The Carpet People
Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs. Listening Library, unabridged five CDs, 5.5 hrs., $40 ISBN 978-0-8041-6826-7
The Carpet was once a relatively peaceful world, but when the Fray strike and wreak havoc, a misfit band of survivors led by two brothers must find a way to save the Carpet and its people. This revised edition of Pratchett’s first published novel gains new life thanks to the skillful narration of Briggs. His straight-faced delivery of the often-absurd material makes this production fun and amusing. His English accent, coupled with strong projection, generates a regal tone that contrasts with the less-refined accents the narrator uses for dialogue. And Briggs’s character voices are consistent and appropriate, though some of the voices he lends to minor characters are too similar. Ages 8-up. A Clarion hardcover. (Nov.)
Details
Reviewed on: 01/06/2014
Genre: Audio
Analog Audio Cassette - 978-0-7540-5067-4
Compact Disc - 979-8-8746-2549-8
Compact Disc - 978-1-78614-059-3
Compact Disc - 3 pages - 978-1-84657-664-5
Hardcover - 978-0-900675-49-2
Hardcover - 256 pages - 978-0-385-61572-3
Hardcover - 304 pages - 978-0-544-21247-3
MP3 CD - 979-8-8746-2550-4
Mass Market Paperbound - 192 pages - 978-0-552-55107-6
Open Ebook - 256 pages - 978-1-4070-4270-1
Open Ebook - 304 pages - 978-0-544-28471-5
Other - 978-1-78614-486-7
Paperback - 304 pages - 978-0-544-43954-2
Paperback - 280 pages - 978-0-7089-9527-3
Paperback - 288 pages - 978-0-552-57336-8
Pre-Recorded Audio Player - 978-0-7927-7726-7
