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The Hades Factor
- A Covert-One Novel
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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Hardly knowing where to turn or whom to trust, Smith assembles a ragtag private team to aid him in his search for the truth behind the deadly virus - a quest that will lead them to the highest levels and darkest corners of the globe.
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- Deb
- 01-17-05
Excellent
I found this book excellent. The story and the narrative entralled me. I absolutely loved it. After the begining, I thought that the story would end on a depressing note, but it did not. In fact, it made me eager to hear the next book by this author. And I absolutely loved the narrator, something I've never before felt. His voice was mesmorizing.
14 people found this helpful
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- Annece
- 08-24-04
Great Ludlum outstanding narrator
The prologue grabs your curiosity immediately and chapter one starts the action. You know it is fiction because some of the things Dr. Smith and his team get into and out of are just a little over the edge. But not so much that you want to turn it off.
I found myself sitting in my car unable to leave without putting on my headset so that I could continue listening on my walk from the parking lot to the office. Jason bourne was my first Ludlum character, but Dr. Smith and his team are fabulous. There is a lot of detail and description and the narrator's cammand of voices and accents makes it very interesting. I was so relieved to find two more from this series in the Audible library. As soon as I finished The Hades factor I went right on line to look for more in this series.
19 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-26-03
Aggravating!
I love Ludlum, and this does NOT flow like this late great author. It's ponderous, patronizing, and pathetic! Obviously Gayle Lynds does not have what it takes to pull this off. The plot is obvious and aggravating. There's nothing like listening to highly trained spies whine! Please, do yourself a favor and listen to earlier Ludlum and stay away from this bomb.
9 people found this helpful
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- Thomas
- 01-16-03
OK story but way too wordy
This is my first encounter with Ludlum. The story was exciting but the whole thing seemed to just go on and on. By the end of the novel, I thought I began to catch where each of the authors ended and the other started. There's a lot of description that struck me as being overblown.
The reading was well-done for the most part. The brit started to sound a lot like Cary Grant as it went along, though.
All in all I found the book OK but I'm not jumping into the rest of the series. I may try another Ludlum to see if this excess wordiness is unique to working with a co-author.
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- Brad
- 10-11-07
classic listen
i loved this book! it's been a long time since i've read this author, so i decided to listen to one of his books. ludlum is a genious! if you like his style, you'll love this book. it's got a very unique plot and the reader is exceptional.
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- Molly
- 10-22-03
Ludlum fans beware
I think this novel must have been written by Gayle Lynds from an outline by Ludlum and then published to take advantage of Ludlum's huge fan base. Shame on you publisher!!
It is vaguely entertaining and the reader is good, but NOTHING like you'd expect from a real Ludlum novel. The facts are jumbled, the descriptions BLAND and often annoying, huge mistakes are frequent (i.e. according to this author they speak arabic in Iraq- as far as I know, and the CIA worldbook confirms this, they speak Persian or Turkish and only 1% speak arabic). This is just an example of the myriad distracting discrepancies. Moreover, where Ludlums "voice" is discerning and his characters express fairly complicated international opinions, Lynds is pretty jingoistic and simplistic.
The hardest thing for me though, as a Ludlum fan, are Lynds poor descriptions, the 2-D characters, the tendency to tell rather than "show" the action. If you're looking for lyrical prose, tight plotting, smart descriptions and truly memorable characters Ludlum's other novels are worth a purchase. Definitely try the Janson Directive read by Paul Michael. As far as the Hades Factor, I wish the publisher would let Ludlum rest in peace or find co-authors who are up to his level of storytelling. Sigh.
15 people found this helpful
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- Marius
- 06-15-06
Veni, Vidi, Virus
A typical Ludlum potboiler - always a good read/listen, and the narrator does it justice, with an excellent ear for accents and tones. As usual with this type of book, startling flaws are scattered about – as an example, a high-level autopsy fails to identify the fact that the victim was coshed just before death. Notwithstanding, the rollicking pace makes this a good one to listen to while cruising through the traffic.
2 people found this helpful
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- John
- 03-25-04
Good Story Strains Belief
The frequent preposterous plot devices left me saying, "Oh, come on!" However, the book is very well narrated; Paul Michael's accents and character voices are very enjoyable.
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- dracotejas
- 09-02-17
Repeat lines
There are several repeated lines in the recording. It does detract from the over all presentation.
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- NGoodwin
- 02-08-17
Great idea but just too corny
What disappointed you about The Hades Factor?
The story idea is really good but the way the author develops the characters and plays the story out is just to corny. All the bad guys are super top level shooters who are also completely incompetent. The bad guys are everywhere, two steps ahead, and ridiculous all at once. All the good guys are james bond level operatives who are also a doctor, a scientist, etc and they never use lethal force. Its just unrealistic and towards the end of the book it becomes a frustrating distraction.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Dark Harbor
What about Michael Prichard’s performance did you like?
He's great.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Frustrating.
Any additional comments?
I was expecting Jason Borne type story telling where the stakes are high and mistakes have big consequences.
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- Michael
- 07-25-06
Covert-One: The Hades Factor
Great book but ruined by having a different reader starting part 2 of the book, hence my ratings.
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- D.A.L., Devon
- 12-23-18
Brilliant story delivered extremely badly.
The Narrator was awful to say the least, the editing was not good, eg. you knew when Narrator had had a break as the same line was repeated. Such a shame as Ludlum is up there with the very best.
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- David Creamer
- 03-09-16
well worth the listen
starts slow and works it's way into your conscience then from there it's like moving from a single prop aircraft to a full blown fighter jet, hold on to your hat.