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Goon Squad

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Goon Squad

By: Jonathan L. Howard
Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Nicholas Guy Smith, Jim Meskimen, Stefan Rudnicki
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About this listen

An ongoing, episodic "prose comic" from which the pictures are summoned by the magic of words, Goon Squad is set in an alternate version of modern-day Manchester. Its biggest divergence from the real city is that it - along with most other large urban centers - has a team of superheroes to protect it against unusual threats with which the conventional forces of law and order would have problems.

Goon Squad: Year One offers three action-packed volumes in a single collection:

Goon Squad, Vol. 1: Special Talents

  • "The New Girl"
  • "Nightclubbing"
  • "By the Water, by the Grave"
  • "Changes"
  • "No-No Dojo"
  • "Exterminating Angel"

Goon Squad, Vol. 2: Without Sin

  • "A Star in Strange Ways"
  • "Holy Fool"
  • "Dead Man Tells Tale"
  • "A Brief History of the Goon Squad"
  • "Tale of Terror"
  • "Pomona Island"

Goon Squad, Vol. 3: Old Enemies

  • "Life During Wartime"
  • "Red Wolf, Red Wolf, Does Whatever a Red Wolf Can"
  • "Shadow of the Vivisector"
  • "The Man from Switzerland"
  • "The End of the Year Show"

©2016 Jonathan L. Howard (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Skyboat Media, Inc. Fantasy Science Fiction Funny Witty

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Being from the great city and county of Manchester so it was great listening to this audio book. it was like a walk down memory lane. one issue that pissed me off a bit was the delivery by the narrator, she did a great job of making the Mancunian sound like South Afriican. or dick Van Dyke Cockley. Salford is pronounced Solford and not Sal-ford.

Rant over. loved the story addicted to it now. give it a go, you will love it.

Goon Squad is a really enjoyable book.

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Very much enjoyed listening to this one. Made me laugh and late for work. Want this to carry on.

Great listen

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Loved every minute ..great writing..great stories…. Some of the northern accents leave a lot to be desired though…speaking as a Lancastrian

Brilliant fun

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Some fantastic stories and excellent writing. Only fault is with the guest narrators - one cant seem to decide if he is Welsh, South African or Cockney and its a bit off putting. looking forward to more of these though!

Original and entertaining

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I’d have to agree that these are really fun books which really capture the feel of Mancunian culture despite (bafflingly!) opting for American narrators.

As a caveat I have enjoyed other offerings from said narrators and would go so far to say Stefan Rudnicki is one of my favourite readers of books set in the USA. Very wide of the mark in this one though!

Most awkward when referring to “The Yanks” or when the author uses Mancunian idioms.

Nonetheless I stand by the fact that once you get past the accents the books are brilliant and well worth punt.

Brilliant story, poor casting, still well worth a credit even if it weren’t free!

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