The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 2: The Kingdom on the Waves

M. T. Anderson

Oct 2008 · Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Book 2 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Peter Francis James

About this audiobook

Such is our task, and such lies before us all: Liberty or Death.
       
In the summer of 1775, fleeing from a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows Octavian hopes to find safe harbor. But in the midst of war, no place is safe. The city of Boston itself is under siege. What follows is a tale of skirmish and flame, flight and fury, and battle on sea and land. Seeking both the truth of his past and some hope for his future, Octavian encounters generous thieves, pious carpenters, delicate lords, noble cowherds, bedazzled scientists, and murderous rebels–as this astonishing narrative escalates to its startling climax.

About the author

M. T. Anderson is the author of The Game of Sunken Places, The Clue of Linoleum Lederhosen, Whales on Stilts and Feed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction. These titles are all available on audio from Listening Library. Mr. Anderson has no pets, unless you count infestations. He divides his time between the sofa and the floor.