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The Stranger Times
- The Stranger Times, Book 1
- Narrated by: Brendan McDonald
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
STOP PRESS! The Stranger Times wins the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!
There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them . . .
A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but mostly the weird), it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable.
At least that's their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious. Their editor is a drunken, foul-tempered and foul-mouthed husk of a man who thinks little of the publication he edits. His staff are a ragtag group of misfits. And as for the assistant editor . . . well, that job is a revolving door - and it has just revolved to reveal Hannah Willis, who's got problems of her own.
When tragedy strikes in her first week on the job The Stranger Times is forced to do some serious investigating. What they discover leads to a shocking realisation: some of the stories they'd previously dismissed as nonsense are in fact terrifyingly real. Soon they come face-to-face with darker forces than they could ever have imagined.
The Stranger Times is the first novel from C.K. McDonnell, the pen name of Caimh McDonnell. It combines his distinctive dark wit with his love of the weird and wonderful to deliver a joyous celebration of how truth really can be stranger than fiction.
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A filmic romp with great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise. (Eric Brown)
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- L
- 06-03-21
Most entertaining book I've heard in years!!
Thanks to author CK McDonnell for creating a another memorable cast of characters and laugh out loud dialogue. Storytelling matched by the best voice narrator I've heard on Audible.
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- Hugh
- 15-10-21
I really loved this…
I was hooked from the start. I had no idea what to expect but I loved the writing and the performance. A fun story and great characters. Thank you!
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- Morgan
- 07-06-23
Excellent story, brilliant narration!
Loved it, well worth the credit and time! Cannot wait to download the next in the instalment, it is no Bunny, but a good substitute! Narration was fabulous.
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- Rozenda
- 10-04-21
Fantasic
Excellent book, funny and really draws you in. The narrator is fantastic too, his range of accents fit the story vey well. The second volume is expected in 2022 and I can't wait.
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- Miss J B Allott
- 28-02-21
Fantastic narration of an entertaining story
An excellent story made even better by a wonderful narrator. The narrator used different voices for every character - his range was amazing and added the the inherent humour of the book.
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- Lily.
- 19-07-23
Just up my street !
I have so enjoyed this story! and recommend it to all my family young and old , the narrator was the best ever , Thankyou !.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-07-23
Fantastic
Amazing book! Looking forward to listening to the next book in this clever series. Can’t wait.
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- SRBee
- 28-02-22
Brilliant and Funny
A brilliant and funny novel that made me laugh out load. Excellent reading with fabulous different voices from the narrator. So much better than when multiple people do the reading. Highly recommended. Will be looking for other stuff from this author as a priority.
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- JLE
- 06-03-22
Loved the story and narration
Great book, loved the chsrectors, really brought to life by the narration.
Can't wait to start the next book.
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- K. J. Kelly
- 23-01-21
Newspaper-set fantasy
Newspaper-set fantasy, with memorable characters and a great sense of humour.
Hannah Willis doesn't know if she's got the lucky break she needs or she's walked into a hellhole when she gets in interview to work at Manchester's newspaper of the weird and wonderful.
Trying to reinvent herself after a failed marriage, with very little career history or education, she can't easily turn down a job, even if does mean working for the rudest and most PC-unfriendly boss in the country, on a paper that runs stories about ghosts haunting toilets.
But it isn't longer before an actual otherworldly story begins weaving its way around the staff and paper, and our cast of lively characters must work as a team to deliver more than the paranormal news - their lives are in danger.
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Stranger Times staff through Hannah's eyes. From the flamboyant 'darling' threatening dramatic action, to the personal assistant with tight control of the boss's swearing, and the terribly uncouth and shouty boss himself, it's an eclectic staff, brought wonderfully to life by one male narrator (nice job there!).
There are articles from the paper included at the end of chapters, and I ended up scoffing aloud at most of these. I really took to the characters, nobody came across as purely a stereotype, and I enjoyed following the story as an audiobook.
The plot was enjoyable, mostly a look at the running of this strange newspaper, with the otherworldly villain and nefarious scheming threading through it, bringing in police officers as well to the mix.
Light enough, it never becomes overly dark or depressing. It's not going to cause sleepless nights, much more an entertaining read. It would also make a great TV series.
With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.
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