The Snow Spider
Magician Trilogy, Book 1
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The Snow Spider
Narrated by:
Jane Asher
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Jane Asher
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Jenny Nimmo
About this listen
On his ninth birthday, Gwyn is given a brooch and told to cast it into the wind. Later he discovers the wind has sent something back: the snow spider.
So begins Gwyn’s journey as a magician. Against the shimmering backdrop of a magical domed city, Gwyn has to battle evil and heal a fractured family...
A spine-tingling story, full of magic and power, from acclaimed author Jenny Nimmo.
©1986 Jenny Nimmo (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
Absolutely brilliant
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terrible welsh accents
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Welsh or Jamaican?
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The Snow Spider
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The story is set in Wales, so you'd think that finding a narrator who is even somewhat capable of reading in a Welsh accent would have been a consideration for the production team. The narrator's accent jumps wildly between a poor attempt at a south wales lilt to something akin to the fake Indian accents last heard on Carry on up the Khyber! There is no continuity and all the characters are made to sound stupid by the lack of ability of the narrator to stick to one accent. I found myself laughing at every new crap Welsh accent as they sauntered from Caernarfon to Calcutta via Cardiff. This story quickly becomes a chore to listen to, which is a shame as it was bought for my daughter to listen to when we are in the car. For the first time ever, she ahas asked for a story to be switched off!
When you consider some of the other Audible titles and the production that goes into them (the How to Train Your Dragin titles spring to mind), would hiring a narrator from the country where a book is set be such a hardship? If not, why not read the story in a neutral accent? It wouldn't lose anything in the reading and would be better than the unappealing dross that they have produced for Snow Spider. If I had a way of getting my money back for this story, I would.
A real shame as I'd urge anyone to read this story and the following books. Even watching the ITV adaptation is better than this. Poor show Audible!
Brilliant story destroyed by poor narration!
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