The Lighthouse Land, Adrian McKinty
The Lighthouse Land, Adrian McKinty
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The Lighthouse Land
The Lighthouse Trilogy, Book 1

Author: Adrian McKinty

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/22/2010

Synopsis

Introducing the first young adult novel from crime fiction writer Adrian McKintywhose adult books have been called unputdownable (Washington Post), exceptional (San Francisco Chronicle), and profoundly satisfying (Booklist)this is the start of an epic scifi trilogy with an unforgettable hero. When Jamies mother inherits a small island and moves her little family from Harlem to Ireland, her troubled son sees a chance to start over, far away from the bullies and the pitying stares. Cancer has left Jamie without an arm or the will to speak. But Muck Island is no sanctuary, and it offers more than solitude and sea views. Jamie learns that he is heir to an ancient titleLaird of Muck, Guardian of the Passageand certain otherworldly responsibilities. With the help of a mysterious object he discovers in the islands old lighthouse, Jamie sets out on a dangerous interstellar mission that could change the course of his lifeand the universeforever. Tautly paced and brilliantly imagined, this novel will thrill scifi fans eager for new heroes and new worlds to explore.

About Adrian McKinty

How does one graduate from prestigious Oxford University and end up with such a mixture of odd jobs. Such was the life of Irish born author, Adrian McKinty. He was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1968 as number four of five children. His father was a welder and boilermaker, but then became a merchant seaman. Adrian grew up reading crime novels and science fiction.

McKinty moved to New York City after receiving his Oxford degree, where he lived in Harlem. This is where the Oxford graduate took jobs as bartender, security guard, bookstore clerk, rugby coach, door to door salesman, and librarian for the Columbia University Medical School Library. After that, Adrian moved to Denver, Colorado where he was a high school English teacher. During this phase of his career, he began writing fiction with his first novel being, Dead I Well May Be. It received great recognition from peer review publishers. The next award winning novel was the sequel to his first entitled, The Dead Yard.

McKinty and his wife moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2008 with their children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luke on March 21, 2011

This will be brief as I have a lot of homework and study to do. The Lighthouse Land is an interesting book, but probably not quite in my "most epic page turners of all time" list, but very few make it anyway. However I am still going to read the rest of the series for lack of reading material. #I decid......more

Goodreads review by Jim on May 20, 2018

I've read several of McKinty's adult novels. They're dark mysteries full of human horror, so when I saw he'd written a trilogy of YA novels, I had to look. I've been burned badly before by this. Mickey Spillane, author of the tough guy Mike Hammer novels wrote a YA book, The Ship That Never Was. Avo......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on June 25, 2013

Fun young adult novel written for teens 12-14 years of age (This is my favorite target age for books because books are dark enough to be interesting but chaste enough not to focus so much on Edward's smoldering eyes every page like in Twilight. Also I hate cussing in YA books, it sounds so forced li......more

Goodreads review by Shanna on March 12, 2019

Interesting concept: a secret wormhole the ancient Irish used to travel to another planet is found by a one-armed cancer survivor and his rowdy, lovable friend. However intriguing the plot, it took a really long time before they actually traveled through the wormhole. Then, it seems more than usuall......more

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