Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

By: Jane Austen, Ben H. Winters

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.

As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?

This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austen's biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. It's survival of the fittest - and only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!

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sassy, smarty-pants, witty and ironic

loved I, the narrator's condescending tone made this so deliciously ironic. I found it very entertaining!

Super fun read!

The late and great Katherine Kellgren did wonderfully in bringing these characters to life, and the story is hilarious! It is not the original Sense & Sensibility, but it a worth the time to read or listen to. I’ve listened to it at least ten times and I am never disappointed, it never seems to get old, and it has made me want to read the original again.

liked it batter than P, P & Zombies.

better than pride and prejudice and zombies. Katherine is great as always. wish there were more books coming.

Charmingly Dark

All the Jane Austen charm with a delightfully morbid spin. Definitely an interesting take an Col Brandon!! And I couldn’t imagine any narrator reading this better.

perfect narration choice

I read in some reviews this wasn't as good a Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; I disagree. my wife and I laughed more listening to this even without the ninjas. The narrator did a fantastic job; she made the story come to life in a way just reading it wouldn't have. The accent and the dry reading of even the most outlandish passages was perfect. Even Jane Austen would have approved.