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Audiobooks Narrated by Sophie Aldred
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From Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Lords of Uncreation is the final high-octane instalment in the Final Architecture space opera trilogy.
He's found a way to end their war, but will humanity survive to see it?
Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything – the Architects’ greatest weakness. A shadowy Cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But between them and victory stands self-interest. The galaxy’s great powers would rather pursue their own agendas than stand together against this shared terror.
Human and inhuman interests wrestle to control Idris’ discovery, as the galaxy erupts into a mutually destructive and self-defeating war. The other great obstacle to striking against their alien threat is Idris himself. He knows that the Architects, despite their power, are merely tools of a higher intelligence.
Deep within unspace, where time moves differently, and reality isn’t quite what it seems, their masters are the true threat. Masters who are just becoming aware of humanity’s daring – and taking steps to exterminate this annoyance forever.
Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:
‘One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction’ – Christopher Paolini
‘[Adrian] writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas’ – Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go
‘Brilliant science fiction’ – James McAvoy on Children of Time
‘Full of sparkling, speculative invention’ – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence on The Doors of Eden
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Follow our fearless adventurers Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!
On this adventure we're going to meet literary legends throughout history!
These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian, and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).
Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven-year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. Special stories written exclusively for audio so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.
Have you listened to all our Ladybird Audio Adventures?
Dinosaur Times
The Human Body
Outer Space
Deep Sea Dive
The Animal Kingdom
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Incredible Inventors
Lake, Lochs, and Rivers
Volcanoes
This Ladybird story was written by Donna David.
(P) Penguin Audio 2022
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'We could visit every sporting event in history. Watch every athlete of every ability, and we'd see the same thing - determination and spirit and an ability to keep on going boldly, no matter what obstacles life puts in the way.'
Follow our fearless adventurers Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!
Grab your trainers, because on this adventure we're going to meet some of the world's most famous sporting heroes!
Let's race with Sir Lewis Hamilton, witness the winning team of 1966, rally with Billie Jean King and witness some incredible records being broken!
These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian, and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).
Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven-year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. Special stories written exclusively for audio so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.
Have you listened to all our Ladybird Audio Adventures?
Dinosaur Times
The Human Body
Outer Space
Deep Sea Dive
The Animal Kingdom
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Incredible Inventors
Lake, Lochs, and Rivers
Volcanoes
This Ladybird story was written by Dom Conlon.
(P) Penguin Audio 2022
From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, which won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. Eyes of the Void is the second high-octane instalment in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture space opera trilogy.
‘One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction’ – Christopher Paolini
What waits in the shadows as we fight our greatest foe?
After one great battle, the Architects disappeared. Yet humanity’s fragile peace is brief. For, forty years later, the galaxy’s greatest alien enemy has returned. This time, the artefacts that preserved entire worlds from destruction are ineffective. And no planet is safe.
The Human Colony worlds are in turmoil as they face extinction. Some believe alliances with other species can save them. Others insist humanity must fight alone. But no one has the firepower or technology to ensure victory, as the Architects loom ever closer.
Idris spent decades running from the last war’s horrors. Yet as an Intermediary, altered to navigate deep space, he’s one of humanity’s only weapons. He’s therefore forced back into action. With a handful of allies, Idris must find something – anything – to stop the Architects’ pitiless advance. But to do so, he must return to the nightmare of unspace, where his mind was broken and remade. What he discovers there will change everything.
Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:
‘[Adrian] writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas’ – Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go
‘Brilliant science fiction’ – James McAvoy on Children of Time
‘Full of sparkling, speculative invention’ – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence on The Doors of Eden
From the Sunday Times Bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown
Revisit the wold of The Prison Doctor, as she describes stories of her time spent with foreign national prisoners.
DANGER. DEPORTATION. DEATH.
These are just some of the fates facing the inmates at
Huntercombe prison.
Some have fled their homeland in fear of their lives.
Others are being sent to a country they left decades
ago. But Dr Amanda Brown is doing all she can for each
patient stuck in no-man’s land. They have little or no idea
of what awaits them outside, but she treats them with
kindness and respect. Whatever their crime, and whatever
their future holds, she is still their doctor.
For fans of Rachel Cusk, Lisa Taddeo and the essays of Zadie Smith, Bear Woman is a beautifully wrought memoir from one of Sweden's bestselling authors, in which she examines motherhood and the female experience.
1542. A French noblewoman is left abandoned on a small island north of Nova Scotia. She has a crossbow, arquebuses and gunpowder. The island is populated only by wild beasts. She may be pregnant at this time.
Centuries later, whilst mothering her young children, a woman begins writing what she believes to be a television script about the life of Marguerite de la Rocque and her incredible story of survival against the odds. As she draws closer to the nature of Marguerite, the woman begins to question her ability to tell this story, or that of any woman in history, and in so doing exposes a fundamental truth about what it is to be both a writer and mother.
Combining historical text, autofiction and essay with the uncertainty of memory, Bear Woman is the debut work of non-fiction by an awardwinning literary powerhouse.
Brought to you by Ladybird.
Join our intrepid adventurers Otto and Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they embark on a brand new Ladybird Audio Adventure!
This time we're travelling back to Ancient Egypt!
These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).
Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for four to seven-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.
Other books in the Ladybird Audio Adventure series include Dinosaur Times, Deep Sea Dive, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles, The Animal Kingdom, Rainforests, Creepy Crawlies, On the Farm, The Human Body and The Frozen Planet.
These Ladybird stories were written by Sidra Ansari.
(P) Penguin Audio 2021
Brought to you by Ladybird.
Join our intrepid adventurers Otto and Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they embark on a brand new Ladybird Audio Adventure!
Get your chariot ready because this time we're travelling back to Ancient Rome!
These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).
Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for four to seven-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.
Other books in the Ladybird Audio Adventure series include Dinosaur Times, Deep Sea Dive, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles, The Animal Kingdom, Rainforests, Creepy Crawlies, On the Farm, The Human Body and The Frozen Planet.
These Ladybird stories were written by Sidra Ansari.
(P) Penguin Audio 2021
Brought to you by Ladybird.
Join our intrepid adventurer Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as she embarks on a brand new Ladybird Audio Adventure!
On this adventure we're going to meet some of the world's most important inventors!
These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).
Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for four to seven-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.
Other books in the Ladybird Audio Adventure series include Dinosaur Times, Deep Sea Dive, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles, The Animal Kingdom, Rainforests, Creepy Crawlies, On the Farm, The Human Body and The Frozen Planet.
These Ladybird stories were written by Sidra Ansari.
(P) Penguin Audio 2021
THE TOP TWENTY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A brilliant new story-teller has arrived’ ERIN KELLY
‘A read-in-one-sitting thriller’ LUCY CLARKE
‘Chilling, devious’ JANICE HALLETT
‘Glorious escapism with a murderous twist’ TAMMY COHEN
They thought it was perfect. They were wrong…
A glamorous chateau
Aura and Nick don’t talk about what happened in England. They’ve bought a chateau in France to make a fresh start, and their kids need them to stay together – whatever it costs.
A couple on the brink
The expat community is welcoming, but when a neighbour is murdered at a lavish party, Aura and Nick don’t know who to trust.
A secret that is bound to come out…
Someone knows exactly why they really came to the chateau. And someone is going to give them what they deserve.
The Sunday Times bestseller is back with a rollercoaster read, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
‘A read-in-one-sitting thriller’ LUCY CLARKE, author of THE CASTAWAYS
‘Chilling, devious’ JANICE HALLETT, author of THE APPEAL
‘The definition of unputdownable’ SINEAD CROWLEY
‘Hot on the heels of her debut thriller, Cooper has crafted yet another gripping page-turner that kept me second guessing myself until the very end’ Karin Nordin
Praise for Catherine Cooper:
‘Pure adrenaline’ Erin Kelly
‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ Sunday Times Style
‘Intense and claustrophobic’ Heat
The Chalet was a Sunday Times No.5 bestseller for w/e 28/11/20
From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time,
winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Christopher Paolini described Adrian Tchaikovsky as 'one of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction.'
Shards of Earth is the first high-octane instalment in the Final Architecture trilogy.
The war is over.
Its heroes forgotten.
Until one chance discovery . . .
Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity’s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers.
Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Many escaped, but millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these ‘Architects’ simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete.
Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. It’s clearly the work of the Architects – but are they really returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it.
Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:
'Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent' – Stephen Baxter on Shards of Earth
'He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas' – Patrick Ness
‘Brilliant science fiction’ – James McAvoy on Children of Time
A spellbinding slice of Cornish Gothic – a Daphne du Maurier for the 21st century! Piers Torday
Zed and her family move unwillingly from London to Cornwall, in an attempt to support her mother’s mental health.
Gradually the family fall apart, and it is only when Zed realises that the local cormorants are playing a part in the disasters that consume them, in revenge for an ancient wrong, that she and her sister, Amy, start working together to find a solution and call a truce.
