Enchantment

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

As one of the most consistently exciting writers to emerge in the last 25 years, Orson Scott Card has been honored with numerous awards, while immersing readers in dazzling worlds only he could create. Now, in Enchantment, Card works his magic as never before, transforming the timeless story of Sleeping Beauty into an original fantasy brimming with romance and adventure.

©1999 Orson Scott Card (P)2007 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

A pleasant and charming story

It takes a couple of chapters before it finds it feet, but then it moves along at a very nice pace.

Not what I expected from OSC, but entertaining

I've read Enders Game and loved the sci-fi classic, read the reviews for this book and tried it.

It was a clever version of Sleeping Beauty, but not what I expected from OSC, more of a teeny-bop love story

Absolutely Loved This One

Best read in a long time . . . story line mixed modern, old and fairytale that left me hanging out to see what happened next . . .Loved it

Refreshingly different.

This book is a little out of the norm for me. I enjoyed the twist on the sleeping beauty story. It made for a interesting story, which I enjoyed very much. It also has none of the polished history that a lot of books have, very down to earth with how living and superstition changes the way people lived.

Wonderful reading of great novel

I loved the book when I read it, I enjoyed the Audible version just as much. The two narrators did an excellent job giving voices to the characters. This novel takes all the Sleeping Beauty, and Wicked Witch fairy tales and spins them into an Enchanted new one.

Caught me off-guard

At first, I thought, "this is an I inventive fantasy" but I was so wrong it was captivating and adventurous and sweet

so so good

When I started this audiobook, I didn't realize I had read it when I was younger but remembered a short way into the book. I remember liking it then, but I'm sure I appreciated more as an adult this time around. Lovely story, good. narration.

Sweet but drawn out

And surprisingly lacking of any "lessons" or moral point of view. A good fairy tale, skillfully performed -- not as compelling as card's best (speaker for the dead), but easy listening.if a little too long.

Production distracts away from story

Orson Scott Card's retelling of Sleeping Beauty combines magic, time-travel, and action. At times it felt over-descriptive, and the ending was a bit too "happily ever after," but the real strength of the novel comes from the realistic imagining of a well-known fairy tale told from different characters' viewpoints. The novel shows its readers how the same situation can be viewed from multiple perspectives (each valid in its own right), and how everyone deserves at least some sympathy.

I was surprised to find that there are 2 narrators. While Steven Rudnicki and the female narrator are both skilled, the narration would have been better with only one of them. In fact, the dual narration made things confusing as the two narrators did different accents and voices for the same characters, and it was unpleasant being surprised by the louder female voice after listening to the male voice. And what was up with the music played when the story was told from Babayaga's perspective?! Basically, it seemed the production team had many ideas but when they tried to include all of them, it took away from the novel instead of adding to it.

Great Book

This is the Orson Scott Card that should have been make into a movie. Some of his best work.