THE AUTUMN CASTLE

Christine Starlight lives in Berlin in a hotel owned by Immanuel Z, who hunts and kills Faeries. Christine stumbles into the Land of Faerie and is sought by Mayfridh, a childhood friend and Queen of the Faeries. Christine must keep Mayfridh and her world safe from Immanuel Z. Richard Aspel reads this strange tale with jarring accents of loud Germans, louder Swedes, and unusual Aussies. Christine is American, but Aspel can’t settle on one accent, and his tone is whiny. The dialogue is childlike even while Immanuel Z describes in vivid detail sadistic murders of Faeries, whose bones he uses for his sculptures. If you like faeries, don’t venture into this tale. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 06]