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A Carriger Quartet

By: Gail Carriger
Narrated by: J. Daniel Sawyer, Merelan Jones, Dawn Phynix
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Summary

Four original, unabridged, full-cast productions of Gail Carriger's most beloved fantasy short stories:

"The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't, the Mummy That Was, and the Cat in the Jar": A mummified cat, a secret agent, and an aristocrat entangle Alessandro Tarraboti (father of Alexia Tarraboti from the Parasol Protectorate series) in a rollicking, wry adventure into the supernatural secrets of ancient Egypt.

"Marine Biology": Inconveniently a werewolf, unexpectedly alive, and secretly gay, marine biologist Alex finds himself forcibly shackled to a flirty merman on the hunt for some sinister selkies. An unconventional romance between impossible partners told with the kind of wit and comedy that made Gail a household name.

"Fairy Debt": Despite being a fairy, Cups can't grow wings due to a death promise to a local king. Entering service in his castle as the Least Jester, she must find a way to earn her wings while navigating the hazards of cupcakes, tea demons, and the occasional Earth dragons.

"My Sister's Song": Fantasy, history, and subversive strategy collide in this Roman-era tale of a warrior, Mithra, who must repel an entire legion alone and armed only with a very peculiar weapon. Her sticky solution to this impossible problem must be heard to be believed.

Featuring performances by fellow fantasy writers Philippa Ballantine, Chris Lester, and Tee Morris as well as an original soundtrack by composer Danny Schade.

©2001 Gail Carriger (P)2014 ArtisticWhispers Productions, Inc.

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A grave dissapointment

I love Gail Carriger books so this has been a great mistake. The sound production is poor, false British accents and dreadful music. I gather this was crowd funded but they should have saved the money. It was so poor it might be better to read the stories.

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An excellent value boxset of great stories

This is a full dramatic production of four of Gail Carriger books (listed below). It's an excellent value boxset, and I really enjoyed listening to it. The only downside to it was there were a couple of points where I couldn't hear what was being said very clearly (though I'm not sure how much of that was because of my hearing issues, headphones etc), but otherwise, it's an excellent audiobook, and I'd definitely recommend it to any Carriger fans.
Individual stories:
"The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't, the Mummy that Was, and the Cat in the Jar" - the earliest story related to the Parasolverse, featuring Alessandro Tarabotti and Floot the First! An excellent Egyptian adventure story. I'd love to read more of Alessandro's adventures if this is anything to go by!!
"Marine Biology" - the first story in the San Francisco Shifters series, telling how the SF pack came to exist in the first place. Funny and irreverent, I love it. It does contain M/M relationship content though, so may not be suitable for everyone.
"Fairy Debt" - a sweet story about a fairy trying to earn her wings. Lovely.
"My Sister's Song" - a story (rooted in true events) about how a tribe use honey to defeat Roman invaders.

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Outstanding set of shorts

Great spread of short stories. The fullcast audio really helps and enliven the stories. Great for all ages!

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Worth it?

Came for the parasol story, but figured I might as well listen to all of them.
Have to say... Eh 🤷‍♀️
They were nice, but I'm happy I didn't buy it for the other ones.
The parasol story was good though!
A good addition to the main series 😊

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