The Castaways, Iain Lawrence
The Castaways, Iain Lawrence
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The Castaways

Author: Iain Lawrence

Narrator: John Keating

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/18/2008


Synopsis

Author Iain Lawrence has earned numerous accolades from publications such as Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal for his exciting tales of high seas adventure. Picking up where The Cannibals left off, The Castaways finds Tom Tin and four other convicts drifting on the ocean when they come upon an empty ship. Shortly after, they also encounter two men who appear to be refugees from the abandoned vessel. But these two are not what they seem, and they become an obstacle for Tom as he travels home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tejas on September 14, 2017

I really like adventurous stories and I did not get the starting because, it was linking to the second book “The Cannibals” which is the book I have not read before this one but, “The Castaways” is a book by IAIN LAWRENCE it is about some friends that are in a ship with a King and, with slaves who a......more

Goodreads review by Asad on February 20, 2018

I think "The Castaways" was an exceptional book. Since I read this book first rather then the other ones, it was quite confusing at first, but I gradually grasped on to what the whole story was about. The book was action packed and well written. The ending was extremely satisfying and that's the mai......more

Goodreads review by Natasha on March 12, 2023

This was a satisfying end to the series. I liked how the author gradually builds the story, rather than rushing to get to a pivotal point. However, I feel that the cliffhangers did more to spoil the story rather than you get to immediately turn the page. I felt that what happened to the characters d......more

Goodreads review by Yami on October 10, 2020

I truly enjoyed this, it was a long adventure , and the best part, anything can happen next, I love the kind of tales, when there is twists and turns of fate, when every thing go down very fast, and as quickly gets better if slightly, am very very satisfied with the ending, and how it tuned for Tom......more

Goodreads review by Linda on August 11, 2017

It was my own fault. I read the first in the series (The Convicts), and wanted to know how the tale ended. Mr. Lawrence keeps the story moving along, but basically I just didn't enjoy it much at all. It just seemed filled with needless nastiness. Hope I learned my lesson!......more