Charlie Higson Audiobooks

Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, from the restless writer of Young Bond and The Enemy

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Who is Charlie Higson?

Charlie Higson, born in 1958, is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer – one of those figures who has succeeded in nearly every corner of British entertainment, writing and producing for television along the way.

As an author he has shown striking range. He wrote the first five novels in the Young Bond series and created The Enemy, a post-apocalyptic book series for young adults – two very different registers, handled with the ease of a man who has never accepted that you are supposed to pick one job and stick to it. It is precisely that versatility, performer’s instincts joined to a writer’s discipline, that makes his books so readable.

Charlie Higson in audiobooks

Our catalogue features Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, a title with a playground chant’s bounce to it, and one that suits its author perfectly. In audio, Higson’s background is a genuine asset: writers who have spent decades in comedy and performance tend to write for the ear almost by instinct, with rhythm, timing and an unerring sense of when a line needs to land. Whether he is writing for young adults, as in The Enemy and the Young Bond books, or for a broader audience, the register holds – pace, wit and a complete absence of stuffiness. For UK listeners he makes an easy, entertaining companion for a long journey.