Praised by Newbery Medal--winning author Katherine Applegate as "graceful" and "miraculous," this Schneider Family Book Award--winning novel tells how one girl's friendship with a homeless dog mends a family's heart. Cally Fisher knows she can see her dead mother, but the only other living soul who
A Dog Called Demolition
β Scribed by Robert Rankin
- Publisher
- Random House;Corgi
- Year
- 1996;1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
DANNY: THE PORTRAIT OF A SURREAL KILLER
Each one of us has an invisible space alien perched upon our shoulders controlling our thoughts. This is not a good thing!
Danny used to be a sad and lonely man, but now he is happy. Because now Danny has a dog of his very own. A nice big dog with a waggy tail and a smiley face. The dogβs name is Demolition but only Danny can see him.
Men from The Ministry of Serendipity are monitoring Dannyβs every move. They have a special agent on the case, his name is Parton Vrane and he is half man and half cockroach.
Described as a nightmare journey to Hell and back, with only a brief stop off at a KFC for a quick bucket of grub and a visit to the toilet, A Dog called Demolition is a genuine horror story. Where Silence of the Lambs and Seven merely dipped their toes in terrorβs icy waters, Robert Rankin boldly takes off his lurex sock and really puts his foot in it.
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From the Publisher
What they say about Robert Rankin:
'Oscar Wilde meets Kurt Vonnegut in the genetics lab of classic fantasy genius.' - SFX Magazine
'Stark Raving Genius.' - Observer
About the Author
At the age of eight, ROBERT RANKIN was given a conjuring so for Christmas. From that day on he determined that he would eventually pursue career as a stage magician. His father encouraged this ambition, rewarding his son's amateur Performances with a pat on the head and a shilling piece. By the age of twenty-one Robert Rankin had 100 and a flat head. And received his first kicking for retelling old jokes. He is the author of the Brentford Trilogy , the Armageddon Quartet and, his most recent, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag.
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Demoliton Angel is wonderful! -->From the Paperback edition.
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