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High Vaultage
- Narrated by: Peter Wicks
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'A joyously funny and absurd steampunk frolic that satirises both the era in which it is set and our own age'
FINANCIAL TIMES
From the creators of the acclaimed audio drama podcast Victoriocity comes a cozy scifi mystery set in the chaotic metropolis of Even Greater London - unmissable for fans of Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series and Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
EVEN GREATER LONDON, 1887: a vast, uninterrupted urban plane encompassing the entire lower half of England and, for complex reasons, only the upper third of the Isle of Wight... The immense Tower casts electricity across the sky itself, powering the mind-boggling mechanisms of the city below; the notorious engineer-army swarms through its very veins, building, demolishing, and rebuilding whatever they see fit; and - at the heart of it all - sits the country's first ever private detective agency.
Archibald Fleet and Clara Entwhistle hoped things would pick up quickly for their new enterprise. No one is taking them seriously, but their break will come soon. Definitely... Probably.
Meanwhile, police are baffled by a series of impossible bank robberies, their resources wholly absorbed by the case. Which means that when a woman witnesses a kidnapping, Fleet-Entwhistle Private Investigations is the only place she can turn for help. Luckily they're more than happy to oblige.
But what's the motive behind the kidnap? As Clara and Fleet investigate, they find more than they could ever have imagined...
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- Meaghan Palmer
- 25-03-24
Brilliant done
Listened to this because I LOVE the podcast, and this book did not disappoint. A deeper look into the world of Even Greater London and all of our beloved characters.
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- PD.
- 15-03-24
absolutely superb
High Vaultage by Chris & Jen Sugden.
This is utterly, utterly brilliant.
I'm a recent comer to the Victoriocity podcast. only having discovered it from an advert for this book. I listened, I got hooked.
The inclusion of a book into the series is a phenomenal addition, hopefully running in tandem with the podcast because honestly, that's too good to lose to books.
The world is just as alive here & the comedy descriptive passages that can get lost in the interests of plot in the podcast have room to shine & breathe here. I started highlighting my favourite ones but soon realised I'd end up highlighting most of the book. It's pretty much a laugh a page, either from the madness of the world, a fun event or a superb descriptive passage.
The plot itself is well put together, moves briskly along & is tight & engaging. If I had one complaint about it, it'd be that everything is linked in a way that is pretty standard in detective fiction these days but is a personal annoyance to me as being too neat for real life.
One thing I have to mention is one of my favourite things in books, especially comic ones & that's the background action behind a main scene, little insignificant scenes that run through the main plot, micro tales of daily life. I love them, they're here in abundance & they're brilliantly done.
I split this over the kindle & audiobooks (still waiting on my signed copy to turn up!) & my only frustration is with the audiobook. Given that it's a book following on from a audio drama, we know exactly what the characters sound like. A single narrator, no matter how good & through no fault of their own, is incapable of doing the "right" voices & being a one man cast. Just be aware of that if you're planning on listening to this one.
Highly, highly recommended but be aware you'll need to set half a day aside as you'll not be able to put it down.
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- E K Barnes
- 23-03-24
Hilarious and imaginative
Even Greater London is fascinating city to be immersed in, and Fleet and Clara make loveable protagonists.
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- Clare Norton
- 20-04-24
So Clever !
Fantastic Book. I was pulled in right in from the start. The writers are so clever and the attention to detail on every storyline is amazing ! I can’t wait first the next in the series !
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- Helen Burgess
- 15-03-24
Totally bingeable steampunk fantasy
An absolute must-listen for all fans of the Victoriosity podcast and steampunk fans alike. The narrator does an excellent job doing all their voices too.
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- J G.
- 14-04-24
I really excellent first novel highly recommended
I think this is a really great start to what I hope is going to be a long series
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- Anonymous User
- 17-04-24
The word building
This has bin my gate way in to fiction books. Gud stuff but try to listen to it in a short as possible time frame there is a lot of small details to keep track of.
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- Angelamay Stevenson
- 01-04-24
What fun!
Good stand alone but also great adjunct to the Victoriocity podcast. I love the character of Chief Inspector Keller.
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- ali dolan
- 23-03-24
Fun
F u n n y Victorian detective steam punk fiction I l i k e d i t
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- Anonymous User
- 26-04-24
Great story
Totally enjoyed this- great plot, well read .
Characters are so well developed and the story has fantastic humour.
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