A Peculiar Peril
The Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead
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Narrated by:
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Raphael Corkhill
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By:
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Jeff VanderMeer
About this listen
A Peculiar Peril is a head-spinning epic about three friends on a quest to protect the world from a threat as unknowable as it is terrifying, from the Nebula Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer.
Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather’s overstuffed mansion - a veritable cabinet of curiosities - once he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. But the three soon discover that the house is filled with far more than just oddities: It holds clues linking to an alt-Earth called Aurora, where the notorious English occultist Aleister Crowley has stormed back to life on a magic-fueled rampage across a surreal, through-the-looking-glass version of Europe replete with talking animals (and vegetables).
Swept into encounters with allies more unpredictable than enemies, Jonathan pieces together his destiny as a member of a secret society devoted to keeping our world separate from Aurora. But as the ground shifts and allegiances change with every step, he and his friends sink ever deeper into a deadly pursuit of the profound evil that is also chasing after them.
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year - 2020
A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
©2020 Jeff VanderMeer (P)2020 Macmillan AudioWhat listeners say about A Peculiar Peril
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-01-2021
this was just annoying
I really didn't like this book I'm shocked by the accents and the overall feel of the story. I really couldn't connect and as much as I wanted to be interested I just found it convoluted and overly childish.
I also thought that there was some really bad narration about privilege which obviously was regarding the writing but still made me mad.
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- paf
- 10-10-2022
Absolutely amazing!
I totally loved this book.
The characters and settings are fantastical, and sometimes utterly bizarre - but the threads of narrative are strong and cohesive, so it always makes sense.
The narration is excellent - Raphael Corkhill is perfect for this book. He has a very rich voice that is easy to listen to, and he performs a wide range of amazing accents and voices that are always perfect for the character. (His Retch voice gave me thrilling feelings!)
Can't wait for the next book!
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- Anna Cherkasova
- 24-08-2020
loved it!
Loved the story. Very original, good combination of horror, humour and joyful weirdness. There reader is beyond excellent!
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