Devil's Cub

By: Georgette Heyer

Narrated by: Michael Drew

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

The excesses of the young Marquis of Vidal are even wilder than his father's before him. Not for nothing is the reckless duellist and gamester called "the Devil's Cub". But when he is forced to leave the country, Mary Challoner discovers his fiendish plan to abduct her sister. Any only by daring to impersonate her can Mary save her sibling from certain ruin.

©2003 Georgette Heyer (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"My favourite historical novelist." (Margaret Drabble)

Excellent semi sequel to These Old Shades.

Would you consider the audio edition of Devil's Cub to be better than the print version?

Equal but easier to listen when one is working.

What other book might you compare Devil's Cub to and why?

This involves the son of the main characters of 'These Old Shades'. Heyer heroines are always sensible non hysterical ladies. Heyer obviously liked these characters as the link to this family appears again in an infamous army.. The latter book links 2 of her more memorable stories ,Regency Buck and again These Old Shades.

What about Michael Drew’s performance did you like?

Good interpretation of the characters.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Amused and enjoyed the old Monseignor's enjoyment of the heroine s account of the recent duel.

Any additional comments?

The spoilt hero is true to the characters of both his parents. He is an arrogant careless callous nobleman, who is discovered to have a softer and more agreeable side to his character. It needs the special attributes of a clever heroine to reveal his better side.

Loved it!

Having just begun reading/listening to Georgette Heyer novels in the last year, Devil’s Cub is one of my favorites. Lord Vidal seems to be doing his devilish best to become more infamous than his father, the Duke of Avon, also known as Satan (from These Old Shades).

The story is just plain fun. Vidal’s behavior is eye-popping at times and it seems inconceivable that Mary, our heroine, is up to the challenge. She proves us all wrong by taming the beast.

Only Georgette Heyer can make a bowl of gruel romantic. Vidal is hurt and sick and he wants a full meal and some claret. His valet strikes out trying to get him to eat the gruel Mary prepares. Mary tries and seemingly fails as well but her parting words about being so sad Vidal won’t eat it, changes his mind. It doesn’t sound like much of a scene, but it is. Having only been in each other’s company for days, it is so remarkable that Vidal concedes to the gruel, that you know he’s hooked on Mary. BTW, he really liked the gruel.

I enjoyed this story so much. Even more than his father’s story in These Old Shades. Characters from that story make strong and important appearances in this story.

The narrator was very good. Pacing was excellent. Voices were great although Vidal’s voice was not what I expected it would be.

Keep them coming Georgette!

I have enjoyed most every book written by Georgette! The stories are always interesting and unexpected and always have a good ending, which in my opinion, is critical. I really like the fact that there is not a bunch of cut and paste soft porn crap mixed within the stories. The narrators for the most part, are extremely talented and without them, the stories would not be nearly as entertaining! I am so spoiled by her books, that I do not want to listen to any others! I have listened to all of them and for the most part, I love them, although I do wish all of them are abridged. Bravo! Please keep them coming!

Georgette Heye r at her best.

I Loved this story and Michael Drew's narration gave the story life and real depth.

The lead male was very unsympathetic 

All the characters improve in the end. The reader was terrific!  we have listened to this book more than once. 

bad voices

Again in this sequel, the narrator has spoiled the hero, Vidal, with a voice which is nasal, sometimes almost whining. None of the charm which is implicit in the character; he sounds unpleasant and repulsive. When Avon appears near then end, thank goodness his voice is not the absolutely awful voice the same narrator used for him in the preceding novel (These Old Shades), but still lacks the charm and depth such a character requires. He does many other characters and voices well, mixes French and English together fluently, and shows considerable skill. But why does he make the heroes of these two novels so thin and unlikable?

A good time indeed

I've loved Georgette Heyer for most of my life. This is one of her most romantic novels and even though I've read it dozens of times it still delights me.

Great Story, so-so narration

Georgette Heyer was the Grand Dame of Regency Romance, and the one who started its popularity in the US. Her witty, humorous, classic stories always have interesting characters and tons of historical accuracy. The narrator did a good job with all the pronunciations and most of the emphases, but he made the hero and his father's voices way too nasal to make them as attractive as they were intended by the plot to be.

One of Heyer's Best

How Heyer manages to come up with such varied characters and story lines amazes me. This, however is one of her best novels. Michael Drew is believable, as always. Great performance.

Good book!

Well written, interesting, and exciting! Very well developed characters. No extra wordy descriptions that have nothing to do with the story. the conflicts were all believable. I would have liked the reader to be a woman, but the guy was quite good.