Drinking Midnight Wine

by Simon R. Green Narrated by Dikran Tulaine

Overview

There is a world beyond the world

It figures. Just when Bradfordian bookshop clerk, Toby Dexter, finally works up the nerve to talk to his secret crush, she darts into an open door. Toby follows, and in that second, everything changes. Though it still looks like Bradford-on-Avon, the town's suddenly chatty ATM and river mermaids are the first clues that something is quite out of place-namely, Toby. The moment he stepped through that door, Toby entered the magical parallel world of Mysterie.

Our ordinary dimension-the one Toby knew as Bradford-on-Avon-is actually Veritie, a mere shadow of its alter ego, Mysterie, where magic and myth, gods and monsters, living legends and walking nightmares reign. And Toby isn't the only recent arrival. A cunning and vicious demon-The Serpent's Son-has returned to Mysterie, accompanied by a malevolent new ally, intent on bringing down both dimensions.

Toby can remain mortal, return to Veritie, and try to convince himself that he had a bad pint of bitter that night. Or he can stay in Mysterie, join forces with his new friends Leo Morn and his Brother Under The Hill, and try to stop The Serpent's Son. The choices Toby makes will have dramatic consequences for both worlds. It may not be the first time Mysterie's wars have spilled over into our reality, but if Toby fails, it could be the last.

Simon R. Green, New York Times bestselling author of the Deathstalker series and the Nightside series, brings his trademark wit and inventiveness to his beloved hometown of Bradford-on-Avon, in this charming standalone urban fantasy novel.

Editorial Reviews

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The Barnes & Noble Review
British author Simon R. Green, world renowned for his Deathstalker series, visits his hometown of Bradford-on-Avon in a "magical realism" fantasy called Drinking Midnight Wine.

"Bradford-on-Avon is an old town, and not all of its ghosts sleep the sleep of the just," the story aptly begins. Toby Dexter works at an independent bookstore in the city, but on a fateful ride home on the train, he meets a beautiful woman with "the most perfect mouth in the world." He follows her through a door and into the parallel realm of Mysterie, where the magical world reigns.

With the help -- and sometimes hindrance -- of myriad interesting characters, including a private eye demigod, a shape-shifter, a fallen angel, and human-sized mice, Toby discovers his destiny. It was fate that brought Toby to Mysterie, and as a focal point, his actions will determine the future of humankind.

Fans of magic realism should thoroughly enjoy Green's newest offering -- a funny, romantic fantasy. (C.A.)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173284884
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/30/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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