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Monstrous Devices

By: Damien Love
Narrated by: Chris Devon
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When twelve-year-old Alex receives an old tin robot in the post, the note from his grandfather simply reads: ‘This one is special’. But as strange events start occurring around him, it doesn’t take Alex long to suspect that the small toy is more than special; it might also be deadly.

Just as things are getting out of hand, Alex’s grandfather arrives, whisking him away from his otherwise humdrum life and into a world of strange, macabre magic. From Paris to Prague, they flee across snowy Europe in a quest to unravel the riddle of the little robot, and outwit relentless assassins of the human and mechanical kind. How does Alex’s grandfather know them? And can Alex safely harness the robot’s power, or will it fall into the wrong, wicked hands?

‘I enjoyed everything about Damien Love’s debut.’ Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of the Alex Rider series

'Hugely original, exciting debut novel... a fantastical but entirely believable world with scary killer robots oiled to perfection with automaton history, surprising characters and dry humour... Get hold of a copy, wind it up and let yourself go.' The Times

'An effortless, atmospheric evocation of place and history combine in an unforgettable, immersive experience.' Guardian

'This grandad and grandson adventure has all the hallmarks of a whopping kids’ thriller.' The Big Issue, Kids’ Books of the year©2018 Damien Love (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Engineering Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Technology Robotics
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Outstanding storytelling.
Outstanding narrator.
Outstanding audiobook.
20th May - Book 2 - "The Shadow Arts" - bring it on!

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It was ok but not the best i have heard and the narrorater sounded depressed

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Kids need dark stories, sinister stories that aren’t like their usual fodder… this is it! A fabulous middle grade mystery thriller with monsters and dark magic… loved it!

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