Raiders/Lost Car

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Summary: A madcap adventure of greed, revenge and big hair
Review: robert Rankin is a great writer and this is one of his best books. Very funny silly and enjoyable. a word of caution though he has writtern a lot of books so prepare for a compulsive addiction

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Summary: Dissappointment
Review: The trouble with this book and the others outside Rankins series about Brentford and Barry the travelling time sprout is you know that what you are reading ain't half as good. Rankin is undoubtedly an extremely funny science fiction writer but his(or his publishers?) policy of bringing out what seems like a book every week means you are getting less genius per page than is tolerable. Slow down, Robert and refine your exquisite stories.Forget this book, readers, and head for Brentford country.

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Summary: Classic Rankin
Review: This book contains everything which is to be expected. There is a humour not found in any other writer, which floats through the story like a log on a fast flowing stream. The lead charactors are obviously mad, the philosophies of Hugo Rune strangely persuasive, and there's an obnoxious Campbell! It's a sardonic sort of wit, but make no mistake, you will relate to the humour. If this is the first book you read by Rankin, you'll buy more.

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Summary: Another great story from a very under-rated writer
Review: This book is the sequel to the "Book of Ultimate Truths". Robert is one of the great English story tellers. His brentford trilogy is a not to be missed set of books (very hard to find in North America, by the way!) The story involves two young men and their search for the great Hugo Rune (featured in the previous book.) It's got all the things fans of such authors as Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett are so good at. Creating a memorable group of charactors who you could believe to live in your own town. try this one out. It helps if you've read the first book, but this stands alone quite nicely!