Treason's Tide
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Narrated by:
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Cameron Stewart
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Robert Wilton
About this listen
July 1805: Napoleon's army masses across the Channel - Britain is within hours of invasion and defeat. Only one thing stands in the way - an obscure government bureau of murky origins and shadowy purpose: The Comptrollerate General for Scrutiny and Survey. And, rescued from a shipwreck, his past erased, Tom Roscarrock is their newest agent.In England, the man who recruited Roscarrock has disappeared, his agents are turning up dead, and reports of a secret French fleet are panicking the authorities. In France, a plan is underway to shatter the last of England's stability. Behind the clash of fleets and armies, there lies a secret world of intrigue, deception, treachery and violence - and Roscarrock is about to be thrown into it headfirst.
Robert Wilton has held a variety of posts in the British Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office. He was advisor to the Prime Minister of Kosovo in the lead-up to the country's independence, and has now returned there as a senior international official. He divides his time between Kosovo and Cornwall.
What the Narrator Says
"Robert Wilton does for cloak-and-dagger skulduggery in the Napoleonic Wars what George MacDonald Fraser does for later 19th century episodes such as the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny in his Flashman novels. Treason’s Tide brought the era to life for me; the intervening couple of centuries just melted away. Human nature hasn’t changed, and espionage is not an exclusively modern phenomenon. I loved narrating this book....more, please!" Cameron Stewart on narrating Treason's Tide
©2013 Robert Wilton (P)2013 Audible LtdCritic reviews
Would you try another book written by Robert Wilton or narrated by Cameron Stewart?
yes I also have Treason's FieldIf you’ve listened to books by Robert Wilton before, how does this one compare?
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Yes, he's really good very expressive, but not to over the top. He has a good voice to listen to.Did Treason's Tide inspire you to do anything?
noVery enjoyable night time listen
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It is not a tale that unfolds. Rather, it accumulates, and takes you on a few blind alleys, and leaves you in the dark about things that you think are important. It gives you a fragment of information, and expects you to work out the rest. This is good, because this must be how such information becomes available in the real world of espionage (even 210 years ago), and, as a consequence, it feels 'real'. It is bad if you want merely to listen and be entertained- rather than taking out some contract of employment, as this book occasionally felt like it demanded.
As the story finaly nestles iteslf together you are treated to a luscious ending that makes the effort feel worthwhile.
Well written (although occasionally a bit flat, and over technical; and the 'mosaic' nature of the story could be a bit wearing at times). Well read.
A Mosaic of a Story
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I had borrowed the second book in the series from the Library, but on realising that there was an earlier title, ordered that from Audible. It was so brilliantly read by Cameron Stewart that I ordered the second as an audiobook as well.
The story, based around Napoleon's proposed invasion of England in 1805, is interesting in itself. That it is based on a secret archive from the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny & Survey ( a precursor of MI5 and MI6), leads to a fascinating book. It is a long and complicated one, with plots and counter-plots, but is well worth persevering with.
Surprisingly enthralling
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Very enjoyable listen
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Complex
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