The Wake of the Lorelei Lee

Bloody Jack #8

By: L. A. Meyer

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

Jacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia. To add insult to injury, the Lorelei Lee is confiscated to carry Jacky and more than 200 female convicts to populate New South Wales.

Not one to give in to self pity, Jacky rallies her sisters to "better" their position - resulting in wild escapades, brushes with danger, and much hilarity. Will Jacky find herself a founding mother of New South Wales, Australia? Not if she has anything to do about it!

L. A. Meyer received a master of fine arts from Boston University, and is currently the curator and exhibitor at the Clair de Loon Gallery in Bar Harbor, Maine. He lives in Corea, Maine. Katherine Kellgren has recorded over 60 audiobooks including Bloody Jack, which won an Audie Award, a Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award, and ForeWord magazine's Audiobook of the Year.

Spend some more time with Bloody Jack.©2011 L. A. Meyer (P)2011 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

True to form

Another great adventure, If i didn't love the series and characters so much i could get frustrated.

Not the best Bloody Jack but still great fun!

What made the experience of listening to The Wake of the Lorelei Lee the most enjoyable?

Katherine Kellgren is a fantastic narrator

What other book might you compare The Wake of the Lorelei Lee to and why?

All other Bloody Jack books.

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The songs and various dialects

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No, they are just great fun. Other books in the series dealt with deeper subjects. e.g. Slavery and racism.

Love the series!

This is such an entertaining, engaging series, full of adventure! The narrator does a wonderful job with ALL of the voices. I am particularly impressed with the fact that her voice as Jackie is consistent, even when Jackie has different accents, and that Jackie's voice is separate from other characters with similar accents -- if that makes sense!

Another excellent listening experience

I love this series ! The narrator has done such a great job! L.A. Meyer puts so much real history in the books, this one was most interesting to look up afterward. Thank you !!

Jackie has a way of popping back up !

Fantastic yet true to character transitions and joyous acceptance of her situations. Hard work, strong love for all learning and fearlessness keep her valuable. Her respect and affection for all her shipmates makes her voyages somehow survivable.

Such intense great FUN from dire start to tense brotherhood finish.