What a great series.

Where do we start with this one? Again, another great book from Roger Ley. This man can write a book that keeps you on edge from start to finish.
These are not my usual reads, but I absolutely love them. Write from the get-go. They keep you immersed in a world that, although different, you can imagine living in.
I love the characters, especially Harry. He has a wonderful humour and depth of nature, a lovable rogue, but intelligent and very resourceful.

The narration was excellent, and the story was highly engaging. At no point did I think I could guess where the story was going, which was great.

I highly recommend this book/audio and have done it to friends. I know I keep saying this about this author, but it's true: Pick up his books and try them.

Craig Bowles is a great narrator, and this is my fifth book read by him. He did wonders with the characters. Easy to listen to. I did speed up the narration to 1.3 on Audible.

Harry Lampeter and the Turing Engine
Harry Lampeter and the Return to Steam, Book 3
By: Roger Ley
Narrated by: Craig Bowles
Series: Harry Lampeter and the Return to Steam, Book 3
Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

❤❤❤❤❤ Overall
🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚 📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.30 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free at my request. My review is my opinion and an honest review - nor did the author influence my opinion.

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Writer obviously knows his history... lots of fun

I really enjoyed this. For the uninitiated this is the third book in the Harry Lampeter alt. history books in which the roguish part-wide boy, part spy gets tangled up in a Franco-German invasion plot. The story starts a little slowly but quickly picks up pace and your soon romping through a familiar setting of high politics and low underworld antics. Although there is a bit of Flemming or Buchan in the audacity of the plot, Harry himself reminds me more of the real life spy Eddie Chapman than his literary equivalents. And Ley clearly knows his history, one of the pleasures of these stories is how Ley sprinkles in historical anecdotes and reframes today's world's politics through the arched lens of a very different future. Much to enjoy here for fans of spies, thrillers and history.

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A crazy adventure you will love.

This story is so mad you will love it, lots of laughs and a real page turner of a climax.
I received this book for free and I wanted to leave an honest review.
This book is superbly written and the narrator is perfect for the role of bringing this story to life.
Sit back and enjoy.

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Even better on the second reading.

I having read the first two Harry Lampeter books, bought this on Kindle because I wasn't prepared to wait for the Audible version. The familiar voice of Craig Bowles in the Audible version makes familiar characters more familiar and ties the series together. I personally like continuity and series that use different readers in each volume annoy me. Here the characters I know and like sound as they should. The story like the other Harry Lampeter books, has the feeling of a Boys' Own adventure for adults, very much for adults, and rattles along at a brisk pace. This book has been worth the wait, plenty of action and a satisfactory conclusion. I love that Roger Ley has left a couple of narrative loops open, promising adventures to come. I am looking forward to reading them.

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Funny and Humerous

Well, Harry is at it again we are talking about WW2 and the Franco/German alliance who are already in Guernsey so the next move is England, but will it happen? Harry is called back into service MI6 and it makes you wonder what the other agents are like if you literally take on Harry as an agent.
Can he or will he save the day, of course, he will in a fashion.
You can expect a good few laughs along the way, it's well written although I have the audio version and Craig Bowles really knows how to bring Harry across to the listener.
My usual genre is Crime Thriller even historical crime as before the days of television, mobile phones, etc., where the reader has to think and this Steam, so still ways to go. Very light-hearted and uplifting and really makes a change from the norm.
Not overly long just 5hrs and a bit but worth every minute.
I would like to thank Roger Ley for a copy of this audio thoroughly enjoyed it very uplifting and made my day with Craig Bowles they make a good combination.

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Brilliant

Having now read the third book I think this one was the best so far a big thank you to Roger for brilliant writing and the narrator so good

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Steampunk fun & adventures

This is the third book in the series which seems to get better with each book. The steampunk setting is well thought out and works well giving a real feel for the fictional future without electricity and a return to steam power. This time Harry is sent to scupper France & Germany's plans to invade England. Loads of humour and off-page sex during Harry & Telford's adventures.
The narrator does a cracking job of bringing the characters to life and is easy to listen to.

I received a free copy of this book at my request and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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Another fun read

In this post electronic world, we are back to steam engines and hot air balloons for transport, due to the accidental release of a plastic eating bacteria. The Franco - German alliance is threatening to invade England and the Scots look like they might be joining them. It's once again down to Harry to save the day, with the help of his disparate band of colleagues. A great listen and well narrated, although a little work could be done on some of the accents.

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Wow

Roger you did it again audio book is 100% I love the fact that it's based in the UK I hope there a lot more to come

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Incorrigible Harry Strikes Again

Never mind history judging us - Roger Ley has looked and found our governments wanting. The subtle ways he digs at our current shock horror of governance raises the level of these books from thought provoking and funny to mind blowing and laugh out loud. The concepts Mr Ley's brain creates are so clever and his observations so sharp, the listener can't fail to be captivated. The future holds a great many shocks in store and for those listeners that have followed Martin Riley's well-intentioned bacteria, the surprises keep on coming. Harry Lampeter, the kind of chap you pray your daughter will never bring home, is an absolute delight even though he's an utter rogue. All these brilliantly executed characters are brought to life by the vocal ministrations of Graig Bowles and if Ley and Bowles aren't to audiobooks what Morecambe and Wise were to Christmas Day than I don't know who is. The only question remaining is why this isn't being transferred to either the silver or small screen? It's an absolute gift.

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