The Fetch, Laura Whitcomb
The Fetch, Laura Whitcomb
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The Fetch

Author: Laura Whitcomb

Narrator: Jack Garrett

Unabridged: 11 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/13/2009


Synopsis

The winner of three Kay Snow Writing Awards, Laura Whitcomb pens a dark and fabulous tale sure to capture the imagination of fantasy fans everywhere. In the role of death escort, a Fetch is not supposed to step from Heaven back to Earth. A Fetch is not supposed to fall hopelessly in love with a mortal either. But Calder is a Fetch like no other. And when his actions land him amid the clash and clang of the Russian Revolution, he sets off a chain of events with dire consequences for both the living and the dead.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on May 05, 2009

Calder is a Fetch. Upon his own death in the 18th century at nineteen, he joined the ranks of Fetches who take souls through the Door, down the Aisle to the Captain and his boat, who will ferry them to Heaven. When Calder's Key opens a Door to the deathbed of a small boy, a woman there catches his ey......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 03, 2008

Reviewed by Angie Fisher for TeensReadToo.com Throw out any notion you have of the scary, scythe-bearing Grim Reaper and replace it with The Fetch. A Fetch is a death escort, a comforting guide who waits while the soul chooses whether or not to leave its mortal body. Upon choosing death, and yes, it......more

Goodreads review by Camille on May 04, 2009

I wanted this to be a good book. The idea was good, very good idea, horribly executed. I really have no idea what the point of this book was, I was reading and finding myself drifting away from the book, it did not hold my attention for more than a few minutes at a time. i heard such great reviews a......more

Goodreads review by Ashley Brooke on October 16, 2008

I was very excited about this title b/c I call A Certain Slant of Light a favorite of mine. I was a bit scared, though, b/c historical, be it fantasy or not, has never been my forte. Overall, I was pleased with The Fetch, but have to admit it had it's sour points. The Good: The lyrical writing style......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on November 30, 2009

First of all, disregard where it says "a supernatural romance" of the cover. If you go into this novel expecting a romance, you will be disappointed and it might ruin the novel for you. This book is not for everyone. The writing is very dense and it reads like a hazy dream. The plot and pacing of th......more