Clive Johnson has narrated 8 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is Little War in London.
Blood Borne: Cathedral Chronicles 3
Summary
After centuries of lying buried, a dark and dangerous book is unearthed. It holds great powers and secrets. Now in the hands of evil, its voice threatens to transform time, space, and human existence. A battle between the dark forces of hell and the light of heaven shakes the universe.
The living book has a metamorphic effect on Emperor Oswald, changing him from a man into a demonic beast. Meanwhile, humankind, ravaged by war and weakened by disease, is forced to yield to his fearful rule. Drawn to the new Cathedrals and religion, people are forced to witness the terror inflicted on those who resist their new leaders.
Nobody is prepared for the coming catastrophic events.
May be heard as a stand-alone.
©2014 E.M.G Wixley (P)2018 E.M.G Wixley
In the Devil's Own Words
Summary
Moving house has become a way of life for 15-year-old Isobel Miller. Her father is an Army Major; her mother, a middle aged, pregnant, chain smoking alcoholic. But the move to the village of Langham could be the straw that broke the camel's back. To the truculent teenager it might as well have been to Timbuktu. Isobel is resentful of the baby, angry with her mother for dragging her away from civilization to live in a village that has no street lighting, let alone any decent shops.
The only light in her miserable existence is her grandfather, story-teller elite, her saviour. And when one of his macabre tales is mentioned in the local paper, Isobel is drawn into the depths of evil and devil worship. Her world, and that of everyone around her, turns upside down. The cause? A mysterious book, an omen, which once opened and read starts a cataclysmic chain of events, and their lives are filled with tragedy and disaster. Salvation comes in the guise of three other teenagers - Peter, Oswald, and Ariel - and the four form a bond so strong nothing can tear apart - nothing except maybe the devil himself!
May be listened to as a standalone.
Second Edition. New and improved sound quality.
©Forever E.M.G Wixley (P)2018 E.M.G Wixley
O America: Discovery in a New Land
Summary
In 1848 an English physician, Nathaniel Trennant, accepts an offer to serve as doctor on a ship carrying immigrants to America. When arriving in Baltimore, Trennant stumbles onto its slave market and witnesses the horrors of human bondage. One night in a boardinghouse he discovers under his bed a runaway slave. Disturbed and angered by the selling of human lives, he offers to help the young man escape, a criminal action that will put the fugitive slave and physician into flight from both the law and opportunistic slave hunters. Traveling by foot, horse, stage, canal boat, and steamer, Nathaniel and Nicodemus explore the backcountry and forge a deep friendship as they encounter a host of memorable characters who reveal the nature of the American experiment, one still in its early stages but already under the stress of social injustices and economic inequities. The book is published by University of Missouri Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
©2020 William Least Heat-Moon (P)2020 Redwood Audiobooks
The Kindred
Summary
Ten years after nuclear war devastates Britain, Lazarus and his adoptive siblings are flesh and blood to each other; to their victims, they are ruthless killers who should exist only in nightmares. Now their next target, a group of men seemingly made soft by a decade of hiding in underground bunkers, welcome the upcoming attack because they are far from weak. Armed and prepared, they are ready for Lazarus and his family. After the ensuing violence, lost and alone, Lazarus is desperate to make it through the irradiated wasteland to his clan before their captors reach a new government forming in Dover. Armed only with his axe, Lazarus will stop at nothing to kill the men who would dare threaten his kin. But, unknown to either side, a terrible secret waits far below Dover Castle, lost for decades in the silent labyrinth of wartime tunnels. A secret infinitely more dangerous than any killer!
©2020 HellBound Books Publishing LLC (P)2021 HellBound Books Publishing LLC
Reflections: Cathedral Chronicles 2
Summary
Adair is a young journalist living in London. Overshadowing his childhood is the obsession his father, Doctor Brown, has with a medical conspiracy. Fearing for his life, the doctor flees to a remote Scottish island, leaving his two sons behind wondering whether their father is deluded, insane, or actually telling the truth.
Sophia is Adair’s childhood friend. At the age of 11, they become separated only to meet years later through the Internet. However, they are soon overcome by dark events and the horrific fracturing of their everyday lives.
Shadows creep and menacing events take place as together they seek to unravel the terrible secrets, which are being kept from humanity.
May be heard as a stand-alone.
©2014 E.M.G Wixley (P)2018 E.M.G Wixley
The Tale of David and Goliath, and David and Saul
Summary
A handsome young shepherd boy seems an unlikely choice for one who will one day become king of Israel. Yet, talented, wise, and brave, God’s chosen son David rises to be a worthy ruler, killing a giant, and dealing gently with a wayward king along the way. Follow his many adventures and strange path to fame in this, one of the best-loved among bible stories. This delightful retelling of the classic bible tale is told in the spirit of the countless storytellers who have enthralled audiences young and old throughout the centuries. This tale is one of the series, "Bible Stories Shorts," and is also available with the collected other stories as part of "Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament". Praise for "Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament": "The tales from the Old Testament are as familiar and comfortable as pot roast for Sunday dinner, yet these are new and fresh in lively retellings by Clive Johnson. Using great storytelling techniques and modern language, Johnson makes these tales nearly dance off the pages." (San Francisco Book Review) "…Accessible, enlightening pieces that lend to read-aloud drama, bringing to life not just the tales but their underlying lessons. These stories don't just lend to read-aloud, but beg to be performed." (Midwest Book Review) "A read-aloud compilation for children and adults...encouraging a revival of the oral tradition of storytelling." (BlueInk Review) “…Embracing drama and adventure, but adding the moral, ethical, and spiritual flourishes necessary to open dialogues about the Bible's underlying lessons, making them far more than just a rehash of the originals." (Midwest Book Review) "Using simple language and vivid imagery, including perspectives on each story’s meaning or lesson...illuminating the modern relevance of these ancient writings." (BlueInk Review) "Christians who look for a better way of imparting these complex messages to a younger audience than is typical for these Old Testament stories will find Tales Of Old, Stories From the Old Testament just the ticket for family enjoyment." (Midwest Book Review)
©2019 Labyrinthe Press (P)2019 Labyrinthe Press
The Story of Noah and His Ark
Summary
The people laughed at Noah when he set about building the biggest ark that the world had ever seen. Yet soon this faithful servant of God was soon shown not to be so foolish. Come settle inside the ark with Noah and his family, along with creatures of all kinds, as the unlikely creation prepares to set sail, and the rain begins to fall. This delightful retelling of the classic bible tale is told in the spirit of the countless storytellers who have enthralled audiences young and old throughout the centuries. This tale is one of the series, Bible Stories Shorts, and is also available with the collected other stories as part of Tales of Old, Stories from The Old Testament. Clive Johnson is an interfaith minister, teacher, and storyteller.
©2019 Labyrinthe Press (P)2019 Clive Johnson
Little War in London
Summary
After an acrimonious US election whose outcome Moscow may or may not have influenced, can it really be that a few maverick intelligence agents from Russia and the United States are fighting a discreet battle to the death on some of London’s back streets? And that the corpses are piling up, out of sight of the British police? And even that the whole thing could spiral at any moment into God knows what version of a third world war? Or is that just more “fake news”? Well, luckily, no it isn’t. Not yet, anyway. Because the media still hasn’t heard about it. But that could change. When MI7 Agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate, he discovers a veritable Schrödinger’s cat situation in which the relevant facts are neither wholly present nor entirely absent. And where some of the evidence lies closer to home than is comfortable. Slowly, possibilities emerge that surpass his greatest apprehensions. Or do they? Just what is the truth anyway, and why do we care?
©2017 James Ward (P)2019 James Ward