Ella, the Slayer
- Author A. W. Exley
- Narrator Gabrielle de Cuir
- Publisher Skyboat Media
- Publish Date 14 June 2016
- Run Time 8 hours and 21 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Horror and supernatural fiction, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales.
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What to expect
Ella is an Edwardian Cinderella with an undead problem.
The flu pandemic of 1918 took millions of souls within a few short weeks. Except it wasn’t flu, and death gave them back.
Seventeen-year-old Ella copes the best she can by caring for her war-injured father, scrubbing the floors, and slaying the undead that attack the locals. Like rats, these vermin spread pestilence with every bite. Ella’s world collides with another when she nearly decapitates a handsome stranger—one who is very much alive.
Seth deMage, the new Duke of Leithfield, has returned to his ancestral home with a mission from the War Office: control the plague of vermin in rural Somerset. He needs help; he just didn’t expect to find it in a katana-wielding scullery maid.
Working alongside Seth blurs the line between their positions, and Ella glimpses a future she never dreamed was possible. But in overstepping society’s boundaries, Ella could lose everything—her home, her head, and her heart.
Critics Review
u201cFans of fairy tales, true love, and zombies (without a lot of gore) will enjoy this tromp through the English countryside.u201d
u201cHereu2019s a retelling of Cinderellau2014but set in a Downton-like abbey, with zombies! Narrator Gabrielle de Cuiru2019s deep, smoky voice fits Ellau2019s practicality, toughness, and good humor in the face of horror. And there is horroru2014for not only is Ellau2019s father a shell-shocked veteran of WWI but also zombies (called u2018verminu2019) roam the British countryside. And Ella is adept at killing them. De Cuir portrays Ellau2019s wicked stepmother as a velvety-smooth villain, while the stepsisters are daft twits with upper-class accents. Seth, the duke (think Prince Charming), sounds well bred and calm. De Cuiru2019s excellent narration makes listening to this u2018fairy tale with a scary twistu2019 a fun diversion.u201d
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