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Wolf of Wessex

By: Matthew Harffy
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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AD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston's solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse. 

Accused of the murder, Dunston must clear his name and keep the dead man's daughter alive in the face of savage pursuers desperate to prevent a terrible secret from being revealed. Rushing through Wessex, Dunston will need to use all the skills of survival garnered from a lifetime in the wilderness. And if he has any hope of victory against the implacable enemies on their trail, he must confront his past - becoming the man he once was and embracing traits he had promised he would never return to. The Wolf of Wessex must hunt again; honour and duty demand it. 

©2019 Matthew Harffy (P)2020 Head of Zeus

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great listing

a really good story and performance. kept me engaged and interested and when combined with the readers performance it was a great way to spend some time

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For history buffs

This book brings the time period alive with its clever use of historical facts woven together by fiction.

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a MUST buy.

Enjoyed Harffy's earlier series but it ran out of puff for me (sorry) and I returned book 6. I thoroughly enjoyed the series but like a lot of good things....a little formulaic and I tired of it.

This new book and setting is fresh and new. A different tangent to most "warrior stuff" as its hero is a senior cit...but this doesn't detract one iota, it enhances the reality of life off the grid.

The author is a painter of words, his description and clear love of the times is first rate. It felt as if I was there. His numerous historical asides, behaviours, beliefs and then legal systems is utterly absorbing.
The forest lore and deep love Duncan has for his world is warm and uplifting. A joy to read/listen to and become involved.

The narrator is sublime. Perfect, a great yet unintrusive story teller.

Give me more. NOW! PLEASE!

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Good story, but predictable

Good story, historical background. Well written and performance was good. Storyline and ending was predictable, follows a certain format.

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Yet another riveting novel!

The author is very talented and I p
articularly appreciate the historical observations at the end of each novel.
Full mask for a brilliant narration.
James Alexander
Adelaide

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Really enjoyed this!

This was a really good listen. The atory was great as well! Will be digging into Matthews other books and Barnabys other audio works!

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Excellent narration

Loved this fascinating and compelling story with its intriguing history and memorable characters and excellent narration.

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wolf of wessex

couldn't put it down. It was interesting, fast paced, the characters were so well depicted I feel I could recognise them in the street

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Just no

I've tried... First I tried to like it or just stick with it, then I have adjusted the speed to 1.3... Then I started skipping chapters....
Many many flows and outright negatives to this book, but for me... SLOW!!!!
If this book was any slower it would have been going backwards, just like the main characters of the book and the plot was just dreadful, dreadfully filled with nothing.

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Poodle of Pulp Fiction

I usually only write a review if I love a book - or find it underwhelming. Guess which one Wolf of Wessex was?
If you like your characters and your plotline two-dimensional, this may be the book for you. Barnaby Edwards contributes by making most of the characters sound either pathetic, guileless or ignorant. Women are especially blessed by Harffy and Edwards, who manage to present them as needy, silly and entirely dependent. There is not a skerrick of originality or inventiveness in the plot, which lumbers along the wheel-ruts of the genre to it's inevitable conclusion.
I kept hoping that - around the next bend - there might be light. Nope.
Many have liked it so....take your chances. But if you're looking for anything remotely reminiscent of Cornwall and Keeble, forget it.

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