Planting Out (The Borough, Book 2) [Hardcover]

Gerry O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Borough, Book 2 | Publication Date: January 7, 2002

British fantasy writer Gerry O'Brien's second novel returns to the strange world of his first novel, The Borough, to continue his soap saga. What does it feel like to be turned into a saint? Well, a lot of fuss and bother, probably. So the corpse of the ancient Gardener, cooling on a slab in The Borough's secret Abbey, isn't waiting to find out. It's happy being dead. All it wants is peace-that and to be far beyond the reach of its Abbot's unholy ambition. And then there's the microchip that knows everything there is to know. But it's lost and cold and dying in the winter's ice and snow. The last of its transistors begins to flicker out. Is there anything at all that can save it now?

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There has been talk that O'Brien is the "next Terry Pratchett," not that we need one. Whether that is accurate remains to be seen, but this yarn is certainly good for laughs. The second book in what promises to become a series, it is set in the Bourough, a fictional borough of London. In the story's beginning, the monastery's Gardener lies on his deathbed, and the Chip is stolen from its high-security building by a gang of robbers who never expected to end up in the Bourough. The fates of the Chip and the Corpse (formerly known as the Gardener) are about to be inextricably linked. Fortunately, the desires of each are simple, albeit incompatible. There are, however, sinister plots afoot that simply will not let either rest in peace. Things all get quite shaken up as the Abbot and councilmen plot, the robbers search for the Chip (lost in a fall), the Chip seeks safety, and the Corpse seeks a place to lie down and be dead. Silly fun: the Bourough shows great potential. Regina Schroeder
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 258 pages
• Publisher: Colin Smythe (January 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0861404408
• ISBN-13: 978-0861404407
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,133,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Planting Out (The Borough, Book 2) (Hardcover)

Both this book and his other are good escapist reading. Well written and unpredictable. These books are both worth buying in hardback. I've read all of Terry Pratchett and find Gerry O'Brien nearly as good and totally different. He carries a story line well and keeps the reader interest high. He has fairly good character development.