Space Boy

Review "Space Boy offers readers that perennial delight, space travel without the hardware...Card writes with a deceptively simple clarity here, the kind of smart science fiction fairy tale that is exciting and rewarding for anyone who wants to wrap their brain around the present clothed as the near-future."-- "Trashotron.com""[Rudnicki's] deep voice is full of pathos, wisdom and resonance...Card takes his time developing the characters, which allows Rudnicki room to bring them to life...Another terrific addition to the Orson Scott Card audiobook-shelf."-- "SFFAudio.com""Card works both pathos and humor into this tale of a family pulling together to rescue one of their own."-- "Publishers Weekly"In a break from many young adult science fiction novels, Todd is...an early-teenage character...who is competent and capable and does not suffer from the Superman problem or being insufferable...The relationships at [the book's] heart, between Todd and his father, his absentee mother, and his brother, form the core of the novella.-- "SFSite.com" Product Description Is it space travel that children dream of, or merely visiting other worlds? Todd had always set his heart on being an astronaut, but when he meets an alien and travels to another world, he doesn't use a spaceship; he just hangs out in his own backyard.In Space Boy, Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, takes listeners into a strange and wonderful future, where people from another world regularly visit Earth, usually without being noticed. And when humans travel to their world, they find themselves dangerously weak and powerless, until Todd finds a way to set both worlds to rights.By turns funny and painful, Space Boy is Card at his best, exploring human nature for the entertainment of readers young and old. About the Author Orson Scott Card, a New York Times bestselling author, has won several Hugo and Nebula awards for his works of speculative fiction. Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012.