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The Great When

The Long London Quintet, Book 1

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The Great When

De: Alan Moore
Narrado por: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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Bloomsbury presents The Great When by Alan Moore, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

This audiobook features an exclusive essay, The True History of What Didn’t Happen, written and read by Alan Moore.

From the New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in an enthralling new fantasy series about murder, magic, and madness in post-WWII London.

The year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital stumbles Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, a figment from another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How?

Dennis has stumbled on a book from the Great When, a magical version of London beyond time and space, where reality blurs with fiction and concepts such as Crime and Poetry are incarnated as wondrous, terrible beings. But this other, magical London must remain a secret: if Dennis cannot find a way to return this book to where it belongs, he risks repercussions, such as his body being turned inside out (or worse).

So begins a journey delving deep into the city’s occult underbelly and tarrying with an eccentric cast of sorcerers, gangsters, and murderers – some from legend, some all too real, and all with plans of their own. Soon Dennis finds himself at the centre of an explosive series of events that may alter and endanger both Londons forever...

Named a Most Anticipated Novel by Associated Press, NPR.org, Literary Hub, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, and Parade.©2024 Alan Moore (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Asesinato Crimen Fantasía Gaslamp Género Ficción Histórico Mágico Paranormal y Urbano Realismo Mágico Urbano Inglaterra Ficción
Exquisite Prose • Magical Descriptions • Excellent Narration • Engaging Cadence • Boundless Imagination
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The richness of imagery and metaphor is unparalleled. Alan Moore's imagination is boundless. I have never read anything quite like it.

Extraordinary.

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I remember picking up V for Vendetta from a $1 comics bin sometime in the 90’s and getting the feeling that I had been wanting to read a comic like that without knowing it. I’ve been a casual follower of Alan Moore ever since. Moore is a skilled writer, although not a 100% to my taste. If his writing were a piece of furniture it would be an ornate Victorian piece that you feel awkward sitting down on. He could use a good editor to cut down some of the flourishes, especially at the beginning and end. Overall solid story, ending was not satisfying, but Moore does that, leaves a story where it ends and not where you want it to. Voice acting is good, one recommendation there, just because a book intones a series of coughs for a character doesn’t mean you have to express every one of them. Early in the novel “Coffin Ada” is difficult to listen to, each cough gets more irritating, doing one or maybe two would improve the experience.

Alan Moore at his most Alan Mooreist

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I loved everything about this story. The creative world that is created within the story is like a surreal painting that triggers your imagination.

An Explosion of Creativity

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This is Alan Moore a a great prose stylist. And the reader does it full justice.

A Masterpiece

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Alan Moore's prose are unmatched, his descriptions of everyday situations brings the mundane to life in a magical way. Highly recommend.

Truly an amazing writer

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I savored every word, every scene, every character. Alan Moore is a master. Not only do I enjoy his work, I receive a masterclass in the art of storytelling

Greatness

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This is not an easy listen, but a dense, possibly overly-rich offering. Cant think if it would be easier or more difficult as a read. I adore Kobna Holbrook-Smith, who does a valiant job here and elsewhere brilliantly narrates most of Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series - and indeed, there is some slight comparison to be made between these authors. Slight.

The book is definitely deep and makes you think, without offering any easy answers or pat, comfortable endings. Unfortunately I am particularly fond of comfortable endings.

Either fabulous or interesting…..

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Might feel a little turgid to begin with. Push on through. You’ll get used to the style and be amply rewarded.

Stick With It

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I loved the marvelous imagery and the sentences that were transformed by unforeseen endings. Kobna Holbrook-Smith creates memorably distinct denizens of both Londons

Well written, wildly inventive, and brilliantly read

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Moore’s command of the English language ranges from flowery and decadent to grimy and elegant in the span of a heartbeat, and every descriptive got a reaction from me. Engrossing and thought provoking, especially the last act. It could use a second volume!

Another great outing.

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