Traumaland

Josh Silver

May 2025 · Bolinda · Narrated by Louis Hill

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11 hr 19 min

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Seventeen-year-old Eli has been in a near-fatal car crash. As the anniversary looms, his therapist and family struggle to help him deal with the fall out. The accident has left him emotionally numb, with no memory of the months following the crash. Desperate to feel something again, Eli winds up at an underground club called Traumaland. But this is no ordinary nightclub. Here he joins crowds of other emotionally numb people, all seeking to experience a new thrill by entering virtual reality simulations of nightmarish scenarios through the points of view of various characters. When he enters the story of a boy called Jack, he discovers a darker truth to the club. A truth that sets Eli on a dangerous journey to find the source of his own trauma. Content warning: Contains strong violence and/or strong or discriminatory language. Listener discretion advised.

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About the author

Josh Silver is a bestselling author. His YA books include HappyHead, which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal, its sequel, Dead Happy, and Erase Me. His experience working with teenagers as a mental health nurse inspired the critically acclaimed duology. Silver's book Traumaland was named a 2025 The Observer Book of the Year. Fruit Fly (2026) is his much-anticipated adult debut, which was not only selected by the BBC as one of their '12 Books to Read in 2026 but also featured on 'Best Books of 2026' lists in the Daily Express and Daily Mirror. Silver lives in Manchester.

Louis Hill is a London-based actor. He can be heard on commercials for Instagram and Qatar Airways, TV shows and films such as Say Nothing on Disney+ and Paddington 3, and a wide range of audiobooks like The Bletchley Riddle by Steve Sheinkin and Ruta Sepetys and Larry Hayes's The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick. Louis is also a published author, with his debut novel, Let the Light In.

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