The Greatest Inventor, Ben Brooks
The Greatest Inventor, Ben Brooks
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The Greatest Inventor

Author: Ben Brooks

Narrator: Geoffrey Breton

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2020


Synopsis

Join the adventure. Break the curse. Find your way home. A magical new adventure from the bestselling author of THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY.

Victor is skeptical when Walter Swizwit comes to the village of Rainwater. He's the latest in a string of inventors passing through, and no one wants to buy his cheap magic tricks. But Walter doesn't take rejection well, and puts a curse on the village.

Only Victor is unaffected and he must leave Rainwater for the first time in his life if he's to find the cure. Victor's path takes him past other villages that Walter has damaged, and he picks up new companions on the way: Elena, handy with bow and arrow, Mo-Lan, a science prodigy, and scaredy-cat Mingus.

It's soon clear that they underestimated Walter's power. Only he has the cure for his magic and he's locked away in his castle a thousand leagues away. But he's not the only inventor out there... If Victor and his friends can get someone more powerful on their side, maybe they can win: find Walter, break the curse and return as heroes.

After all, there's no place like home...

(P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks is the author of the bestselling and ground-breaking Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different, which was the winner of Children's Book of the Year at the National Book Awards. The Impossible Boy is his first novel for children. He lives in Berlin.

About George Ermos

George is an illustrator, maker and avid reader from England. He works digitally and loves illustrating all things curious and mysterious. He is always trying to incorporate new artiness from the various world cultures he reads about and explores.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Caragolet on March 12, 2024

172: «Mentre roncava dintre la closca, la tortuga gegant es va veure a si mateixa navegant tranquil·lament per un mar serè damunt d'una fulla d'enciam gegantina»......more

Goodreads review by Anna's libraryy on April 20, 2024

Aquest és un llibre juvenil amb el qual acompanyem els protagonistes de la història en un viatge per salvar les seves poblacions. Són personatges molt diferents entre ells que s'uneixen per una causa comuna, cadascú amb les seves habilitats i coneixements, i que acaben convertint-se en una família.......more

Goodreads review by Insert on December 13, 2020

Ben Brooks is quietly carving out a niche as an excellent alternative to David Walliams. He has the same manic comedy and laugh out loud lines, and I really enjoy the storylines. This one is fascinating, largely because the villain's plan is so clever. It would have worked, really well and for a lon......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on May 02, 2025

Ben Brooks torna amb una molt bona novel·la middle-grade. No tan brillant com La història impossible de Sebastian Cole, aquesta ens porta un esquema més repetitiu, però no deixar de sorprendre amb uns personatges força carismàtics. Com a punt en contra, destacar que la metàfora entre consum de mòbils......more

Goodreads review by Marwa on April 01, 2022

It is a very great book, indeed. It has alot of plot twists and surprises. The best thing about it is that it shows you that distractions and idiot stuff can mainly destroy a person’s life, so one should be aware. Also gathering people from different cities and forming a team is also so awesome as w......more


Quotes

Brooks, known for his Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different books, brings intellectual rigour and great imaginative power to his first foray into fiction The Financial Times

Fun and Engaging Woman's Way

A wonderful fantasy story The Times - Children's Book of the Week

a warm-hearted and magical adventure Armadillo Magazine