The Tower

Name: The Tower
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: David Anaxagoras
ISBN: 9798892746618

Author: David Anaxagoras

Narrator: Christopher Gebauer

Unabridged: 7 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/04/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Suspense, Horror Stories

Synopsis

When 12-year-old Kolby wakes up in an empty white room, he has no memory, no clothes, and no idea where he is. He soon discovers he’s one of a dozen kids living in an extravagant penthouse atop the tallest tower in the city. Adults are nowhere to be found, and, like Kolby, all the kids are missing their memories. The kids in the tower spend their time scaling the climbing wall, riding a waterslide into an Olympic-sized swimming pool, or playing video games on the 105-inch 8K video screen. A mysterious “manifesting room” magically provides both food and rewards. They have virtually everything a kid could want. Except a way out. None of the kids show much concern for each other, let alone new arrival Kolby. Haunted by fragments of memories he can’t quite understand, Kolby just wants to escape the penthouse and go home. Unfortunately, the only way to get out is by participating in the tower’s enigmatic game—a kind of scavenger hunt that takes place in the surrounding city. Players are chosen for teams by the tower’s apparent leader, Gen. But beneath her glib detachment, Gen harbors a secret—she knows more about the tower than she lets on, including the dark, inevitable truth about all their fates. When game time arrives, it looks like Kolby has found his ticket out of the tower—but escape isn’t so simple.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 09, 2025

Kolby wakes up not knowing where he is, no memory, no clothes and no idea how he got to the tower. He gradually makes friends with the other children who are in the same situation. There are monsters outside the tower that they call the gaunts. Kolby and the children can't be seen on the streets if t......more

Goodreads review by Corinne’s Chapter Chatter on February 20, 2025

Wow, I really enjoyed this Middle Grade light horror/ thriller novel. I am thankful to have gotten the ALC for free from RB Media through Netgalley to read which gave me the opportunity to voluntarily leave a review. I think that this book may be hit or miss for some reviewers as it’s definitely a mid......more

Goodreads review by K on March 06, 2025

A instant hook! Kolby wakes up in a strange place without clothes but with a lot of questions. As The Tower's other residents reveal themselves he meets Gen, Elias, Quinn & Quaid among others. Everyone is happily riding water slides, playing video games and getting pizza deliveries. However, when th......more

Goodreads review by skhye ♡ on February 03, 2025

I requested a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Audiobook Narration 🎧: 2/5 Story 📖: 4/5 3 ⭐ SYNOPSIS Twelve-year-old Kolby wakes up in a room with no memory, no clothes, and no idea where he is. He’s one of a dozen kids living in a luxurious penthouse atop a tower, with no adults and n......more

Goodreads review by M.E. on March 05, 2025

Dark and growing more and more grim as it progresses, "The Tower" is a slow-burn, atmospheric mystery/horror for MG readers. It begins with Kolby, the protagonist, waking up in a strange place without any memories. Throughout the book, that lack drives him forward. Anaxagoras skillfully weaves the m......more