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Harry Lampeter and the War with Scotland

A Satirical Mix of Warfare, Romance, Airships and Intrigue (Harry Lampeter and the Return to Steam, Book 1)

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Harry Lampeter and the War with Scotland

By: Roger Ley
Narrated by: Craig Bowles
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The world has returned to the Steam Age. Incensed by cross-border raids from England, the Scots decide it's time to march on London. The English army heads north to stop them and MI6 send Harry Lampeter to report on the hostilities. General Malina’s American peacekeepers arrive as the battle for York begins. In between amorous entanglements, Harry discovers the Americans have a hidden agenda: the invasion of Europe. Meanwhile, Harry’s friend, Telford Stephenson, has joined the Scottish Air Force and is enjoying his own adventures.

Wisps of steam, a pair of erotic dancers, a cat called Nigel, and the distant skirl of bagpipes all add color to Harry Lampeter’s first anarchic adventure.

©2021 Roger Ley (P)2023 Roger Ley Fiction Science Fiction Steampunk England Funny Adventure

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An all around fun book. The story is entertaining, the characters are delightful, and the narration by Craig Bowles is excellent.

A review copy of this book was sent to me by the author. All of the above opinions are my own.

An all around fun book.

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really enjoyed the book. a great story, a good plot and a steady progress. keep it up

great book

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The story is great fun and rattles along at a good clip. There are times when it sounds as if portions of a guide book have been copied into the text, but they don't detract too much from the flow of events. The characters are engaging and believable. The performance while not being terrible grated at points, mostly at the pronunciation of Scottish place names and when Craig Bowled adopted a Scottish accent. I was annoyed that the story ended on a cliff hanger, on the plus side there's more to come. All in all well worth the reading.

A jolly good yarn

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Not my normal genre but I found this return-to-Steampunk adventure very entertaining. Several good characters and some excellent sarcastic digs at modern politics. Nicely narrated by Craig Bowles. The story does end on a bit of a cliffhanger so you have to read the next in the series to find out what happens.

I received a free copy of this book at my request and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Return to Steampunk

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How do you know when you're totally invested in a book? Let me tell you how it feels for me. I was listening to Graig Bowles narrating Harry Lampeter and the War with Scotland by Roger Ley and I was grinning away at Harry's shenanigans. At one stage, Harry's friends Felicity and Telford are driving through my home town and I thought to myself, "if only I'd known, they could have popped in for tea". Obviously I know they're not real and more than the state of the world in Mr Ley's brilliant series is real - except ....! Quite frankly it's all very credible and if I want to be upset that Harry Lampeter's friends didn't stop in when they were passing, then so be it. I'm a HUGE fan of Roger's writing, and Graig's narration and can't wait for the next book.

Brilliantly believable

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