The Garden of Unearthly Delights [Hardcover]

Robert Rankin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 1995

Dave's baked ham took wing in splendour while he stood at the check-out queue at Budgens. It was something to do with the cycles of history. The Earth had left behind the age of science and reason and moved into a time of myth and wonder. It was time to enter the garden of unearthly delights.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

What they say about Robert Rankin:

'Oscar Wilde meets Kurt Vonnegut in the genetics lab of classic fantasy genius.' - SFX Magazine

'Stark Raving Genius.' - Observer --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

At the age of eight, ROBERT RANKIN was given a conjuring so for Christmas. From that day on he determined that he would eventually pursue career as a stage magician. His father encouraged this ambition, rewarding his son's amateur Performances with a pat on the head and a shilling piece. By the age of twenty-one Robert Rankin had 100 and a flat head. And received his first kicking for retelling old jokes. He is the author of the Brentford Trilogy, the Armageddon Quartet and, his most recent, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (October 5, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385405154
• ISBN-13: 978-0385405157
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,438,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorely Maligned, August 22, 2000

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Robin Wilkes (Portola Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Garden of Unearthly Delights (Paperback)

This is a rare foray into pure fantasy for Rankin, and this genre switch, along with it not being part of a series - something Rankin had hitherto pretty much stuck to - threw quite a few of his readers, and as such this book has become possibly the most underrated of his works. Having recently re-read it, i found "The Garden..." to be absolutely, fantastically insane, and I think Rankin should, once again, be applauded for having the guts to just let his imagination flow onto the page, and damn the conventions of "sanity." Max Carrion, Imagineer, is one of Rankin's best characters, and people should give this book more of a chance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy as a holy trout, February 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Garden of Unearthly Delights (Paperback)

Weird, wacky, wild. Crazy,cracking, cold. Barmy, bonkers, batty. Strange, stupid, silly.