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Wham!
- Timewalker, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sky Wildmist
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Publisher's summary
They took her world. They took her family. They said it was for the greater good. They lied.
From husband and wife writing team Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps, Wham! is an imaginative and original dystopian fantasy where technology and magic stand side by side.
When Children and Family Assistance police drag her mom, her dad, and her beautiful sister out the door into the night and beat her senseless, Tess Greenwood finds herself alone, her every move watched by the hidden World Alliance. Almost blind after her beating, she flees to the forbidden Broadstreet compound and a troll named Maxi.
So begins Tess' journey from quiet teen at home to fierce young woman determined to get back her family any way she can. Even if she must travel time itself.
But time is one thing she has little of. Those arrested in the night seldom live for long, and beautiful young women are destined to become toys for the elite.
Frantic, Tess tries to pull herself together to save her loved ones and her world...and the clock is ticking.
Get your copy and enter the world of the Timewalkers.
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Narrator saves this story
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Life under Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin Conrad, a 10-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation but worlds apart, Beauty Mbali, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles to raise her children alone after her husband's death. Both lives have been built upon the division of race, and their meeting should never have occurred...until the Soweto Uprising.
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These are not the mild-mannered maidens of your childhood. These are fallen princesses and fierce women with no recollection of who they are, where they came from, or how they arrived in a mysterious town called Everafter. All they know is that they've been sentenced to a stretch in a half-way house by a malicious judge with an ax to grind. They've been stripped of their freedom, their kingdoms, and their true loves. Now, they have nothing left to lose.
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The three Beauchamp women—Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid—live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. Their beautiful, mist-shrouded town seems almost stuck in time, and all three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret—they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. Joanna can resurrect people from the dead and heal the most serious of injuries....
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Actually a nice, light listen
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A story of romance, adventure, and humor, Between the Lines features high-schooler and social outsider Delilah, who discovers a charming fairy tale in the school library and can’t resist turning to it again and again. But one day she finds the book has hidden depths—and that the story’s handsome prince has somehow stepped from the page into her very own world.
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Only God knew why Jillian Slater agreed to return to New Orleans on the news that her father had finally drunk himself to death. It's not like they were close. She hadn't seen him - or her grandmother, the ice queen - in almost 20 years. But when Adella Atwater, the manager of her grandmother's apartment house, called and said her expenses would be paid if she'd fly in for the burial, a free trip to New Orleans was too intriguing to resist.
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Classic Beth, highly recommend!!
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Unabridged Selections)
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories, some classic, others impending, selected and introduced by David Sedaris.
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Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins, Amanda Hocking, Julie Kagawa, Claudia Gray, Rachel Hawkins, Kimberly Derting, Myra McEntire, Malinda Lo, Sarah Rees-Brennan, Jackson Pearce, Christine Johnson, Jeri Smith Ready, Shaun David Hutchinson, Saundra Mitchell, Sonia Gensler, Tessa Gratton, Jon Skrovron.
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amazing
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Oz Reimagined
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When L. Frank Baum introduced Dorothy and friends to the American public in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz became an instant, best-selling hit. Today the whimsical tale remains a cultural phenomenon that continues to spawn wildly popular books, movies, and musicals. Now, editors John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen have brought together leading fantasy writers such as Orson Scott Card and Jane Yolen to create the ultimate anthology for Oz fans.
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The Many Faces of Dorothy or Dot
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Future Home of the Living God
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The world as we know it is ending. Evolution has reversed itself, affecting every living creature on earth. Science cannot stop the world from running backward, as woman after woman gives birth to infants that appear to be primitive species of humans. Thirty-two-year-old Cedar Hawk Songmaker, adopted daughter of a pair of big-hearted, open-minded Minneapolis liberals, is as disturbed and uncertain as the rest of America around her. But for Cedar, this change is profound and deeply personal. She is four months pregnant.
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“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum”
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Dragon's Blood
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Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga. Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for 15-year-old Jakkin.
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can't even listen to it
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Stories
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- By: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, Al Sarrantonio - editor, Joe Hill, and others
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The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.
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Something for Everyone
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By: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, and others
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- BlackCat
- 04-23-19
A fantasy with a deeper meaning
Loved the narrator's storytelling. What an actress she is! She brought life to this wonderful story with her different voices.
A recommended listen!
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- Lex Allen Reviews
- 05-02-19
Great Story; Superlative Narration
The audible edition of “Wham: Timewalker I,” is fantastically narrated by Sky Wildmist. Her British dialect, tone, and cadence are bewitching and this, coupled with a fantastic storyline, requires the listener to ‘clear the calendar.’ Ms Wildmist’s ability to alter her voice to fit the variety of characters is second to none.
There is much to praise in the story, “Wham.” The characters, action scenes, and world/societal designs are exceptionally well orchestrated. I was also impressed with the lack of overly long narratives describing things and events such as how the world came to be what it is, what the skinwelers were and how they worked and much more. Carol and Tom Phipps relied and excelled on their abilities to “show” rather than “tell” which the narration emphasizes beautifully.
The mesh of humans, trolls, fairies, and wizards is a remarkable feat of authoring and within this combination is one aspect I was especially excited about... language. The language of the trolls, fairies and wizards was fantastic—more so as the Phipps’ incorporated slight changes to these languages within the parameters of their time periods and Ms. Wildmist articulated beautifully; how she reached the deep bass tones of some characters remains a delightful mystery! I could go on and on, but often the shorter review carries the most impact. So, I’ll close now with one final phrase: If you listen to only one scifi/fantasy/dystopia audio-novel this year, make sure it’s “Wham: Timewalker I,” you’ll be glad you did.
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- Ken Stark
- 05-25-19
Perfect marriage of story and narrator
Wham! by Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps takes us to a dystopian world all too easy to imagine as our own future. The World Alliance maintains control by poisoning the land, sea, and air, then herding the displaced population into communal barracks where every word and action can be monitored by the ever-present 'skinnies'. And all of this, of course, in the name of the greater good. Enter the Greenwood family, torn apart before we can even get to know them. It seems that seventeen-year-old Tess has managed to stand out from the crowd at school by thinking for herself; an unforgivable transgression in the new world order. Her odd behavior prompts a visit from Children and Family Services which, in true Orwellian fashion, provide a service rather counter to what their name suggests. While Tess deals with a mountain of guilt and grief in a kind of foster home-cum-prison, her sister Nia is spirited away to the capital where she experiences a different kind of Hell. But the Greenwood girls have a secret. A secret that might even be powerful enough to bring down the World Alliance, once and for all.
Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps know how to do dystopia right. No preaching, no proselytizing, and best of all, no lengthy explanation of how and when things went so horribly wrong. They simply drop us into that weirdness and tell us that this is how things are. I love that. And I love that the world of Wham! is hauntingly familiar, even if it is one where a girl can get her hair cut by a troll, and where legends claiming that the last of the fairies vanished centuries ago might just be wrong. It is a world populated with well-rounded and entirely believable characters, both human and otherwise. Of course, Tess steals the show with her brains, her courage, and her bright green mohawk, but Nia is no slouch either. They are both strong, they are both resolute, and although they currently exist at opposite ends of the World Alliance spectrum, they will both fight to the death to get their family back together again. To say more would risk spoilers, but in a tale featuring fairies and wizards and carrying the subtitle 'Timewalker, Book 1', you can bet that the rest of the story is as unconventional as it is entertaining.
I read Wham! in book form a while ago, so much of this review has been posted elsewhere, but the audiobook version deserves a special note. As much as I enjoyed reading it for myself, the incredible talent of narrator Sky Wildmist truly brought the story to life. Her natural, pleasing tone is a perfect fit for the Phipps' words, and the seeming ease with which she slides from her narrator's voice to that of one character or another with just the subtlest of inflections is a thing of beauty. I usually listen to audiobooks while I'm doing something else, but so engaging is Sky Wildmist's narration that I most often found myself simply sitting and listening. In my opinion, there can be no better measure for audiobook excellence than that. I didn't just hear it. I listened to it. Like story-time for adults, I listened to this story I already knew, and I loved every word of it.
Five big stars for Wham! and for the talented trio of Carol Marrs Phipps, Tom Phipps, and Sky Wildmist!
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- Stan
- 10-18-20
Another fine fantasy
These authors have done it again with this dystopian tale involving all the kinds of characters we’ve come to love from them. The world-building is again strong and convincing, the imagination deeply impactful. This is my third audible from this author and I will get more. Highly recommended.
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- Thomas Eduard
- 05-04-19
‘A unique and compelling tale’
Though I read more Science Fiction than I do Fantasy and have little experience with audio books, I recently listened to WHAM – Timewalker Book One by Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps – read by Sky Wildmist.
Listening to this audio book was a true delight. The story is an interesting Fantasy built on a framework of familiar Science Fiction devices; A harsh oligarchic government – Income inequality – A surveillance state – Time travel, and the reading by Sky Wildmist was spectacular.
The pure fantasy elements; an ancient domain of elves, trolls and immortal fairies, are nicely woven into the story, and the characters are genuine, well-developed and artfully contemporised.
From a story standpoint, Wham reads well. There is a heroine with a clear goal; get her family back from the autocratic regime which took (relocated) them in the very beginning, a sadistic villain in the form of a governmental ruler (The Potentate), and several meaningful side stories that serve, never detract from, the main plot.
What I liked most:
Wham tells three important stories.
The story of a civilisation that, not through war or plague or a climatological catastrophe, but through some sort of societal decline, has fallen into a state of tyranny with constant state surveillance and control, and few, if any, human rights. The story of a young girl driven to win the freedom of her family regardless of the overwhelming obstacles and risks, and a story of the human spirit that will cause people to adapt to even the harshest of conditions.
Character development.
Augmented in this adaptation by the fine audiobook reading of Sky Wildmist, each character is well-developed with believable strengths and weaknesses, interesting and unique. It is a true indication of careful character design when you can remove the dialogue tags; (Tess said, Jasmine asked, Nia exclaimed) and still know who is speaking in a given conversation. Wham offers that uniqueness with the use of clever literary devices.
Criticisms:
I have none. Listening to this audiobook version of Wham was fun from the beginning to the very end. The characters are adequately described, the conflict is compelling and in nearly every scene, and there is a clear, recognizable through line.
Summary and Recommendation:
WHAM – Timewalker Book One by Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps, is a thought-provoking story with meaningful themes and well-crafted characters. Add to those a nice dose of sensitivity. One can’t help but empathise with Tess as she struggles to find her parents and the elusive Capitol where her sister is held captive by the self-serving Potentate.
I give Wham 5-Stars and my highest recommendation for all readers 13 and older.
Review by T. E. Mark – Writer / Screenwriter
27/April/2019
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- Jean Mader Booklover
- 06-27-19
Brings the Story to Life
I received a free audio book from the author and this is my honest review. An audio book on Audible is the perfect way to enjoy this book. I had previously read WHAM and I enjoyed it but hearing the story was so much better. I was swept away by the dystopian world- which was brought to life with the excellent quality of the Audible book. I adored the trolls and it’s great to hear them talking and shaking their beads. The Narrator of the book has a delightful voice that well-suits the story. And Audible itself is so easy to use and listen to on various devices. Excellent! Here is my review of the story.
Welcome to an array of fantasy worlds, worlds of different times and places. Some of the worlds are dreary and challenging, some are ultra-modern and evil, and others are charming, green and like a paradise. Welcome to WHAM! where time does not exist as we know it. ”If we are ever to go rollicking about in the distant past or future, we shall simply have to use magic.” WHAM! Is the first in the Timewalker series. The authors have created a mesmerizing fantasy.
The book starts with the world of the Alliance, a highly regimented police-type state. Children are not taught to read or reason in school and are separated from their parents at a young age, often in violent fashion. Nia and Tess are two teenage-aged sisters; their parents are forcibly taken one night. They must fend for themselves in the ruined, polluted land. Nia is taken by the police to the Capitol. No one in the world governed by the Alliance knows where the Capitol is located. At the Capitol, Nia becomes the pet of the dictator and Potentate, Pandora. While Nia looks for ways to save herself and her family, the Potentate has diabolical plans for Nia. Meanwhile, Tess meets other Beings from the magical worlds, such as Fairies, Trolls and Wizards, and teams with them to try to save her world, parents and sister.
All the main characters in WHAM! are well-crafted and I bonded with all of them. Shout out to Bart the Crow! I was also fascinated with the descriptions, language, culture and customs of all the magical Beings. There are many fascinating and creative devices in the worlds of WHAM, including “skinnies” that the government uses to communicate with its citizens. Glossaries are included at the end. Excitement and plot twists abound, which are sure to continue in the page-turners in the rest of the series to come. This is a super read- you will be completely entertained and thrilled.
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- Angela M. Dokos
- 04-16-19
Great story.
Great story with great characters. My favorite is Maxi, a troll. He’s awesome. Anyway, this book has heart breaks and growing friendships, it has action, it has magic and so much more. I enjoyed it. But be warned, it leaves you hanging, so go ahead and get book two.
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- Dee
- 09-19-19
What an adventure!
Wow! I love reading physical books and wasn’t sure if I’d like audiobooks. But, out of curiosity, I thought I’d try the audiobook for an e-book I’ve already read and enjoyed. I’m so glad I did! As I learned when I first read "Wham!", I thought it was a typical dystopian tale, but I was so wrong. The themes of corruption, power, and greed reveal themselves as this multi-genre story unfolds. And although the cast of characters include humans, fairies, trolls, elves, and the like, they are completely believable, and I found myself relating to them despite the fact that many aren’t human. The audiobook for “Wham!” was even more of an adventure. The narrator was amazing, easily switching between different voices and sounds to make the already well-written story come to life. I absolutely loved Maxi. What an endearing character! And the above and underground world building the story involves was even more interesting with the addition of this skillful narrator. Not only did this version take this story to the next level in my imagination, but it got me hooked on audiobooks! I’m looking forward to the next in the series.
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- Krystopher Stevenson
- 07-02-20
all around waste
dreadful story, narrator is terrible. no redeeming qualities in this story and flaws too many to list
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