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Pagans

By: James Alistair Henry
Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
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Summary

TWO COPS. ONE KILLER. HUNDREDS OF GODS.

21st Century London — except the Norman conquest never happened. An uneasy alliance of ancient tribes has formed, but peace is threatened by a series of brutal murders. Detectives Aedith and Drustan must put aside their differences to track down a serial killer with a decades-old grudge.

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Loved it all - super action and gritty dialogue. Super performance by the reader -
Never over the top but each accent felt authentic.

Pacy, at times amusing. Loved the reader’s different accents!

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Looking at an alternate universe like this fella terribly accurate. Despite huge shifts in history, people would still be people. I like this recontextualising of our world through different lenses. My usual genre is science fiction and fantasy, and this book has been a revelation of different ways of doing it.

Plus it's a good story!

People are people, no matter what

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Absolutely loved this. This is pagan Britain and it is mightily interesting. Tribes, clans, tattoos and multiple gods in what would otherwise be modern Britain. The main protagonists come from different points of the not united kingdom and there are tantalising references to Tsarists, Caliphate and the superpower seems to be African. Murder mystery meets political intrigue and fantasy and with lot of sass into the mix. Brilliant.

Great new world

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I only knew about this book because of someone else's enthusiastic recommendation. I'm so glad I did - it's a great read.

In a modern England lacking Roman and Noman French influences, the Saxons reign supreme. Out west, it's more Celts; in a walled-off Scotland, Picts. Funny and well-researched, the story also throws a different light on all kinds of actual modern happenings, societal attitudes, and generally, what is it is to be English.

The two central characters are a good match for each other. The plot is twisty and veers between Saxon mores and the world as we know it in a way that both bewilders and fascinates. The whole thing works wonderfully. I hope there is more to come.

Gunnar Cauthery reads well. Only a few editing mishaps disrupted the flow.

Wonderfully entertaining

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If no Romans conquered the British Isles - who would be more dominant? The Celts, Anglo-Saxons or Normans? How many gods/goddesses would still be worshipped?

Interesting alternative history of UK

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