Book Review: The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
A review copy received from the publisher, Orbit UK, in exchange for an honest review.
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars.
Series: Stand-alone
Genre: Fantasy, mystery
First published: 23rd July 2019 by Redhook (US) and Orbit (UK)
How many of us readers have experienced the kind of immersion and connection to a story, its setting or its characters, which made us wish that it could be real? I’d gander a guess that it covers pretty much all of us. H.G. Parry’s marvellous debut novel, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep, perfectly illustrates the magic of stories and words on a page.
“That’s how the story works, the way the sentence and metaphor and reference feeds into the other to illuminate something important. That explosion of discovery, of understanding, is the most intoxicating moment there is. Emotional, intellectual, aesthetic. Just for a moment, a perfect moment, a small piece of the world makes perfect sense. And it’s beautiful. It’s a moment of pure joy, the kind that brings pleasure like pain.”
