Emilie and the Hollow World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Martha Wells (Author), Channie Waites (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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While running away from home for reasons that are eminently defensible, Emilie’s plans to stow away on the steamship Merry Bell and reach her cousin in the big city go awry, landing her on the wrong ship and at the beginning of a fantastic adventure.

Taken under the protection of Lady Marlende, Emilie learns that the crew hopes to use the aether currents and an experimental engine, and with the assistance of Lord Engal, journey to the interior of the planet in search of Marlende’s missing father.

With the ship damaged on arrival, they attempt to traverse the strange lands on their quest. But when evidence points to sabotage and they encounter the treacherous Lord Ivers, along with the strange race of the sea-lands, Emilie has to make some challenging decisions and take daring action if they are ever to reach the surface world again.

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8 hours and 28 minutes
Author

Martha Wells
Narrator

Channie Waites
Audible release date

Nov. 23 2021
Language

English
Publisher

Recorded Books
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B09MG1RPVT
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	8 hours and 28 minutes
Author	Martha Wells
Narrator	Channie Waites
Audible.ca Release Date	November 23 2021
Publisher	Recorded Books
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09MG1RPVT
Best Sellers Rank	#187,539 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #96 in Travel Fiction for Young Adults #1,163 in Action & Adventure Fiction for Teens #3,863 in Science Fiction for Young Adults

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4.3 out of 5

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A rollicking young adult adventure

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 20, 2013

A fun steam-punkesque adventure. A different variation on "journey to the Centre of the Earth" with aetherique engines, airships & submarines.

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LEP

Satisfied with purchase overall

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 12, 2018

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Fairly prompt arrival, book as described, although there is some small external page staining. Satisfied with purchase overall.

Johanna

Great steampunk world lacking in the character department

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on February 8, 2014

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I obviously seem to have this weird attraction to books by Strange Chemistry. They just seem to publish novels that appeal to my inner reader. ;) I really liked this steampunky cover with all those mysterious maps and gadgets. Overall, it was a nice book but nothing really special.

Emilie has eloped from her home and the custody of her aunt and uncle. She feels that she can't fulfil their expectations as she wishes to study and see more of the world. But her escape doesn't exactly turn out as planned when she accidentally "boards" the wrong ship as it is dark and the harbor police is close on her heels. Now she has stepped into the greates adventure of all: the journey to the earth's inner core, the hollow world.

Using aether currents, the ship travels to an unknown world on a mission to save Lord Marlende who is aground there with no means to get back. On their way the encounter strange creatures, underwater cities and get caught up in the politics of this strange new world. Will they ever make their way back?

The reader is thrown into the action right away without that much explanation of the world. Everything is either taken for granted or explained so casually that it was hard for me to really get into it and feel the excitement and adventurer's spirit of the grand expedition. But I really loved Well's imagination. She created a fabulous steampunk world with great technical detail but still easy enough to understand for young adults. I was sad that I couldn't connect with it more.

Emilie was a nice young lady that I liked even though I couldn't get any emotions from her, just like from all other characters. I can't describe it any better, really. Emilie and the Hollow World is an enjoyable book and I hope the author's style will develop and I can be swept away by her fascinating ideas in the second book: Emilie and the Sky World.

Skuldren

A Fun Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2013

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Emilie & the Hollow World is a story of exploration, imaginative fantasy and adventure. While it is geared as a young adult novel, it's still entertaining and enjoyable. Starring a sixteen year old runaway named Emilie, the story plunges into the depths of the planet. There she finds a world within a world aptly called the Hollow World. It's a place filled with strange people and numerous dangers. Against these odds, Emilie joins a group of adventurers as they tried to rescue the stranded Dr. Marlende.

The story has a pretty solid cast of characters. At the center of the story is Emilie, who has followed in her mother's footsteps and run away from home, only to find out it's a lot harder than the stories portray it to be. Still, Emilie isn't a helpless girl. Through the story, she's developed as a likeable, competent character. One thing I liked about Emilie is that she's very normal. She's not special in any magical way, she's not the daughter of famous wizards or nobility. On her own merits, Emilie is able to make something of herself. While she doesn't become the Queen of the Hollow World, she does manage to help out her friends. It's a nice personal journey that avoids the traps of Mary Sue characters and trite plotlines of saving the world.

The world itself is different from our own. There is a bit of magic, but it's more along the lines of steampunk than sword and sorcery. In this case, the sorcerers can use magic for illusions and for protective bubbles. There are steam ships, pistols, rifles, telegraphs and gaslights. It has a late 1800s vibe to it. The Hollow World adds another layer of fantasy with the inclusion of strange races of creatures. There's the fury, lizard like Cirathi, the iridescent merpeople of the Sealands, and some hostile plant people. The descriptions of the Hollow World and the people therein reminded me of Martha Wells' Books of the Raksura series. She has a knack for creating strange races that seem completely foreign but also intriguing. It keeps the story interesting and provides plenty of fuel for your imagination.

That said, it is a young adult novel, and the story doesn't quite break the magical bar set by Harry Potter. However, it's still a good book and very enjoyable. There is action, plenty of adventure and some nice character development throughout. The book also ends with some good resolution and no annoying cliff hangers. If you're looking for some entertaining escapism that ventures off to exotic locales, I recommend checking out Emilie & the Hollow World. It earns a four out of five.

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Wiredferret

Quick wits and an open mind serve young adventurers

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 10, 2013

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I loved following along on Emilie's adventures. In many ways, she is the archetypical Plucky Young Girl, but she is refreshingly human and fallible, and she has a great knack for picking her mentors. Her world and adventures lead her to find lots of women who can lead her to her best self without being dictatorial about what kind of best self she wants to be performing.

The worldbuilding is as magical as Wells always manages, although more sketched-in than for her adult books, mostly because there is so much going on story-wise that there is not a lot that you can stop and look at.

Confession: In my head this whole thing looked exactly like that Disney version of Treasure Island, Treasure Planet. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133240/

Emilie herself is actually willing to listen to reason, which I really appreciate. I understand why we end up with hot-headed heroines who go their own way, but sometimes it's so irritating that they make mistakes because of it. But Emilie changes her behavior based on input.

Read if: You are looking for a great mid-grade book to read aloud. You have a weakness for ships in the aether current.

Skip if: You are looking for something more YA/mature.

Also read: Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

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Cissa

A Girl's Own Adventure!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 3, 2013

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Therre are a lot of Boy's Own Adventures. I love seeing examples, but with the girls as the plucky unexpected hero(ine)s.

This is a great example of such. It's exciting enough that I think even boys would read it, and Emilie is a nifty and resourceful character.

This is not the kind of book that goes in for lots of character development; the other characters are well-described but not especially nuanced- which is appropriate for such a book. Emilie does grow, and learns more about her capabilities and talents as things progress.

Add in some fun steampunk-ish elements, a world inside our world, and an elaborately twisty plot, and this was a lot of fun! (I'm an adult, and this is a YA novel.)

A minor quibble: Emilie's boots. She lost them when escaping one imprisonment. This was a point. Then, a few chapters later, she had them again. This possession was also pointed out explicitly several times. Then, toward the end, Emilie regretted that her boots had been lost during that first imprisonment! A reader that could do some continuity checking would have been helpful; while this was a really minor detail, it threw me out of the story when the first contradiction occurred.

Still! It's a good story set in a world that is intriguing, and I look forward to reading more.

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