East of Ealing

Brentford Trilogy, Book 3

De: Robert Rankin

Narrado por: Robert Rankin

Duración: 7 h y 20 m

Resumen del Editor

Ahead, where once had been only bombsite land, the Lateinos and Romiith building rose above Brentford. Within its cruel and jagged shadow, magnolias wilted in their window boxes and synthetic Gold Top became doorstep cheese...

Something sinister is happening east of Ealing. The prophecies of The Book of Revelation are being fulfilled. Lateinos & Romiith, a vast financial network, is changing all the rules with a plan to bar-code every living punter and dispense with old-fashioned money.

A diabolical scheme, which would not only end civilisation as we know it, but seriously interfere with drinking habits at the Flying Swan. Can Armageddon, Apocalypse and other inconveniences of the modern age be stopped by the humble likes of Pooley and Omally, even with the help of Professor Slocombe and the time-warped Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street...?

Robert Rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales. The Morning Star describes him as 'The Master of Silliness', and his publisher describes him as The Master of Far Fetched Fiction. He is the author of more than thirty novels, of which he has sold millions of copies, and he makes people laugh around the world. Robert loves going on tour, signing books for readers, and his appearances at signings and conventions are legendary, often including a stand-up routine, a song (accompanied by his 'air-ukulele'), and an always-entertaining question-and-answer session.

©1984 Robert Rankin (P)2013 Audible Ltd

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Stark raving genius...alarming and deformed brilliance” ( Observer)
”He becomes funnier the more you read him” ( Independent)
”Everybody should read at least one Robert Rankin in their life” ( Daily Express)
”One of the rare guys who can always make me laugh” (Terry Pratchett)
”To the top-selling ranks of humorists such as Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, let us welcome Mr Rankin” (Tom Hutchinson, The Times)

Love this series.

Jim and John are at it again. I love these characters. British humor at its finest. Wish I could down a few pints at the Swan.

a convoluted end

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Quite frankly the end. I would perhaps expand a bit more on Pooley and Omaley's conclusion. Not to mention the bartime bar man.

Would you be willing to try another book from Robert Rankin? Why or why not?

As always I am a fan of Mister Rankin, his far-fetched fiction is without a doubt a territory he has sliced for himself. Every page turn has more instead of less. Absurdities abound. This tittle, for all its promise and premise, leaves to many dangling plot lines in the air.