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The Very First Damned Thing

A Chronicles of St Mary's Short Story

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The Very First Damned Thing

By: Jodi Taylor
Narrated by: Jodi Taylor
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A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

Ever wondered how it all began?

It's two years since the final victory at the Battersea Barricades. The fighting might be finished, but for Dr Bairstow, just now setting up St Mary's, the struggle is only beginning.

How will he assemble his team?

From where will his funding come?

How can he overcome the massed ranks of the Society for the Protection of Historical Buildings?

How do stolen furniture, a practical demonstration at the Stirrup Charge at Waterloo, students' alcohol-ridden urine, a widowed urban guerrilla, a young man wearing exciting knitwear, and four naked security guards all combine to become the St Mary's of the future?

Readers love Jodi Taylor:

'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me'

'A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun'

'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it'

'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked'

'A tour de force'©2015 Jodi Taylor (P)2015 Audible Ltd Fantasy Historical Science Fiction Time Travel

Critic reviews

Takes readers on a carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice
A true page-turner
I've never seen time travel handled this way. I like it.
[An] appealing cast of characters... [with] with plenty of humour, lots of action, and even a touch of romance
All stars
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Listened to on 1.2x improved the narration a lot. I am a die hard St. Mary’s fan. This was a disappointment. Never really got over the violence and gore in the first chapter.

Lot less fun.

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From the beginning. How it all started. Who picked the staff, The first trip back in time.

Thank you Jodi’

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I loved it all! it's just so sweet and it's always so good to hear how it sll got started.

Sweet Story

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I should have read the other books first before reading this book. I think it would have made more sense.

confusitating

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