| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (17 audio files) : digital |
| Playing Time |
18:20:49 |
| Description |
digital stereo rda |
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audio file rda |
| Note |
Unabridged. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Anne-Marie Duff. |
| Summary |
A bewitching epic fantasy about a revenge killing, a mysterious scroll box that has survived centuries of fires, and the book that changed everything "Intricately plotted and gorgeously written, The Absolute Book is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful." —Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches Taryn Cornick believes that the past—her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge—is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire, carelessness and uncaring . . . but not all of the attention it brings her is good. A policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about a cold case. Then there are questions about a fire in the library at her grandparents' house and an ancient scroll box known as the Firestarter, as well as threatening phone calls and a mysterious illness. Finally a shadowy young man named Shift appears, forcing Taryn and Jacob toward a reckoning felt in more than one world. The Absolute Book is epic, action-packed fantasy in which hidden treasures are recovered, wicked things resurface, birds can talk, and dead sisters are a living force. It is a book of journeys and returns, from contemporary England to Auckland, New Zealand; from a magical fairyland to Purgatory. Above all, it is a declaration of love for stories and the ways in which they shape our worlds and create gods out of mortals. |
| System Details |
Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 516071 KB). |
| Subject |
Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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Literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Duff, Anne-Marie.
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| ISBN |
9780593394953 (sound recording) |
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