Would you like to read an amazing Adventure filled novel? Are you clueless about the next Fantasy novel to read? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should get The Ten Thousand Doors of January Audiobook Free. The Ten Thousand Doors of January Audiobook is a 2019 fantasy novel by Alix E. Harrow. It is the Hugo Award-nominated writer’s debut novel. January is a young girl torn between two worlds. Her parentage makes her special, yet people see what they want to see, dictated by the (twisted) preconceived notions of the early 20th-century society.
Without a Mother and with an absent father, January tries to find an escape and a purpose to satisfy her ever-searching mind and soul. And then, doors start appearing. Doors leading to different worlds, doors hiding adventure and danger. And, perhaps, the key that leads to her past and her family. This is a book you shouldn’t miss for anything. So fasten your seat belt, open your eyes and get ready to count to 10 thousand!
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January Audiobook Free Download Details
- Book Title:The Ten Thousand Doors of January Audiobook
- Author: Alix E. Harrow
- Published: September 10th 2019
- ISBN: 0316421995 (ISBN13: 9780316421997)
- Goodreads Link: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Audiobook
- Formats: Mp3
- Length:
- Size: 203 MB
- Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (YA), Adventure
- Language: English
- File Status: Available
- Price: $0
The Ten Thousand Doors of January Audiobook Summary
“A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through…absolutely enchanting.”—Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER! Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards.
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.
Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories await in Alix E. Harrow’s spellbinding debut–step inside and discover its magic.
Praise for The Ten Thousand Doors of January:
“One for the favorites shelf… Here is a book to make you happy when you gently close it. Here you will find wonder and questions and an unceasingly gorgeous love of words which compasses even the shape a letter makes against a page.”―NPR Books
“Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words.”―Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author
“A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word, and the power of many kinds of love.”―Kirkus
For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Once and Future Witches.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January Audio Book Review
The Ten Thousand Doors of January is perched at the top of the mountain of portal fantasies that I’ve read in my life. It’s set apart by Alix E. Harrow’s intelligent and truly gorgeous writing, unique characters ― including true friends and a fiercely loyal dog ― and a complex and twisty plot, combined with thoughtful consideration of racial and class prejudice, powerful men who make rules to benefit themselves, and other social issues.
January Scaller is a young girl in early 20th century America, living in the mansion of Mr Locke, a wealthy collector of rare and unique items. January’s mother is missing and presumed dead, while January’s father Julian spends months on end travelling the globe in search of Mr. Locke’s rare items. And perhaps, searching for something more. Because January and her father are both aware that there are Doors ― portals to different worlds ― and Julian, a black man, has a particular reason for searching out these Doors.
Meanwhile, January is being raised by the mysterious Mr Locke, a man she both loves and fears, though she tries to convince herself that the fear is unreasonable. With her cedarwood-coloured skin, January has never entirely fit into the world of wealth and privilege that she inhabits with Mr Locke. But she has a strong-willed companion, Jane Irimu, sent to her by her father, and a protective dog, Bad (short for Sinbad, and it’s clear that both versions of his name are appropriate … though he’s bad only to the hidebound or evil characters), given to her by her equally loyal friend Samuel.
Just before her seventeenth birthday, January finds a strange book titled The Ten Thousand Doors that purports to be a monograph on passages and portals between worlds. Primarily, though, it’s about the life and adventures of a young woman named Adelaid Lee Larson (Ade), who finds some Doors of her own. And then one day January makes the mistake of mentioning Doors to Mr Locke …
I loved Harrow’s meditations on the nature of doors that she weaves into the text: they’re portals, of course, passageways to adventure or love, but also a symbol of healthy change and openness. And occasionally doors are books or even words (“Sometimes I feel that there are doors lurking in the creases of every sentence, with periods for knobs and verbs for hinges.”).
Characters’ names have power in this book: Mr. Locke is, unsurprisingly, antithetical to open magical doors and passageways; the irimu is a creature of African legend, sometimes called a were-leopard. The unprepossessing name Scaller might be (I conjecture here) derived from “scall,” a scabby disorder of the scalp, or the sculling of a rowboat … or, perhaps, something more that’s initially hidden from both the reader’s and January’s understanding.
Through January and other characters, Harrow warns of the dangers of being too good, too quiet, and too accepting of the status quo.
The entire book is an encouragement to take action. If I have any complaint at all, it’s that sometimes the narrator is overtly preachy where I would have preferred a more subtle approach (footnote 6, I’m looking at you). But the overall message, to have the courage to do what needs to be done, and to “run through every open Door and tell stories when you return,” is an overwhelmingly positive one.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January is a magical entry to a wondrous universe. Don’t miss the chance to walk through this doorway!
