Songmaster

Name: Songmaster
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Orson Scott Card
ISBN: 9781624607967

Author: Orson Scott Card

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 12 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Kidnapped at an early age, Ansset has been raised in isolation at a mystical retreat called the Songhouse. His life is filled with music, and having only songs for companions, he develops a voice that is unlike any other.But Ansset's voice is both a blessing and a curse—for it reflects all the hopes and fears of his audience, and, by magnifying their emotions, can be used either to heal or to destroy.When it is discovered that his is the voice that the Emperor has waited decades for, Ansset is summoned to the Imperial Palace on Old Earth. Many fates rest in Ansset's hands, and his songs will soon be put to the test: either to salve the troubled conscience of a conqueror or drive him, and the universe, into mad chaos.Songmaster is a haunting story of power and love—the tale of a man who would destroy everything he loves to preserve humanity's peace, and a boy who might just sing the world away.

About Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card, a New York Times bestselling author, has won several Hugo and Nebula awards for his works of speculative fiction.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on December 18, 2007

this is truly my favorite scifi book of all time. it's got orphaned children, gay-questioning sex, weird psychic powers, enough tragedy to make me cry, and bards. How could I not love it? well, I did when I was 14. I really should qualify my sci-fi reviews since many of these are from my teenage yea......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on June 19, 2017

No entiendo que no le deis todos un 10 redondo a este libro (xD). De chaval me encantó.......more

Goodreads review by Javier on March 24, 2023

Hasta ahora, Orson Scott Card, nunca me había decepcionado. Hasta ahora. Maestro Cantor tiene todos los elementos que lo caracterizan. Una historia protagonizada por un niño con un don, donde las emociones, la sensibilidad de los personajes, y los problemas de orden moral son clave fundamental en el......more

Goodreads review by Dina on September 22, 2018

Me ha encantado, es francamente entretenido. El personaje protagonista recuerda a Ender y te atrapa igual que él en la narración de su vida. Pese a todo lo dicho sigo pensando q Scott Card no es buena gente.........more

Goodreads review by Ham on May 30, 2020

Every time I see an Orson Scott Card book, I think, "Hey, why haven't I read that yet?" There are in fact dozens of his books that I have not delved into, and today I was reminded why I'd lost my enthusiasm for this talented writer. Songmaster, is one of his earliest novels and I found it disturbing......more

Quotes

“Stefan Rudnicki narrates this novel with the power that the prose demands…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

“The audiobook is narrated beautifully by Stefan Rudnicki. Mr. Rudnicki conveys an introspective and measured performance that suits the novel perfectly…The recording is up to the usually high standards that we expect of a Blackstone audiobook.” SFFAudio.com

“Card understands the human condition and has things of real value to say about it. He tells the truth well—ultimately the only criterion of greatness.” Gene Wolfe, Nebula and World Fantasy award-winning author of science fiction

Awards

AudioFile Earphones Award