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Spectred Isle

Green Men Series, Book 1

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Archaeologist Saul Lazenby has been all but unemployable since his disgrace during the War. Now he scrapes a living working for a rich eccentric who believes in magic. Saul knows it's a lot of nonsense...except that he begins to find himself in increasingly strange and frightening situations. And at every turn he runs into the sardonic, mysterious Randolph Glyde.

Randolph is the last of an ancient line of arcanists, commanding deep secrets and extraordinary powers as he struggles to fulfill his family duties in a war-torn world. He knows there's something odd going on with the haunted-looking man who keeps turning up in all the wrong places. The only question for Randolph is whether Saul is victim or villain.

Saul hasn't trusted anyone in a long time. But as the supernatural threat grows, along with the desire between them, he'll need to believe in evasive, enraging, devastatingly attractive Randolph. Because he may be the only man who can save Saul's life - or his soul.

Contains mature themes.

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The book was solid and the characters easy to get into the mindset of. Although upon realising the narrator sounded somewhat like Alan Titchmarsh on Time Team, it was very difficult to shake. But overall great book and I'm bummed the sequel isn't focused upon the same two characters.

It's KJ Charles, we already know its gonna be good

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The story and characters  are engaging and the narrator has very distinctive voices for each character, always a plus for me. Hope there is more soon.

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There's a completeness and complexity to this book that keeps me coming back to it. The wistful, bittersweet and melancholic atmosphere, full of people who have survived terrible things, cut with the laugh-out-loud snark; the light-touch and yet evocative descriptions of action and place; a storyline as twisty as tangled vines; the absorbing emotional arc.
I really wondered whether an audio version could do justice to this wonderful book. But yes- this actor is brilliant: the voices are defined enough to disambiguate one man from another without lapsing into caricature, and l particularly loved Randolph's cool irony. Wonderful.
And now I'll get back to waiting for a follow up to tie the tantalising threads together...

KJ Charles 's masterpiece, beautifully performed

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I adore this book, and the audiobook is well-produced, clearly read, and the narrator does a decent range of voices. As a matter of personal preference I found the voices a little too “light” and chipper in places - Saul in particular was higher and more airy than the stiff-upper-lip-desperately-trying-to-hold-it-together tone I had imagined, but it didn’t spoil my overall enjoyment. I think the narrator’s voice for the (sort-of) prequel for this book, The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal, fit the tone of the text better, but again: didn’t spoil the book overall, and this narrator reads clearly and accurately.

Wonderful story, clearly narrated, but not sure the narrator’s voice “fit” for me

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I’ve read/listened to quite a few by KJ, and I don’t think I’ve disliked any of them. As mentioned, this one felt a little slow to me, to start off, but on closer thought it was good world building and set up for the main action which happens in the second half. A throughly good listen, and I enjoyed the tension build between Saul and Randolph.

Started slow and then picked up brilliantly.

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