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The House of Power
Atherton (Related to this series)
- Author
- Patrick Carman
- Narrator
- Jonathan Davis
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 3 April 2007
- Run Time
- 7 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From the creator of the Land of Elyon comes a riveting adventure set in an extraordinary satellite world—created as a refuge from a dying Earth—that begins to collapse and forever change the lives of its inhabitants. Edgar, a gifted climber, is a lonely boy scaling the perilous cliffs that separate the three realms of Atherton: a humble fig grove; a mysterious highland world of untold beauty and sinister secrets; and a vast wasteland where he must confront an unspeakable danger that could destroy the people of Atherton. When Edgar discovers a book which contains the history of Atherton's origins and ultimate apocalypse, his world—quite literally—begins to turn inside out.
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Details
- Author
- Patrick Carman
- Narrator
- Jonathan Davis
- Duration
- 7 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 April 2007
- ISBN
- 9781594839672
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Set in the galaxy on the edge of an apocalypse, this epic fantasy adventure follows a gifted climbers quest through a world of unspeakable danger. From the creator of the Land of Elyon comes a riveting adventure set in an extraordinary satellite world—created as a refuge from a dying Earth—that begins to collapse and forever change the lives of its inhabitants. Edgar, a gifted climber, is a lonely boy scaling the perilous cliffs that separate the three realms of Atherton: a humble fig grove; a mysterious highland world of untold beauty and sinister secrets; and a vast wasteland where he must confront an unspeakable danger that could destroy the people of Atherton. When Edgar discovers a book which contains the history of Atherton's origins and ultimate apocalypse, his world—quite literally—begins to turn inside out.
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