Byron Motley Audiobooks

Ruling over Monarchs, Giants and Stars: a life told through the game

1 audiobook reviewed

★ 4.5/5 average

28 listener ratings

Who is Byron Motley?

Sport and memoir share a page here, which usually means a life measured out in seasons. Ruling over Monarchs, Giants & Stars takes its title from a roll-call of ball clubs, and the book sits where personal history meets the history of a game.

Byron Motley is an author we can only describe through this work, and we would rather do that properly than pad the page with guesses. The shelving pairs biographies and memoirs with sport, and the pairing is the point: what happens on the field provides the frame, and the people around it are the real subject.

Byron Motley in audiobooks

Richard Allen narrates the eight hours and twenty-five minutes. A measured, conversational reading suits recollection of this kind, where the pleasure lies in the detail rather than in the drama.

The score is respectable, though it rests on a modest number of ratings, so treat it as a fair indication rather than a settled verdict. The title is scheduled rather than live at the moment; when it arrives it will join the audiobooks below, which is where to look out for it.