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, running gags, & outrageous characters. Based on data from a (largely fictitious) life history printed inside a bit of Welsh corgi editions of his books, Rankin refers to his style when 'Far Fetched Fiction' in the hope that bookstore might let him have a segment to himself. Numbers of of Robert Rankin's books come best seller.

His funny & intense histories come mostly placed within my period & space however mixed together by having ancient mystery & modern alien mysteries. His jokes remind one of a tales of Terry Pratchett. As a matter of fact these ii British authors underst& every more and own been seen together by owning a cup of tea at a few conventions.

Bibliography
The Brentford Trilogy (1981 - 1997) Armageddon: The Musical (1988) They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B Movie (1991) The Suburban Book of the Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake (1992) The Book of Ultimate Truths (1993) Raiders of the Lost Car Park (1994) The Greatest Show Off Earth (1994) The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived (1995) The Garden of Unearthly Delights (1995) A Dog Called Demolition (1996) Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (1997) Sprout Mask Replica (1997) The Dance of The Voodoo Handbag (1998) Apocalypso (1998) Snuff Fiction (1999) Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls (1999) Waiting for Godalming (2000) Web Site Story (2001) Fandom of the Operator (2001) The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (2002) The Witches of Chiswick (2003) Knees Up Mother Earth (2004) The Brightonomicon (2005) The Toyminator (Awaiting Publication July 2006)

Awards
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1997) for The Brentford Chainstore Massacre SFX_magazine Best Novel Award Winner (2003) for Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse

the Way of iT
An account of a visit made by two men, to the borough of Brentford.

Robert Rankin
A complete list of the books along with their covers, their abstracts, and the 'official' biographies contained in them.

SFRAQ: alt.books.robert-rankin
A list of still fairly rarely asked questions from the newsgroup.

Sproutlore
The official fan club with a biography, book reviews, news, and sprout based merchandise.

Lost Car Park: Robert Rankin
An Appreciation of Robert Rankin, written as a survival guide in case you should meet him.

The Snu: Twenty Questions with Robert Rankin
An interview taken by post in 1995 (probably).






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