Peter Kenny, the narrator, does an excellent job, handling many different voices with dexterity and aplomb. As my usual fare is multi-volumed fantasy novels I found it refreshing to listen to a one-off story personally I hope there are no sequels. Initially, as in the best novels, things are a bit confusing, but as in the best stories this initial bewilderment is slowly unwound so that by the latter stages of the story all the elements are on hand for the 'big finish'. Very well executed, the novel is finely plotted and excellently written. It's a first-rate story based around a simple yet intriguing premise. I'm happy to report that I'm glad I did so. Very much worth the credit.īeing a sucker for time-travel novels I did not hesitate to purchase this book on a whim around 15 seconds after hearing about its existence. The narrator's voice really suited the main character and the consistency of his nature. The narration is good - occasionally the accents weren't brilliant, but it never distracted from the story. I can't say anything else without spoiling it, so I'll leave it to the blurb and other reviewers to give more hints.

Absolutely compelling, cleverly done, and well narrated. And then in the second half of the book, it all seemed to come together and took off. Next I thought it was possibly a little bit predictable, ie if you get to see the same period of history over and over, should you meddle or not, what if others meddle, etc.? Therefore, not too many new ideas to hook me, but it was pleasant enough listening. And what to do when you are constantly reborn and into the same time period, and the same life? My initial thoughts were that it was just a better version of Groundhog Day.

The many lives of harry august