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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ehle
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest.
Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything" - goes with him in spirit.
But in overcoming the challenges, Charles Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith and will, as he is sent within four people from another time, there to search for a way to avert the tragedy threatening them all. "L'Engle's gifts are at their most impressive here". (Publisher's Weekly)
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- Denise Swift
- 03-20-12
Re-experience the magic
I was a precocious reader and wished to re-experience some of my fond childhood places. I found it every bit as charming as I did the first time so many years ago. Still entertaining and still enlightening.
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- Richard M. Hurlbut
- 03-03-16
A brilliant story superbly told!
Madeleine L'Engle always inspires me. She brings together science fiction, theology and philosophy in vivid fictional narrative. I have returned to this book often and it never disappoints!
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- Meg
- 01-14-20
Another Great Book
I am a huge fan of Madeline L'Engle's Time Quintet bells and would recommend the whole series to everybody.
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- Jonathan Hopkins
- 07-04-18
Richness, depth, a sense of interconnectedness
I have just finished the first three books in the Time Quintet series. This is by far the deepest and most emotionally rich of the three. There are some cultural problems with the story which grow out of beliefs and biases from the time when the book was written - especially the over-idealization of American Indian culture as innocent and pure, which has a bit of a racist overtone. But aside from a few of these problems, the story is compelling. The book makes you feel the interconnectedness of humanity and it stresses the importance of living to heal the past and the future. Highly recommend.
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- Amanda May Coussoule
- 03-24-15
Narration distracts from story
Story doesn't hold up as we'll over time as I expected, but even then, the narration is just not-quite-right throughout the book.
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- T. H. Flowers
- 05-21-12
Wonderful story!
Would you listen to A Swiftly Tilting Planet again? Why?
I read this book when I was young so it was a treat to listen to it. Even after all of the years between then and now it remains a wonderful story that is full of hope and promise and some history as well. Madeline L'Engle is a fanstastic story teller.
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Swiftly Tilting Planet?
All of it was great, but I particularly liked the parts where Charles Wallace entered into other characters to reveal their stories.
Have you listened to any of Jennifer Ehle???s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, but I really enjoyed her reading.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I wouldn't say that there was one moment, there were many - most of them dealing with the character of mankind.
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- Muddy
- 11-23-20
Not for kids
While A Wrinkle in Time was enchanting and the next book fairly good, this 3rd in the series is dark and very confusing. One needs to write a genealogy chart to get the characters ordered. Now I know why I didn’t read this and the 2nd book to my kids when young.
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- verushka cortes
- 03-15-18
Horrible.
Skipped thru it. Horrible narrator. Voice is annoying. Wish you would've use actual different voices. They all sound the same.
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- B. Reasonable
- 07-19-17
Narrator's interpretations are off and significantly detract.
L'engles writing is detailed, highly nuanced and requires subtlety at points. The narrator misreads the tone of the text in numerous places. Where intensity is called for, the narrator comes across as whining, for example. A more accurate and thoughtful performance would greatly improve this audio book.
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- Clifford Simmons
- 05-13-16
Good read
Good book. Not as good as the 1st two books but still good. I would recommend it to anyone who is reading the series.
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- J
- 05-15-18
Good for those who liked the first
the story is not as challenging, and the performance a bit mannered, but both are charming and worthwhile.
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- PTD
- 07-26-17
AMAZING!!
I love this story. It is amazing. The history aspect is incredibly detailed. Ananda seems to be a lot more than just a dog
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- Rose
- 11-06-16
Very good, a little confusing
Very good, lots of similar character names which are probably easier to deal with when seeing them written down.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-18-15
Not at all like the previous two books
The story is confusing, hopping between the minds of historical characters. Not at all like the previous two books in the series. Some wonderful moments and images.
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- Sophia
- 03-22-12
A poor delivery
I suspect that I didn't enjoy this book as much as I might have done, because Jennifer Ehle's reading was truly awful.
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- Kimberley Connery
- 01-12-18
Disappointed, and just couldn't finish it.
As a huge fan of A Wrinkle in Time, I was so disappointed in A Swiftly Tilting Planet. It was weird, and kept following other characters, when all I wanted was a true adventure with Charles Wallace. I kept listening for much longer than I should have, and once I realised that no-one was forcing me to listen and that I just didn't care how it ended, I turned it off and have no desire to finish it (1hr 30mins left on it). I won't be getting anything else by this author. I'm calling Wrinkle a one-hit wonder.