Stranger In A Strange Land Audiobook Novels & Stories

He could hear hands working desperately at the lock and that made him brim with anticipation. Finally, he thought, till the door opened for him to see a tall macho man with overgrown beards and tattoos scattered all over his body. The shock from seeing the stranger made him almost unable to speak. He had heavy rock music pounding in his apartment. “Can I help you mate?” his deep voice could make anybody’s knees buckle with frightful intimidation. “Sorry…I came to the wrong door,” Kylian broke out in an uncoordinated stutter, “I was looking for some girl named Maya, she lives on this floor…I don’t know if you might know her, somehow.”

For a second, I’m tempted, but then another wave of heat erupts in my chest, and I lose my nerve. “Tell me about the other books,” I say instead. “The other books?” I nod. And as I tuck my knees to my chest and wind my free arm around my knees, breathing through the stuffiness that’s getting more unbearable by the minute, I listen to the most garbled plot summaries I’ve ever heard in my entire life. “Okay. See, there’s this one with a man and his nephew. And they journey to the center of the earth. And there are dinosaurs. And a tornado? Shit—” The brow furrows again. “It might have been a tsunami. Something like that.”

Almost immediately, the group were on guard, wary of their surroundings. They wandered their eyes around the enclosed space. But sadly, they could hardly see from the dark. "Worry not, for I am one of yours. Pal, I believe it's about time you give me a proper introduction." The disembodied voice spoke once again, and this time they realized the other party sounded closer than they expected. It was as though she was speaking in their midst. It was later on revealed that Steve brought a speaking book with them. This sentient book was an a limited edition enchanted artifact he happened to chance upon being sold at Madam Xu's general merchandise.

Behind him walked a man who looked entirely out of place in the gritty, industrial warmth of Aethelgard. The stranger was tall and painfully thin, wearing robes of stiff, bleached parchment. He didn't carry a weapon, but a long, silver cylinder capped with a glowing amber crystal. He moved with a fragile, precise grace, looking at the soot-stained walls of the infirmary with a mixture of curiosity and profound disgust. "This is Scribe Valerius," Silas said, gesturing to the man. "He was dropped by a Southern life-pod at the edge of the Salt-Flats. He claims to be a 'Voice of the Radiance'."

It wasn’t a command. It was fear. Suddenly, the sound system crackled. A burst of static echoed through the room. Then, a man’s voice filled the space—smooth, calm, and amused. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.” Noah went rigid. “I apologize for interrupting,” the voice continued. “I couldn’t resist accepting the invitation.” Daniel hammered at the control panel, but nothing responded. The stranger chuckled. “You’ve spent weeks looking for me, Noah.” The room fell deathly silent.

All of a sudden, the voice in the background appeared muffled, then Morel broke in with whining pity: "Leave me alone! I want to speak to my daddy!" Suddenly, the phone goes to a bass-dark voice that spoke from the other end. "Hello," he said. "Who are you?" I got to demand, trying to hold my voice. Yet the voice laughed. "There's no time for that, sir," he said. "Meet us at the old warehouse. "Also bring your ransom."

NALANI The strange man stepped closer to me. I knew I had nowhere to go, and the only thing I could do now was tilt my head to the side, and close my eyes tightly. I hold my breathe while feeling his approach, and I gradually felt his hot breath hitting my nose.

The sales clerk mumbles while smiling. She nods. "It's been on display for a while now because his face is too serious. The kids don't like it." The sales clerk explains while taking the bear off of the display. "By the way, you can record your voice and when you push his left paw it will play the recorded voice." Her eyes lit up instantly, "Really?" She mumbled. "Do you deliver?" She inquired gleefully. The sales clerk nods. Later that day, the bear was delivered to the Caldwell residence.

she said, pointing towards the food. I looked at the food, and my stomach started to make a noise. She smiled at me, probably hearing the sound. I felt a little embarrassed. Looking at her from a distance, I could say she smelled good, and her brown eyes with long lashes, don't even make me say it. I stood there, wondering if the lashes were real or fake. "You should eat. I will see you in some time," She left without letting me say a word. So I am in a stranger's house? I can't believe I even failed to die like I failed everything.

"Why do I feel like I am being interrogated so early in the morning?" I pursed my lips before murmuring. "Sorry." He sighed. "Okay, first and foremost, I'm not going to say any details about me because you're a stranger and at the same time, I'm also a stranger to you." He said, a matter-of-factly. "Didn't your parents told you to not speak to strangers?' He said the word 'stranger' three times in that sentence. I didn't say anything. We just resume our walking while I was willowing myself in embarrassment. It made me realized that I had just disobeyed one of my mother's lectures.