The Clockmaker and His Daughter

by Tobi Ogundiran, LeVar Burton (Narrator)

A story about the bond between father and daughter, cities both big and small, clocks, trees, and hope in a society designed to squash all hope.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Audiobook, Fiction

1 pages, Audiobook

First published January 1, 2022

About the author

Tobi Ogundiran is the award-winning author of the Guardian of the Gods duology (In the Shadow of the Fall, At the Fount of Creation) and the critically acclaimed collection, Jackal, Jackal. His work has appeared in several Year's Best anthologies, and on the hit podcast LeVar Burton Reads. Originally from Nigeria, he now lives and works in the US South.

Reviews

[Cami]

Ohhh what an examination of colonialism and what it does to a community!

[Chrysten McNiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.0⭐“No. I will not absolve you.”
**mild content spoilers**

♡ LBR 2023 ♡

I am so, SO happy to plug in with these stories again on LeVar Burton Reads. I took a couple years to get my associate, and I can’t begin to express how difficult it was to find a free half hour in a day. I’m out of the woods, at least for a little while, and when I saw the new season update, my heart skipped a beat. Feels like a homecoming, and here I am, late to the party.

I won’t say much about this, because it’s perfect.

Urgent to note how beautiful and heartfelt LeVar’s performance was for this near-tragic story.

And finally, I don’t think it’s any coincidence that our main character is named Gaza.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🍉

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5 - It was amazing
4 - I really liked it
3 - I liked it
2 - It was okay
1 - Did not like it.

[Jennifer Zeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

What will a father do to take care of his daughter? Everything

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Living under foreign occupation, a father desperately tries to procure a magic fruit to save the life of his terminally ill daughter.

This is a story of hope, betrayal, oppression in an occupied territory, collaboration with the enemy, and miracles.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miracles and machinery! "No! I will not absolve you!" A passionate tale of familial love.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very touching story, the worldbuilding in this was really well done, and it totally plucked on the heartstrings.