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The Lighthouse Keeper
- Narrated by: Steven Cree
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
A terrifying mystery of the sea. In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished without trace from the remote Scottish island of Eilean Mòr. An emergency relief crew was sent to man the lighthouse. At the end of their month-long duty, they resigned from their posts, and never spoke of what they had experienced on the island. The mystery of Eilean Mòr has never been solved. Until now. In the present, a group of environmental researchers arrives on the island to observe the wildlife. While exploring the lighthouse, now automated and deserted, one of the team discovers a manuscript written by one of the relief keepers, a man named Alec Dalemore.
As a sudden storm moves in, cutting off their escape, the researchers come to realise that Dalemore wrote the manuscript as a warning to all the lighthouse keepers who would come after him. A warning of something on Eilean Mòr and in the surrounding ocean - something ancient and powerful, and strange beyond imagining....
The Lighthouse Keeper is a supernatural tale based on the Flannan Isles mystery, one of the greatest unsolved enigmas in maritime history. Blending factual first hand reports with speculative fiction, the novel takes the listener on a journey to the edge of reality, where the greatest of human fears – the fear of the unknown – holds dominion.
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- Lesley
- 25-09-12
Very spooky Highly recommended
As a lover of ghost/ spooky stories I enjoyed listening to this. Highly recommended for lovers of MR James and HP Lovecraft. As a southerner, I found the narration lovely.
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- Deborah Hastings
- 26-01-15
Interesting!
enjoyable, storyline twists and turns. i like the parallel story lines and descriptiveness of writing. good narration.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-02-14
Cliffhanger
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No I would not recommend this book to a friend - does not have a good enough ending.
What was most disappointing about Alan K. Baker’s story?
The ending - left you hanging - the author obviously couldn't think how to finish it so
didn't.
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
The narration was good, built up the tension well.
Could you see The Lighthouse Keeper being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
The only way this could be made into a series or a movie is to have a satisfactory ending to it - not the way the book finishes.
Any additional comments?
I liked the book well enough, but the ending is such a disappointment, predictable in a way.
Not happy that I wasted a credit on this book .
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- Jason
- 11-03-14
Atmospheric, but doesn't deliver.
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A better explanation of what everything actually meant!
What did you like best about this story?
Great atmosphere.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
Performance good save for curious stretching of the word "and" into "annnnnnnnd"!
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It's not a bad book, just does not deliver on the mysterious occurrences within in.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- National Hunter
- 03-09-12
I've read over 150 books on audible....
...and this is the worst. It's a subject I traditionally enjoy, the setting is great, it's builds well, particularly when listening past midnight...but the ending is appalling, the best way I can describe it is using a fishing analogy, you're winding the line onto the spool and everything appears to be going well but in the end, you simply end up with a huge ball of tangled line. The ending of this book is nonsense, it's like the author couldn't be bothered to finish it and just wanted to rush it to market, don't waste your money, it isn't worth £5 let alone £15, scathing I know but I really feel that strongly.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Melissa
- 31-08-12
dreadful narration
This could be a really good audiobook if it weren't for the dreadful, hammy narration. I found it impossible to get past the style of narration to the story beneath. I wish I'd read this novel instead but unfortunately it's now been spoilt for me.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Sarah
- 30-10-12
terrible ending!
quite an entertaining listen but the ending is terrible, it just stops & is deeply unsatisfying.
If you want a story with a similar theme, but much better in every respect, with a great ending, listen to 'Dark Matter'.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-09-21
Starts well then goes down hill
The book starts well and actually is filled with accurate details, but halfway through it starts going down hill quickly and the ending was appalling.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-03-23
terrible ending
horrible glasgow uni accent on the narrator, who also doesn't pronounce the gaelic correctly
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- geomcamck
- 22-11-13
Not for me
Would you try another book written by Alan K. Baker or narrated by Steven Cree?
I found the story predictable in that is sounded like the sort of thing you would hear on an evening when somebody would churn out the old standard Scary Ghost story which were like this anything but, predictable and plodding. If you want an exciting supernatural read or would like some adrenalin kicked into you veins this is not the way to go.
What will your next listen be?
uncertain
What aspect of Steven Cree’s performance might you have changed?
a better story to work on
What character would you cut from The Lighthouse Keeper?
all of them
Any additional comments?
not worth the trouble
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