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1985: A Year in the Life of Robbie James

A 1980s Time Travel Adventure

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1985: A Year in the Life of Robbie James

By: Jason Ayres
Narrated by: Peter J. Matthews
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England, 1985: Sent back in time to the year he lost everything, Robbie James is determined to turn the tables on the man who stole his future.

In 2024, Robbie James is a brilliant IT developer who has just created an AI so advanced it can improve itself without human help. The result? He’s engineered himself out of a job.

The man handing him his cards is Toby Fleming, a lifelong thorn in his side. So when Robbie is offered the chance to travel back forty years in time, he’s eager to settle the score.

In 1985, teenage Robbie finds himself back at Splat!, a thriving video games and lifestyle magazine, working for Toby once again. But this time he knows what’s coming. Can he reclaim the groundbreaking game that should have made his name, save the girl who slipped through his fingers, and finally make it to the gig he always regretted missing — Live Aid?

1985 is part of the anthology series A Year in the Life. Each audiobook revisits a different aspect of life in the 1980s, and each story can be enjoyed standalone.

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Have really enjoyed this series. This was a particularly good one as I was 10 myself and can remember a bit more about the year! Like the interlocking characters coming back from previous too

Another light hearted time travel tale

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It was a good easy to listen to time travel novel. I did find it a little lacking on details in places, like it was a little rushed. Not the best in the series but I’m still glad to listen to it. Narration was good.

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Another brilliant story in this outstanding series from the pen of Jason Ayres. This time it's back to 1985, the year of the Sinclair C5, the Spectrum computer and much, much more! These stories really bring back the memories of that time. A highly recommended listen expertly narrated once again by Peter J Matthews.
I was kindly given a copy of the book by Peter and leave this honest review.

So many memories!

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nostalgia overload brilliant told story am going to read the rest of them these seem so good brought me back to mt childhood

nostalgia overload brilliant told story

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What an awesome premise... gives your imagination a real work out! Especially for those of us who remember the 80's!!

Love this series!

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