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Book SynopsisAn epic in four movements, this is the third book in Robert Rankin''s highly acclaimed meta-Victorian series. Comparable to Pratchett or Douglas Adams, the Father of Far Fetched Fiction has pulled out all of the stops with this riotous tale of wicked women, a dangerous detective and Darwin the educated ape.
Lord Brentford has a dream. To create a Grand Exposition that will showcase The Wonders of the Worlds and encourage peace between the inhabited planets of Venus, Jupiter and Earth. Ernest Rutherford has a dream. To construct a time ship, powered by the large hadron collider he has built beneath the streets of London. Cameron Bell is England''s greatest detective and he, too, has a dream. To solve the crime of the century before it takes place, without blowing up any more of London''s landmarks. Darwin is a monkey butler and he also has a dream. To end Man''s inhumanity to Monkey and bring a little joy into the world. Lavinia Dharkstorrm has a dream of her own. Although her
