2017 Unabridged Audiobook releases

2017 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for Desmond Bagley fans, with paperback and eBook (ePub, Kindle) reissues, plus unabridged audiobooks. Yes, I can’t quite believe I’m writing it: unabridged audiobooks. Excellent decision, HarperCollins Publishers!

The Golden Keel in this format is due for release, along with its other formats, on 12 January 2017, narrated by the well-established voice actor Paul Tyreman. Although The Golden Keel is the only audiobook currently listed, we can look forward to the others being released throughout the year.

HarperCollins Publishers’ own link shows the novel available from audio retailers Audible, Amazon’s audiobook service, and iTunes. Pre-order links are shown below:

Amazon pre-order link: £11.37 or free with a 30-day Audible trial.

Audible pre-order link: £12.99 or free with a 30-day Audible trial.

More on this excellent news in due course.

References

Cover art © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

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The Wild Man: Bagley’s first attempt at espionage fiction

In November 1966 Bagley began exploring the possibility of writing an espionage novel. His synopsis for a new novel, titled The Wild Man, was delivered to his publishers on 24 August 1967. Set in Saqih, a fictional province of Borneo, it posed a compelling question: How can an elected government control its professional bureaucracy, especially those parts that normally operate in a clandestine manner?

Running Blind: The Hemisphere screenplay and the enigmatic Sol Reybvinnar

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Caravan to Vaccarès: Nemesis of a Running Blind movie adaptation

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