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The antipope robert rankin this story uncovers suburbias darkest secrets mostly in the flying swan, a cosmic rovers return where neville the barman and archroy, owner of five magic beans, do battle with beasts of the occult. I seem to remember reading one of his books in the dim and distant past before i kept a spreadsheet of my reading and really enjoying it. The antipope buy book robert rankin is the father of far fetched fiction, the author of 40 books and a teller of talltales. The first time was when he sold me a copy of hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse and said if i was only pretending to be a fan to get a signed copy, i could sell it on ebay for. The book of ultimate truths 1993 the book that got me hooked on rankin, this is the thinking persons novel, with the introduction of legendary, nay mythical, hugo rune. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was pleased to find that it was the eighth book in a trilogy of nine, and promptly began buying the res.
Apr 05, 2020 pdf epub the antipope download by robert rankin. Robert rankin, the antipope the rain lashed down upon brentford and pope alexander vi raised his massive arm and pointed towards archroy and the young priest. The first book in the brentford trilogy that was released in the year 1981. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Books by robert rankin writers similar to robert rankin. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
His writing style consists almost entirely of sophisticated as hell although his books can be divided fairly firmly into series, most of them. The antipope robert rankin ramblings on my bookshelves. Buy the antipope by robert rankin from waterstones today. Robert rankin made his debut as a published novelist in 1981 with the novel the antipope. Below is a list of robert rankins books in order of when they were originally published. Hes particularly fond of no fourth wall moments and shooting the shaggy dog. Robert rankin is the author of web site story, waiting for godalming, sex and drugs and sausage rolls, snuff fiction, apocalypso, the dance of the voodoo handbag, sprout mask replica, nostradamus ate my hamster, a dog called demolition, the garden of unearthly delights, the most amazing man who ever lived, the greatest show off earth, raiders of the lost car park, the book of ultimate truths.
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Born in parsons green, london, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with snuff fiction in 1999, by which time his previous eighteen books had sold around one million copies. Robert rankin is the author of web site story, waiting for godalming, sex and drugs and sausage rolls, snuff fiction, apocalypso, the dance of the voodoo handbag, sprout mask replica, nostradamus ate my hamster, a dog called demolition, the garden of unearthly delights, the most amazing man who ever lived, the greatest show off earth, raiders of the. The antipope by robert rankin average at best i have no idea why i bothered finishing this, or why i spent a good two weeks forcing myself through such a disappointing book. First, the story meanders like a river thats trying to make its way through a swamp to the ocean.
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It is rankins first novel, and the first book in the brentford trilogy which, as of july 2010, consists of 9 novels. At times between the 3rd and mid15th centuries, antipopes were supported by important factions within the church itself and by secular rulers. Robert rankin was born in july of 1949 in parsons green, london, and is a prolific author of humorous fantasy fiction. Like a lot of rankins books, the antipope centres around brentford and the exploits of jim pooley and john omally as they fight the forces of evil in a way that involves much humour and numerous pints of beer. The book of ultimate truths 1993 the book that got me hooked on rankin, this is the thinking persons novel, with the introduction of legendary, nay. Buy a cheap copy of the antipope book by robert rankin. Robert rankin audio books, best sellers, author bio. The book was first published in 1981 by pan books, and from 1991 by corgi books, an. It is in brentford that the majority of his books are set, with many of them featuring john omally and jim pooley from the brentford trilogy of which there are currently 8 novels. Brought fabulously to life in this audio version which reminded me more of a radio play than a bog standard narration. The antipope, the book of ultimate truths, and armageddon.
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The book was first published in 1981 by pan books, and from 1991 by corgi books, an imprint of transworld publishers. Robert rankin books list of books by author robert rankin. The story is gripping, the characters endearing, the humour is largely pubbased, and theres a whole chapter to support nothing but a fantastic pun. This story uncovers suburbias darkest secretsmostly in the flying swan, where neville the barman and archroy, owner of five magic beans, do battle with beasts of. It is rankin s first novel, and the first book in the brentford trilogy which, as of july 2010, consists of 9 novels. Robert rankin robert was born in parsons green, london and grew up in the brentford area also in london. The antipope quotes showing 117 of 17 if there are no spots on a sugar cube then ive just put a dice in my tea. This book is the first of the brentford triangle, and is a marvellous read. I, robert puts a fascinating and personal context around robert rankins writing career. There is also science fiction, metafiction, steampunk, urban legends, running gags, outrageous characters and the occult to be found in his work. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. After chatting with someone on reddit, telling me to give another chance for robert rankin that the. My first taste of robert rankin s work was the bbc radio adaptation of the brightonomicon. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was pleased to find that it was the eighth book in a trilogy.
The antipope the brentford trilogy book 1 kindle edition by rankin, robert. Robert fleming rankin born 27 july 1949 is a prolific british author of comedic fantasy novels. Born in brentford, a suburb of london where the author grew up, and which, in his novels, is usually infested with alien conspiracies andor ancient evil. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The antipope 1991 read online free book by robert rankin in. Nov 08, 2015 i, robert puts a fascinating and personal context around robert rankins writing career. Robert rankin was born on the 27th july 1949 but he started writing in the late 1970s. With several very successful books the antipope, the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse and a few commercial failures the toyminator and the cornelius murphy books the book tracks his ups and downs in publishing.
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