
by Roger Ley
DystopianRead for free with Kindle Unlimited membership
Added on February 15, 2026
The anarchic urban adventurer.Urban anarchist Harry Lampeter is employed by MI6 on a casual basis. Modern technology has collapsed, returning the world to the Steam Age. The war between Scotland and England, is on hold, while the United States army of occupation keeps the peace. The Americans are in no hurry to leave, they plan to make Great Britain the 54th State of their Union.Scotland and England eye one another with mistrust, and an arms race seems inevitable as the English are building a fleet of Ironclad warships.Telford Stephenson, an agent of the Scottish Secret Intelligence Service, has stolen a copy of the Ironclad plans, but Harry Lampeter is hot on his trail.
The entire concept of this book is genius. This is not my first date with Mr Ley and every time he manages to blow my mind with his vision for our future. Alongside the genius concept, the entire story is executed with flair and panache. Harry Lampeter is a fabulous creation and his attitude to life and love makes this quasi ne'er-do-well even more engaging. Craig Bowles' narration manages a remarkable feat. He narrates the book in the way I would read it, only better. How does he do that? This
"The Steampunk Adventures of Harry Lampeter" is a romp for the ages! Raunchy, wild, impulsive characters and plot make this book a refreshingly naughty read! Harry Lampeter is wickedly moveable. He has a way with the ladies, which doesn't mean it's always HIS way. "Harry laughed, pulled the covers down and gave Emma a playful slap on her naked right buttock." The dialogue is witty and lends itself to humour. "‘You should have taken it off, Telford. Nobody would have noticed you in your pants at
*Audiobook Review*Listening to this audiobook, I found it amazing how much the speculative future world resembled the past with its airships, spies, double agents and armadas. This was a fun listen, featuring renegade patriot Harry Lampeter and an ensemble of fiends and friends - and some who fell somewhere in between. Although I enjoy dystopian, SF books, Steampunk is a relatively new genre for me, which I will most probably revisit in the future. Seeing Martin Riley in his cameo role at the be

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