The following review that I wrote was published in the June 2012 edition of Library Journal.....
Wyndham,
John. The Kraken Wakes. 7 CDS. Unabridged. 9 Hours. CSA World. 2010. ISBN:
9781906147754. $29.95.
In Wyndham’s The
Kraken Wakes (Previously
published under the title Out
of the Deeps), English journalist for the EBC--- not the BBC, Mike Watson writes an account
of events that he and his wife Phyllis witnessed. Starting on their honeymoon
with what was described as fireballs falling from the sky and leading to
the attacks of “sea tanks” and the unusually fast melting of
icebergs. Not your typical science fiction story, the aliens are no longer
confined to taking over from Outer Space. The story was cut up in three phases
which moved the plot along wonderfully, however there was not much character
development. British narrator Alex Jennings shows animation playing multiple
people very well including men, women, English, Russian, and French characters.
Fans of H.G. Wells’ War of the
Worlds will enjoy this story.
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