The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

A Novel

De: H. G. Parry

Narrado por: Calum Gittens

The ultimate book-lover's fantasy, this sparkling debut is a "delight of magic and literature, love and adventure" (Kat Howard) featuring a young scholar with the power to bring literary characters into the world.

For his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can't quite control: He can bring characters from books into the real world.
But when literary characters start causing trouble throughout the city and threatening to destroying the world, he learns he's not the only one with his ability. Now it's up to Charley and his reluctant older brother, Rob, to stop them--hopefully before they reach The End.
Praise for The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep:
"A star-studded literary tour and a tangled mystery and a reflection on reading itself; it's a pure delight." --Alix E. Harrow, Hugo Award-winning author
"This beautifully-written novel is an exploration of the power fiction wields -- the power to inform and to change, even to endanger, our everyday world." --Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches
"Equal parts sibling rivalry, crackling mystery, and Dickensian battle royale, it'll be one of your most fun reads this year." --Mike Chen, author of Here and Now and Then

Exciting, Heartwarming, and Fun

The idea behind this book was so amazing, just an absolutely wonderful story on its own. I constantly felt like we were nearing the climax even when I was less than halfway through it. I had to keep listening, I just couldn’t help it! I even sped it up to 1.4x just because I was so excited to see what was going to happen. Several fun twists and turns, mind blowing reveals, and a truly heartwarming story of two brothers made it impossible to stop this audiobook. I had so much fun in this world.

And I have to mention the writing, the imagery, every word selected perfectly to fit the situation. Wonderful. The narration was excellent too. Changes in pitch, cadence, and accent were distinct enough to immediately know who was speaking in the moment.

Fun Book, Great Reader

This book is a lot of fun; great summer reading. The reader does an excellent jobs with all the voices and accents. Very entertaining.

A wonderful story

I don't write reviews often but this novel was an incredible story! Terrific literary implications. A very enjoyable listen. The performance was very well done as well!

I didn’t want to put it down.

I was hooked to this book, especially the ending. There were never any parts of the book where I felt it was a “good stopping point” there was always something exciting going on. I loved all of the references to books I have, and books I haven’t read. If there was one thing I didn’t necessarily love about the book was the way the main villain died, it felt very sudden. Overall, it was an amazingly written book, and I loved reading it!

Brilliant, If....

If you read the books we were assigned all through high school, you will remember them in surprising detail as this story progresses. If you didn’t read them, this book will make you want to. In the meantime, this book is fabulous, start to finish, surprisingly detailed and engaging. The characters are substantial, amusing, and devoted to their side of the story. The writing is first-rate, especially the dialogue.

Great Read!

Only picked this up because I have a son of the same name. Turned out to be a very good selection! This story was really creative and extremely well-written. The Dickensian world in all it's original dark glory is brilliantly (and literally) overlaid in this one. It's fast-paced, humorous, quirky, and sometimes terrifying qualities come to life right before your mind's eye, especially if you have read the books mentioned in this book. This is DEFINITELY a reader's read!

Wonderful

A hilarious and delightful romp though thickets of literary theory dancing with a sturdy story line and an insightful theme

One of the best books ever!

This book is a delight from start to finish! The characters are wonderful, and the author fleshes out Dickens in a perfect way. The story has a fabulous collection of characters that you can relate to in a literary and an ordinary slice of life sense, the ending is, of course, happy, and all around the story gives you a great sense of hope

Wonderful

I am a 62 year old woman who majored in English and then became an attorney and I have always been a voracious reader. I thought this book was absolutely wonderful.

Wonderful

What a lovely story. Something different and rare. Literary analysis sounds boring but turned into a great plot with great characters.