Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
The Everything Box
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
The Everything Box
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Reminiscent of the edgy, offbeat humor of Chris Moore and Matt Ruff, the first entry in a whimsical, fast-paced supernatural series from the New York Times best-selling author of the Sandman Slim novels - a dark and humorous story involving a doomsday gizmo, a horde of baddies determined to possess its power, and a clever thief who must steal it back...again and again.
It's 22,000 BC. A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop, surveying the world and its little inhabitants below. He smiles because soon, the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He's going to play a big part in it. Our angel usually doesn't get to do fieldwork, and if he does well, he's certain he'll get a big promotion.
And now it's time....
The angel reaches into his pocket for the instrument of humanity's doom. Must be in the other pocket. Then he frantically begins to pat himself down. Dejected, he realizes he has lost the object. Looking over the Earth at all that could have been, the majestic angel utters a single word.
"Crap."
It's 2015. A thief named Coop - a specialist in purloining magic objects - steals and delivers a small box to the mysterious client who engaged his services. Coop doesn't know that his latest job could be the end of him - and the rest of the world. Suddenly he finds himself in the company of The Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome enforcement agency that polices the odd and strange. The box isn't just a supernatural heirloom with quaint powers, they tell him.
It's a doomsday device. They think....
And suddenly, everyone is out to get it.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about The Everything Box
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kat M.
- 13-05-16
Made me LOL
If you could sum up The Everything Box in three words, what would they be?
Funny, good story
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Everything Box?
All of the parts about the cultists, especially the bake sales :)
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Made me laugh.
Any additional comments?
Really enjoyed this. Listened to it at work and had everyone asking me what was so funny.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Andy
- 07-12-18
Similar premise to some other books
crook forced to pull a job and ends up making friends, a novel twist on it so hence the general score.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Karl
- 06-10-20
Certainly different but very entertaining
Out of all the books, I have downloaded (hundreds), this is the one I have recommended to my teenage son. Its a lot of fun and extremely well narrated.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Rebecca Rigg
- 09-07-24
Sadly boring
Should have been good but just didn’t do it for me. Gave up about halfway.
Also couldn’t get Owen z Pitt and agent franks out of my head same narrator same voices.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!