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The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

By: H. G. Parry
Narrated by: Calum Gittens
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For his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can't quite control: he can bring characters from books into the real world. His older brother, Rob - a young lawyer with an utterly normal life - hopes that this strange family secret will disappear with disuse, and he will be discharged from his duty of protecting Charley and the real world from each other.

But then, literary characters start causing trouble in their city, making threats about destroying the world, and for once, it isn't Charley's doing. There's someone else out there who shares his powers, and it's up to Charley and a reluctant Rob to stop them - before anyone gets to The End.

©2019 H. G. Parry (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Paranormal

Critic Reviews

"Parry knocks it out of the park. Just plain wonderful." (Kirkus)

"A joyous adventure through all the tales you've ever loved. Funny, charming, clever and heartfelt, you're absolutely going to adore The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep." (Tasha Suri, author of Empire of Sand)

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Classic English literature meets modern day NZ. Interesting characters, unusual, original plot. Worth the listen.

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Dive deep & long into a wonderful world of fantasy, where words of Characters on a page can become real, meet the summoner who is able to do such things & the family secrets he is unaware of. As the story unfolds & we discover there is more to family than blood, will he & his brother be able to protect & defend those they love?

For lovers of the Night Circus, the endless sea & all other book type fantasies that bring life to characters we hold der in our hearts ❤️

For lovers of Dickens, Conan & Other beautiful books

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