his own love life, quite a bit to handle for just one guy!

Nelson DeMille has brought us another entertaining yet thought-provoking action novel that is well worth the time it takes to read or listen to the unabridged version.

I listen to a lot of books on audio. But, I almost never listen to and very much dislike abridgements. They do a great disservice to the author even though authors have to approve the abridged versions of their books. Still, it's a little like just listening to the refrain of a song, you miss the essence of the creator's intentions.

Armchair Interviews says: Good listening.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Left out some good parts . . ., January 13, 2009

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D. Ferry (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This is one of my favorite books, but this abridged version leaves out some of the trademark John Corey humor included in the cassette recording.

5.0 out of 5 stars very good listening, January 6, 2008

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very good listening i enjoy demills writting but listening to his book was a great thing to do on a trip to fla.