Sky Pirates: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond Volume 1 cover art

Sky Pirates: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond Volume 1

Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Sky Pirates: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond Volume 1

By: Alex English
Narrated by: Nicky Diss
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

Take to the skies in this thrilling new series from author Alex English. (BEWARE: THERE WILL BE PIRATES!)

11 year-old Echo Quickthorn has grown up believing that nothing exists outside the Kingdom of Lockfort, but everything changes when an eccentric professor parks his airship outside her window armed with a map that shows all the magical places that exist beyond the city walls.

Together with her pet lizard, Gilbert, Echo sets off on an incredible adventure to find her missing mother; an adventure that will take her to unimaginable places filled with giant butterflies, mechanical dragons and . . . sky pirates!

Praise for Sky Pirates: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond:

"Strap yourselves in for an exhilarating ride!" - Daily Mail

"Fizzes with magic and wonder" – Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of SKY SONG

"A charmingly madcap adventure, with endearing friendships, sparkling wit, and a swashbuckling journey across pirate-infested skies. I loved it. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Cogheart." – Hana Tooke, author of THE UNADOPTABLES

“A spirited protagonist, a charming side-kick and a believable villain come together in this tightly plotted, visual, treat for the senses. I want to soar over the rainbow rooftops of Port Tourbillon and the toadstooled forests of Tyrian in my very own airship.” – Nizrana Farook, author of THE GIRL WHO STOLE AN ELEPHANT

Sky Pirates is a fast-moving adventure story full of intrepid explorers, ingenious inventors, stolen treasure and mysterious undiscovered lands. If you like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (and who doesn't?) you'll love Sky Pirates too!” Kirsty Applebaum, author of THE MIDDLER

"From the very first page, I felt as if I'd been grabbed by the hand by a best friend and taken on the journey of a lifetime. Pacey, thrilling and endearing too. If I was ever to encounter sky pirates, I can think of no one I'd want by my side more than clever, brave Echo." – Joanna Nadin, author of the RACHEL RILEY series

“A breath-taking adventure and a wonderfully imagined story of friendship and danger in strange places.” – Claire Fayers, author of THE VOYAGE TO MAGICAL NORTH

"An incredible adventure, brimming with friendship and danger" – The Bookseller

Action & Adventure Fiction Geography & Cultures Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Pirates Royalty Adventure Pirate Kids

Listeners also enjoyed...

Enchanter's Child, Book One: Twilight Hauntings cover art
Sky Song cover art
The Dreamsnatcher Volume 1 cover art
Light Hunters cover art
Carnival of the Lost cover art
Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale cover art
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch cover art
The Ship of Shadows: Secrets of the Stars cover art
Everdark cover art
The Winglets Quartet cover art
The Unicorn Quest cover art
Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere cover art
City of Stolen Magic cover art
Evernight cover art
The Nothing to See Here Hotel cover art
All stars
Most relevant
Loved the adventure within Lockfort and beyond with it's many twists and turns along the way. A wonderful array of characters that I really rooted for, and I had a special fondness for Gilbert. Absolutely loved it!

Fantastic adventure!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.