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A Swiftly Tilting Planet Audiobook

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Read By: Jennifer Ehle Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Time Quintet Release Date: January 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780307916662

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

116

Longest Chapter Length:

04:59 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

49 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

03:49 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

23

Publisher Description

In this companion volume to A Wrinkle In  Time (Newbery Award winner) and  A Wind In The Door fifteen-year-old  Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a  perilous journey through time in a desperate  attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the  mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in  their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg--grown  and expecting her first child, but still able to  enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by  "kything"--goes with him in  spirit. But in overcoming the challenges, Charles  Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith and  will, as he is sent within four people from  another time, there to search for a way to avert the  tragedy threatening them all. "L'Engle's  gifts are at their most impressive here." --  Publisher's Weekly

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"Of her books that I have read, so far I like this the best. While it is sci fi, with time travel and other aspects, it just didn't seem as strange. The idea of events from the past influencing the future is logical and works for me, much better than the ideas of "A Wing in the Door." And I apprecitated the development of characters that I could find more engaging."

— Michele (4 out of 5 stars)

A Swiftly Tilting Planet Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.875 out of 53.875 out of 53.875 out of 53.875 out of 53.875 out of 5 (3.88)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " 4 stars rather than five because i didn't read it when younger, but 5 rather than 4 because it makes me think of someone special. "

    — Joel, 2/17/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This book is very interesting and filled with intrigue and adventure. It's very well thought out on how Charles Wallace has to go back in time and change events that have happened in order to save his planet from a nuclear war. I recommend this book to preteens, but if you're anything like me, then you'll really enjoy it as an adult as well. "

    — Victoria, 2/14/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Charles Wallace goes Within many people, all in the same Where but different Whens, to save the world from nuclear holocaust "

    — Debbie, 2/14/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I remember my second-grade friends and I being very amused that Meg was pregnant in this one. "

    — SmarterLilac, 2/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " i devoured this, but it has too much of an emphasis on good v. evil bloodlines for a book about world peace. "

    — Katie, 2/4/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I really like this series - it's always interesting. "

    — Kirsten, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Read aloud to my son... quite repetitive and quite metaphysical and poeticky, but he just sat there transfixed by it, and ended up memorizing passages of it. That's a pretty damn big thumbs up in my book. "

    — Terry, 1/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A great book! I read it when I was young, and I appreciated even more now! :) "

    — Alicia, 1/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This book is rather different from the other books in that it involves time travel to the past and much of the story is based on a kid "living in" another kid and changing events. It's worth reading once but meh, I'll never buy it or suggest it to a friend. "

    — Sarah, 1/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " My least favorite of the series, but still a damn good story. The first two books were involved mainly in space travel, while this one is primarily concerned with time travel. It addresses the idea that slight changes in geneology and ancestry can change major events in today's world. Interesting. "

    — Kaitlyn, 12/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Just as good the umpteenth time as it was the first. "

    — Titi, 11/23/2013

About Madeleine L’Engle

Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) is the author of many books for children and adults. She is perhaps best known for the Time Quintet, especially A Wrinkle in Time, which won a Newbery Medal, and her books featuring the Austin family, including the Newbery Honor Book A Ring of Endless Light.

About Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle is a stage and film actress best known for her starring role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 miniseries Pride and Prejudice. More recently she played the role of Myrtle Logue in the Academy Award–winning film The King's Speech.