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  • River Song Novel
  • By: Alex Kingston
  • Narrated by: Alex Kingston
  • Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (279 ratings)
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By: Alex Kingston
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Summary

Alex Kingston reads her brand-new novel featuring River Song, from the worlds of Doctor Who.

1939, New York. Private-eye Melody Malone is hired to find a stolen ruby, the Eye of Horus. The ruby might hold the secret to the location of Cleopatra's tomb - but everyone who comes into contact with it dies.

Can Melody escape the ruby's curse?

1939, New York. River Song, author of the Melody Malone mysteries, is forced to find a reality-altering weapon, the Eye of Horus - but everyone who comes into contact with it dies. River doesn't believe in curses - but is she wrong?

From the top-security confines of Stormcage to the barbarism of first-century Egypt, River battles to find the Eye of Horus before its powers are used to transform the universe. To succeed, she must team up with a most unlikely ally - her own fictional alter ego, Melody. And together they must solve another mystery: is fiction changing into fact - or is fact changing into fiction? 

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River Song/Melody Malone fantastic

I loved this story so much that I missed out on sleep to finish it.

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Amazing

Alex Kingston has really written a great book. I was hooked from chapter 2. 100% recommend

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so enjoyable.

I really loved this book. river is my favourite character. a few inconsistencies but well worth the read/listen. and it was easy to follow even with all the timey wimey stuff (lol).

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Exuberant, smart, engaging.

All the things you'd expect from the redoubtable River Song, and then some! A genuinely gripping tale, woven with smooth, dark chocolate wit, intrigue and as full of sparkle as the Galerie des Glase. Encore!

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Excellent

I got this because I love the character but fell in love with the story and the epic narration by Alex Kingston I definitely recommend.

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Brilliant Narration

This is a proper golden age dr who story. The pacing is great, there's chaos, aliens and time travel, a mystery that keeps you guessing, and lots of fun. Alex Kingston is obviously also a brilliant narrator for her River Song story.

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Excellent addition to the Whoniverse

Brilliant fun, excellent work by Alex Kingston as both author and narrator. I loved this, more River!

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What a great book

What a great book by Alex. What a pleasure to listen to it in her own voice.

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Wow!

Loved this tangled web of time travel and murder mystery. Alex Kingston does a great job as writer, reader and actor throughout this wonderful book. More please!

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Alex is fantastic but ..

Loved listening to Alex, her storytelling is amazing. I did enjoy the book but did find it slightly confusing in other parts, I did get lost about the 3rd of the way through but did continue. Overall, a good listen and worth the time.

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