Book description
There is big and evil magic abroad upon the face of the Earth. History
has been changed. The Germans have won WWII. America is a nuclear
wasteland. And worst of all, the breakfast menu at The Wife's Legs Café
in Brentford is serving Bratwurst rather than the proper big boys'
British banger. Something is Not Right. And when the world's all wrong
and it needs setting right, who're you gonna call?
Hugo Rune, that's who. A man who offers the world his genius, and asks
only, in return, that the world cover his expenses.
And so, with the aid of his faithful acolyte and companion Rizla, the
guru's guru, also known as the hokus bloke, the Lad Himself and the
Retromancer*, sets out to rewrite history the way it should be. Together
they return to war-torn London, to solve the twelve cosmic conundra
based on Hugo Rune's personal tarot deck, each one leading them closer
to a final terrifying confrontation.
They must match their wits against beautiful spies, advanced alien
technology, killer robots and death rays, do battle with an ancient god,
and come face to face once more with Hugo Rune's arch-enemy, the
sinister Count Otto Black, all the while finding time to drink ale, talk
the toot and dine out in some of London's swankiest eateries. Without
ever paying the bill. Robert Rankin is an unrepentant Luddite who
writes his bestselling novels by hand in exercise books. He is the
author of THE HOLLOW CHOCOLATE BUNNIES OF THE APOCALYPSE
, THE WITCHS OF CHISWICK
, THE BRENTFORD TRILOGY
(5 books), THE ARMAGEDDON QUARTET
(3 books) and many more.
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