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The Vorrh
- Narrated by: Alan Corduner, Alan Moore
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of The Vorrh.
In B. Catling's twisting, poetic narrative, Bakelite robots lie broken - their hard shells cracked by human desire - and an inquisitive Cyclops waits for his keeper and guardian, growing in all directions.
Beyond the colonial city of Essenwald lies The Vorrh, the forest which sucks souls and wipes minds. There, a writer heads out on a giddy mission to experience otherness, fallen angels observe humanity from afar, and two hunters - one carrying a bow carved from his lover, the other a charmed Lee-Enfield rifle - fight to the end.
Thousands of miles away, famed photographer Eadweard Muybridge attempts to capture the ultimate truth, as rifle heiress Sarah Winchester erects a house to protect her from the spirits of her gun's victims.
In the tradition of China Miéville, Michael Moorcock and Alasdair Gray, B. Catling's The Vorrh is literary dark fantasy which wilfully ignores boundaries, crossing over into surrealism, magic-realism, horror and steampunk.
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- Dr
- 10-01-16
Not for the faint-hearted
This is a fantastic audiobook. Alan corduner's performance is impressive, the musical interludes complement the novel's atmosphere, andd Alan Moore's afterword sets Catling's work in literary and artistic contexts that help the reader make sense of their encounter with the novel. Let the buyer beware: explicit content abounds here, weird sex and graphic violence. Don't buy this book if you're of a squeamish disposition, but if you're not perturbed by all things weird, go buy and read it immediately. You won't regret it!
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- Christopher
- 27-04-18
A truly singular piece of fantasy
This book blew me away. I love fantasy, and this is a fantasy book, but it pays no attention to what a fantasy book "should" be like. It is visceral, psychadelic, a mix of very human, very real emotions, and the jarring unfathomable vorrh. My only warning is this book does not gather pace in building a world, it really takes it's time to flesh everything out. It's a book that demands your attention, if your mind wanders you will miss important details. Give yourself some time and really read/listen to it.
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- Lena
- 09-07-15
Deeply distressing
The imagery and concepts were grotesque and I felt deep revulsion and upset. The narrator , albeit good, seemed to be enjoying the content a little too much for my taste. I wish audible could remove this title.from my cloud forever.
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- Ingridula
- 29-12-15
Strange
The way this story has been read is excellent. Some of the content is beautiful and touchingly written whilst some of it is, what I can only call, base! Other parts are ordinary or confusing, leaving me feeling like this piece has been written by several different people. It is a fantasy of course, so perhaps that's ok, who knows!
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- Nick Ashford
- 22-10-16
Try it.. you might like it!
I don't write reviews normally unless compelled to, and the Vorrh has succeeded in compelling me to!
I gave the story 4 stars only because I finished the book with as many questions as I started. But maybe that's a good thing? Be prepared for an epic story of imagining and scope and completely original. For that reason alone it's worth a credit! Don't be put off by the nay sayers on here, I'm sure the Vorrh won't be to everyones taste but it's worth a listen.. I mean that! If you like tales of the wierd, the paranormal, a touch of fantasy, and a dash of steampunk, you'll be in the right frame of mind to listen to the Vorrh. Safe journey!
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- Matthew Jones
- 19-03-17
A book unlike any other.
A book unlike any other, the Vorrh is a staggering achievement. Horrific at times, beautiful at others, but always utterly intriguing and enigmatic. The tapestries that Catling can weave with words are magnificent and completely tangible, having a presence and solidity that is both entirely surreal and yet completely believable.
I cannot recommend this highly enough.
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- Matthew Young
- 10-06-21
Nothing like this
This book should be required reading for all fantasy enthusiasts. Immediately original, but feels like it’s existed forever.
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- Miss R S Harte
- 31-07-17
The most incredible use of language.
What an incredible book. Language is used to describe in way I have never encountered - like the author sees things in a different way. He creates images through words in a marvellous way. A totally captivating book.
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- claresuttle
- 04-09-22
Confusing, dense but fascinating
I found this book tricky to get into at first. The characters, the locations and the story was hard to keep straight in my head - I resorted to creating a spider diagram to remind myself of names and relative narratives. But, as I got more into it, things became clearer and i found myself fascinated. I am about to begin the second book in the trilogy and am hoping it will be as intriguing as this one. It's not like anything else I have read and as such feels challenging, but I recommend you to persevere with it.
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- m. berry
- 16-05-22
Meandering
The story developed at a glacial pace. By the time it had gained some momentum I had forgotten how everyone was connected.
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