"Card works both pathos and humor into this tale of a family pulling together to rescue one of their own."Publishers Weekly
"Space Boy offers readers that perennial delight, space travel without the hardware. Card writes with a deceptively simple clarity here, the kind of smart science-fiction fairy tale that is exciting and rewarding for anyone who wants to wrap their brain around the present clothed as the near-future."Trashotron.com
Is it space travel that children dream of, or merely visiting other worlds? Todd had always set his heart on being an astronaut, but when he meets an alien and travels to another world, he doesn't use a spaceship; he just hangs out in his own back yard.
In Space Boy, Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, takes listeners into a strange and wonderful future, where people from another world regularly visit Earth, usually without being noticed. And when humans travel to their world, they find themselves dangerously weak and powerless, until Todd finds a way to set both worlds to rights.
By turns funny and painful, Space Boy is Card at his best, exploring human nature for the entertainment of readers young and old.
Author : Kevin Crossley-Holland
Peformed By : Claudia Renton
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
8 hours
Historical Action & Adventure
Price : $14.25
In the year 1203, nine companions set out on a great pilgrimage. The journey — on foot, on horseback and by sea — is fraught with danger. Not all of them will come home... See full description...
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Author : Laura Ruby
Peformed By : Renée Raudman
Publisher : Brilliance Audio Inc
7 hours
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic Over 10s
Price : $24.95
A whimsical and wacky fantasy novel about a girl who can become invisible, a boy who can fly, and their adventures in a sparkling city full of weirdness and wonder. See full description...
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Author : Various
Peformed By : Richard Armitage
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
2 hours
Action & Adventure Myths & Legends Action & Adventure Historical
Price : $18.49
This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale, starring Jonas Armstrong, is crammed with action, humour, wit and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for a whole new generation. See full description...
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Author : H. Rider Haggard
Peformed By : Stan Winiarski
Publisher : Simply Audiobooks Publishing
2 hours 30 minutes
Action & Adventure Action & Adventure
Price : $13.95
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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