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  • East of Ealing

  • Brentford Trilogy, Book 3
  • By: Robert Rankin
  • Narrated by: Robert Rankin
  • Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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East of Ealing

By: Robert Rankin
Narrated by: Robert Rankin
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The novels of British writer Robert Rankin are so out-there, so imaginative, so fantastical and hilarious, that they necessitated a new genre: "far-fetched fiction". In the third book of the Brentford Trilogy (of which there are nine books), aimless drunks Pooley and Omally must face a Satanic conspiracy that aims to barcode everyone on Earth. Who could have guessed that so many wild adventures would land on the doorstep of these two blokes' favorite bar, the Flying Swan? Robert Rankin performs his own work, lending his impeccable comic timing and amiable London accent to the caper.

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Ahead, where once had been only bombsite land, the Lateinos and Romiith building rose above Brentford. Within its cruel and jagged shadow, magnolias wilted in their window boxes and synthetic Gold Top became doorstep cheese...

Something sinister is happening east of Ealing. The prophecies of The Book of Revelation are being fulfilled. Lateinos & Romiith, a vast financial network, is changing all the rules with a plan to bar-code every living punter and dispense with old-fashioned money.

A diabolical scheme, which would not only end civilisation as we know it, but seriously interfere with drinking habits at the Flying Swan. Can Armageddon, Apocalypse and other inconveniences of the modern age be stopped by the humble likes of Pooley and Omally, even with the help of Professor Slocombe and the time-warped Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street...?

Robert Rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales. The Morning Star describes him as 'The Master of Silliness', and his publisher describes him as The Master of Far Fetched Fiction. He is the author of more than thirty novels, of which he has sold millions of copies, and he makes people laugh around the world. Robert loves going on tour, signing books for readers, and his appearances at signings and conventions are legendary, often including a stand-up routine, a song (accompanied by his 'air-ukulele'), and an always-entertaining question-and-answer session.

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Critic Reviews

"Stark raving genius...alarming and deformed brilliance” ( Observer)
”He becomes funnier the more you read him” ( Independent)
”Everybody should read at least one Robert Rankin in their life” ( Daily Express)
”One of the rare guys who can always make me laugh” (Terry Pratchett)
”To the top-selling ranks of humorists such as Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, let us welcome Mr Rankin” (Tom Hutchinson, The Times)

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The author is not as good a narrator as he thinks.

All these books would be more enjoyable voiced by a professional. Humourous tales reduced by amateurish delivery, such a shame

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Aboltuly still great story telling.

I started reading these about 30 years ago, I loved the series then, and found to my absolute delight they are an even greater enjoyment now. That they are narrated by Robert Rankin completes this as there is no one better suited to the role of story teller than the author himself. I have waited 25 years to read the next installment of the trilogy, that I should do so in this format is something that would've been too much to hope for back then. I cannot reccomend this series highly enough to those who enjoy a good out loud laugh or two. Clever and outrageous with buckets of humor the trilogy has aged incredibly well, and would make a great edition to any Audible Library.

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