Listen to a sample
Questers Academy: The Box of Locks
- Author
- Sam Hay
- Narrator
- Caius Nicholas
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 July 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Questers Agency run a network of international agents tasked with locating and safeguarding treasures from around the world. And Lisha is determined to be the youngest ever agent, but first she’ll need to prove her worth. That’s where Tom comes in. Tom is a super-recognizer, someone with the ability to pick out people from a crowd after barely glimpsing them for a moment. Together Lisha is sure they can solve a complex and intriguing quest: to find the key to the mythical Box of Locks, before it falls into the wrong hands.
Faced with a bunch of complicated cyphers and coded clues, the new friends must learn to trust each other in order to beat the forces of darkness and save the world from potential apocalypse.
User Reviews
No reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- Sam Hay
- Narrator
- Caius Nicholas
- Duration
- 5 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781004249855
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Tom Friday was never meant to be a museum-guarding, artefact-finding, super-brave explorer. But he gets embroiled in an adventure with twelve-year-old Lisha and her aunt, who is a special agent working for the Natural History Museum to protect and retrieve powerful mythical objects. The Questers Agency run a network of international agents tasked with locating and safeguarding treasures from around the world. And Lisha is determined to be the youngest ever agent, but first she’ll need to prove her worth. That’s where Tom comes in. Tom is a super-recognizer, someone with the ability to pick out people from a crowd after barely glimpsing them for a moment. Together Lisha is sure they can solve a complex and intriguing quest: to find the key to the mythical Box of Locks, before it falls into the wrong hands. Faced with a bunch of complicated cyphers and coded clues, the new friends must learn to trust each other in order to beat the forces of darkness and save the world from potential apocalypse.
About xigxag
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.