The List – Patricia Forde Free Audiobook

Written by Patricia Forde
Read by Imogen Wilde
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Release date: August 8, 2017
Duration: 08:13:58

In the post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval city of Ark, speech is constrained to five hundred sanctioned words. If somewhere were to speak outside that approved lexicon, they’d face banishment. The only exceptions to this rule are the Wordsmith and his apprentice, Letta. Together, they are the keepers and archivists of all language. But when Letta’s master dies, she is suddenly promoted to Wordsmith and finds the situation more complicated than she knew. While fulfilling her charge to collect and save words, she uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language and to rob Ark’s citizens of their power of speech. Soon, she realizes that it’s now not only up to her to save Ark’s language but also its entire culture…

Narrator Imogen Wilde delivers the perfect voice for shy and insecure Letta. She’s often excited, and when she is, Wilde’s voice is as squeaky as a young girl’s can be. Letta is a sheltered wordsmith apprentice who lives in a postapocalyptic world in which a maniacal leader is attempting to eliminate language–the source of all evil. As words are slowly proscribed, people speak in ever-shortening sentences. Wilde’s transitions between the heroine’s speech and the truncated list-speak of the other characters is flawless–no mean feat. In addition, her pacing is spot-on as the story oscillates between moments of high drama and mundane dialogue. M.C. AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine