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How to Buy a Planet

The Cleremont Conjectures, Book 1

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How to Buy a Planet

By: D.A. Holdsworth
Narrated by: Paul Woodson
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The Earth has been sold. What could possibly go wrong?

SHORTLISTED for The Selfies Fiction Award 2021

FINALIST, Page Turner Awards 2021

The location: London. The date: Very, very soon. Beset by multiple crises and buried under a growing mountain of debt, the leaders of the G7 have taken the only logical decision.

They've sold the planet.

When Toby, a penniless student, and his two new flatmates find out one morning on TV, they're surprised to find the Earth's new alien owners are staggeringly cute and bring the promise of a debt-free future. They're just getting ready to celebrate along with the rest of the world, when a chance encounter with a mysterious professor reveals the truth. And there's a glitch: the Earth is about to be destroyed.

Fresh, fun, and fast-paced, How to Buy a Planet is the unforgettable tale of three students on an impossible quest to beat the system. Perfect for fans of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, or sci-fi hero, Doctor Who.

What the critics are saying about How to Buy a Planet:

"Builds a palpable sense of cinematic tension . . . will captivate readers with its ingenuity and timeliness." BookLife Prize Critic's report, Score 8.5/10

"What a timely read . . . Totally mesmerising." Oxford Daily Information review

"Entertaining and fast-moving science fiction adventure . . . Written with a sense of humour, fun, and wonder." Una McCormack, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

©2020 D.A. Holdsworth (P)2023 Tantor
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The narrator is absolutely A++. I bought the book but didn’t get around to “reading” it until the audiobook came out.

Awesome narrator, great story and satire for our times

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It feels like a very hastily thrown together story by someone who always wanted to be a writer and only decided to go for it because they had excess time during the pandemic to write. Very disjointed story with lots of plot holes. Not even worth continuing for any entertainment value. Save your time and money.

Clearly a book written during COVID.

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