Book of night
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250850133 (sound recording)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (12 audio files) : digital
remote
electronic resource
electronic - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Macmillan Audio, 2022.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Unabridged. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Sara Amini. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 353104 KB). |
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Subject: | Thriller Literature Fantasy Fiction |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
Other Formats and Editions
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2022 June
Award-winning YA author Holly Black has created an imaginary masterpiece yet again with her first foray into adult fantasy, narrated with perfection by Sara Amini. With a mix of cynicism and humor, Amini brings Charlie Hall to life, even while those around him are disappearing--or are they just being altered? Shadows in this new world can be stolen, changed, find new lives, and even commit murder. Amini will keep listeners on the edge of their seats with clear differentiation and a vivid depiction of each unique character. The journey through the convoluted world of shadows keeps listeners guessing. Creative and surprising, this is an audiobook that may keep listeners up at night. C.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2022 September
Black's ("Spiderwick Chronicles") adult fantasy debut features a system of magic based on shadowsâpeople can detach from their shadows, augment or embellish them, and, in some cases, train them to act separately from their person. People who can manipulate shadows are called gloamists, or "glooms." Charlie Hall is a bartender and a mostly reformed con artist and thief of magical artifacts, stealing objects from and then selling them to various gloamists. She lives in the Berkshires with her boyfriend, Vince, and younger sister Posey. Charlie is trying to stay under the radar and on the straight and narrow, but when she finds the body of a murdered man who may have stolen a rare book of magic from evil billionaire Lionel Salt, she gets pulled back into theâliterallyâshadowy underworld. Black's world building is strong, and while the central plotline wraps up at the end, she leaves room for future books set in the world of the gloamists. Sara Amini's narration is exceptional, providing unique voices for the broad range of characters.
Copyright 2022 Library Journal.VERDICT Listeners who enjoy real-world fantasy such as Leigh Bardugo's The House of Night will delight in Black's latest.âStephanie Klose