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The Last Days of Thunder Child

Victorian Britain in Chaos!

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The Last Days of Thunder Child

By: C.A. Powell
Narrated by: Jack Wynters
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About this listen

Pastiche story from H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds from the perspective of H.M.S. Thunder Child’s Royal Navy crew. The year is 1898, and the story unfolds through the eyes of an ironclad crew and a land-based war office clerk Mister Albert Stanley. Gradually, everyone moves toward the dreadful outcome as the strange alien tripods rampage around Victorian Britain.

©2009, 2017 C.A. Powell (P)2020 C.A. Powell Adventure First Contact Science Fiction Fiction War

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I liked everything about it, did they get the third Tripod, it was a bit vague about that

Enthralling

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War of the worlds is my favourite books for years and I've also been a big fan of the musical by Jeff Wayne

My favourite parts of both has to be the heroic battle of HMS thunderchild when she takes out 3 Martian tripods
This book does a wonderful job of telling their story leading up to this fateful battle with great characters would you come to care for.

I especially liked Mr Stanley and boys Seaman Perry.

Hooray for Thunderchild

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overall I enjoyed it, it wasn't terrible but wasn't amazing ever. the voice actors performance could have been better. and some story threads where never tied up like the French professor and how did Perry survive. the ending kinda felt sudden and there was more to find out and tell.

if I could I'd give 3.5 stars

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This story, from the number one bestseller on Amazon, is great for the audible. I suggest you listen to it right through to the end. The story is told from several points of view. The more you listen, the more you will be drawn into this wonderful story, and all it's interesting characters. Based on the War of The Worlds, it is very British in its narration. It will grip you from beginning to end. A great movie in the making, very soon, love it.

THis is a fantastic story, you must listen'

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Yet another great follow on to the H.G.Wells classic war of the worlds. The character's are believable and the story is well read. I enjoyed the sound effects. Thunderchild is a main part of Wells's story so it good to hear how he men lived, served and died in battle against the tripods in the river blackwater. On to the next book.

Great story based on Martian war

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