Lost Boys

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 16 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Step Fletcher, his pregnant wife DeAnne, and their three children move to Steuben, North Carolina, with high hopes. But Step's new job with a software company turns out to be a snake pit, and 8-year-old Stevie's school is worse. As Stevie retreats into himself, focusing more and more on a mysterious computer game and a growing troop of imaginary friends, the Fletchers' concern turns to terror. Young boys, whose names match a list of Stevie's nonexistent friends, have mysteriously vanished from Steuben. And as evil strikes out from the most trusted corners, it's suddenly clear that Stevie is next on the list.

©1992 Orson Scott Card (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

Audie Award Winner, Science-Fiction, 2005

"Card skillfully uses terror as a background to everyday family life. For Stephen King fans and those who like their suspense mixed with the supernatural." (Library Journal)

amazingly captivating

the book wasn't hard to start and kept me enthralled through to the end. I wish the author had done more cutaways showing insite into the cillian but I still thouroly enjoyed and would recommend this to anyone.

pretty good, I'd read it again.

I really enjoyed this book, there was a point I wasn't sure where it was going, before listening I didn't know what the book was about other than being told "if you want a peek into the daily ins and outs of Mormons check out this book and that it was a good story." So I did about a year later and finished the audible in a week or so.

4 1/2 stars if I could.

Would you consider the audio edition of Lost Boys to be better than the print version?

Not sure.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Not really. I was interested the entire time however not as much as Ender's Game or other OSC stories.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No but it was nice on my way to and from work and a little at night.

Touching

Would you listen to Lost Boys again? Why?

In a scale of 1 to 10 it is about 11

What did you like best about this story?

So far for this type pf book I havent come across a book to compare it with.

Which character – as performed by Stefan Rudnicki – was your favorite?

His emotions and feelings

Any additional comments?

This book made me cry

His Best Story

Would you listen to Lost Boys again? Why?

I have listened to and read quite a few of OSC's books and while they were all entertaining, this book had something that the others didn't. It had soul, it had feeling, it seemed to me that OSC was writing from the heart rather than from the mind. It managed to touch this crusty old heart in ways that I never thought possible.

The blurb about this book does not do it justice at all. Listen to it.

Amazing story - very different but gripping and intense!

Loved this book! I almost stopped listening after the opening scene about Boy, but so glad I did not!

OSC has a way of bringing me right into the story and making it very hard for me to concentrate on anything else. This was no different in that respect, but the story was even more personal and felt very true to life. Loved it!

Wow…

So I first read this book in high school by complete accident. It stayed with me so that now 20 years later I have bought the audio book. I agree there is a lot of Mormonism, but the family was Mormon so I guess it makes sense. I highly recommend if you like horror books.

Probably my favorite Card so far

This book has the best surprise ending of all his books. Kind of like “The 6th Sense” where you had no idea. Very compelling story and view of a Latter-day Saint family but no religion push. It could have been a Jewish or Catholic family and hs the same outcome.

It hit me hard.

I really connected with this book. It's not that I have any life experiences that are directly related, but that I am a 29 year old father finding his career. The characters were very honest. The father in this story reminded me so many times of my fears of raising my boys in such a harsh world. I knew it was coming the whole way through the book, but I didn't know where and I was so nervous for the family that I couldn't stop listening. Read this.

I love OSC but...

I generally am a fan of Orson Scott Card and have enjoyed many of his titles. This one however is not like any other. Card does a great job developing his characters and bringing them to life. My main issue with the story is that this process of developing the characters and story takes so long. It's literally about 2 thirds into the book before it starts getting interesting. I bought this book thinking it was a suspense thriller type novel but it's more of a drama with an a twist at the end. Card said this was his most personal and first time diving into a book that was somewhat autobiographical so I hope my review is not offensive and not a slant on him or his family. The build up just took too long and was not the type of book I was expecting.