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Other Worlds (Abridged) Audiobook

By: Barbara Michaels, Elizabeth Peters
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Read By: Barbara Rosenblat Publisher: HarperCollins Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2005 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780060888961
2.95159663865546 out of 52.95159663865546 out of 52.95159663865546 out of 52.95159663865546 out of 52.95159663865546 out of 5 (2.95) - 476 listener ratings
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

4

Longest Chapter Length:

47:28 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

43:43 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

45:47 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

6

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Publisher Description

One foggy evening, the most famous crime specialists in the world meet in an exclusive club, their minds on murder. On the agenda: two tantalizing, unsolved cases of ghostly terror. New York Times bestselling author and unsurpassed master of suspense Barbara Michaels delivers a fireside story in the grand tradition with her latest work, Other Worlds. The smoky room glows with a mix of cigars, brandy, and genius. Those present include Harry Houdini, king of illusion; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of the modern detective novel; Dr. Nandor Fodor, a psychoanalyst of international acclaim; and an elegant writer who can rival them all with her sleuthing talent. These masters of mystery put their minds to a pair of gripping stories of families beset by poltergeistly pranks and bewitched by inexplicable horrors. Gripping puzzles, yes, but the terror is all too vicious and all too real. In the hollows of Tennessee, a family is threatened by a dire spirit whose predictions of despair and death come frighteningly true. In a small Connecticut town, a newly married widow and her children move into her second husband's home to find their lives possessed by an unimaginable demon.For the gathering at the club, a brilliant battle of wits is at hand. Were these villains phantoms from beyond or evildoers of flesh and blood? Each expert has a theory. Which of them is correct? Whether writing as Barbara Michaels or Elizabeth Peters, this author is a master chef crafting richly atmospheric, suspense-filled delights. Other Worlds is an up-all-nighter guaranteed to still haunt in the morning, a tale as chilling by daylight as it is by darkness.

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"A fun take on dramatizing real world hauntings, and I love the idea of the club. "

— Esther_a (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • “Chilling fun.” 

    — Cleveland Plain Dealer 

  • “A fun, fast read, spooky in the best Michaels tradition.” 

    — Omaha World-Herald

  • “The telling is adept, suspenseful and appropriately spooky. Most readers are likely to echo Houdini’ s opinion that the replay of the hauntings, though still shrouded in ambiguity, makes for ‘an entertaining evening.’” 

    — Publishers Weekly

  • “Rosenblat brings the stories themselves to life with her incredible sense of timing and ability to capture the hysteria that seizes each cast of characters. After each mystery, Doyle and company analyze clues and offer their own ‘solutions.’ Whether telling the tale itself, or reading the dissection and possible conclusion for each, Rosenblat, through her lively and eloquent reading, will make you a believer.”  

    — AudioFile

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  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This book read like an essay that you would write for school. The grammer was very proper and there was very little dialog. Life's too short to waste on a book you don't like, so I didn't finish it. "

    — Erin, 1/15/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A fun take on dramatizing real world hauntings, and I love the idea of the club. "

    — Esther_a, 8/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " this one was a little odd but I still liked it "

    — Terah, 7/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " liked it. love this author. "

    — Michele, 3/17/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " It was ok, but definately not her best. "

    — Doreen, 2/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Utterly boring and ridiculously stupid. Total waste of time. "

    — Nancy, 10/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This book should go to another world and bother me NO MORE "

    — Jaime, 2/24/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not my favorite by her. However, her photo on the back cover looks like my mom when she was young. "

    — Kcastro, 1/12/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This book was a waste of time. It didn't tell a good story, and I didn't really learn anything while reading it. I can't believe I read the whole thing. "

    — M—, 11/3/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I found this extremely tedious and boring. It reads more like a text book example of poltergeist behavior rather than a novel. Unless you're an academic-type, pass this one up. "

    — Barbara, 10/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " tepid retelling of the Bell Witch & another poltergeist tale, pointless "

    — Helen, 9/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I appreciate that Michaels was trying something different with this novel (which is basically a gathering of Harry Houdini, Arthur Conan Doyle, and some other people telling stories), but it just didn't work. The book as whole didn't feel cohesive. "

    — Tasha, 7/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " The idea was great, but the book reads like two different short stories. "

    — Wendi, 7/6/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I did not find this book as satisfying as her other novels. The language seemed forced and the story never built to a satifying conclusion. Its not bad, it's just not excellent. "

    — Betty, 6/15/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " tepid retelling of the Bell Witch & another poltergeist tale, pointless "

    — Helen, 3/31/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not my favorite by her. However, her photo on the back cover looks like my mom when she was young. "

    — Kcastro, 4/20/2010
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I did not find this book as satisfying as her other novels. The language seemed forced and the story never built to a satifying conclusion. Its not bad, it's just not excellent. "

    — Betty, 12/29/2009
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I found this extremely tedious and boring. It reads more like a text book example of poltergeist behavior rather than a novel. Unless you're an academic-type, pass this one up. "

    — Barbara, 11/29/2009
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I appreciate that Michaels was trying something different with this novel (which is basically a gathering of Harry Houdini, Arthur Conan Doyle, and some other people telling stories), but it just didn't work. The book as whole didn't feel cohesive. "

    — Tasha, 6/3/2009
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This book should go to another world and bother me NO MORE "

    — Jaime, 11/29/2008
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Utterly boring and ridiculously stupid. Total waste of time. "

    — Nancy, 5/22/2008
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This book read like an essay that you would write for school. The grammer was very proper and there was very little dialog. Life's too short to waste on a book you don't like, so I didn't finish it. "

    — Erin, 5/21/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " this one was a little odd but I still liked it "

    — Terah, 5/18/2008

About the Authors

Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded narrators in the business, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century. She has received the prestigious Audie Award multiple times and has earned more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has also appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London’s West End and on Broadway.

Elizabeth Peters (1927–2013) was a pen name of Barbara Mertz, who earned her PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. Over the course of her fifty-year career she wrote more than seventy mystery and suspense novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt, of which many were New York Times bestsellers. She was the recipient of numerous writing awards, including grandmaster and lifetime achievement awards from the Mystery Writers of America, Malice Domestic, and Bouchercon. In 2012 she was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor and named after her major fictional character, at the Malice Domestic convention. She also wrote books under the names Barbara Mertz and Barbara Michaels.

About Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded narrators in the business, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century. She has received the prestigious Audie Award multiple times and has earned more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has also appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London’s West End and on Broadway.