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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
- Booktrack Edition
- Narrated by: Chris Colfer
- Series: The Land of Stories, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
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Publisher's Summary
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *
The first audiobook in Chris Colfer's number one New York Times best-selling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world!
Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales.
The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.
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- Natalie
- 2019-12-31
The grownups fairytale
This is an enjoyable story. I like how Chis tied the various fairytales together. It was interesting and plausible, although slow at times.
Unfortunately I must add a list of things that bothered me:
1. The story lacked character development, and description, and attention to detail.
2. At times it was difficult to listen to this story. It would either drag or race. It wasn’t balanced.
3. The language is very repetitive like it was the author’s first time writing a book and it felt like a first draft.
4. Most authors are not the best narrators and Chris is no exception to this rule.
Side note: there are frequently sprinkled inappropriate comments, so depending on your point of view this may be more of a book for teens and adults than children. However, the writing level is really geared toward a younger age.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-03-03
Sweet and funny
Chris Colfer has such an abundance of creative talent, it blows my mind. It is hard to imagine he wove the lovely magical world of the Land of Stories in his early 20s while working on Glee, to boot. The stories are written in a simple, sometimes childish style that adds to their charm, and they are so incredibly engaging, the hours flit away while you listen. I particularly love that, while Chris clearly had a series in mind, he did not hold back on the first book like many authors do. He threw every kind of adventure at his protagonists and dug deep on many of his wonderful characters. At the end, he resolved all the mysteries, love stories and character arcs. Clearly, here was a young author not afraid to invest all his best ideas into the first book, confident that he can come up with even better ones later. Hearing the stories read in his sweet voice, so familiar from Glee, is a special treat. I look forward to escaping to this magical land again and again over the years -- both with my kids and without.
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- Bethany
- 2022-04-26
A tale as new as time
As a fairytale should be it's a tale for all ages! I love every second and can't wait for book 2!
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- judy wyatt scott
- 2022-01-10
best audiobook I've heard in awhile!
I loved, loved this book! the narrator did such an awesome job with so many different voices, enjoyed every bit of it and had quite a few laughs throughout the book. I will definitely get everyone of the series and I'm so glad that there are more!
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- Bhock12
- 2021-05-08
Incredible Story
This was an incredible story full of magic. The author's narrative was excellent and really helped the story come to life. It was enjoyed by my whole family and perfect for listening to while traveling. It left us anxious to begin the next book.
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- Julie in KY
- 2021-03-01
Absolutely entertaining!
I won't go into a lot of detail but let me just say.....I enjoyed this book a ridiculous amount for a 45 year old woman. A friend and coworker recommended it to me because she knew I loved Harry Potter and lots of fantasy themed books/movies. I can't wait to get book number two. Thank so so much for pure, enjoyable entertainment.
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- Marianne
- 2020-11-06
Awesome
It has been one of the most wonderful and incredible book I’ve ever read, it gave me the faith I needed in the worst moments, it made believe again in fairy tales... It’s never to late to read fairy tales !!!
Love it.
Thank you Chris Colfer.
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- ladyladd2001
- 2020-07-29
enchanting
what a fun little book. im going to have to real all of them now. i was totally able to go on the journey with the twins.
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- Teacher Starpants
- 2020-07-16
amazing
Used this during quiet time at preschool and it works wonders to help the kiddos calm down
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-06-02
Thank you
Even though I am all grown to 37 years of life, the book, story gave me a wonderful escape from this world we live in.