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'Outside the sun shines. Buses rumble towards Ealing Broadway and I'm expected to do battle with the powers of darkness. It all seems a little unfair...'

You could say it all started with the red-eyed tramp with the slimy fingers who put the wind up Neville, the part-time barman, something rotten. Or when Archroy's wife swapped his trusty Morris Minor for five magic beans while he was out at the rubber factory.

On the other hand, you could say it all started a lot earlier. Like 450 years ago, when Borgias walked the earth.

Pooley and Ornally, stars of the Brentford Labour Exchange and the Flying Swan, want nothing to do with it, especially if there's a Yankee and a pint of Large in the offing. Pope Alexander VI, last of the Borgias, has other ideas ...

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'Wonderful ... a heady mix of Flann O'brien, Douglas Adams, Tom Sharpe and Ken Campbell, but with an inbuilt irreverence and indelicacy that is unique - and makes it the long-awaited, heavy smoker's answer to The Lord of the Rings' - Time Out

'Wonderfully entertaining ... reads like a Flann O'brien rewrite of Close Encounters' - City Limits

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers (February 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 055213841X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552138413
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #590,982 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ode to the drinking man, August 20, 2000
By Alex De Visscher (Calgary, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews
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If you are unacquainted with Rankin's bizarre books, this may well be a good start. It's not his best book, but it's his first. Part of the fun reading Rankin is in the repetitions: Rankin quotes himself constantly, so you won't miss any of that when you start off from here.

"The Antipope" is the first novel in the Brentford series, in which an ordinary London suburb is the scene of grotesque battles between Good and Evil. It's up to Jim Pooley and John Omally, two bums with an insatiable appetite for beer, to save the world, with the help of a mysterious professor and some other highly improbable characters. In this book, the adversary is an evil tramp posessed with formidable powers, who is about to take control of the world as the Pope of some dark new Church.

Two things distinguish Robert Rankin from other comic SF/Fantasy writers like Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett: his profound knowledge of the occult, and the sheer outlandishness and pomp of his stories. Rankin calls himself a tall-tale teller and his books far-fetched fiction. Some scenes in this particular book, like the disastrous cowboy night, and the vain attempts to open a mysterious parcel, just project themselves before your eyes, as if you were watching a movie. And make you laugh aloud.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Persistently amusing., April 26, 2001
By Robert A. Griffith (Wallingford, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is one of my favorite books. It's the first of the Brentford series. I find the whole series to be comfortable, likable and highly amusing. It helps to have a taste for the surreal. I found the characters to be very likable. They have the carefree attitudes of the characters from Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat or Cannery Row, but they are intelligent and educated. They are not the type one would expect to be called upon to save the world. Essentially Brentford is the world. Should any character temporarily wander out of Brentford, Brentford would still be the reference point. The pub is the core essence of this world. Nothing is really serious unless if effects the pub. To this little world comes every silly notion that ever landed on the front page of the most bizarre tabloids. The Antipope is the place to start. It's one of the best, and will introduce you to the Brentford perspective. I found after reading a few pages, I wanted to take a break and wait for the smile on my face to ease up a little before I dared to proceed.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The start of a line of fabulous tales, November 26, 1999
By Darren Ainsworth (Penge, England.) - See all my reviews
Robert Rankin is probably the funniest writer today. This book is the first of the 'Brentford Triangle', and is a marvellous read. The story is gripping, the characters endearing, the humour is largely pub-based, and there's a whole chapter to support nothing but a fantastic pun. Brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars How could I have missed reading these???
I am overjoyed to have discovered Robert Rankin! I can't believe I never read him before! I just finished the Antipope, which will be the first in months of happy reading! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Margaret Dybala

2.0 out of 5 stars Not my taste
About a year ago I read my first Robert Rankin book 'The Witches of Chiswick' after seeing it in the library and just being attracted to the title. I absolutely loved it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by M. Pielorz

1.0 out of 5 stars I'd review if I could read it!!!
Order placed October 10, 2005. Two missed estimated time of delivery, and two complaints later -- still not in my possession. Read more
Published on June 19, 2006 by Lei M.

3.0 out of 5 stars The Antipope
Unfair judgement of this item!! After a month of waiting Amazon can't ship it or the Book of Ultimate Truth. Read more
Published on January 21, 2006 by R. Morris

5.0 out of 5 stars pooley and omally- England's heroes.
I've been reading Robert Rankin for three years, and I have to say, all the books in the Brentford triangle series are classics! Read more
Published on March 17, 2002 by Ash

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic tale of good vs evil in Brentford
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to you all particularly if you like the concept of Stephen King written by your friend at the local bar... I laughed lots.
Published on May 20, 1999

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