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A Legacy of Spies
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Tom Hollander
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Number-one New York Times best-seller.
The undisputed master returns with his first Smiley novel in more than 25 years - a number-one New York Times best-seller and ideal holiday gift.
Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come back to claim him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret London, and involved such characters as Alec Leamas, Jim Prideaux, George Smiley, and Peter Guillam himself, are to be scrutinized by a generation with no memory of the Cold War and no patience with its justifications.
Interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own intense story, John le Carré has spun a single plot as ingenious and thrilling as the two predecessors on which it looks back: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. In a story resonating with tension, humor, and moral ambivalence, le Carré and his narrator, Peter Guillam, present the listener with a legacy of unforgettable characters old and new.
What the critics say
"The combined performances of author John le Carré and narrator Tom Hollander in this new George Smiley espionage novel are a tour de force to be savored and cherished." (AudioFile)
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- Koreen Scott
- 2021-04-03
Fantastic!
Such a rivetting story from a master. Sad it is over. So well performed.
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- Robert
- 2024-02-13
9 Smiley books in and I still want more
Brilliantly read. This book just went by too fast. So great to re-visit the characters and loose ends throughout the epic George Smiley universe.
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- Fussy Fussner
- 2019-07-20
Great Experience
A great listen. Voice narration was excellent. Closer to voice acting. Very well done without being over the top.
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- Deqa
- 2021-06-12
Someone make a movie or a series out of this book
I really enjoyed this book. I love everything Le Carre and I loved the fact that it’s revisiting the events of several books. For some reason I am invested in Peter Guillam out of all of the characters and it was good to know he is somewhat content with his life. I am now off to order The Spy Who Came In from the Cold.
Tom Hollander is the perfect type of narrator.
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- Anon
- 2019-12-07
Overall disappointing, disjointed and unsatisfying
I was expecting much from this book by when I’d got to the end I found myself thinking “was that it?” After finishing it I did some research and found most of the detail I was missing was covered in another book.
Really enjoyed Tom Hollander's performance though. He has a perfect voice to listen to.
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- Charlie
- 2023-06-21
Performance took away from the story
The reader forgets that the listener may be walking, in a car or plane with other noises . His lapse into a soft voice definitely takes away from the story
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- JK_Canadian
- 2022-09-27
Much ado about nothing
After all that… what was the point? Excellent narration, some real solid parts, but it just fizzled out.
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