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Bookworm

Bookworm Series, Book 1

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Bookworm

By: Christopher Nuttall
Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
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About this listen

Elaine is an orphan girl who has grown up in a world where magical ability brings power. Her limited talent was enough to ensure a magical training, but she's very inexperienced and was lucky to get a position working in the Great Library. Now, the Grand Sorcerer - the most powerful magician of them all - is dying, although initially that makes little difference to Elaine; she certainly doesn't have the power to compete for higher status in the Golden City. But all that changes when she triggers a magical trap and ends up with all the knowledge from the Great Library stuffed inside her head. The knowledge locked away in the Great Library was meant to remain permanently sealed and letting it out could mean a repeat of the catastrophic Necromantic Wars of 500 years earlier. Elaine is forced to struggle with the terrors and temptations represented by her newfound knowledge, all the while trying to stay out of sight of those she fears.

But a darkly powerful figure has been drawing up a plan to take the power of the Grand Sorcerer for himself; and Elaine, unknowingly, is vital to his scheme. Unless she can unlock the mysteries behind her new knowledge, there is no hope for those she loves, the Golden City, or her entire world.

©2013 Christopher Nuttall (P)2017 Tantor Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Magic Magic Users Sorcery

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Elaine is a low powered magician, an unlikely hero and a librarian. I listened to this book and the other 3 in the series all in a row and thoroughly enjoyed them all! Dread is a great character and so is Lightspinner. My favourite series by Christopher Nutthall!

Clever and inventive!

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I would categorise this book as Y.A. which I have not seen mentioned. However, an interesting storyline which kept me listening to the end.
I’m sorry but I didn’t think that the narrator suited the story. She uses ‘Received Pronunciation’ which belongs in a past decade.

Interesting Storyline

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I found the story very absorbing, I loved the idea of someone absorbing all the books in a library and becoming a bookworm. The narrator was clear and it was a pleasure to listen to her.

An original story

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Loved the story, and the way it unfolded, disliked the narrators tone

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The narrator's tone was fine when doing the accents for the different characters, whoever when reading the main narration has a really affected distant tone that just grated from the start. Wish I had downloaded a sample first.

Great story, shame about the tone of the narration

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Action packed with great narration, satisfying listen. Eagerly getting the next audiobook. XX XX

Action packed with great narration

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