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'Uniquely twisted...cracking gags...' - The Guardian (UK)

'Wacky humor bubbles through the polished narrative... Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance.' - SFX

Maurice has just killed a dragon with a breadknife. And had his destiny foretold . . . and had his true love spirited away. That's precisely the sort of stuff that'd bring out the latent heroism in anyone. Unfortunately, Maurice is pretty sure he hasn't got any latent heroism.

Meanwhile, a man wakes up in a jar in a different kind of pickle (figuratively speaking). He can't get out, of course, but neither can he remember his name, or what gravity is, or what those things on the ends on his legs are called . . . and every time he starts working it all out, someone makes him forget again. Forget everything.

Only one thing might help him. The answer to the most baffling question of all.

WHEN IS A DOOR NOT A DOOR?

An absurdly witty novel of alternate universes and very unlikely heroes from one of Britain's best-loved comic writers - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett

Books by Tom Holt:

Walled Orchard Series
Goatsong
The Walled Orchard

J.W. Wells & Co. Series
The Portable Door
In Your Dreams
Earth, Air, Fire and Custard
You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps
The Better Mousetrap
May Contain Traces of Magic
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages

YouSpace Series
Doughnut
When It's A Jar
The Outsorcerer's Apprentice
The Good, the Bad and the Smug

Novels
Expecting Someone Taller
Who's Afraid of Beowulf
Flying Dutch
Ye Gods!
Overtime
Here Comes the Sun
Grailblazers
Faust Among Equals
Odds and Gods
Djinn Rummy
My Hero
Paint your Dragon
Open Sesame
Wish you Were Here
Alexander at World's End
Only Human
Snow White and the Seven Samurai
Olympiad
Valhalla
Nothing But Blue Skies
Falling Sideways
Little People
Song for Nero
Meadowland
Barking
Blonde Bombshell
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings
An Orc on the Wild Side



Trade Review
Frantically wacky and willfully confusing...gratifyingly clever and very amusing. -- MAIL ON SUNDAY
always inventively funny. -- SFX
wisecracking dialogue. -- STARBURST
Tom Holt stands out on his own . . . If you haven't read any, go out and buy one. But don't blame me for any laughter-induced injuries -- VECTOR

When It's A Jar: YouSpace Book 2

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/12/2013
      ISBN13: 9781841497822, 978-1841497822
      ISBN10: 1841497827

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'Uniquely twisted...cracking gags...' - The Guardian (UK)

      'Wacky humor bubbles through the polished narrative... Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance.' - SFX

      Maurice has just killed a dragon with a breadknife. And had his destiny foretold . . . and had his true love spirited away. That's precisely the sort of stuff that'd bring out the latent heroism in anyone. Unfortunately, Maurice is pretty sure he hasn't got any latent heroism.

      Meanwhile, a man wakes up in a jar in a different kind of pickle (figuratively speaking). He can't get out, of course, but neither can he remember his name, or what gravity is, or what those things on the ends on his legs are called . . . and every time he starts working it all out, someone makes him forget again. Forget everything.

      Only one thing might help him. The answer to the most baffling question of all.

      WHEN IS A DOOR NOT A DOOR?

      An absurdly witty novel of alternate universes and very unlikely heroes from one of Britain's best-loved comic writers - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett

      Books by Tom Holt:

      Walled Orchard Series
      Goatsong
      The Walled Orchard

      J.W. Wells & Co. Series
      The Portable Door
      In Your Dreams
      Earth, Air, Fire and Custard
      You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps
      The Better Mousetrap
      May Contain Traces of Magic
      Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages

      YouSpace Series
      Doughnut
      When It's A Jar
      The Outsorcerer's Apprentice
      The Good, the Bad and the Smug

      Novels
      Expecting Someone Taller
      Who's Afraid of Beowulf
      Flying Dutch
      Ye Gods!
      Overtime
      Here Comes the Sun
      Grailblazers
      Faust Among Equals
      Odds and Gods
      Djinn Rummy
      My Hero
      Paint your Dragon
      Open Sesame
      Wish you Were Here
      Alexander at World's End
      Only Human
      Snow White and the Seven Samurai
      Olympiad
      Valhalla
      Nothing But Blue Skies
      Falling Sideways
      Little People
      Song for Nero
      Meadowland
      Barking
      Blonde Bombshell
      The Management Style of the Supreme Beings
      An Orc on the Wild Side



      Trade Review
      Frantically wacky and willfully confusing...gratifyingly clever and very amusing. -- MAIL ON SUNDAY
      always inventively funny. -- SFX
      wisecracking dialogue. -- STARBURST
      Tom Holt stands out on his own . . . If you haven't read any, go out and buy one. But don't blame me for any laughter-induced injuries -- VECTOR

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