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The Warlock in Spite of Himself
- Warlock of Gramarye, Book 1
- Narrated by: Dennis F. Regan
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Welcome to Gramayre - where witches, warlocks, elves, and gnomes are real; where a spoiled girl-queen and an army of teenage witches, and ragtag beggars battle an overwhelming force of rebel knights and time-travelling anarchists for the future of the most unique, and perhaps most important, planet in the galaxy.
This is what cynical, hard-bitten, intergalactic spy Rod Gallowglass faces when he and his robot horse, Fess, try to bring peace and democracy to this magic-ridden Renaissance-age society. Rod's mission is threatened at every turn by anarchists, communists, and double-dealing royalists playing vicious political power games. Things are made even worse when Rod's advanced technology gets him labeled a warlock despite his constant denials. Help comes from the most unexpected sources when he meets an ancient ghost, the King of the Elves, and the most powerful witch on the planet.
This classic science-fantasy novel has been completely remixed to address issues with uneven volume some readers have experienced.
Gramayre comes to life in 11 hours of dramatic sword-and-sorcery, featuring well-known narrator Dennis Regan and a full cast.
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- Phil
- 09-09-18
Excellent book!
Excellent book which is well written and well narrated throughout.......apart from the rather annoying foot soldiers!
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- Terry Champion
- 06-01-17
A MAGICAL PRODUCTION
A brilliant series of books well written. I only hope more will appear from Audible.
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- E. Duffy
- 01-03-21
A good old-fashioned fantasy romp
I first read "The Warlock in spite of himself" nearly thirty five years ago and always had fond (if half remembered) memories of the book. So I was delighted to happen upon it when casually browsing the Audible catalogue.
It's certainly a book of its time, the futuristic technologies described seem laughably crude compared to even what we have today. And how shall I say it, the interactions portrayed between the sexes are certainly rooted in the past.
But these flaws give it a certain charm.
I enjoyed the performance by the cast and while the background noises initially are somewhat off-putting, I quickly got used to them. They never are so loud as to obscure the voice acting.
I've never read the follow-up novels, but will probably give them a lookup.
So in summary, if you're looking for a good old fashioned fantasy story with evil villains, swooning maidens and that doesn't take itself too seriously then this might be the book for you.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-07-22
Worth listening to
Extremely well performed, multiple cast...What a joy!...Nostalgic from reading it in my childhood.Hadn't realised how old the book was 1969!
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- I. Fenton
- 14-07-16
doesn't age
I read this book when it was first published (1969) and again when I was pregnant with my middle child (1987) and now I have enjoyed almost 11 hours of listening to it and it still has it's magic to entertain me.
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- Darren
- 26-03-23
great fiction
this is genius. screw JK Rowling . I love how it's read and great to listen to late at nights.
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- Sheryl Mason
- 13-07-12
Magic
I have read all of the Warlock series so was delighted to find one finally come to Audible. These books are full of humour, emotion and adventure. This one is fully narrated and acted to a degree you rarely find in Audio Books from any source. I did find the narration a little fast but on a second listen found it not so bad. The only problem seems to be a failure to make all the sounds hearable but, given the plot, it is forgivable. Some things are meant to be background or far away noises but it does detract a bit when you need to hear what is being said. Overall, however, I rated this 5 stars because of the quality and characterisation. Try this, you won't regret it and I only hope more become available.
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- D. J. Lock
- 16-05-19
Excellent cast and perfomance
An old favourite of mine, the cast really bring the story to life. Just wish the other warlock books in series were available in Audible
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- LOUISE REBECCA
- 18-06-16
Fantastic
This was a book I read in my youth and was delighted to revisit it in a publication which was closer to a play than a spoken word. Beautifully, skilfully narrated - just hugely disappointed the rest of the series wasn't in Audible
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-08-18
Old Favourite
Last time I actually read the book would have been the 70s. Nowadays the romantic subplot appears laughably sexist. But still a fun story. The narration was good but only 3* because volume between narrators was too great and I missed a lot.
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