My first taste of robert rankins work was the bbc radio adaptation of the brightonomicon. Robert rankin project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Audio childrens classics include the wind in the willows and beatrix potter. I have enjoyed nearly everything i have read by robert rankin, especially his brentford books. The suburban book of the dead is a study in controlled chaos and a masterpiece in the genre of rankins own creation, farfetched fiction, and it is strongly recommended that you listen to the other two books first to have the remotest chance of understanding what is going on. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Reading robert rankins books is like having an adventure with crazy friends.
Far fetched books official website of robert rankin s publishing company order of the golden sprout the new official robert rankin fanclub robert rankin author info robert rankin hallucinated 1999 interview article. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. For those looking to get into robert rankins work, this next section will help with that. He is currently recording eleven of his titles for audible audio books which will become available throughout late 20 and early 2014. Robert rankin, the master of farfetched fiction, presents, for the first time, a book written in the first monkey. Download audiobooks by robert rankin to your device. Download and enjoy your favorite robert rankin audiobooks instantly today to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. Robert rankin author of the hollow chocolate bunnies of the.
Browse audiobooks written by robert rankin sorted by. Download audiobooks narrated by robert rankin to your device. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Below is a list of robert rankins books in order of when they were originally published. He is the author of the hollow choclate bunnies of the apocalypse, the witches of chiswick, the brentford trilogy 5 books, the armageddon quartet 3 books and many more. See our list of robert rankin narrated audio books. The suburban book of the dead audiobook by robert rankin. Robert rankin books into moviestv the brightonomicon was made into a thirteen part audio drama that involved a full cast. Sproutlore the now official robert rankin fan club. I genuinely laughed out loud during parts of this book.
Homepage of sproutlore, the fan club of british humourous writer, robert rankin. 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. Set in 1960 in brighton, selfstyled guru and magus hugo rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries. I found it to be hilarious, so, of course, i went on to read the novel. In the guilty plea and old city hall, critically acclaimed author robert rotenberg created gripping pageturners that captured audiences in canada and around the world. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear the stories as they were meant to be told, with robert adding his own take on the vocabulary of the characters, and emphasising parts, which the reader may have missed. Author rankin was born on july 27, 1949, in parsons green, london, england. Robert rankin in the limelight a most hilarious author talk. Robert rankin collection free pdf ebooks downloads. Hands in his pockets, rebus turned to face cafferty. 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 convinced the company to allow him to narrate his own books, following website story being narrated by an actor. Robert loves going on tour, signing books for readers, and his appearances at signings and conventions are. The plot is really convoluted and confusing and the narrative bounces all over the place. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was pleased to find that it was the eighth book in a trilogy. In 2009 rankin stated on radio five live that he would start work on a five or sixissue run on the comic book hellblazer, although he may turn the story into a. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Robert rankin yes, i have over the years done a lot of. When robert rankin embarked upon his writing career in the late 1970s, his ambition was to create an entirely new literary genre, which he named farfetched fiction.
The characters are two dimensional and very hard to keep track of. The antipope the brentford trilogy book 1 kindle edition. Since then, most of his work has been in the rebus series, although he has also written some standalone books and a new series featuring malcolm fox. Discover book depositorys huge selection of robert rankin books online. Robert rankin made his debut as a published novelist in 1981 with the novel the antipope.
He is the author of the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse, the witches of chiswick, the brentford trilogy 8 books, the armageddon quartet 3 books and many more. If you want to catch up on some of the mustread books, then you can learn the plots easier by listening to an audio version. His free, full colour webcomic called robert rankins empires for beyond reality media in new zealand, can be viewed online, and illustrated work alice on mars will also be released via the same website. Rankin was born in garlieston in wigtownshire the son of rev oliver rankin 18851954, minister of sorbie and his wife, olivia theresa shaw. His father took the name oliver shaw rankin on marriage and became professor of old testament language, literature and theology in the university of edinburgh. Stream tracks and playlists from dj robert rankin on your desktop or mobile device. My first taste of robert rankin s work was the bbc radio adaptation of the brightonomicon. I have been a fan of robert rankins work since the antipope, enjoying his weird and wonderful sense of humour and the fact that most of his books are based in and around a. The morning star describes him as the master of silliness, and his publisher describes him as the master of far fetched fiction. Sure to be taken up as the newest of literary fads, darwin, the educated ape here tells his life story to his legions of fans. Written by robert rankin, narrated by robert rankin.
Knees up mother earth by robert rankin read by robert. Robert rankin robert rankin used books, rare books and new books. Robert fleming rankin born 27 july 1949 is a prolific british author of comedic fantasy novels. 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. He originally thought he would be compared to the likes of robert louis stevenson rather than to be considered part of the tartan noir genre. Many of the books have been adapted to a television series. Find titles including bestsellers and new releases. Far fetched books official website of robert rankins publishing company order of the golden sprout the new official robert rankin fanclub robert rankin author info robert rankin hallucinated 1999 interview article. Like a lot of rankin s 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. Robert rankin is the father of far fetched fiction, the author of 41 books and a teller of talltales.
His next novel, knots and crosses was the beginning of the inspector rebus character. Robert rankin audio books, best sellers, author bio. Robert rankin the brightonomicon audio series teaser. Robert rankin april 6, 2008 tenth in a series of ten short films promoting the brightonomicon audio series from bbc audiobooks starring robert rankin himself. He is best known for his inspector rebus novels, which are set in edinburgh. Download audiobooks to your iphone, android, or other listening device. Browse audiobooks written by ian rankin sorted by best. Jim pooley and his friend john omally, frequent the flying swan pub, run by parttime bar man neville, and its here that most of their adventures start, and usually end. 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. Black and blue special edition special edition of the awardwinning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. Author robert rankins the brightonomicon has now been made into a full, part audio adaptation, starring among others david warner.
Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Browse audiobooks read by robert rankin sorted by best. Rankins goal in life was not always to write crime fiction. Robert rankin audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Robert rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales. For adults, you can enjoy books by terry pratchett, douglas adams and robert rankin.
He is the author of more than thirty novels, of which he has sold millions of copies, and he is published and making people laugh around the world. Ian rankin became a published author in 1986 when the flood was released. Robert rankin is one of the well known authors of the united kingdom who has written some of the very successful books based on the fantasy and fiction genres. Books best sellers new releases childrens books textbooks australian authors kindle books audiobooks 116 of 146 results for books. Pages public figure author robert rankin videos the brightonomicon audio series.
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