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Guardians audiobook

  • By: Susan Kim
  • Narrator: Laura Knight Keating
  • Length: 11 hours 58 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Publish date: March 24, 2015
  • Language: English
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Guardians Audiobook Summary

The Emmy Award-nominated and Edgar Award-winning duo of Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan deliver a heart-pounding finale to the post-apocalyptic teen world of the Wasteland, filled with dramatic twists and turns. Bestselling author Karin Slaughter called the first book in the trilogy, Wasteland, “a Lord of the Flies for future generations. An irresistible page-turner.”

No one dares to leave the District–the towering structure of glass and steel that is their protection against the unruly bands of Outsiders that roam Mundreel and the deadly rain that carries the disease that kills everyone over the age of nineteen.

This skyscraper stands amid the urban devastation, the city rumored to have once been called “Montreal.” Esther and her allies have created a haven on the rooftop, a garden that flourishes, and a home for her new baby, hidden from all but the very few who know her secret.

But as Gideon’s power grows and factions form, the ultimate darkness is born from greed, and Esther must find a way to save the citizens from themselves.

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Guardians Audiobook Narrator

Laura Knight Keating is the narrator of Guardians audiobook that was written by Susan Kim

Susan Kim & Laurence Klavan cowrote the graphic novels City of Spies and Brain Camp.

Susan is also a five-time Emmy nominee for her work in children's television and a Writers Guild Award winner for best documentary. She wrote the stage adaptation of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, teaches writing at Goddard College, and is a blogger for the Huffington Post. When she was growing up, her family moved a lot, and the combination of being a) shy, b) the constant new kid, and c) the only Asian meant she was often picked on. In Guardians, she explores her thoughts and feelings about not just bullies but how others deal with them . . . and learn to stand up for themselves.

Laurence has also written the novels The Cutting Room, The Shooting Script, and the Edgar Award-winning Mrs. White and a short-story collection, The Family Unit and Other Fantasies. He received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics to Bed and Sofa, a musical produced by New York's Vineyard Theatre. Laurence was the baby in his family, the youngest of four brothers; even his twin brother was two minutes older. He learned that having little expected of you can be a source of power. So does Esther in Guardians: she has to finally accept being a leader of people before it's too late. She is sixteen, after all.

About the Author(s) of Guardians

Susan Kim is the author of Guardians

Guardians Full Details

Narrator Laura Knight Keating
Length 11 hours 58 minutes
Author Susan Kim
Publisher HarperCollins
Release date March 24, 2015
ISBN 9780062368133

Additional info

The publisher of the Guardians is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062368133.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

thegirlonfire

September 19, 2015

i really like this trilogy :) this is the final book this is set in the city where i live called montreal in quebec,canada :P *.*

Charity

November 09, 2021

** spoiler alert ** Okay, I have to be honest, I did not like these books at all at first. It was written from an incredibly confusing point of view. Like being in a room where 6 people are all talking at once and you're trying to narrow in on one voice. Half the time I wasn't sure who was talking because it would go from one person talking straight into someone else with no indication. The concept was a good idea, but no explanation was given for anything. It was just kinda like everything's bad and you're not gonna really know why. But I endured, if I was gonna read the first book, I was going to read them all. I didn't like the unrealistic ideals in it. The characters falling so in love after like 3 conversations in like 3 days. And the scene where they become "partnered" made me, an adult, slightly uncomfortable. However the more I read it and once I got to the third book, I did start to enjoy the story. Some things were finally answered and explained. And some relationships and connections created were nice. It's LGBT friendly which is always nice to see. But the unrealistic falling in love and children having babies is still very much present in every book. I have to say this series has just about everything, plague, mutants, hermaphrodites, cannibalism, famine, gruesome deaths. Even though it kinda came together in the end and I did end up enjoying it. It's definitely not the best series or something I would "recommend " . It was simply poorly written.

Sheila

April 11, 2020

The last book in this trilogy. It was really enjoyable for me. This last book was action packed and full of those who tried and or wanted to rule.Was Esther strong enough?Will there ever be peace?My favorite book in this trilogy is still book 2 but 3 of course just brings it to more answered questions and some left open as the future is always uncertain.

Diego

October 28, 2019

Well, this was good, not amazing like the first 2, just... glad I read it

Norm

July 13, 2015

** spoiler alert ** This was a solid ending to the trilogy. The only thing I take issue with is how the disease is conveniently handled in the end. If it had been that easy to inoculate people, then the disease would have never devastated the world. It feels like the authors weren't sure how to handle this aspect of the story. It also would have been nice to understand what happened to the environment. The disease did not cause that nor the earthquakes. Overall, it was an enjoyable read, but some of the story lacked forethought.

Kevin

September 29, 2015

I thought the book "Guardians" was good. The main character Esther is a teenager who is trying to survive with her other friends in the wasteland but experiences trouble. The book has many dramatic twists and turns as well as conflict that makes the book a page turner. The book Guardians is a good book for people who like to read books that include survival and drama. *Somewhat similar to Insurgent and Divergent.

Fiorela

February 06, 2017

I love this series, it is a simple idea retold in a very creative way and is so detailed that it actually make me lived through it and connect with the characters. Although this last installment felt a little rushed I still enjoy it. Esther's journey is about survival in a crazy world but also about hope and new beginnings.

Jamie

November 19, 2016

The conclusion to this young adult, post apocalyptic dystopian novel moved at a very fast pace!It has been a roller coaster ride for Esther and her band of friends. These children showed that anything can be accomplished with hard work, team work, persistence, patience and Interpersonal intelligence!!

Michael

December 29, 2015

A very good book and characters MUST READ this book even thought I didn't read the others I still understood this book very well

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