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Bedlam

By: Christopher Brookmyre
Narrated by: Angus King
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Would it be your ultimate fantasy to enter a video game? A realm where you can look like a hero or a goddess, fly space-ships, slay dragons, a realm where there are no consequences and no responsibilities. Or would it be your worst nightmare? Stuck in an endless state of war and chaos where not even death can offer an escape…This is where you find out. This is Bedlam.

©2013 Chistopher Brookmyre (P)2013 W. F. Howes Ltd Adventure Humorous Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Funny Witty Thought-Provoking Fiction Video Game
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As a gamer, I was enthralled by this book. It follows our confused central character who has been subjected to a mind scan in a piece of experimental technology; later he wakes up on an alien planet... To his horror he discovers that he is now an NPC in an alien army defending against the invading human horde. Thus begins a rip-rollicking rush through the gaming universe encompassing many old classics and referencing many current favourites. But beware, all is not as it seems in the "gamer-verse"!
I will warn you that as will all Christopher Brookmyre stories, the language used can be (and often is) VERY strong and descriptions of injuries and carnage can be graphic, but this is all part of Brookmyre's comic writing style.

The perfect story for the playstation generation

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loved it as I spent my earlier years playing Doom etc. and Chris brought it back

an excellent story from a brilliant author.

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Ever wished you could be the hero of a game. Ever picked up the controller or laid your hands on the keyboard and thought "Now I Will Be..." well Chris Brookmyre has considered it. This was my first Brookmyre book which was recommended by a long term fan as I am an old school gamer. The book follow the story of a young man waking up and discovering he is no longer in Scotland but battling his way through a first person shooter from his youth. Before long this blows up into a much bigger story where characters from the gaming universe are thrown from game to game in homage to many great environments that anyone who grew up gaming in the 90s/00s cannot fail to appreciate. THis is a well written, well executed tail of peril and intrigue with some excellent narration and evolving characters. I cannot say if you will enjoy it if you don't enjoy games, maybe not but for those of you who remember FPS death matches, frantic RTS wars and late night RPG immersion then you are going to love the story that weaves through all those memories and makes you go looking for the old copy of Unreal Tournament.

The Horror Of The Game

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What did you like most about Bedlam?

So different - so unexpected

What did you like best about this story?

I really had no idea where we were going at times which made it a really exciting read

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The beginning - i was so confused then so enlightened, it really was a blast

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Would have liked to - def stayed in the car to listen to the end of parts of the action

Any additional comments?

Different but wonderful

Hold on to your hats

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For some reason I have had this book downloaded for ages but only just gotten around to listening. Something had failed to click the 1st time.
On revisiting - brilliant! Well read. Well written. It's an exciting yarn. Would not advise if you have absolutely no experience of video or PC games or get irritated by swearing.
Fairly predicable plot but the narration quality, the wit and occasional mini twist keeps the story an enjoyable listen.
One of those audiobooks where I resented interruptions.

Fun novel - a mix of thriller/sf/gaming nostalgia

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