Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds

Orville Wellington Mouse, Volume 1

De: Tom Hoffman

Narrado por: Jason Zenobia

Orville Wellington Mouse lives with his mum in the quiet fishing village of Muridaan Falls, Symoca. His life takes an unexpected turn when he learns his best friend, Sophia Mouse, is not only from another planet, but is also a member of the Shapers Guild, a group of powerful mice who are able to convert their thoughts into physical objects.

When Orville notices a group of seven glowbirds exhibiting rather extraordinary behavior, he and Sophia attempt to uncover the origin of the unusual birds but soon find themselves enmeshed in a fiendish plot to embroil Symoca in a horrific war.

Captured by the powerful and mysterious Red Mouse, the two adventurers are hurled through a spectral door into the terrifying world of Periculum, home of the dreaded giant, carnivorous centipedes.

With help from the secretive Metaphysical Adventurers, Proto the Rabbiton, the Mad Mouse of Muridaan, a gigantic Gnorli bird, some ghostly Anarkkian warriors, and the enigmatic Monks of the Blue Robe, Orville and Sophia must find their way home and stop the evil Red Mouse before he destroys Symoca.

©2016 Tom Hoffman (P)2018 Tom Hoffman

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds, book 1, is one of those rare finds! Orville Wellington Mouse, Sophia, and Proto are delightful creatures that will capture the hearts of their listeners while solving a mystery, saving their world, exploring new worlds and coming face to face with deadly and scary skin eating centipedes! This is a fantastic adventure that everyone should experience!

The character development is detailed and solid. Orville comes across as either younger than a “tween” or perhaps extremely protected as he has to have a lot more direction than anyone else, including Proto. Tom Hoffman delivers a delightful tale of morals and ethics that children of all ages should be able to understand. Although I have doubts that teenagers would read it (they like very little), everyone else regardless of age could enjoy it.

The plot moves smoothly forward; everything flows. The dialog while repetitious at times it is not overly so. The dialog reminded me of things young adults would say.

I listened to this audiobook as I was driving to a meeting that was several hours away. I found it relaxing and interesting at the same time. A great traveling book!

The narrator, Jason Zenobia performed the book with the proper flair and excitement, his performance was top notch! I enjoyed his different voices for the characters and his ability to project the personality of the characters vividly in his tones.

There were no issues with quality or production of this audiobook." (Charla White)

Storytelling at its very best

Author Tom Hoffman and narrator Jason Zenobia are a perfect pairing. Zenobia's clear British diction and nimble voices bring Hoffman's magical tale to life in such a way that I listened far longer than I'd planned to for each session. Zenobia voices distinguish easily between characters good and evil, male and female. I never felt lost. Do yourselves a favor and play this on a long car trip with the kids. The adults will be as fascinated as the children. I hope this partnership continues through the entire Orville Mouse series.

ENTERTAINING AND FUN!

What a fun and unique audiobook! Fun for kids and adults alike. The main character, Orville Wellington Mouse, and his friends are hilarious, fun and entertaining! There are all sorts of challenges they meet and conquer, and some really good life lessons mixed in. You haven't lived, after all, until you've seen a huge carnivorous centipede!

Very well written and narrated, I enjoyed the story, the writing, and the audio. Super well done and a great listen! Recommended! :)

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Creakers! That was amazing!

It masquerades as a children's book, but is so SO much more of a grand adventure than you could possibly dream! With new friends to make around every corner, and dangers to face with abnormally large tentacles and many many rows of teeth, this is one story not to be missed. I'm not even generally a fan of audio books, but the tale combined with the telling was perfect, complete with an assortment of voices befitting each of our new friends... and even our enemies!

Orville Mouse and the puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds

A very enjoyable tale. The narrator did an excellent job bringing the story to life. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Delightful Tween Creature Mystery!

Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds, book 1, is one of those rare finds! Orville Wellington Mouse, Sophia, and Proto are delightful creatures that will capture the hearts of their listeners while solving a mystery, saving their world, exploring new worlds and coming face to face with deadly and scary skin eating centipedes! This is a fantastic adventure that everyone should experience!

The character development is detailed and solid. Orville comes across as either younger than a “tween” or perhaps extremely protected as he has to have a lot more direction than anyone else, including Proto. Tom Hoffman delivers a delightful tale of morals and ethics that children of all ages should be able to understand. Although I have doubts that teenagers would read it (they like very little), everyone else regardless of age could enjoy it.

The plot moves smoothly forward; everything flows. The dialog while repetitious at times it is not overly so. The dialog reminded me of things young adults would say.

I listened to this audiobook as I was driving to a meeting that was several hours away. I found it relaxing and interesting at the same time. A great traveling book!

The narrator, Jason Zenobia performed the book with the proper flair and excitement, his performance was top notch! I enjoyed his different voices for the characters and his ability to project the personality of the characters vividly in his tones.

There were no issues with quality or production of this audiobook.

Audiobook was provided for review by the author/narrator/publisher.

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