The Bees
- Author: Laline Paull
- Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 10:16:49
Synopsis
Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive, where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. But Flora is not like other bees. With circumstances threatening the hive's survival, her curiosity is regarded as a dangerous flaw, but her courage and strength are assets. She is allowed to feed the newborns in the royal nursery and then to become a forager, flying alone and free to collect nectar and pollen. A feat of bravery grants her access to the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers mysteries about the hive that are both profound and ominous.
But when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all–daring to challenge the Queen's preeminence–enemies abound, from the fearsome fertility police who enforce the hive's strict social hierarchy to the high priestesses jealously wedded to power. Her deepest instincts to serve and sacrifice are now overshadowed by a greater power: a fierce maternal love that will bring her into conflict with her conscience, her heart, and her society–and lead her to perform unthinkable deeds.
Thrilling, suspenseful, and spectacularly imaginative, The Bees and its dazzling young heroine will forever change the way you look at the world outside your window.
Chapters
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021 Chapter 19
Duration: 14min -
022 Chapter 20
Duration: 14min -
023 Chapter 21
Duration: 12min -
024 Chapter 22
Duration: 16min -
025 Chapter 23
Duration: 14min -
026 Chapter 24
Duration: 13min -
027 Chapter 25
Duration: 10min -
028 Chapter 26
Duration: 17min -
029 Chapter 27
Duration: 17min -
030 Chapter 28
Duration: 16min -
031 Chapter 29
Duration: 11min -
032 Chapter 30
Duration: 15min -
033 Chapter 31
Duration: 24min -
034 Chapter 32
Duration: 12min -
035 Chapter 33
Duration: 08min -
036 Chapter 34
Duration: 19min -
037 Chapter 35
Duration: 20min -
038 Chapter 36
Duration: 11min -
039 Chapter 37
Duration: 13min -
040 Chapter 38
Duration: 16min