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Kata, the Iron Thorn audiobook
- By: Terry Lee Barrett
- Narrator: Mirron Willis
- Category: Action & Adventure, Fiction
- Length: 4 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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Kata, the Iron Thorn Audiobook Summary
Caribbean-born disc jockey Terry Lee Barrett works in Philadelphia as DJ Terry Love (TL). On a trip home to Jamaica, TL learns the legend of Kata and the Iron Thorn, a mighty warrior and his supernatural sword, a man who fought against ghosts and pirates in 1655.
TL also discovers that he’s the youngest descendent of Kata–a family secret his Father never wanted him to learn. But when TL meets his Uncle Wilvo, he’s persuaded that he must find Kata’s sword and other magical items for fighting against the violence, greed, ignorance, and prejudice still thriving in the present day.
TL’s quest sends him on a suspenseful and thrilling adventure, where he soon finds love and learns life lessons. But can he live up to his ancestor’s greatness and bring virtue to the world again? TL could become a legend in his own right … if he survives.
A word from the author, Terry Lee Barrett:
I have written this semi-autobiographical story in honor of my late Father and world-renowned anthropologist, Doctor Leonard E. Barrett, Sr. (1920-2003). Dr. Barrett was the author of the classic books The Rastafarians, The Sun and the Drum, and Soul-Force. The Rastafarians has been honored as the #1 bestseller on Rastafarianism.
However, my Father’s The Sun and the Drum, which covers witchcraft and psychic Phenomena in Jamaica, inspired the Kata story.
I have wanted to write this story since I was six-years-old when my Father related fascinating Jamaican history and, yes, ghost stories that scared me to no end.
Since Covid-19 put the Hollywood production of the Kata live-action movie on hold in 2019, I decided to put the Kata screenplay into novel form. The publishers love the Kata manuscript and describe it as “a fast-paced fantasy similar to The Princess Bride, by William Goldman, and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne.”
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Kata, the Iron Thorn Audiobook Narrator
Mirron Willis is the narrator of Kata, the Iron Thorn audiobook that was written by Terry Lee Barrett
Mirron Willis has narrated over 200 audiobooks across various literary genres and has won several Earphone Awards for Excellence and is an Audie Award finalist and winner. Notable works include Ginny Gall by Charlie Smith, The Smokey Dalton Series by Kris Nelscott; My Song: A Memoir by Harry Belafonte; The Long Fall (Booklist, Best of 2009) and others by Walter Mosley; Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Elijah of Buxton, The Translator; and Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B Dubois.
In three seasons at the Ensemble Theatre (Houston, Texas), Mirron appeared as JP in What I Learned in Paris, Malcolm X in The Meeting, Henry in Race, and as Countee Cullen in Knock Me a Kiss (2013 Giorgee Award for Best Leading Actor). Other roles include Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry VI Parts 2 & 3, and A Raisin in the Sun with the world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has also performed as guest narrator with the Houston Symphony.
Film and TV guest appearances include Criminal Minds, Private Practice, The Exes, Monk, 24, Seinfeld, Cheers, The Parkers, Living Single, E.R., Star Trek, and Independence Day, among others. Mirron resides and records audiobooks on his family’s historic ranch in East Texas.
About the Author(s) of Kata, the Iron Thorn
Terry Lee Barrett is the author of Kata, the Iron Thorn
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Kata, the Iron Thorn Full Details
| Narrator | Mirron Willis |
| Length | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Author | Terry Lee Barrett |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 25, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9798212343503 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Kata, the Iron Thorn is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Action & Adventure, Fiction
Additional info
The publisher of the Kata, the Iron Thorn is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Skyboat Media. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9798212343503.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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