Retribution Falls
Tales of the Ketty Jay, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Rupert Degas
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By:
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Chris Wooding
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A Tale of the Ketty Jay. Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships, and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes.
Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons. It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is.
Rupert Degas has narrated over 100 audiobooks. He has recorded a diverse range of authors, from Andy McNab, James Patterson, Wilbur Smith, and Chris Ryan to children's authors such as Derek Landy, Darren Shan, Jamie Rix, and Philip Pullman. He has narrated books by Patrick Rothfuss, Haruki Murakami, Mervyn Peake, Rose Tremain, and Cormac McCarthy as well as recording classics from Kafka, Conan Doyle, Lovecraft, and Wilde. Rupert has lent his voice to numerous cartoons, including Mr Bean, Robotboy, Gumball, Thomas & Friends, and Bob the Builder and has performed in over 50 radio productions for BBC Radio 4, including The Brightonomicon and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He spent 18 months in the West End performing in Stones in his Pockets and was in the original London cast of the smash-hit comedy The 39 Steps. Produced by Peter Rinne.
2010, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Short-listed
©2009 Chris Wooding (P)2013 Orion Publishing GroupWhat listeners say about Retribution Falls
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- scott serduk
- 24-10-2017
surprising
loved it, didn't go into it expecting much but was well worth the listen, good story, no boring bits, straight to the point with good character building and histories to get you into it.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2020
AWESOME
There was some twist and turns I didn't expect, some of the story I couldn't predict so I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, this is a great story.
Highly recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-04-2017
A rollicking good story
Loved the story
Interesting characters
Brilliant narration. Rupert made the book come to life. Please Rupert read more of the series.
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- Luke Beaverson
- 26-09-2023
A damn good book.
Great characters/ plot, compelling & unique setting. The voice actor is top notch. 10/10.
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- Peter Chase
- 08-11-2019
Firefly lives!!
If, like me, you still mourn the loss of the Firefly TV series then this is a balm for your wounds. Group of motley misfits with mysterious back-stories struggle against stacked odds.
Having read the books and loved them, I was a bit hesitant to try the audio version but that was put to rest in very short order by Rupert Degas superb narration (one of the few non-aussies who can do a credible aussie accent). Was equally gutted when I found out that the remaining books had never been released in audio format so imagine my delight when I saw the confirmation that these are to be released shortly.
Thoroughly entertaining and absolutely begging to be optioned for a high budget TV series - you listening Amazon Prime??
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- Suzanne
- 13-10-2021
Fabulous story even better narrator
Cracking yarn made all the more entertaining by Rupert Degas and his amazing talents. You totally forget there is only one person narrating and are totally absorbed. I go out of my way to find books narrated by Rupert. He’s THAT good!
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- Michael Grey
- 09-11-2017
So good
So good I could cry the rest of the series isn't on the Audible AU store.
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- asthecrowflies
- 17-05-2015
Stumbled, Tumbled...but no Grumbles.
I stumbled on this after a conversation with very literate English Lit teacher who appreciates Josh Whedon a little more than life itself. He mentioned the 'Firefly" similarity and that almost put me off. I LOVE Firefly and I'm not into imitations. They so often tend towards flattery and lose all sense of story.
Then I started to read and tumbled head-over-heels into a world that made me laugh, gasp and cheer. This is the real Steam-punk, heartless-romantic, full-throttle fun I've been looking for. And Mr Wooding can write both characters and dialogue.
If you like an anti-hero with a heart of gilt, then Captain Frey is your man. Irresistible to women, relationally caustic, self-interested to a fault, he leads the most unlikely of cobbled together crews on a journey into grudgingly heroic community.
Thank the Allsoul that there are more books in the series. C'mon audible - record them!
And as for Rupert Degas.....what is there to say other than "BRILLIANT"!
Encore.
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- Jeremy
- 29-04-2015
A cracking story and Rupert Degas!
After more than 150 audio books, I've got to say that Rupert Degas is the best narrator I've heard. He's a legend, with a breadth of voices unmatched, and the ability to bring a story alive. It was his narration alone that lead me to download this story.
That being said, I'm really glad I did. Chris Wooding has written a story that is great fun with lots of action. Set in a steam punk world, and following the antics of an airship crew, there is never a dull moment!
I hope they make more in this series, as I'd certainly listen to them. Reading Chris's blog, he doesn't know if that's going to happen. Fingers crossed!
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- Oakrobin
- 20-05-2020
I didn’t know I liked steampunk until I read this
Up till now I have only read fantasy by the likes of Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Patrick rothfus, etc. a friend suggested I have a read of retribution falls, and I was hooked! Amazing story, great characters and expertly narrated by Rupert Degas, who did the rothfus books
A must read
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