Free Audiobooks

This weeks free audiobook choices are: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud and Tales from the Arabian Nights. You will need to download the Overdrive Media Console onto the device that you'll be listening from (I went to the Lethbridge Public Library site for the easiest download instructions), from there you need this website to download this weeks titles.
http://www.audiobooksync.com/free-syn-downloads/

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonthan Stroud

Nathaniel is eleven years old and a magicians apprentice, learning the traditional arts of magic. All is well until he has a life-changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. When Lovelace brutally humiliates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decieds to speed up his education, teaching himself spells way beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all and summons Bartimaeus, a five-thousand-year-old djinni, to assist him. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure 'The Amulet of Samarkand' he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder and rebellion.

Tales from the Arabian Nights

AudioFile Magazine Review:“This is an absolutely gorgeous introduction for young listeners to fine literature, a vastly different time and culture and enchanting music. Narrator Toby Stephens is dazzling as he presents three of the best-known tales: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. He skillfully renders the text be it stupendous description, cunning adversaries or wide ranging emotion as he spins Scheherazade’s stories. At times Stephens’ accent sounds quite modern which should appeal to a contemporary audience. Both male and female voices are distinct and appropriate to the age and situation. Rimsky-Korsakov’s stirring music adds vastly to the rich emotion generated by the exotic tales. All ages will be enthralled.”