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The Haunting of H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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The Haunting of H. G. Wells
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Publisher's Summary
A plot against England that even the genius of H. G. Wells could not have imagined.
It’s 1914. The Great War grips the world - and from the Western Front a strange story emerges...a story of St. George and a brigade of angels descending from heaven to fight beside the beleaguered British troops. But can there be any truth to it?
H. G. Wells, the most celebrated writer of his day - author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man - is dispatched to find out. There, he finds an eerie wasteland inhabited by the living, the dead, and those forever stranded somewhere in between...a no-man’s-land whose unhappy souls trail him home to London, where a deadly plot, one that could turn the tide of war, is rapidly unfolding.
In league with his young love, the reporter and suffragette Rebecca West, Wells must do battle with diabolical forces - secret agents and depraved occultists - to save his sanity, his country, and ultimately the world.
What the critics say
“Narrator Steve West superbly delivers Masello's latest historical imaginings. …West believably creates everyone from foot soldiers to Winston Churchill, from Satan worshipper Alistair Crowley to diabolical German spies, as well as anti-German locals; Wells's adoring wife, Jane; and his suffragette mistress, Rebecca West. With ghosts to lead the way, Wells and West attempt to foil a plot by occultists to destroy British lives and morale. Fascinating listening.” –Audiofile Magazine
“His blending of real and fictional events is utterly captivating. And casting the 49-year-old Wells as an action hero makes for great fun.” —Booklist
What listeners say about The Haunting of H. G. Wells
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Genevieve Paquette
- 2021-02-08
not great
Robert Masello's books are a guilty pleasure of mine- I love that very specific genre of vaguely supernatural historical thriller featuring fictionalized versions of famous figures. Yeah, they're silly, but I get a big kick out of them.
This? No. What a disappointment. I had been so looking forward to it, but then it was a whole lot of nothing happening and protagonists that I actively dislike.
I mean, at least it lead me to discover that HG Wells was a sleaze and a fascist who thought very highly of himself. He's the poster boy for "I’m not like other guys." What a twat canoe. Look, if you're into nonmonogamy, cool, so long as your partners are too! I'd feel bad for his second wife, but she started "seeing" him while he was still married, so... what did she expect? She married a sleaze who thought his actions were all cool because he was an ~intellectual~. Ok, but don't we all know a guy like that? It is such a type. And his new conquest was equally unlikable.
But yeah, beyond that, the story didn't work for me. It was slow and meandering and very little happened.
Again, what a disappointment.
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