| The Apprentice |
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PUBLISHER: ANCHOR (TRANSWORLD)
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 1999
A corpse is resurrected
and apprenticed to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse for seven days.
During the course of the week, he tries to remember how he died, accompanies
Death on his daily round, and learns what it means to be undead. Click here for more information,
including reviews and extracts, or click here to buy the eBook version. The Apprentice also inspired these people to write this song. |
| Damned
If You Do |
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PUBLISHER: PICADOR USA
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2000
The US edition of The Apprentice—exactly
the same as the UK version, but with a different cover. You can read
reviews and extracts here; or you
can buy it here
(UK), or here
(US). You can also buy the eBook version here. |
| L'Apprendista |
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PUBLISHER: MERIDIANO ZERO
PUBLICATION DATE: FEBRUARY 2010
The Italian version of The Apprentice, translated by Stefania Sapuppo and published by Merdiano Zero. The cover was created by the entertainingly disturbing French artist, Cra0man; more examples of his work can be found on his blog and his MySpace page. You can buy the book here. |
| подмастерье смерти |
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PUBLISHER: EKSMO
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2003
The Russian translation of The Apprentice, literally 'Death's Apprentice'. I assume it's the
same story, but given my laughable knowledge of Russian, it might
as well be The Little Mermaid. Quirkily, the author photo on the back isn't me, but this
man. |
| The
Dinner Party |
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PUBLISHER: ANCHOR (TRANSWORLD)
PUBLICATION DATE: APRIL 1998
The Dinner Party is the story of Felix Fly, habitual self-mutilator, master butcher
and expert chef. It was my first novel; a funny, dark, gripping and
original thriller. Or so I'm told. Click here
for more information, including reviews and extracts. If you have a Kindle or Sony Reader (or any reader that can take epub or txt format), you can buy an electronic version of the book here. |
| Le
Dîner |
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PUBLISHER: GALLIMARD
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2003
The French edition
of The Dinner Party,
translated by Catherine Gibert. Same story, same characters, but it
sounds better. See The Dinner Party page for reviews and information (in English), or click
here to buy it. |
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| Game Boy |
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PUBLISHED: EBOOK
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 2010
GENRE: GENERAL FICTION
A homage to gaming and gamers, Game Boy is a snapshot of the life of James Roach, gaming obsessive, collector and competitor. It's a story about growing old, and falling in love, and feeling as retro and useless as a Phillips CD-i. If you've ever played Mario Kart, Bomberman, Robotron, Soul Calibur or Katamari Damacy, it's the book for you. You can download a sample and/or buy it here; or click here to buy it for the Kindle, Nook or Sony Reader. |
| Max |
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PUBLISHED: EBOOK
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 2011
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
A dystopian society on the brink of revolution; a population chipped,
regulated and drugged into submission; an overpopulated planet defined
by the One Mother, One Child policy... Into this world a baby is born:
a child with the power to change everything. Download a sample and/or buy it here; or click here to buy it for the Kindle, Nook or Sony Reader. |
| Another World |
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PUBLISHED: EBOOK
PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 2012
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
The end of one world and the search for another; a horrifying journey through a devastated city; an eighty-year voyage to an Earth-like exoplanet... Set in the last decades of the twenty-second century, Another World features one man's struggle to survive against all the odds, as the clock counts down to the coming Apocalypse. It's been called "A mesmerising, social-psychological, science-fiction page-turner"; you can buy it here. |
| The Journeyman |
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PUBLISHED: EBOOK
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 2013
GENRE: FANTASY
The Journeyman continues the story of the hapless, melancholy zombie first encountered in The Apprentice. Now working at a low-grade burger joint, he feels his life is empty and devoid of meaning - until one morning Death walks in and makes him an offer he can't refuse... It's been described on Goodreads as "among the best and wisest books ever written on humanity". You can see for yourself here. |
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