Larklight
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Larklight
Narrated by:
Greg Steinburner
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Narrated by:
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Greg Steinburner
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By:
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Philip Reeve
About this listen
Author Phillip Reeve was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize Children's Book Award.
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Critic reviews
"A Jules Verne-like concoction filtered through the sensibilities of Douglas Adams....The climax is an absolute hoot, and leaves the door wide open for any number of sequels. Ages 10-up." ( Publishers Weekly)
"This wonderfully imaginative story would make a perfect gift for any adventurous preteen." ( Children's Literature)
"This fun read will appeal mostly to fans of the steampunk genre." (VOYA)
"This wonderfully imaginative story would make a perfect gift for any adventurous preteen." ( Children's Literature)
"This fun read will appeal mostly to fans of the steampunk genre." (VOYA)
Where this audiobook falls down is in the performance and the editing. The notion that a posh accent makes you say "parsengers" instead of "passengers" breaks the fourth wall too often.
Also, the quality of editing, with huge gaps between some chapters and not between others, plus audible deep breaths and palate noises, make for a sub-standard production, compared to others from the same author.
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Reeve paints an imaginative and vivid picture of life in his solar system, and lights well on the personalities of the narrators in the process, while still delivering a satisfyingly perilous, delightfully fantastic and pleasingly tightly knit narrative.
And while the audiobook lacks the wonderful illustrations of the physical copy, it more than makes up for it with Greg Steinburner's wide and varied talents for vocal characterisation.
Great for children and adults alike.
Top Notch reading of an excellent book
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British accent
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story ok
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