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The reluctant assassin

by Colfer, Eoin.

Format: Book on MP3 Disc 2013
Availability: Available at 3 Libraries 3 of 3 copies

Available (3)
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Northern Tier Regional Library Juvenile Audio/Visual J DA/BK FIC COLFE
Location  Northern Tier Regional Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Audio/Visual
 
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Northland Public Library Teen Audiobooks YA FIC COLFER (DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER)
Location  Northland Public Library
 
Collection  Teen Audiobooks
 
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Penn Hills Library Juvenile Audio Visual j PL COL
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Collection  Juvenile Audio Visual
 
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Summary
Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick.
Published Reviews
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Best known for his Artemis Fowl books, Colfer introduces a new YA series here with the first installment in his W.A.R.P. series. Set in Victorian London, an orphan boy named Riley falls into an apprenticeship with Albert Garrick, an illusionist-turned-assassin. Garrick coerces Riley into committing his first murder, but his victim is a part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (W.A.R.P.). Zapped into present-day London, Riley is aided by 17-year-old FBI agent named Chevron Savano. This audio edition is crisply narrated by Maxwell Caulfield, who does an expert turn providing the voices of Garrick and Riley, capturing the growling menace of the former and the haplessness of the latter. However, Caulfield is less deft when performing the Savano. Maxwell's voice possesses a gravitas and authority that is ill-suited to embodying a plucky American girl. Still, fans of Colfer will likely find much enjoyment here, and be back for the next audio installment in the series. Ages 10-up. A Disney-Hyperion hardcover. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Series Colfer, Eoin. W.A.R.P ; bk. 1.
Subjects Time travel -- Fiction.
Assassins -- Fiction.
Science fiction.
Time travel -- Juvenile fiction.
Assassins -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Juvenile fiction.
Audiobooks.
Publisher Solon, Ohio :Findaway World, LLC,2013
Edition Unabridged.
Contributors Caulfield, Maxwell.
Playaway Digital Audio.
Findaway World, LLC.
Participants/Performers Read by Maxwell Caulfield.
Language English
Notes Title from Playaway label.
"HDAUDIO."
Release date supplied by publisher.
Previously released by Random House, Inc.
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
System Details Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Description 1 audio media player (approximately 9.5 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
ISBN 9781467652506
1467652504
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