Goon Squad, Vol. 1, Jonathan L. Howard
Goon Squad, Vol. 1, Jonathan L. Howard
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Goon Squad, Vol. 1
Special Talents

Author: Jonathan L. Howard

Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 09/08/2015

Synopsis

An ongoing, episodic “prose comic” from which the pictures are summoned by the magic of words, Goon Squad is set in a version of modern-day Manchester. Its biggest divergence from the real city is that it—along with most other large urban centers—has a team of superheroes to protect it against unusual threats with which the conventional forces of law and order would have problems.Goon Squad, Volume 1: Special Talents is composed of six tales: “The New Girl,” “Nightclubbing,” “By the Water, by the Grave,” “Changes,” “No-No Dojo,” and “Exterminating Angel,” as well as an introduction read by the author.

About Jonathan L. Howard

Jonathan L. Howard is a game designer, scriptwriter, and a veteran of the computer game industry since the early 1990s, with titles such as the Broken Sword series to his credit. He is author of the Johannes Cabal series, as well as the YA novels Katya’s World and Katya’s War. He lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and daughter.

About Gabrielle de Cuir

Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on November 14, 2017

The description for this audiobook is that it is a “prose comic”. This had the feel of having a comic described to you. And I found it very listenable. The action takes place in Manchester, but the people are a bit different. A few have “talents” that give them superhero-type powers, and these folks......more

Goodreads review by Eric on February 04, 2021

This was a fun read. It has been described as a comic book in prose form, and that's a pretty accurate description. Many of the "stories" end on cliffhangers—including the one which ends the book, so be warned. I tried to take a break between stories, since there was apparently about a month between......more

Goodreads review by Will on June 05, 2019

Jonathan L. Howard's idea of a prose comic book is really inspired. Things can be episodic or ongoing, arcs can get resolved and characters can transition to new plotlines. It really feels like the best parts of an ongoing comic and a science fiction novel combined.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on March 02, 2019

This is a great superhero story. The characters are so very well crafted (interesting and complex) and their adventures are wonderful, both fun and very clever. If you like superhero stories, read these books.......more

Goodreads review by Cody on September 01, 2018

Full disclosure: this was written by the author of my favorite book series, the Johannes Cabal Necromancer series. The audiobook is an enjoyable, fast listen. And while this is a collection of de-facto short stories, they really are a chronologic telling of the stories of the Goon Squad specifically......more

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