The Reluctant Assassin: WARP, Book 1

by Eoin Colfer Narrated by Maxwell Caulfield

Overview

Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick.

In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a nineteen-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientist's knowledge. He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevie's possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world.

Editorial Reviews

NOVEMBER 2013 - AudioFile

Colfer’s new science fiction series provides narrator Maxwell Caulfield a tableau of characters with which to demonstrate his formidable talents. The FBI has created a Witness Anonymous Relocation Program to transport high-profile witnesses into the past to trial. Teenaged Chevron, a magician turned assassin, and her assistant, Riley, end up in Victorian London. There they become caught up in a protection racket involving a relocated witness who has set up a crime network for himself. The vocal technique Caulfield employs to transition seamlessly between characters is evident at every turn. The absurdly comical self-important crime boss, Tibor Charismo, is beautifully juxtaposed with the frightening eagerness of the assassin, Garrick. Chevron’s no-nonsense tone is the perfect partner for Riley’s street-savvy Cockney. M.F. SYNC 2014 © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2013 - AudioFile

Colfer’s new science fiction series provides narrator Maxwell Caulfield a tableau of characters with which to demonstrate his formidable talents. The FBI has created a Witness Anonymous Relocation Program to transport high-profile witnesses into the past to trial. Teenaged Chevron, a magician turned assassin, and her assistant, Riley, end up in Victorian London. There they become caught up in a protection racket involving a relocated witness who has set up a crime network for himself. The vocal technique Caulfield employs to transition seamlessly between characters is evident at every turn. The absurdly comical self-important crime boss, Tibor Charismo, is beautifully juxtaposed with the frightening eagerness of the assassin, Garrick. Chevron’s no-nonsense tone is the perfect partner for Riley’s street-savvy Cockney. M.F. SYNC 2014 © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169378221
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	05/07/2013
Series:	W.A.R.P. Series , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged

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