Synopses & Reviews
Somewhere over the rainbow and beyond the Yellow Brick Road stands Toy City, formerly known as Toy Town. And things are not going well for the citys inhabitants. There have been outbreaks of STCSpontaneous Toy Combustionand strange signs and portents in the Heavens. Preachers of Toy Citys many religions are predicting that the End Times are nigh and that a Toy City Apocalypse will soon come to pass. But can it be true? Or is there a simple explanationalien invasion, for instance? With the body count rising and the forces of law and order baffled, its time for a hero to step forward and save the day. Well, two heroes actually. Eddie Bear, Toy City Private Eye, and his loyal sidekick, Jack. And they are about to face their biggest challenge yetto save not only toykind, but mankind as well.
Review
"A gleefully mad collision between self-referential movie script and gumshoe noir/alien-abduction parody . . . Inspired lunacy that will be relished by anyone with a taste for humor in the bawdy, irreverent, smart-alecky, wisecracking British style." Kirkus Reviews
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"What you're getting is vintage Rankin. Booze sodden private dick private Eddie Bear is a marvellous creation." Starburst
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"Wacky and slightly peverse. If the title makes you smile, play spot-the-film references." Times
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"The Toyminator has enough running jokes, crazy footnotes, and toilet humor to keep even the hardcore fans happyand keep the new reader chuckling with delight too. It's mad, but wonderfully funny. A typically entertaining, rude, and quite bizarre Robert Rankin novel." SFX
Synopsis
At last Eddie Bear -- hero of Robert Rankin's award-winning fairytale-noir masterpiece, THE HOLLOW CHOCOLATE BUNNIES OF THE APOCALYPSE -- returns in this longed-for sequel. Somewhere over the rainbow and beyond the Yellow Brick Road stands Toy City, formerly known as Toy Town. And things are not going well for the city's inhabitants. There have been outbreaks of STC - Spontaneous Toy Combusion - and strange signs and portents in the Heavens. It's time for a hero to step forward and save the day. Well, two heroes actually. Eddie Bear, Toy City Private Eye, and his loyal sidekick Jack. And they are about to face their biggest challenge yet: to save not only toykind, but mankind as well. Which should keep them out of the pub for awhile.
About the Author
Robert Rankin is the author of The Brightnomicon, The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code, Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse, Knees Up Mother Earth, Necrophenia, and The Witches of Chiswick.