The Robe of Skulls Audiobook By Vivian French cover art

The Robe of Skulls

The First Tale from the Five Kingdoms (Tales from the Five Kingdoms, Book 1)

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection of titles.
Yours as long as you’re a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for $8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Robe of Skulls

By: Vivian French
Narrated by: Renée Raudman
Try Standard free

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.70

Buy for $14.70

Trouble is brewing in the first book of the Tales from the Five Kingdoms series. The sorceress Lady Lamorna wants a skull-studded gown of deep black velvet but finds her treasure chest empty of gold. That doesn't stop her from kidnapping, blackmailing, and using more than a little magic to get what she needs.

Will all her best-laid plans be foiled by the heroic Gracie Gillypot, two chatty bats, a gallant (if rather scruffy) prince, the wickedest stepsister ever, a troll with a grudge, and some very Ancient Crones?

©2007 Vivian French, original book published by Candlewick Press (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved Science Fiction & Fantasy Royalty Magic Fantasy & Magic Fiction Fantasy Literature & Fiction Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Chapter Books Humorous Fiction Chapter Books & Readers Scary Stories Geography & Cultures Comedy Scary
All stars
Most relevant
I confess, Ms. Raudman is one of my all time favorite narrators. She does an excellent job of giving each character their own voice, her speaking voice is fun to listen to, and her pacing and diction are top notch. In fact, I came upon this book when looking for more tales narrated by Ms. Raudman. :)

Story-wise, this was a fun romp pulling in some new takes on classical fairy tale memes like the Wise Animals, Heroic Princes, and Evil Step Families. It resonates well with that genre while also being fairly novel.

Fun for more than just the kidlets

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.