Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

Book One

By: Obert Skye

Narrated by: E.B. Stevens

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Here's a new fantasy adventure series that has young readers dreaming for more!

Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") is no ordinary boy, but that's exactly what Sabine and his dark shadows want him to believe. They know the fate of the world and the dreams of all mankind can be saved by one boy with a powerful gift, one he has yet to understand or control. Enter Clover, a funny foot-high sidekick; Winter, a girl who can freeze things; and Geth, the rightful heir to the dream world of Foo. Three transplants with only one mission: to retrieve Leven and save Foo.

Can this unique band of travelers help Lev overcome his doubt and convince him to do what only he can do? Will Leven find the Gateway in time? Will fate make the difference?

This is the first book of Leven Thumps and his extraordinary journey to a magical place that can no longer be hidden. Welcome to Foo.

New to Foo? Don't miss the second book in the Leven Thumps series, Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret.

©2006 Obert Skye. All rights reserved (P)2006 Shadow Mountain. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Excellent...palpable excitement and suspense. Kids and adults will enjoy this charming tale." (Publishers Weekly)

Very good

really enjoyed this book and requested book 3-5 cos it isn't available on this site can't wait.

A Good Listen for Younger Audiences

Despite the fact that the characters in this book are 14, the book was obviously written for the preteen or tween set. The book has a certain number of the "young audience" fantasy archetypes: the kid stuck in cruel circumstances, the wise mage to lead him on his quest, the evil enemy bent on controlling the world -- and thus, quite accidentally, destroying it. But the nature of Foo -- the land where all human dreams come from, makes this a little bit different.

I will not tell you it's great, because it is not! But younger audiences should appreciate and enjoy it.

Loved it

This is a bit like Fable Haven meets the Five Kingdoms. A quite enjoyed the book.

Always a good read and now a good listem

I read this back I'm 08 and have spent many years looking for it again as it was one book that kinda just got lost in time. After finding it and seeing it on audible I HAD to give it a listen and I was not disappointed, the book was already great but the narrator does a nice job of voicing each character. really looking forward to the rest of the series

first time using audible

great book and great narrator good job had great sound effects as well when telling the story

Great for the whole family!

Would you consider the audio edition of Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo to be better than the print version?

The audiobook was great for our autistic daughter. She really got into the series and the narrator made that happen. I listened to this one, but read the print version of some others in the series. After having listened to this first, I read with E.B. Steven's voices in my head. :)

Fantastic story - too much audio drama

If you could sum up Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo in three words, what would they be?

Boy finds purpose

Who was your favorite character and why?

Geth because he never lets bad events get him down.

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator could have less vocal suspension. I was troubled by the tone. That being said, we all loved the voice of Clover - it seemed appropriate.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Good verses evil..in your dreams!

Really good

Really good. Wish I had money to by the next book. oh well guess I will buy with my next token.

Good but forgot a detail

In the story leven struck two bully’s by lightning but then forgot about it when they found out about him seeing the future and changing it.

overall pretty good, but

The first half of the story is very very slow, also thr story as a whole is a little repetitive. I feel like the writer could have made the story 2 an a half hours shorter and it would have been a better experience. That said the short comings are out done by the good. The story is overall good and entertaining. The concept is interesting. Characters are fun, and consistent. The performance was great, EB Stevens never disappoints.