A Clockwork's Dreaming: And Other Tales

De: Claude Moreau

Narrado por: Moose Matson

In Claude Moreau's Garden, magic blooms between dewdrops and dreams, where scholarly mice debate proper tea service in a library housed within an ancient teapot, and frost spirits dance with morning glories to ring in each dawn. Here, memories can be bottled like preserves, stories sometimes edit themselves when no one is looking, and a particularly opinionated patch of mushrooms insists on providing philosophical commentary about cheese. It's a place where the most ordinary moments contain extraordinary wonders, and where even the spaces between heartbeats hold their own kind of magic.

In this newly discovered collection of tales, hastily penned to his friend Henri-Jules Favreau and only recently unearthed in a Marseilles safe deposit box, Moreau captures remarkable events in his grandmother's enchanted garden. From a clockwork assistant discovering how to dream, to young mice learning to weave spider-silk into wings, to the grand autumn performance that drew an audience of dragons and dryads, these stories shine with immediacy and wonder. Together, they offer a glimpse into a world where mechanical songbirds learn to compose their own melodies, where librarians help books find their proper dreams, and where the truest magic lies not in grand gestures but in the gentle art of paying attention to small wonders.

Andy Peloquin says there is "a wonderful sort of magic in these stories, stories about stories and the power they hold. Every minute spent in his little magical garden is like some kind of fairytale dream, filled with talking mice and messenger bluebirds and maples that headline a grand theatrical show for all the creatures of the forest.

"Seth Lindberg at BlackGate: "With A Clockwork’s Dreaming, Oden inspires readers via tall tales featuring heroic mice. Oden’s prose impacts as much as his grimdark tales, but smacks with beauty and peace!"

Narrated by the incomparable MOOSE MATSON, these stories come to life for listeners of all ages!

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Wonderful Fantasy Stories Superbly Performed

A wonderful collection of often whimsical short fantasy stories that took me right back to the sort of fairy tales that I loved as a kid. They're vividly brought to life by the superb narration of Moose Matson, whose voice just transports you to another world. I'm already planning on listening again, and I'd also recommend this to anyone else like me who enjoys listening to a good audiobook when going to bed.

Joy

I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this audiobook. if you wish to have a warm cozy time in a soft chair by a crackling fire, you couldn't do better than to do it while listening to these magically wonderful tales.