The Sound of His Horn, John William Wall
The Sound of His Horn, John William Wall
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The Sound of His Horn

Author: John William Wall

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 4 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 06/03/2014

Synopsis

A horrifying masterpiece of science fictionThe Sound of His Horn is a classic novel of the uncanny. Alan Querdilion becomes a prisoner of war during World War II and then awakes, only to find himself in an alternative future in which the Nazis have won the war. Against a sylvan backdrop, the legend of the wild huntsman is revived and genetic experiments have created strange hybrids. Humans are hunted for game, haunted by the sound of the huntsman’s horn.

About John William Wall

Sarban (1910–1989) was a pseudonym for John William Wall, a British writer and diplomat. He wrote several works of speculative fiction, including The Sound of His Horn and The Doll Maker.

About Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s birthday honors for services to drama.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and an award-winning narrator who has won several Audie Awards, as well as more than twenty-five Earphones Awards, and been named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on September 21, 2017

The sound of his horn rings through the night, freezing all who hear it with fear, safe in their beds for now - but for how long? The bestial hornblower chooses his human prey as he sees fit, and as is his right. The hornblower lives in a world quite distant from the World War II battlefields and fa......more

Goodreads review by Jim on February 05, 2017

This is intensely atavistic, sylvan folk horror. After raving about Sarban's Ringstones, The Doll Maker, Calmahain and Number 14, I put this one off for a time because of the science-fiction 'alternate history' appellation in its reviews not appealing to me, but rest assured this is baroque Gothic h......more

Goodreads review by Cosimo on September 26, 2015

La barriera oltre il bosco Leggendo l'approfondita e intrigante postfazione di Matteo Codignola, si viene a sapere che questo racconto di genere horror ed erudito-fantastico, un vero incubo materializzato in una ucronia visionaria fondata su ossessione, odio e violenza, venne pubblicato dalla casa......more

Goodreads review by Olethros on November 14, 2014

-Joya inquietante y poco conocida.- Género. Ciencia-Ficción. Lo que nos cuenta. Alan Querdilion vuelve a Inglaterra tras ser liberado de los campos de prisioneros alemanes al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero ha vuelto cambiado y su familia lo nota. Y es que Alan escapó de un Oflag en 1943 y,......more

Goodreads review by Cesare on December 22, 2024

Ucronie danzan sgraziate......more

Quotes

“[For] devotees of Poe and Tennessee Williams…His book is a stunning tour de force, a horror-thriller with depth.” New York Times Book Review

“No outline of mine can possibly convey the skill with which old man Sarban maintains suspense and builds up imagined fears upon unimagined horrors.” Daily Express (London)

“I frankly confess myself scared. Who ‘Sarban’ is I do not know, but I should not wish to take his imagination to bed with me. [It] would be indescribable, if only the author did not describe it with such conviction.” Observer (London)

“Don’t miss The Sound of His Horn…An imagination like that of Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker…The quality of the writing is magnificent.” Melbourne Herald

“Here is no straightforward piece of make-believe. It is terrifying, horrible, something that runs athwart the processes of human nature and fills the reader with a dreadful wonder.” John O’London’s Weekly (London)

“The forests are alive with terror, and the story never loses its grip, despite its fantastic material.” Scotsman (Edinburgh)

“I have never read anything more completely terrifying…A fine piece of imaginative writing.” Western Mail (Cardiff)

“Extravagantly imaginative mystery and terror. Genuine Cold shivers. The book has a queer power to horrify in an inexplicable way.” Yorkshire Post

“Written with skill and energy.” Kingsley Amis, Booker Prize–winning author

“Persuasive.” Damon Francis Knight, Hugo Award–winning author

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