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Scott Merriman
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Richard Connell
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Big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford has washed ashore on isolated Ship-Trap Island in the Caribbean Sea. On the island he finds the palatial château of General Zaroff and his hungry hounds. There, Rainsford becomes party to a twisted sport. Zaroff hunts too. And his preferred game is human.
The trapped and terrified Rainsford is given a three-hour advantage to disappear into the jungle. If he can survive for three days, he will be set free. Beyond that, there are no rules. It’s Rainsford’s need to survive versus Zaroff’s desire to kill. Time to play.
Regarded as one of the most popular short stories ever written, Richard Connell’s O. Henry Award winner remains a lean masterpiece of relentless suspense.
Revised edition: Previously published as The Most Dangerous Game, this edition of The Most Dangerous Game (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
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- Chattahoochee Gal
- 01-13-22
classic tale - forerunner of many stories like it
Truly a classic tale - the forerunner of many short stories, novels, and movies of a similar type of story. the narrator's performance was excellent.
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- Nick H.
- 05-31-20
Amazing short story
heard of this through Jack Carrs new book series. bought it and glad I listened to it. classic
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- metsentry
- 01-02-21
Enjoyable story telling
This is without a doubt a treasure for the ages. The author employs attention arresting ability in economical fashion. The performance was equite entertaining.
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- Vonda
- 03-11-25
Great Story
Great story and very entertaining. The characters and the plot are very well written. I recommend.
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- Jesse M.L.
- 11-24-20
Really fun
I enjoyed this book. It was like listening to a Jack London book. It was really well made.
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- Austin Pierce
- 02-29-20
Surprisingly holds up
I read this in middle school and I was pleasantly surprised to see how well it held up.
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- KS
- 12-01-21
The Game
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I thought this was going to be a mystery. A game about hunting, not my idea of entertainment. Hunting people is not a very good book to listen to in my opinion. Though there was no graphic violence, the very idea of it was disgusting to me. I listened as far as the point where I learned toe plot of the story then stopped. The narrator was great. I liked the Russian voice he did best. Other than that the book was not good for me at all other than the performance.
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