This audiobook, read by Jim Dale, was fabulous!
It was definitely Harry Potteresque to me. Harry Potter lite.
It’s a children’s fantasy (trilogy) centered around a young boy George and the wonderful friends he makes after a class trip, in London, went horribly wrong. There are gargoyles. There are also statues that come to “life”.
George’s new friend Edie is not like the other kids. She has some unique abilities that help her and George in their adventures.
There were no lulls at all in this book. It was extremely fast paced. Tons of adventure as well as magnificent character building. I literally wanted to reach through the audiobook to proffer hugs on more than one occasion.
And did I mention the audiobook was narrated by Jim Dale? Jim Dale, if you don’t know, is the best narrator ever. Prove me wrong. I dare you! ( )

Listening to the final book of a trilogy first is not ideal. It means having to infer things from the book mentioning what happened in the first two books. Still, Silvertonngue was exciting and suspenseful.

George Chapman is trapped in an alternate London because he is a maker who angrily broke the head off a dragon statue in the first book, Stoneheart. Where he is now, statues can come to life. A friend he made in that first book is the Gunner. Ordinary people's minds refuse to see the statues when they're alive. George can't be seen when he's with the Gunner.

Edie Laemmel is a rare human called a 'glint'. When she touches stone, she experiences past events recorded in that stone. She's been George's companion in adversity since book one, although it took a while for the two to warm to each other.

Now time has stopped and the war between spits (statues that are the spit and image of humans) and taints (statues of animals, monsters, or abstract persons) has intensified. The consequences will be dire if the taints are not defeated.

Edie learns some important information about her parents, and George does as well about his father.

One disadvantage to listening to a book is that one can't just skim the pages when the suspense reaches fever pitch. Have your sanitizer ready if you bite your nails.

I am indebted to http://literarylondon.org/the-literary-london-journal/archive-of-the-literary-lo... for some of the statues I was having trouble finding. ( )

Squee!! The conclusion to this trilogy more than fulfilled the promises made in the first two books. The plot was beautifully constructed, the characters rich and full, and the conclusion wonderful beyond my hopes. My only complaint is that the trilogy is now over :) I'll almost certainly re-read these books. ( )

What an end. This was a rollercoaster of a read with a climactic battle between George and Edie on one side and the Walker and the Darkness on the other, the two powers have to resolve a lot of things before being able to finish the battle and the two kids have to learn more about themselves and their abilities. It's an interesting read and a good end to the series. ( )

The final book of the Stoneheart trilogy. Definitely a great series to recommend for young adults - fast paced, great narration, good plot and I really liked both of the teenage heroes - Edie and George. Fletcher makes this a bit of a coming of age story as they both mature and overcome hurdles from their pasts. ( )