Around the Globe: The Ministry of Shadows
By Vernon Snell
Length1h 31m
About this audiobook
Around the Globe: The Ministry of Shadows is a Poetic Cinema fable about memory, truth, fear, and what happens when protection slowly becomes control.
Beneath the globe, a mysterious Ministry guards secrets that have remained hidden for generations. But when Elara begins collecting forgotten names, Barrow discovers an ancient city beneath the roots, and Luma and her fireflies illuminate records meant to stay in darkness, the past begins speaking again.
As locked kingdoms, secret archives, hidden ledgers, and the legendary Shadow Auction are uncovered, one question grows impossible to ignore: Who decided what the world was allowed to remember?
But the greatest revelation is not about villains. It is about fear—and how even institutions created to protect the light can forget their purpose.
A layered adventure about courage, knowledge, community, responsibility, and finding the light hidden inside the shadows.
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Mystery and Thriller
Length1 hr 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Front Matter
2Story 1: The Room Without Windows
3Story 2: The Spider Who Collected Names
4Story 3: The Mole Beneath the Garden
5Story 4: The Fireflies of Midnight
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6Story 5: The Child Who Asked to See the Records
7Story 6: The Owl Who Guarded Secrets
8Story 7: The City Beneath the Roots
9Story 8: The Kingdom of Locked Doors
10Story 9: The Shadow Auction
11Story 10: When the Shadows Spoke
12Back Matter
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