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Adrian Tchaikovsky
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This program is read by the author.
"Adrian Tchaikovsky again proves himself a double threat...the author-narrator brings to life a world that is wasting away." —AudioFile on Service Model
Spiderlight is an exhilarating fantasy quest from Adrian Tchaikovsky, the author of Guns at Dawn and the Shadows of the Apt series.
The path to victory will only be seen through a spider's eyes...
The Church of Armes of the Light has battled the forces of Darkness for as long as anyone can remember. The great prophecy has foretold that a band of misfits, led by a high priestess will defeat the Dark Lord Darvezian, armed with their wits, the blessing of the Light and an artifact stolen from the merciless Spider Queen.
Their journey will be long, hard and fraught with danger. Allies will become enemies; enemies will become allies. And the Dark Lord will be waiting, always waiting…
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
©2016 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2025 Macmillan AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
"Spiderlight is a creepy-crawly treat from the master of non-human heroes, a joy from beginning to end."—Paul Cornell, author of Witches of Lychford and The Severed Streets
"Spiderlight is a great fantasy read from one of the UK’s growing creators of world-class genre storytelling. Worth your time."—Starburst Magazine
“Subversive and classic, Spiderlight is a timeless adventure cranked up for the modern era of readers. A warship-rocker of an adventure, Adrian Tchaikovsky has struck another literary goldmine that’s perfect for readers to dive into. Gripping and highly recommended."—Jeremy Szal, Starship Sofa
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A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Able and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero. Inside, however, Able remains a boy, and he must grow in every sense to survive the dangers and delights that lie ahead in encounters with giants, elves, and wizards.
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Confusing as hell.
- By Zachary on 09-26-18
By: Gene Wolfe
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A View from the Stars
- Stories and Essays
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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A VIEW FROM THE STARS features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time. This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years.
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Heard it in the Morning is epic!
- By eR on 11-25-24
By: Cixin Liu
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Solar Express
- By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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You can't militarize space. This one rule has led to decades of peaceful development of space programs worldwide. However, increasing resource scarcity and a changing climate on Earth's surface is causing some interested parties - namely India, the North American Union, and the Sinese Federation - to militarize. The discovery of a strange artifact by Dr. Alayna Wong precipitates a crisis. What appears to be a hitherto undiscovered comet is soon revealed to be an alien structure on a cometary trajectory toward the sun.
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I Really Enjoyed This -- Far More Than Expected
- By C. Hartmann on 11-11-15
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Foul Days
- The Witch's Compendium of Monsters, Book 1
- By: Genoveva Dimova
- Narrated by: Zura Johnson
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. There’s only one monster she can’t defeat: her ex, the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed by someone close to her, Kosara’s only choice is to trade her shadow—the source of her powers—for a quick escape.
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Unique and Enjoyable
- By Darcia Helle on 10-26-24
By: Genoveva Dimova
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Blackheart Man
- By: Nalo Hopkinson
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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Veycosi, in training as a griot (an historian and musician), hopes to sail off to examine the rare Alamat Book of Light and thus secure a spot for himself on Chynchin’s Colloquium of scholars. However, unexpected events prevent that from happening. Fifteen Ymisen galleons arrive in the harbor to force a trade agreement on Chynchin. Veycosi tries to help, hoping to prove himself with a bold move, but quickly finds himself in way over his head.
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magical!!
- By samar on 01-29-25
By: Nalo Hopkinson
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The Stardust Grail
- A Novel
- By: Yume Kitasei
- Narrated by: Katharine Chin
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations—until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life as a graduate student of anthropology, but she’s haunted by persistent and disturbing visions of the future. Then an old friend comes to her with a job she can’t refuse: find a powerful object that could save an alien species from extinction. Except no one has seen it in living memory, and they aren’t the only ones hunting for it.
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Pronouns are out of control
- By C P on 09-11-24
By: Yume Kitasei
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Ultra 85
- By: Logic
- Narrated by: Steve Blum, Logic
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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In the year 2115, when the Earth is no longer inhabitable, the remainder of humanity lives in Babel, a giant space station. Two pilots, Quentin and Kai, must find the planet Paradise, where only the most promising citizens are allowed to live. On their journey, Quentin and Kai encounter Quentin’s estranged father, who left Babel for Paradise when Quentin was a child, and they discover just how different Paradise is from what they imagined—and how they must change it for the better.
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Steven Blum is the only reason to listen to this.
- By Vash Kimura on 01-08-25
By: Logic
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The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
- A Novel
- By: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through.
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The narrator completely ruined it.
- By rosenh on 09-13-21
By: Becky Chambers
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A God in the Shed
- A God in the Shed, Book 1
- By: J-F. Dubeau
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The village of Saint-Ferdinand has all the trappings of a quiet life. Though if an out-of-towner stopped in, they would notice one unusual thing - a cemetery far too large and much too full for such a small town, lined with the victims of the Saint-Ferdinand Killer, who has eluded police for nearly two decades. It's not until after Inspector Stephen Crowley finally catches the killer that the town discovers even darker forces are at play.
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So Disappointing
- By NNN on 03-11-18
By: J-F. Dubeau
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The Helm of Midnight
- The Five Penalties, Book 1
- By: Marina Lostetter
- Narrated by: Nicholas Khan, Shala Nyx, Vera Chok
- Length: 22 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power - the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city. Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these murders are different from before, not simply random but the work of a deliberate mind probing for answers to a sinister question.
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Slow and convoluted
- By GTR on 04-28-21
By: Marina Lostetter
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Brooks
- Narrated by: Katie Leung, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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There is only one way to travel across the Wastelands: on the Trans-Siberian Express, a train as famous for its luxury as for its danger. The train is never short of passengers, eager to catch sight of Wastelands creatures more miraculous and terrifying than anything they could imagine. But on the train's last journey, something went horribly wrong, though no one seems to remember what exactly happened. Not even Zhang Weiwei, who has spent her life onboard and thought she knew all of the train’s secrets.
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Narration cadence too clipped
- By ulan25 on 08-03-24
By: Sarah Brooks
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Deathless
- By: Catherynne M. Valente
- Narrated by: Kim de Blecourt
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what devils or wicked witches are to Western European culture: a menacing, evil figure; the villain of countless stories that have been passed on through story and text for generations. But Koschei has never before been seen through the eyes of Catherynne Valente, whose modernized and transformed take on the legend brings the action to modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian history in the 20th century.
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My Favorite Fantasy Book of the Year
- By Robert on 12-29-13
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Deadmen Walking
- A Deadman's Cross Novel
- By: Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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To catch evil, it takes evil. Enter Devyl Bane—an ancient dark warlord returned to the human realm as one of the most notorious pirates in the New World. A man of many secrets, Bane makes a pact with Thorn—an immortal charged with securing the worst creations the ancient gods ever released into our world. Those powers have been imprisoned for eons behind enchanted gates . . . gates that are beginning to buckle. At Thorn’s behest, Bane takes command of a crew of Deadmen and, together, they are humanity’s last hope to restore the gates and return the damned to their hell realms.
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Overall good
- By 1safelady on 05-24-17
By: Sherrilyn Kenyon
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- Josh
- 12-15-24
The story set my expectations and then far surpassed them.
Spiderlight starts fast, but the writing and performance kept my full attention. It's a fascinating story. the last two chapters make me want to listen to the story again and I'm definitely picking up a physical copy of the book!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-24
Tchaikovsky makes you like spiders.
This is just a fun, well written fantasy romp. Narration is solid and there is some comedy and emotion here. Worth a credit for sure!
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- andy a bishop
- 11-04-24
Great characters and meta narrative.
Amazing story, good meditation on the nature of change. Dinged one star because there’s a couple times when he could have just gotten to the point a little faster, but that probably deserves less then one star off.
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- Aryn M
- 11-18-24
Another Wonderful Novel by A.T.
This may be my favorite Tchaikovsky book so far. I love his fantasy and it was wonderful that he narrated this one himself. He’s not only a wonderful writer but also narrator. 5/5 from me, very well done Adrian.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-24
A new perspective
Loved it! Great concept and great delivery. I had some doubts about the author doing the reading (I had some bad experiences before with such cases) but was pleasantly surprised.
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- Clarice H.
- 11-22-24
Funny and great story
I live everything Adrian writes because of the complexity but also possibility of the story. This story has all that plus some great humor as well. highly recommend!
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- J Smith
- 11-19-24
Funny! Wish it was longer.
I love the depth of so many of AT novels/series. While I loved this one I just wish it was longer! Perhaps I can hope for a sequel.
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- Jonathan
- 12-06-24
RPG-style fantasy with a fun twist
Tchaikovsky is, once again, reliably creative with a weave of introspection about the nature of humanity or reality.
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- Beverly
- 05-04-25
Fun and interesting
I liked the characters. They were fun. I also liked the ideas the author presented.
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- nikolaus matheis
- 11-04-24
First listen to this author went well
The story was pretty good. There were points where you felt like yelling at the main human characters because they just didn't get what the obvious thing to do was. however, I liked the examination of the undefined other that was the humans found hard to emphathize with and understand. I also liked the examination of religion even though it was cursory. Not a deep story but fun and had a few moral lessons. I also liked that the author read the book and did a good job. This my first listen from this author, and I'd definitely listen to more from him.
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