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The Last Days of Thunder Child

Victorian Britain in Chaos!

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The Last Days of Thunder Child

By: C.A. Powell
Narrated by: Jack Wynters
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Pastiche story from H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds from the perspective of H.M.S. Thunder Child’s Royal Navy crew. The year is 1898, and the story unfolds through the eyes of an ironclad crew and a land-based war office clerk Mister Albert Stanley. Gradually, everyone moves toward the dreadful outcome as the strange alien tripods rampage around Victorian Britain.

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a fantastic story

Having grown up with the works of H G Wells and The War of the Worlds
C A Powell invents a revealing insight into the world of the infamous Ironclad. A wonderful imaginative story which grips until the end.

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THis is a fantastic story, you must listen'

This story, from the number one bestseller on Amazon, is great for the audible. I suggest you listen to it right through to the end. The story is told from several points of view. The more you listen, the more you will be drawn into this wonderful story, and all it's interesting characters. Based on the War of The Worlds, it is very British in its narration. It will grip you from beginning to end. A great movie in the making, very soon, love it.

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Great story based on Martian war

Yet another great follow on to the H.G.Wells classic war of the worlds. The character's are believable and the story is well read. I enjoyed the sound effects. Thunderchild is a main part of Wells's story so it good to hear how he men lived, served and died in battle against the tripods in the river blackwater. On to the next book.

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A tribute to H G Wells masterpiece

Good voice for this story, think Mr Wells would of liked this point of view from Thunderchild.

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Story enjoyable. Narration terrible.

Enjoyed the story but the different voices, including that of the Martian were atrocious. Would do much better being re-recorded by a professional.

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Good but not great

the story is close to my heart, having listened to the musical version a lot when I was a kid and a spin off therefore felt like a great idea. overall I thought it was a good story though as others have said, it's more written for kids. the narration was good on the most part but the accents are a little humorous! worth a credit.

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if I could I'd give 3.5 stars

overall I enjoyed it, it wasn't terrible but wasn't amazing ever. the voice actors performance could have been better. and some story threads where never tied up like the French professor and how did Perry survive. the ending kinda felt sudden and there was more to find out and tell.

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Enthralling

I liked everything about it, did they get the third Tripod, it was a bit vague about that

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Hooray for Thunderchild

War of the worlds is my favourite books for years and I've also been a big fan of the musical by Jeff Wayne

My favourite parts of both has to be the heroic battle of HMS thunderchild when she takes out 3 Martian tripods
This book does a wonderful job of telling their story leading up to this fateful battle with great characters would you come to care for.

I especially liked Mr Stanley and boys Seaman Perry.

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let down by dry narration

I love the premise and have the physical book, so thought I would enjoy the audio version. Alas the almost monotonous and characterless narration sends you to sleep rather than carrying you on a ripping victorian adventure.

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