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Harry Lampeter and the Return to Steam, Book 4

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Harry Lampeter and the Unholy Alliance

By: Roger Ley
Narrated by: Craig Bowles
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A satire at the expense of the establishment, but as Harry Lampeter says, "If you can’t take a joke, you shouldn’t have joined."

Two years after he blew up the Channel Tunnel to foil the Franco-German invasion, Harry Lampeter returns to England, hoping for employment with MI6. The political climate in Europe has changed. The Roman Catholic Church, led by mad Pope Benedict XVII, is attempting to fill the power vacuum in Europe by reviving the Holy Roman Empire, with himself as Emperor. The CIA has other ideas, as do the leaders of the European nations.

Harry discovers that his half-sister, Emma, and her daughter are being held at the Mary Magdalen Hospital for Penitent Women and sets out to release them. Meanwhile, Ms R returns in a new guise, burning with anger and seeking revenge on her former boss, Brigadier Crisp, the head of MI6.

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I loved this book. even though it is book 4 you can still listen to it without knowing the previous books. It follows Harry after the channel tunnel has been blown up by him and is set in a futuristic alternative universe where everything is back to the Victorian era styleoin regards to travel and electricity. It follows Harry as he returns from America and is looking for something to do, but most of the story actually follows Ms R and Harry pretty much takes a back seat in her story. I loved the narration and story was very well written. I can highly recommend this and the previous books

brilliant continuation of the story

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This is a pleasant and humorous return to the low tech world of the previous Harry Lampeter books, with a compelling and unexpected story that explores the potential for organised religion to be exploited as a vehicle for personal power, espionage and national politics.

The latter is engagingly contrasted with the more mundane lives and concerns of Lampeter and friends.

The narrator, Craig Bowles, who evidently enjoyed reading the text, has also excelled himself with the provision of a wide range of appropriate voices and accents, which further enhance Roger Ley's talent for the depiction of characters at all levels.

A Superb Addition to the Harry Lampeter Series

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Well, this was a lot of fun. Quite different from a lot of the Lampeter series, with an old anti-hero taking centre-stage in a mendacious, if typically arch plot. Ley had A LOT of fun with this one, pushing a wild idea as far as it will go, with plenty of contemporary satire and side-swipes and familiar characters. Be prepared for a bit less Harry in this one, but a be assured there will be a devishly good alternative protagonist, ready with the derring-do. As for the eponymous rogue, Mr Lampter, there is a touch of pathos at the end has he reflects on the age of steam, which makes you want to re-read the whole series.

Never a Dull Moment in This Series

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It was so good to escape back into this world again. This series is my only real exposure to the genre and I really love it. The narration works really well and suits the style of the book.

Really enjoyable series and well narrated

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Roger Ley looks at everyday life and thinks ‘what if……’ and just lets his knowledge and imagination merge and flow. This allows the reader to think, reminisce, enjoy and outright laugh when listening to Craig Bowles’ excellent narration of this latest instalment in the Harry Lampeter series. While I must say that this story is not for readers who are easily offended when it comes to religion, I must also say that this is just a story and a very entertaining one at that! Sure hope there will be more stories to follow.

‘If you can’t take a joke, you shouldn’t have joined’ Harry Lampeter

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