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  • The Erstwhile

  • Book Two in the Vorrh Trilogy
  • By: Brian Catling
  • Narrated by: Allan Corduner
  • Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (79 ratings)
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The Erstwhile

By: Brian Catling
Narrated by: Allan Corduner
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Summary

The Vorrh is a vast unmapped and very mysterious jungle in Africa. No one comes out of it in one piece. Survivors report strange, mind-bending phenomena and horrific monsters. It is rumoured that the Garden of Eden still exists somewhere in the middle of it.

In The Erstwhile it transpires that some angels have escaped Eden, and the Vorrh and are hiding in London, some in disguise as lunatics in Bedlam. It's also revealed that William Blake, a character in these novels, is interacting with these angels. Good and evil angels and humans, including William Blake, are heading towards a final, Miltonic apocalyptic battle for the soul of humanity. The Erstwhile is the second audiobook in the Vorrh trilogy.

©2017 Brian Catling (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Classics Literary Fiction Fantasy
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Amazing sequel

Loved it. Amazing characters. Beautiful rich poetic narrative. Wonderful fantasy. Also wonderfully told by the narrator.

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Captivating!

Spellbinding from the first word to the last! Enchanting & terrifying. A peek into a forbidden world.

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Outstanding

I was so taken with the story I couldn't believe when it ended. really good

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