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Jun 16, 2011 a hilarious comic fantasy from the bestselling cult creator of the brentford triangle trilogyonce upon a time jack set out to find his fortune in the big city. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. However when he finally makes it to the city, after avoiding a cannibalistic farmer, its not opportunity that he finds. From his early beginnings as a baby in 1949, robert rankin has grown into a tall man of some stature. The world didnt seem real enough for me to fall into the story without having a little cringe of somethings off. Eddie is a stuffed bear, who can only get drunk if he stands on his head else the sawdust soaks it all up.
Robert rankin is an unrepentant luddite who writes his bestselling novels by hand in exercise books. When little boy blue is offed, its clear that a serial killer is prowling toy city, leaving behind the titular chocolate bunnies as his calling card. Born in parsons green, london, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with snuff fiction in 1999, by which time his previous eighteen books had sold around one million copies. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse is an epic title.
Robert rankin the old rich, who have made their millions from the royalties on their worldfamous nursery rhymes, are being slaughtered one by one. Like a mad toymakers fever dream, rankins uproarious book imagines a town where toys and nursery rhymes come to life and pursue human activities. I doubt either author cribbed off the other, but keep in mind rankins book 2002 preceded ffordes 2006 by several years. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse paperback november 26, 2010 by robert rankin author. In 2009 rankin was commissioned by his publisher to provide a series of new illustrations for his back catalogue of books from the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse to the present, he also created new internal illustrations for the brightonomicon, retromancer and the japanese devil fish girl and other unnatural attractions. The book was definitely overflowing with creativity, but i didnt really find it to be too compelling. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse mit science. Odd, quirky, funny and, at times, a little disturbing, this is one story you will not forget in a hurry. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse mit. The first book of this series is called as the antipope, which was released by the corgi books in the year 1981. The brightonomicon won the hub best comedy audio award. It is rankin s 24th novel and his first for new publishers gollancz. The first book in the eddie bear duology, it won the 2003 sfx award for best. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse book, 2010.
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The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse book. Robert rankin, quote from the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse about the author robert rankin born place. Jack becomes detective eddie bears sidekick, and they crack the case of the aforementioned bunnies. When he finally arrives, the big city turns out to be toy cityformerly toy town. Published in 2002 by gollancz, the plot centers on a series of murders in toy town, and the bear who must find out who the killer is before the town is destroyed. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse, by robert rankin the chorus of this song would go, hollow chocolate bunnies. But the big city is toy city, formerly known as toy town, and it has grown considerably since the good old days and isnt all that jolly any more. It is set in toy city formerly toy town, a place where toys are alive and the characters from nursery rhymes are local celebrities. It is rankins 24th novel and his first for new publishers gollancz. Will teenage jack and his faithful eddie bear find out who murdered humpty dumpty and little boy blue. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse ebook by.
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The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse eddie bear, book 1 by robert rankin book cover, description, publication history. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse robert rankin. Robert rankin once upon a time, jack set out to seek his fortune in the big city. Robert rankin has 64 books on goodreads with 98630 ratings. Pdf the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse download book full free. It is rankins 24th novel and his first for new publishers. Robert rankin, quote from the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse the hill road wound upwards, as hill roads do, unless youre coming down them, of course.
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Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Rankin has been nominated for some other awards as well for his work. But the big city is toy city, formerly known as toy town, and it has grown considerably since the. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse eddie bear. Pdf epub the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse. Jack arrives in toytown after surreal encounter with a farmer who tries to kill him for meat, only to discover that its full of toys are alive, and humpty dumpty has been murdered. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse is a mystery novel with fantasy elements by robert rankin. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse booklore. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse by robert. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse by robert rankin the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse is set in toy city, once toy town, but now older, bigger and certainly not wiser. Books by robert rankin author of the hollow chocolate. I chose to read this book solely because of the cover. Robert rankin rankins uproarious book imagines a town where toys and nursery rhymes come to life and pursue human activities. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse audiobook on.
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It was the title of this book that first caught my attention, and if you thought it presaged a really weird story, you were right. That would be why this book jumped off the shelf at the library, into my hand, and insisted that i needed to take it home with me. Robert fleming rankin born 27 july 1949 is a prolific british author of comedic fantasy novels. Hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse is set in a pseudo fairy tale world where english nursery rhymes and their ilk are meshed together within a logical, sensible world.
I did not like the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse. It moved too fast in odd places and broke as many rules as it made. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse by robert rankin, 9780575085435, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I think its more that the book just wasnt my cup of tea, rather than it being flat out bad. Listen to the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse eddie bear book 1 by robert rankin available from rakuten kobo. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse by robert rankin the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse tells the story of jack, a small town factory worker, who moves to the city to find wealth and power. Once upon a time jack set out to find his fortune in the big city. The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse book, 2002. Robert rankin s most popular book is the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse.
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