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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Von: Claire North
Gesprochen von: Peter Kenny
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Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside.

'I nearly missed you, Doctor August,' she says. 'I need to send a message.' This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.

©2014 Claire North (P)2014 Hachette Audio UK
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"An astonishing re-invention of the time-travel narrative. Bold, magical and masterful" (M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts)"A thoughtful and considered time-travel novel, shocking twists and, most important of all, a beautiful character. Harry August will break your heart fifteen times" (Jared Shurin, Pornokitsch Blog)
This wonderful novel, narrated by Harry, ranges back and forth in time as he recounts episodes from his various lives, but it's all held together by a compelling mystery involving nothing less than the end of the world itself . . . Beautifully written and structured, the book should be a big hit . . . Fans of SF and fantasy authors China Mieville, Christopher Priest, and Adam Roberts might note a stylistic similarity, especially in the novel's elegant prose. Whoever Claire North turns out to be, he or she has written a remarkable book" (Booklist)
"Gripping" ( Sun)
"A truly extraordinary novel: an impeccable portrait of a friendship tortured by time in which masterful character and fantastic narrative come together to tremendous effect" ( TOR.COM)
"A brave, genre-defying novel, which is mind-blowing in its originality and bold concept . . . Stunning!" ( NOVELICIOUS)
"Part unique and intriguing mystery, part philosophical look at life, memory and time travel this story kept me totally gripped from the opening words to the mind-blowing finale" ( BITE THE BOOK)
" The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is an extraordinary novel, as the publicity has promised" ( The Speculative Scotsman)
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This is one of the few positive surprises in new SF stories available. It feels, in terms of depth and expression, like a mix of Old School SF (e.g. Bradbury) and the modern variants (e.g. Iain Banks).

The story is complex and well told, using a classic SF method: What if everything is the same, but just one minor fact has changed? Some people, after dying, reincarnate into their own body at the time of birth - struggling with the incapabilities of babyhood, but still knowing about their previous live. Some of them even can remember EVERYTHING they've gone through before.

It unfolds into a tale of friendship, hubris and dystopia.

This book is a masterpiece and well read, too (OK - maybe I'm slightly biased, because Peter Kenny read most of Iain Banks' books to me). I'm really looking forward to reading (listening to) the other books from this very talented author.

Remarkable new British SF

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I finished it in two days. Peter Kenny's rendition is spot on and deservedly a 5 Star performance. Simply loved it.

Truly Amazing

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Loved this book!! It's a bit of a slow burner, and it may take a bit of time to get used to the the jumping between different years but once it gets going it's brilliant!

But of a slow burner but great book!

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One of the best audio books I have gotten around to in my time. The - as far as I can tell - unique story of the book evolves brillantly written and provides a gripping protagonist along with an exciting story. While, at first, I found some of the main character's development a bit too detailed, the book pulls together the different lives as the story progresses and culminates in a finale for which I could not lay the book aside a single second. A definite recommendation for all passioante listeners who are longing for something special!

Brilliantly unique

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Started a bit slow but really took off. By the second half it was a very gripping story.

The reader was fantastic at doing all the accents.

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In manchen Passagen liest der Sprecher ziemlich schnell. Wer im Englischen nicht so sattelfest ist bekommt da Mühe. Aber die Story ist es auf jeden Fall wert!

Die Story ist herrlich strange und kurzweilig

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Good story in theory, but the delivery was very confusing and hard to follow sometimes.

Good story in theory...

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