The Kraken Wakes
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The Kraken Wakes
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Narrated by:
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John Sackville
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By:
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John Wyndham
About this listen
Ships are sinking for no apparent reason, carrying hundreds to a dark underwater grave. Strange fireballs race through the sky above the deepest trenches of the oceans. Something is about to show itself, something terrible and alien, a force capable of causing global catastrophe.
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- dapto9
- 23-10-2023
Best of its kind
I found this story to be utterly captivating from start to finish.
The tone was perfect with plenty of British good humour and a certain twinkle throughout. The relationship between the narrator and his wife was beautifully handled and provided the perfect lens to see the events of the story through.
Some sci-fi from the Cold War Era feels very dated, but this does not.
The actual science it contains feels spot on and authentic, as do the consequences and subsequent reactions of the people and peoples involved.
John Sackville's narration is similarly pitched perfectly.
Loved it.
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- Rebecca de Salis
- 31-08-2022
Another amazing book by Wyndam
Kraken Wakes is yet another brilliant end times battle for genetic supremacy story. Wyndam gold!
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- Ian Andrew Mulcahy
- 15-02-2023
Brilliant
A great story from beginning to end a twist on The War of The Worlds but from the sea well worth the listen.
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- Elizabeth
- 29-05-2022
superb performance
Wyndham was so clever. the Kraken is well and truly here but he nailed this decades ago. one of the best performers I've encountered
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- kristina simons
- 28-05-2023
Scarily accurate to climate crisis
Another incredible book by John Wyndham. I can see why he’s such a massive influence. Still fresh today. I love the relationship the main characters have. It’s a little shocking how much this seems to be how journalism and politics play out today as well. So concise and clever.
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- Pieter Stok
- 05-08-2023
Prescient Story
John Wyndham has a good understanding of human nature. It touches on many of the crises of our era.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-2023
A captivating listen
I read the book years ago, but listening to the story now, I’m startled by how relevant it is to our world now. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. Thanks Audible!!
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- Anna Cherkasova
- 08-02-2024
what a story!
The story of surviving an apocalypse, errifying and charming at the same time. the reader is wonderful
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- Gabe
- 06-11-2024
War of the Worlds meets Detective/thriller story
Such brilliant prose in this story, which is an engaging tale told by an excellent narrator, from the perspective of an investigative journalist couple. Looks a lot at human reactions as a global, mediated society to having to share the planet with another intelligence, and ultimately, that we are beasts of instinct, despite our prominent intellectual potential.
An excellent listen, definitely worth your time imo.
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- Tezza
- 29-06-2022
Prophetic?
Sounds like a pre-glimpse of severe climate change. Considering how long ago this was written it seems horribly feasible.
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