Fairy Tale

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Seth Numrich, Stephen King

Winner of the 2023 Audie Award for Best Male Narrator

Master storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this #1 New York Times bestselling and spellbinding novel about a young man who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours.

Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a horrific accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from that shed.

Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"High-schooler Charlie Reade, son of a widowed recovering alcoholic, is walking by the town’s rundown “psycho house" when he hears a distressed barking. Entering the backyard, Charlie finds the house's owner, Mr. Bowditch, laying on the ground—with a broken leg—guarded by his faithful old dog, Radar. Charlie becomes caretaker for Mr. Bowditch and forms a strong bond with ailing Radar. Soon Charlie finds a mysterious shed in the backyard that serves an entrance to a different world where it may be possible to reverse the dog's aging. Numrich’s narration of Charlie’s quest is everything a reader appreciates. He uses unique voices for all of the characters, both human and inhuman, drawing readers completely into the parallel universe, and sounds convincing as a teenager. The narration undoubtedly drives the story and will keep listeners entranced. This gateway fantasy is ideal for anyone looking for a world-building journey similar to Frodo’s quest in The Hobbit. Charlie is highly likable and his devotion to Radar only adds to the appeal. Fans of all things Stephen King may also enjoy the parallels between his narration of Bowditch’s recorded messages to Charlie and his cameos in the film adaptations of his novels." (Suzanne Temple)

"Seth Numrich’s narration of 17-year-old Charlie Reade’s story is moving and frightening in equal measure. Charlie befriends a reclusive curmudgeon, Howard Bowditch, and his aging dog, and inherits Howard’s house and dog when he dies. Howard also leaves Charlie a cassette recording — voiced remarkably by Stephen King. On it, Howard recounts a story within the story, involving a locked shed, a portal to a dying world, and Charlie’s part in a plan for salvation. Numrich creates a distinctive voice for each character, complete with growls and guttural snarls for evildoers. He even makes a hum sound threatening. Listeners will be drawn into this audiobook by the intimate tone of Numrich’s narration, which is like hearing Charlie himself."

amazing

I feel like Stephen King should try this more often or do a sequel or even open up an entire world in this fantasy story of his combination of horror and fantasy not to mention responsibility life and death I mean just a ton of deep topics are hit on in this series and I can't recommend it more for anybody who loves fantasy

Fairy tale

It was good.It was long. I read it twice before I remembered to leave a review!

Excellent!

I love this story. One of Kings best plus the narrator is a wonderful fit. It’s a book to binge on right from the start. If your already a King fan you will love this, if not you will become one. I highly recommend to all.

old friend

When one considers how different my political views are from Mr. Kings it's really amazing that I read as much of his work as I do. He is way left of center and me center right but...being the non fun deniable guy I am I don't let his views get in the way of his story telling. My relationship with him is like a good friend with whom you might disagree but find immensely entertaining and a joy to be around.
I have been reading his creations but fell in love his writing when he actually made me cry while on an airplane when finding out "Traveling Jack" was dead.
I have never met him but he is an old friend with whom I admire and respect.
This latest creation is no exception to his skill of story telling and while some might find it a bit slow (I think he even apologizes at one point in the book) to me it is just great background.
He and I are both growing old but I pray he keeps up his writings for many years to come.
Bob

Awesome!!!!

Bravo! Steven King….move over fairy tales of the past, and welcome to an all new, all encompassing tale of adventure!