Bran Hambric

The Farfield Curse

By: Kaleb Nation

Narrated by: Marc Thompson

In a bustling metropolis where magic is outlawed, a six-year-old child is found inside a locked bank vault. A scrap of paper reveals his name: Bran Hambric. The child remembers nothing of his life before the vault. Only magic could have done this. But why would any mage risk breaking the law to place a child in a bank vault?

Eight years later the City of Dunce has forgotten about Bran. Even his foster parents don't seem to know he exists. But there are those who have been watching, biding their time, waiting to strike, people who know where Bran came from and why he was sent away. And they will do anything to get Bran back, dead or alive....

Welcome to a world unlike any other where the adventure of a lifetime is just beginning.

©2009 Kaleb Nation (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The Farfield Curse brims with mystery, magic, and fun. Kaleb Nation's wry sense of humor kept me smiling, even while the mystical sparks flew.Get ready for lots of surprises and watch out for gnomes!" (D.J. MacHale, author of the Pendragon Series)

Bran Hambric tops Potter

I loved this book, characters really came to life, recommended for kids that love magic and suspense. Excellent narration.
The only problem is that I could not stop listening and could not wake up the next morning.

Enjoyable.

I wasn't sure I would like this book at the beginning. However, Marc Thompson's narration using many FANTASTIC voices made the book most enjoyable. I give the narration 5 stars. A great pre/early teen book.

at first

At first i was hesatant but thought ill keep going and I'm so glad i did after the develop the characters a town the store starts taking of .

i didn't hate it I guess

I really can't put my finger on what was missing but it was an o.k. book the story was good and told pretty well but I wasn't really impressed.

Something borrowed, something blue...

Bran Hambric borrows a lot from it's predecessors in the genre, including Harry Potter. However, it lacks sophistication in the form of explanations that help the reader understand the context of the world in which the story take place.

It also misses a critical opportunity to explore the human condition resulting from abandonment, and loss, while making light of the emotional abuse afforded the main character by his wards. There is an attempt to rectify this by giving Bran an acerbic and some times sarcastic manner, but in the end he goes right back to living with the family that treats him like a slave at the end of the story.

The reading was mildly entertaining, and the story would be found acceptable by early readers of novels in the range of 8-12 years old.