Galilee

De: Clive Barker

Narrado por: Paul Hecht

A successful film maker, painter, playwright, and best-selling author, Clive Barker commands an astonishing range of creative talent. Drawing upon the literary genius that produced Sacrament, he returns to the realm of the supernatural with this intriguing saga of two families, one human and the other divine. One of America’s wealthiest and most influential families since the Civil War, the Gearys harbor terrible secrets.

The Barbarossa family’s roots are far more ancient and ethereal, but they are bound to the Gearys by a shared history of murder, insanity, and adultery. When Rachel Geary and Galilee, the seductive prince of the Barbarossa clan, fall in love, they unleash powerful enmities that could destroy both dynasties. Shorter and more conventional than some of Barker’s other work, this novel is especially rich with complex, passionate, three-dimensional characters, lush settings, and elegant language. Paul Hecht’s powerful narration gives added depth to this dark, sumptuous novel.

©1998 Clive Barker (P)1999 Recorded Books, LLC

An Audiophile's Dream

I find myself at a true loss for words in trying to describe the pleasure this listen has given me. Clive Barker is a most remarkable and gifted storyteller. Galilee, is superb.

Great story. Bad narration

The narrator has a phlegmy, .self-satisfied voice. Slimy and sinusy. Totally off-putting. Read it instead.

A wonderful mixture of the ribald and the metaphysical

There are so many things going on in this story of love and greed and gods. Ultimately what comes across is a meditation on the meaning of being a person. It’s worth your time.

GALILEE

What an interesting idea. I have to say I really enjoyed this book (even more than IMAGICA). It really held my interest.

Great book

Loved it, one of my favorite Clive Barker books. Have listened to this several times.