Book description
Todd's voice, raw and trembling in your ear, pulls you into the heart of chaos. This isn't just a story you listen to-it's a storm you feel in your bones. Patrick Ness, the Guardian critic turned master storyteller, crafts a finale so visceral, the silence between the words hums with dread. You hear the ragged breaths of Todd and Viola, caught between three armies, as the very ground shakes with approaching violence. The audiobook's genius lies in its voice: a narrator who doesn't just speak the lines but lives them, making every whispered secret and desperate plea land like a hammer blow.
Ness doesn't flinch. He asks the question that echoes long after the final chapter: If war makes monsters of men, what do we become when we're the ones holding the knife? The answer isn't found in grand speeches, but in the quiet moments-the way Viola's hand finds Todd's in the dark, the weight of a single word left unsaid. The audiobook turns these moments into something sacred, the pauses as heavy as the gunfire. You hear the cost of survival in the crack of the narrator's voice when Todd finally understands: peace isn't won; it's carved out of the wreckage, one fragile, bleeding choice at a time.
This is not just a book about war. It's a mirror held to every choice we make when the world is burning. Ness's prose, already lyrical on the page, finds new power in sound. A sentence like "The silence wasn't empty. It was full of things we couldn't say" becomes a physical presence in your ears, the rhythm of its cadence mimicking the heartbeat of a city holding its breath. You don't just understand Todd's fear-you feel it in your throat. The audiobook transforms the trilogy's central question into a living, breathing thing: How do you stay human when everything around you is tearing itself apart?
And then, the final line. Not a shout, but a whisper that settles into your marrow like a truth you've always known but never dared to speak: "We are monsters. And we are not." It's the sound of a soul choosing hope over horror, and in the quiet after the last word fades, you realize Ness hasn't given you an ending. He's given you a mirror-and the courage to look into it. This is why we listen. Not for the battle, but for the fragile, furious light that flickers after the smoke clears. Monsters of men? Perhaps. But in the end, it's the quiet, stubborn act of choosing humanity that truly frightens the darkness.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience