Elegy Beach, Steven R. Boyett
Elegy Beach, Steven R. Boyett
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Elegy Beach

Author: Steven R. Boyett

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/03/2009


Synopsis

A publishing event twenty-five years in the making: the long awaited sequel to the unforgettable post-apocalyptic fantasy, Ariel.Thirty years ago the lights went out, the airplanes fell, the cars went still, the cities all went dark. The laws humanity had always known were replaced by new laws that could only be called magic. The world has changed forever. Or has it?In a small community on the California coast are Fred Garey and his friend Yan, both born after the Change. Yan dreams of doing something so big his name will live on forever. He thinks he’s found it—a way to reverse the Change. But Fred fears the repercussions of such drastic, irreversible steps.

About The Author

Steven R. Boyett sold his first novel at 21 and went on to publish novels, short stories, feature screenplays, and comic books. In 1999 he took some time off from writing, and during this period he learned to play the didgeridoo, a unique Australian wind instrument. This led him to learn about digital recording, which led to composing electronica, which led to DJing. He produces three of the world's most popular music podcasts: the groundbreaking Podrunner and Podrunner: Intervals (workout music mixes), and Groovelectric (dance music mixes of what he calls New Old Funk). Steve has played clubs in Hollywood, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Reno, as well as Burning Man. He has been a martial arts instructor, professional paper marbler, advertising copywriter, legal proofreader, writing teacher, website editor, chapbook publisher, and composer. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two frighteningly intelligent parrots.J. D. Jackson is an educator, actor, and audiobook narrator. Currently an adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University and several television and movie credits, including HouseER, Law & OrderThird Watch, and Hack. He has also received several Audiofile Earphone Awards for his work.


Reviews

Goodreads review by N.K.

Magnificent and worthy sequel to Boyett's cult classic Ariel. Boyett's grown as an author in the time since, and he tries some experimental things here that I don't always like, but which effectively convey how much the world has been transformed by the Change. I love the tension between the childre......more

Goodreads review by Alan

You don't need to have read Ariel first, not really; this is a sequel of sorts, but it's also a standalone novel (and one that happens to contain a quick synopsis of Ariel tucked away inside to boot). But I'd still recommend seeking out Boyett's first stab at the world of the Change anyway. Elegy Bea......more

Goodreads review by Jen

Boyett's novel 'Ariel: A Book of the Change' has haunted me since the day I finished reading it. I've read and re-read it several times over the years, and at the oddest times I'll wonder "What ever happened to Pete? Where did Ariel go? Will they ever see each other again?" In Elegy Beach I have all......more

Goodreads review by Aryn

Fred has grown up in a post-Change world. Magic has become a new tool for protection as well as for trinkets - but no one really understands the way it works. It's all part of the trading world that has become the commerce industry. He is 17 and apprenticed out to the resident caster, but he feels a......more


Quotes

"When I grow up, I want to write half as well as Steven Boyett. Elegy Beach made me green with envy. An incredible book, an engrossing, utterly original post-apocalyptic world populated with captivating people. Boyett's writing is magic."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews

"Stunning. Soul-satisfying. Steven Boyett knows people and he knows how to tell a story."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs

"A worthy successor to one of my favorite adventure novels of all time: Elegy Beach was worth the wait."--Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother, co-editor of BoingBoing