THE KINGDOMS

Theo Solomon narrates this work of speculative time-travel fiction. The story is set in real places in the United Kingdom; sometimes the timelines are close to actual historical events, and sometimes they're not. Nevertheless, Solomon's smooth and steady delivery keeps the genre-bending elements rooted so firmly in reality that listeners will start second-guessing what is real and what is fiction. As the stories move in and out of real time and from the north to the south of the UK, his accents and characterizations always make clear whether the story is taking place in London or Scotland. The pacing is relentless, so listeners should be prepared to binge on this audiobook. A.R.F. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2021]