Close Enough
Pages: 90
|Published: 18 Jun 2020
Description
If you like planet-based dystopian science fiction adventure - with added comedy - then hopefully you will enjoy this book. Terry Pratchett meets Dr Who, with a dash of Father Ted. . . sort of. As recently appointed delivery man for Big Merv, one of Ning Dang Po's most powerful crime bosses, The Pan of Hamgee is ordered to deliver a gift to Big Merv's current girlfriend. With a pair of bespoke-made, sapphire and diamond earrings on board, and a trip across the city in the offing, what could possibly go wrong? Everything. Close Enough is written in British English and is the third in the Hamgeean Misfit series of comedy sci fi fantasy dystopian stories. It can be read as a stand alone book. Estimated UK film rating of this book PG (PEGI12/TEEN). Estimated rating for the other books in the PG (PEGI12/E10). This is a humorous dystopian science fiction fantasy story set in a parallel reality. Younger readers who have read all the Harry Potter books without any worries will be fine with the Hamgeean Misfit series. ------------------INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHORQ – So, tell us about the this series. What made you write it? What makes it special? A – There's a saying, somewhere, that if the book you want to read hasn't been written, you must write it. If you want the honest answer I wrote it for me. As a reader, I love British satire and humor or humour. I love funny; funny epic fantasy novels like Terry Pratchett's Discworld and comedic sci fi like Douglas Adams. But I also like a gripping tale that zips along quickly in the time honoured tradition of adventure and action fiction, not to mention a bit of dystopian angst. And of course, I like genre fiction mashups; Douglas Adams meets StarTrek, Doctor Who, Terry Pratchett and James Bond. I wanted fantasy that was also science fiction. I wanted crazy weird alien races, but I wanted to make them up myself. I wanted a fast paced story, a gripping tale but also comedy in the tradition of all the great funny British authors. You won't find standard mythic creatures in my sci fi - I couldn't face the deluge of emails I'd inevitably get from those who knew more about them than I do, telling me I'd got them wrong. However, you will find all sorts of quirky misfit characters and interesting alien species. From six feet Swamp Things with antennae to cute furry creatures like the Blurpons, with their fluffy ears, big button eyes and penchant for extreme violence. Q – What will readers enjoy most about this series? A – Hopefully, the same things as I the world building, the characterisation, what, I hope, is pithy witty dialogue (or dialog) and of course, crazy characters who are flawed and stuff up, and are not beautiful. There's not one skinny woman in a leather jumpsuit anywhere in this series. I like writing characters who have zero combat skills, putting them in a situation where they could really do with knowing how to fight and seeing how they cope - I'm mean like that. Oh and of course the snurds. You've gotta love a flying car, right?
