The Stranger Times
The Stranger Times, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Brendan McDonald
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By:
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C. K. McDonnell
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
STOP PRESS! The Stranger Times wins the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!
There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them . . .
A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but mostly the weird), it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable.
At least that's their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious. Their editor is a drunken, foul-tempered and foul-mouthed husk of a man who thinks little of the publication he edits. His staff are a ragtag group of misfits. And as for the assistant editor . . . well, that job is a revolving door - and it has just revolved to reveal Hannah Willis, who's got problems of her own.
When tragedy strikes in her first week on the job The Stranger Times is forced to do some serious investigating. What they discover leads to a shocking realisation: some of the stories they'd previously dismissed as nonsense are in fact terrifyingly real. Soon they come face-to-face with darker forces than they could ever have imagined.
The Stranger Times is the first novel from C.K. McDonnell, the pen name of Caimh McDonnell. It combines his distinctive dark wit with his love of the weird and wonderful to deliver a joyous celebration of how truth really can be stranger than fiction.
©2020 C.K. McDonnell (P)2020 Penguin AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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A filmic romp with great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise. (Eric Brown)
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- Lucy
- 23-11-21
A brilliant book
Gripping, funny and fantastic characters. I was also blown away by the narrator, he does an incredible job. I can't wait to listen to more in this series.
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- Cfc Caumartin
- 30-01-21
Yes!
I have recently become totally allergic to fiction that contain ‘post apocalyptic’ or dystopian in their descriptions. This is the antidote and I have not had so much fun since the disc world series. Loved it and it put a smile on my face which in 2020-2021 is one hell of an achievement. More please !
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- Anita nicholson
- 20-02-21
Well worth a giggle
I really enjoyed listening to the narrator, gorgeous accent. Made me laugh out loud a number of times.
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- Richard
- 28-06-21
Absolutely loved this book 👍
Another fabulous creation by Ciamh (is that how you spell his name?) Wonderful writer 👍
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- Andrea Kennedy
- 19-02-21
I'm devastated, I've finished this book!
You know when you're listen to a good audiobook and you're already dreading it ending by the time chapter one finishes! Well I was doing that by the time the narrator read the first paragraph! it's an amazing book! The narrator is a voice acting genius! Please, please Mr. Donnell, hurry up and write a whole series by next month. My mental health has improved so much by listening to this book, I believe it should be available on the NHS by prescription!! This book has everything! Mystery, fun, monsters, fun, possible romance, tears and more fun! There is a wonderful ending too. Treat yourself and have a listen. you won't regret it 😃
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- Work in progress
- 06-02-21
Another great story from Mr McDonell
I am a long time fan of this author and looked forward to this change in genre. I wasn't disappointed.
The back stories of the characters set the scene for (hopefully) more stories about the weird side of Manchester
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- Greg_Rigolo
- 10-07-21
Absolutely amazing.
Best author ever. I’ve never read one of caimh’s books that I didn’t absolutely love. Unusually for me, I love his books in audiobook format the most, he picks the best narrators! I was admittedly deeply disturbed at the start of this one that it was the same narrator as all the Irish ones but my God, Brendan was fantastic. Soo many characters, and each funnier than the last. This was a different style to his other works but it really worked. Listen. Enjoy. Then, if you haven’t already - listen to every audiobook he’s ever released. Your life will be a better place for it. Promise.
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- Savvy
- 24-09-22
Good Story, bad narrator
Storyline good but the narrator was not good at all. He kept annoyingly changing the voices of the characters.
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- Aideen
- 08-05-23
Excellent book
Interesting and funny. The narrator was impeccable. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys good books.
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- carolyn mitchell
- 18-05-23
Times for a change
I’ve read some penguin classics over the past year and this is different to what I usually read but really enjoyed this . The characters brought the story to life .. I laughed out loud which is unusual. could it be made into a tv series …
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