Atherton: The House of Power
Written by Patrick Carman
Narrated by Jonathan Davis
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About this audiobook
This riveting adventure is set in an extraordinary satellite world created as a refuge from a dying Earth. As the satellite begins to collapse, the lives of its inhabitants are forever changed.
Edgar, a gifted climber, is a lonely boy scaling the perilous cliffs that separate the three realms of Atherton: a humble fig grove; a mysterious highland world of untold beauty and sinister secrets; and a vast wasteland where he must confront an unspeakable danger that could destroy his people. When Edgar discovers a book containing the history of Atherton's origins and ultimate apocalypse, his world quite literally begins to turn inside out.
A Hachette Audio production.
Patrick Carman
Patrick Carman is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books, including the acclaimed series the Land of Elyon and Floors and the teen superhero novel Thirteen Days to Midnight. A multimedia pioneer, Patrick authored The Black Circle, the fifth title in the 39 Clues series, and the Dark Eden, Skeleton Creek, Trackers, Fizzopolis, and Voyagers series. An enthusiastic reading advocate, Patrick has visited more than a thousand schools, developed village library projects in Central America, and created author outreach programs for communities. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington, with his family. You can visit him online at www.patrickcarman.com.
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Reviews for Atherton
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was wonderful.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reason for Reading: It has been quite a while since I've read any science fiction and this series intrigued me very much. With the last book in the trilogy coming out this year (2009) I decided to start from the beginning. Comments: Edgar is an orphan who lives on the middle tier of a three tiered planet. His tier, Tabletop, is an agricultural world growing figs and producing rabbits and sheep. The top tier, The Highlands, is a powerful world full of the ruling class who have full control over the planet's water and they use this as punishment and incentive to keep production up. At the bottom is the Flatlands. No one knows anything about the Flatlands, they appear dusty, dry and full of rocks and whether anyone or anything could even live down there little speculation exists. Edgar in the meantime has an inborn need to climb. Even though climbing the cliff between tiers is forbidden upon bodily harm or even death he sneaks out each night climbing the cliff looking for something. He knows not what, just a feeling and a brief memory from his toddlerhood of a man telling him something special is hidden in the cliff for him and so he searches.Absolutely fabulous! I can't say how much I enjoyed this book. The premise is so unique and the directions the plot takes you are full of surprises. Edgar is 11 and he befriends a girl, Isabel, who is about 9. Both characters are strong and have a realistic relationship with each other; Isabel "bothering" Edgar to a certain degree yet a deep trustful friendship forms. Isabel is an independent girl who shows respect for her parents even when running off to join the adventures. An especially captivating story, one that makes you just need to read "one" more chapter and it kept an expectant smile on my face the whole way through.Only one little quibble and my regular readers will see this coming. The book ends in the middle of the story with a cliffhanger. This stops me from giving a full rating of 5 stars. I like each individual book in a trilogy to be a whole book in and of itself while being a part of a greater whole. No cliffhanger endings! Anyway fortunately this isn't 2007 and I don't have to wait another year for the next book. In fact I have the next book sitting on my bedside table and will be starting it probably tomorrow. I can't wait to see what happens next. Highly recommended but make sure you have book 2 waiting right beside you!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was fun! I read it in one evening at Starbucks, nursing a Pumpkin Spice Latte and sitting in a very comfortable chair. Afterward, I proceeded toward the children's section in Chapters to find the second book (it ends on the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers, argh)... only to learn that it isn't out in paperback yet. Grrrahgh!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Edgar is an eleven year old orphan living on Atherton, a small planet-like world that looks more like a spinning top. Edgar lives on the middle of three distinct levels of Atherton, each seperated from the other by steep cliffs as well as social class distinctions. Edgar finds a secret book hidden in the cliffs for him, but because people of his realm and social class aren't taught to read, he doesn't know what the book says until he climbs into the forbidden upper Highlands. There, he meets Samuel, a boy his own age, who agrees to read the book to him. The book is something the rulers of Atherton have been searching for because it contains secrets about strange things that have been happening on Atherton, as well as things that will continue to happen. Edgar finds he can make friends in any realm-- with Isabell in the Fig groves of his home realm, with Samuel in the highlands, and with Victor and Nathan in the lowlands. He needs all these friends to assist on his quest. Author Patrick Carman's tale will appeal to upper elementary and middle school students, and while many things are answered by the end of the book (such as how a mad scientist created the world that is now falling apart), the action is just beginning--- and a sequel will follow. Best to have both on hand, as anyone who reads the first will undoubtedly want the second volume right away.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Edgar is a young boy alone in his world, searching for something of which he does not know. We join him as he makes his journey throughout his world, always surprised at what he finds. As you read you want to help Edgar climb the walls and read the pages of his book. You want to be there for him when it seems he can't lean on anyone else. You understand why he is frustrated and want to comfort him in his loneliness. Patrick Carmen, as I believe he does best, creates a vivid and remarkable picture of the world of Atherton and all the people in it.Even though this book is a children's book this story still raises questions about the environment, government, the limits on control those in power should have, and scientific discovery. I find that the more children's literature I read the more questions about life and possibilities are opened up for me. I think that by reading this book children can open their minds to the possibilities of tomorrow.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story was interesting and trilling. Also the person who read it made it even more entertaining.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Will keep you reading. Good drawings as illustrations. Fantasy.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Have I just out-and-out read too many fantasy books to find any of them fresh and new? Edgar lives in Atherton, a planet divided into three distinct parts: The Highlands, Tabletop, and The Flatlands. Suddenly, the three parts begin to move together, which shakes both the world and all the societies on the world. I kept reading, but I wasn’t strongly taken with the book. Another so-so Bluebonnet.