Christopher Paolini has 16 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 15 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 9,232 ratings. The most-rated is Indian Horse.
Indian Horse
Summary
Saul Indian Horse is in critical condition. Sitting feeble in an alcoholism treatment facility, he is told that sharing his story will help relieve his agony. Though skeptical, he embarks on a heartbreaking journey from the present - and into the woods of Northern Ontario, where his life began in a snowy Ojibway camp. The tale that follows is one of great pain and great determination from Richard Wagamese, an author who "never seems to waste a shot" (New York Times). After being taken forcibly from his family, Saul is placed in an abusive boarding school determined to expunge his Ojibway traditions and knowledge. But he finds salvation each morning at dawn, practicing hockey alone on the school's makeshift ice rink. Saul's gift is undeniable: He quickly rises from his school's all-Ojibway team to the white-dominated regional circuit. As his skills improve and he gains notoriety, however, each of his victories on the ice is met by racism and hate. As the years pass, Saul must reconcile his passion - the game he loves, that allowed him to escape poverty - with the harshness of a world that will never make him entirely welcome. Unfolding against the bleak loveliness of Northern Ontario - all rock, marsh, bog, and cedar - this is a singular story of resilience from a beloved storyteller.
©2012 Richard Wagamese (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Eragon
Summary
Don’t miss the latest book from the author of Eragon: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia! Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, the New York Times best-selling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold more than 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes he is merely a poor farm boy - until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now, his choices could save - or destroy - the empire. “An authentic work of great talent.” (The New York Times Book Review) “Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.” (People) “Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid.” (Booklist, starred) “An auspicious beginning to both career and series.” (Publishers Weekly) A New York Times best seller. A USA Today best seller. A Wall Street Journal best seller. A Book Sense best seller.
©2003 Christopher Paolini (P)2002 Random House, Inc., Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
Eldest
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Don’t miss the latest from the author of Eragon: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia! Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, the New York Times best-selling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold more than 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Darkness falls...despair abounds...evil reigns.... Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspiring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle, one that might put Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life.... A number-one New York Times best-seller. A number-one Publishers Weekly best-seller. A USA Today best-seller. A Wall Street Journal best-seller. A Book Sense book of the year. A number-one Book Sense selection.
©2005 Christopher Paolini (P)2005 Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc.
Inheritance
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Audie Award Nominee, Best Teens Category, 2013 Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances. The Rider and his dragon have come further than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost? This is the much-anticipated, astonishing conclusion to the worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle.
©2011 Christopher Paolini (P)2011 Listening Library
Brisingr
Summary
Don’t miss the latest book from the author of Eragon, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia, coming December 31, 2018! Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, the New York Times best-selling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Oaths sworn...loyalties tested...forces collide. Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. First is Eragon’s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix’s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength - as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices - choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?
©2008 Christopher Paolini (P)2008 Listening Library
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
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The internationally best-selling fantasy sensation is back with brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle! A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alagaësia. It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now, he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective. This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist...penned by Angela Paolini, the inspiration for the character herself! Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle.
©2018 Christopher Paolini (P)2018 Listening Library
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
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"Narrator Jennifer Hale's outstanding performance brings this story of alien invasion to life.... Hale's range of differentiation is masterly as she animates all the quirky characters Kira meets. From the rough, snarky slang of ex-military woman to the half-mad musings of a human 'ship mind,' every unique voice enhances the listening experience." (AudioFile magazine, Earphones Award winner) This program includes an afterword read by Christopher Paolini, as well as a bonus conversation between Christopher Paolini and Jennifer Hale. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from New York Times best-selling author Christopher Paolini. This program is read by Jennifer Hale, a Canadian American actress and singer who has appeared in hundreds of cartoon episodes and taken on roles in well over 185 video games, winning multiple awards. Her varied roles include Commander Shepard in Mass Effect, Rosalind Lutece in BioShock Infinite, Cinderella in both games and animation, Kronika in MK11, Naomi Hunter in the Metal Gear series, several roles in The Powerpuff Girls, Justice League, Avengers Assemble, the Emmy Award-winning Lost in Oz, Jean Grey/Phoenix in both games and animated series, and dozens more. This is her first audiobook. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope.... Barnes & Noble Best New Books of the Year - 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards - 2020 Amazon.com Best Books of the Year - 2020 NYPL Best Books of the Year - 2020 A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Christopher Paolini (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
Eragon
Summary
Depuis des décennies, le mal règne dans l'Empire d'Alagaësia. Un jour, Eragon, un jeune fermier, découvre au cœur de la forêt une pierre magnifique. Elle est si bleue, si lisse ! Fasciné, il l'emporte à Carvahall, le village où il vit avec son oncle et son cousin. Comment pourrait-il deviner qu'il s'agit d'un œuf, et qu'un dragon porteur d'un héritage ancestral, aussi vieux que l'Empire lui-même, va éclore ? Dès lors, la vie d'Eragon est bouleversée. Contraint de quitter les siens, il s'engage dans une quête qui le mènera aux confins de l'Alagaësia. Guidé par les conseils de Brom, un vieux conteur, le garçon devra affronter, avec sa dragonne bleue, Saphira, les terribles ennemis envoyés par le roi dont la malveillance démoniaque ne connaît aucune limite. Eragon n'a que quinze ans, mais le destin de l'Empire est désormais entre ses mains. La saga culte arrive enfin en livre audio ! Laissez-vous emporter dans les inoubliables aventures d'Eragon, à travers la lecture exaltante d'Olivier Chauvel. Lorsque vous achetez ce titre, le fichier PDF qui l'accompagne sera disponible dans votre confirmation d'achat envoyée par mail ainsi que dans votre bibliothèque, depuis votre ordinateur.
©2003 / 2004 / 2010 Random House Children's Books département de Penguin, Random House LLC Texte et carte / Christopher Paolini / Bayard Éditions (P)2019 Audiolib
Brisingr
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Un peuple en lutte, des exploits héroïques, une épée mythique. La saga se poursuit... Eragon a une double promesse à tenir : aider Roran à délivrer sa fiancée, Katrina, prisonnière des Ra'zacs, et venger la mort de son oncle Garrow. Mais le combat continue contre Galbatorix. Les nains, les elfes, le peuple du Surda et les Urgals eux-mêmes se rallient aux Vardens, sous l'autorité de Nasuada. Ce qui ne va pas sans frictions et rivalités. Quant à Eragon et Saphira, ils n'ont pas achevé leur formation. L'enseignement et les conseils d'Oromis et de Glaedr, le dragon d'or, leur sont plus que jamais nécessaires, car, entre batailles contre les soldats du tyran, luttes intestines et souffrances secrètes, le jeune Dragonnier et sa puissante compagne aux écailles bleues doivent sans cesse donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes. Or, depuis que Murtagh lui a repris Zar'roc, Eragon n'a plus d'épée... Après Eragon et L'Aîné, voici le livre III du cycle de l’Héritage. Lorsque vous achetez ce titre, le fichier PDF qui l'accompagne sera disponible dans votre confirmation d'achat envoyée par mail ainsi que dans votre bibliothèque, depuis votre ordinateur.
©2002 / 2008 / 2009 Random House Children’s Books / Penguin Random House LCC / Christopher Paolini / Bayard Éditions (P)2019 Audiolib
Falling Backwards
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Jann Arden is funny. And sincere. She has legions of devoted fans. And a radio show. She is a darling of the music scene - always candid, always unplugged. You thought you knew Jann Arden, but there is more - to her listeners' delight, in Falling Backwards Jann reveals her childhood, her bond with family, her struggle in the formative years and what keeps her so grounded in the whirlwind entertainment industry. Jann has always been true to herself, except for a minor lapse when she was young. Oh wait, wasn't that all of us? From the tender and honest to the laugh-out-loud funny, Jann's stories from home and from the road during her pre-celebrity years will take you to unexpected places, including high school parties in farmer's fields, sleepovers under the stars, hard-to-believe summer jobs and the time she was stuck upside down in a brick barbecue. She reminds us of the inestimable value to a child of having teachers who believe in you and wide open spaces to play. But with the good times come the bad (and not just the bad perm). Jann opens up about the darker side of her so-called prairie-perfect nuclear family and the first signs that her eldest brother was a uniquely troubled young man. In the days when Jann was experiencing a lot of firsts - first school play, first home perm, first kiss - how lucky for all of us that she stole away to her basement and taught herself her first song on her mother's guitar. In addition to being an incredible musician and multi-award-winning lyricist, Jann is a natural writer and simply an inspiration. Jann will capture your heart - and keep you in stitches - with her powerful stories about coming of age as an artist and as a human being. Jann brings her wit and that infectious sparkle to everything she does. This book is no exception.
©2011 Jann Arden (P)2020 Penguin Random House Canada
365 Bedtime Stories
Summary
Listen along as Woody and the gang go on a campout; Anna, Elsa, and Olaf have a slumber party; Pongo puts his puppies to bed; and more! With one story for every day of the year, bedtime has never been so much fun.
©2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Lovecraft Country
Summary
Now an HBO series from J. J. Abrams (executive producer of Westworld), Misha Green (creator of Underground), and Jordan Peele (director of Get Out and Us), this brilliant and imaginative novel by critically acclaimed author Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of Jim Crow America, melding historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror. Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, 22-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George - publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide - and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite - heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus’ ancestors - they encounter both mundane terrors of White America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours. A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two Black families, Lovecraft Country is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism - the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today.
©2021 Matt Ruff (P)2020 HarperAudio
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Die Weisheit des Feuers [German edition]
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Die Schlacht auf den brennenden Steppen haben die Rebellen gewonnen. Varden, Elfen und Zwerge brauchen Eragons magische Fähigkeiten so dringend wie nie zuvor, aber der Drachenreiter hat den Schwur, den er seinem Cousin Roran gab, nicht vergessen. Gleichzeitig setzt Galbatorix alles daran, Eragon zu seiner Marionette zu machen. Please note: This audiobook is narrated in German.
©2008 Random House Audio (P)2008 Random House Audio
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Das Erbe der Macht [German edition]
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Ein schrecklicher Krieg wütet in Alagaësia. Alle Völker haben sich zusammengeschlossen und ziehen in den Kampf gegen Galbatorix, den grausamen Herrscher des Imperiums. Eragon weiß, dass er und Saphira ihm irgendwann gegenüberstehen werden. Treue Gefährten kämpfen an seiner Seite, allen voran die wunderschöne, kluge Elfe Arya. Doch der finstere König ist nahezu unbesiegbar, denn er besitzt die Macht zahlloser Drachen, deren Seelenhort, den Eldunarí, er an sich gerissen hat. Ein neuer Drache und ein neuer Drachenreiter verändern das Kräfteverhältnis. Wird Eragon Galbatorix besiegen können? Oder muss er sich geschlagen geben? Eine Prophezeiung besagt, dass Eragon Alagaësia für immer verlassen wird... Please note: This audiobook is narrated in German.
©2011 cbj (P)2011 Random House Audio
Die Gabel, die Hexe und der Wurm
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Ein Wanderer und ein verfluchtes Kind. Zaubersprüche und Magie. Und natürlich Drachen. Willkommen zurück in Eragons Welt!
Es ist ein Jahr her, dass Eragon aus Alagaësia aufgebrochen ist auf der Suche nach dem geeigneten Ort, um eine neue Generation Drachenreiter auszubilden. Jetzt kämpft er mit unendlich vielen Aufgaben: Er muss einen riesigen Drachenhorst bauen, Dracheneier bewachen und mit kriegerischen Urgals und stolzen Elfen und eigensinnigen Zwergen zurechtkommen. Doch da eröffnen ihm eine Vision der Eldunarí, unerwartete Besucher und eine spannende Legende der Urgals neue Perspektiven.
Dieses Hörbuch enthält drei neue Geschichten aus Alagaësia und führt Eragon an den Beginn eines neuen Abenteuers. Außerdem werden Auszüge aus der Biografie der unvergesslichen Kräuterhexe und Weissagerin Angela enthüllt... geschrieben von Angela Paolini, der Schwester des Autors, die ihn zu dieser Figur inspiriert hat.
Gelesen von der Stimme der Eragon-Saga: Andreas Fröhlich!
©2018 / 2019 / 2019 Christopher Paolini / cbj audio / Penguin. Übersetzung von Michaela Link (P)2019 cbj audio
White Fright
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A major new history of the fight for racial equality in America, arguing that fear of Black sexuality has undergirded white supremacy from the start. In White Fright, historian Jane Dailey brilliantly reframes our understanding of the long struggle for African American rights. Those fighting against equality were not motivated only by a sense of innate superiority, as is often supposed, but also by an intense fear of Black sexuality. In this urgent investigation, Dailey examines how white anxiety about interracial sex and marriage found expression in some of the most contentious episodes of American history since Reconstruction: in battles over lynching, in the policing of Black troops' behavior overseas during World War II, in the violent outbursts following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and in the tragic story of Emmett Till. The question was finally settled - as a legal matter - with the Court's definitive 1967 decision in Loving v. Virginia, which declared interracial marriage a "fundamental freedom". Placing sex at the center of our civil rights history, White Fright offers a bold new take on one of the most confounding threads running through American history.
©2020 Jane Dailey (P)2020 Basic Books