A stunning Victoriana Steampunk detective adventure novel from the Master of Far-Fetched-Fiction.
Variety performances are huge news and even bigger entertainment. At an evening of Marvellous Entertainment at The Electric Alhambra, Harry ‘hurty-finger’ Hamilton, spontaneously combusts on stage to rapturous applause from the audience… followed by consternation as they realise that it wasn’t supposed to happen. Luckily our hero, Mr Cameron Bell, is a detective as well as a witness, and he’s on the case!
One race against time, a big-game hunting trip to Venus, a duel during a space walk, a few magical rocks and a trip down the rabbit hole (with Alice) lie in wait for our hero – as does a mysterious and menacing caped stranger with evil deeds in mind who may or may not be the man behind the terrifying but crowd-pleasing combustions.
This is Rankin at his most inventive and madcap – and having as much fun as his readers.
Robert Fleming Rankin (born 1949) is a prolific British humorous novelist. Robert Rankin's books are a mix of science fiction, fantasy, the occult, urban legends, running gags, metafiction, steampunk and outrageous characters, he is the Father of Far Fetched Fiction and has been described as the drinking man's H. G. Wells.
