Nation is a captivating read that addresses a number of concepts without you even realising it half of the time. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Mau's epiphany on the water, when he realizes that however flawed the gods of his world have proven to be, they serve a purpose. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? It's like listening to the best ever bedtime story-teller. It's clear that he is enjoying the story just as much as the listener, and he really brings all the characters to life. What does Stephen Briggs bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?īriggs does an excellent job of narrating. Read most excellently by Stephen Briggs, this is an audiobook for anyone who likes a good adventure yarn. And just maybe, if we aren't careful, we might end up learning something. He does so with a great deal of wit and humor, giving us heroes and heroines to root for, and a cadre of supporting characters to completely charm us. Taking history on a slightly different course to emphasize a point, Pratchett does that which he does so very well - makes us look at ourselves a little differently. In Nation, Pratchett dispenses with his usual Disc World plots and give us instead a This World plot from our not very distant past with, of course, a typical Pratchett-esque twist. What made the experience of listening to Nation the most enjoyable? Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone's lives!
Mau's ancestors have something to teach us all. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things - including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good thing - and start to forge a new Nation.Īs can be expected from Terry Pratchett, the master story-teller, this new children's novel is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and nationhood, while being extremely funny. Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation, and then raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. She's certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her, but it seems, for now, all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot.Īs it happens, they are not alone for long. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick that can make fire.ĭaphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy.
He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. Finding himself alone on a desert island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation.
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