Flight of the Phoenix (by Elleston Trevor)

THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX by Elleston Trevor (unabridged) is presented by Blackstone Audio and comes with what is perhaps the best audiobook app available (see FEATURES, below).

“Tense, exciting…horribly vivid.” (London Evening Standard)

Twelve men survived the crash when a blinding, unexpected sandstorm sent their Skytruck air freighter plummeting into the Sahara. Now they face the slow death of the desert, unless two of them who have the skills to rebuild their plane can work together to do so—without killing each other first.

Self-contained, this audiobook app is perfect for your commute, on a trip, or while relaxing. Based on a library-quality recording, this app was built especially for your iPhone and iPod Touch. No unreadable text, no endless scrolling on a tiny screen. The audio is of higher-than-normal quality, making for a great listening experience that will not tire your ears or grate on your nerves.

NOTICE: This app includes the exact same 5-star recording offered elsewhere at much higher prices. It was professionally recorded by Blackstone Audio’s Audie®-winning narrator Grover Gardner. You are not buying yet another amateur or volunteer narration. No clicks, background noises, throat clearing, mispronunciations, tinny voices or monotones will be found here.

“A master…one never doubts the absolute reality of every page he writes!” (New York Times)

•EXPERIENCE. About 7 hours of narration. Created as a Folium enhancedAudio™ edition, this book includes extra functions and features not found on lesser players.

•PLAYER CONTROLS. Includes listen (play), pause, multi-speed fast forward/reverse, jump ahead/back, chapter skip, volume control, one-touch chapter- and bookmark browser. There is also a “scrub” bar that finds any point inside the chapter with just a tap.

•SLEEP TIMER. Have you ever fallen asleep watching TV or listening to a book? If so, youll love this feature. Once set, the book will stop, place a bookmark, and allow you to jump back to where you probably began dozing.

•CLEAR & ELEGANT DESIGN. Simple, clean, intuitive, and smarter than average.

•CHAPTER TIMINGS. Always know how much time it will take to finish a chapter. Plus, the progress bar at the top of the screen shows how far into the book you’ve come.

•OFFLINE LISTENING. You are airplane-ready! Once downloaded, listen uninterrupted without threat from a lost network connection. Downloads are usually just 5-10 minutes, but depend upon your network speed.

•AUTO-BOOKMARKING. The player remembers where you stopped listening and returns to that exact spot when you open the book again.

•TELL-A-FRIEND. An easy way to recommend the book to your friends or Twitter feed.

•FEEDBACK. Share your ideas for books, functions, and features. We are very responsive to our listeners and appreciate all feedback and ideas.


RATING: 9+ Suitable for adults who enjoy thrilling and original adventure novels.

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They are twelve men who shouldn’t be alive. They have survived a sudden blinding sandstorm that crippled their air freighter and caused a desperate crash landing in the Sahara of Central Libya. Left to face the slow, dry, agonizing death of the desert. They have only one hope: to build a new plane from the wreckage of their Skytruck and make their flight out of hell.

Only one man can build such a plane: Stringer, the brilliant and obsessed engineer. Only one man can fly it: Towns, the arrogant and tormented pilot. But they are mortal enemies, whose consuming hatred for each other is a danger greater than the desert itself.