The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry

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The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

A Novel

by H. G. Parry

Narrator Calum Gittens

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Length 18 hours 3 minutes

Language English

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“A tale of two brothers, one of whom seems to live a charmed life, leaving his lawyer brother to clean up after his mix-ups and misunderstandings. Now, after years apart, they find themselves sharing a city again. Things begin to get dark, in a very literary sense. Lawyer Rob has to face some unpleasant skeletons in the family bookshelf.This was a highly enjoyable read (especially as an audio book) and I'd especially recommend it to anyone who liked Jasper Fforde's "Thursday Next" series. ”
— Kristin • Phoenix Books

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“This book is the perfect summer reading escape for a literature lover! The book takes place in a modern New Zealand where a Summoner, someone able to pull characters out of books and into real life, has appeared and is threatening to tear down the very fabric of existence to bring a world of literature to life. Throughout all the adventure and excitement we follow the sweet story of 2 brothers, pulled apart and eventually put back together again. The narrator has a soft NZ accent, bringing a richness to the text without making it hard to understand for non-natives.”
— Genavieve • Books & Company

Summary

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