The Sisters of Kirley: Defenestration for Beginners
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 151146710X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With their future secured, life is looking pretty good and the Sisters settle down into their new lives. Throwing a bishop out of a window, no matter how humorous, is never advisable and often leads to serious consequences. A must-read debut novel that is predicted to take the Kindle humour category by storm.. So who will save the day? The ex-nuns? Igor the gargoyle? The rather questionable policemen? Or Sir Roger, the medieval knight resurrected in case of emergency? Be prepared to be surprised by the somewhat dubious finale as the final showdown takes place on the night of Kirley Policeman's Ball (an event not be missed and for which even Kirley's forger-in-residence cannot produce enough tickets). Along the way, marvel at the evil machinations of a mad alien, find out why llamas don't run in the Derby, enjoy the spectacle of the world's first documented case of a battle between circuses and positively cringe at the musical renditions of the Kirley Women's Guild! If you enjoy Robert Rankin and Tom Holt, then you'll enjoy this book as the characters stumble from one unlikely hilarious scenario to another. This is the premise upon which this individualistic humorously bizarre fantasy fiction book is based. Be seriously amused by this unlikely combination of madcap characters,
too much humour can be boring and even if the book's crazy characters could have mariagrazia camerlino too much humour can be boring and even if the book's crazy characters could have been developed on a book per se,put together they make for a tiring reading. MyQ1 said Weird science. I now know why llamas don't run in the Derby and my life has been enriched! None of this makes much sense in the real world, but then that's the point of fantasy, isn't it. The author writes something like Robert Rankin, so if you like his far fetched fiction, this will amuse you as well.The story is basically about ex nuns doing battle with a mad alien, stranded on Earth and trying to