High Vaultage

By: Chris Sugden, Jen Sugden

Narrated by: Peter Wicks

Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'A joyously funny and absurd steampunk frolic that satirises both the era in which it is set and our own age'
FINANCIAL TIMES

From the creators of the acclaimed audio drama podcast Victoriocity comes a cozy scifi mystery set in the chaotic metropolis of Even Greater London - unmissable for fans of Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series and Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

EVEN GREATER LONDON, 1887: a vast, uninterrupted urban plane encompassing the entire lower half of England and, for complex reasons, only the upper third of the Isle of Wight... The immense Tower casts electricity across the sky itself, powering the mind-boggling mechanisms of the city below; the notorious engineer-army swarms through its very veins, building, demolishing, and rebuilding whatever they see fit; and - at the heart of it all - sits the country's first ever private detective agency.

Archibald Fleet and Clara Entwhistle hoped things would pick up quickly for their new enterprise. No one is taking them seriously, but their break will come soon. Definitely... Probably.

Meanwhile, police are baffled by a series of impossible bank robberies, their resources wholly absorbed by the case. Which means that when a woman witnesses a kidnapping, Fleet-Entwhistle Private Investigations is the only place she can turn for help. Luckily they're more than happy to oblige.

But what's the motive behind the kidnap? As Clara and Fleet investigate, they find more than they could ever have imagined...

©2023 Chris Sugden and Jen Sugden (P)2023 Orion Publishing Group Limited

Hilarious

It was fun and entertaining. I loved the characters and I loved the atory. Great book.

As Electric As Promised

Already a huge fan of the podcast Victoriocity l was delighted to have an extended romp with our favorite detectives AND highly impressed with the vocal versatility of the audiobook narrator. Isabard Kingdom Brunel himself could not have engineered a plot so humorous and diverting as the Sugdens have once again done here. So watch out for those pesky automatons as you sprint after Fleet and Entwistle on this break-neck adventure!

I loved it start to finish.

As a fan of the audio drama I was expecting to like this book, but it far exceeded what I thought. It was so well written and performed. Definitely going to be a multiple listens title. Well done!

Cheeky retro-futuristic mystery

Had a wonderful time with this one, an expansion of the Victoriocity canon in all dimensions. Got some proper lols out of me and I loved how the central mystery unfolded. looking forward to anything and everything this couple puts out in the future.

Victoriocity with Prose!

Honestly surprised this came together as well as it did. As someone who enjoys the audio drama, I wasn't sure what to expect but the transition from show to book is flawless! Feels like an extension of the show, provides enough context so that new listeners and old fans can enjoy. A particular shout out to Peter Wicks who does a terrific job capturing the voices of ALL the characters, Great work, and I hope we can see more in the future.

Every sentence is missing half a second at the beginning

First, I LOVE Victoriocity and this world. But my audio version, for whatever reason, is missing the first half second of every sentence. It's more than a little maddening, and I have no idea why this is happening. I'm going to get the kindle version so I can still enjoy this book, I'm just so dang disappointed I can't listen to this one like the rest of the works in this universe!