Chris Bygrave

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New Hope For Rigor Mortis, Book 3 - Chris Bygrave The long-awaited third volume of Chris Bygrave's 'Rigor Mortis' trilogy contains stories that are just a surreal, just as funny, as its predecessors. There may, perhaps, be more hidden meaning in the stories in this volume though; 'Nappy And Wolfers' can be read that way, as can'Superbrain', for instance. But of one thing there can be no doubt - these are funny stories. 'You Can Tell Jokes On Mars' is a delightful piece of futuristic, science fiction humour which supposes that jokes, all jokes, must riducule somebody somewhere and are therefore politically incorrect. They are, therefore, summarily banned. But Mars, as a self-governing colony, is exempt. 'Fatso' is perhaps exactly the sort of story that might, in an extreme jurisdiction, be banned as being offensive. Yet it is a story told with a great deal of sympathy and humour; it would be impossible to be offended as the author's imagination runs wild. This third volume completes a fascinating, almost unique trilogy of stories that combine surrealism with outstandingly funny writing. We recommend them. (about 40,000 words) Price: £2.50 Quantity:

New Hope For Rigor Mortis, Book 2 - Chris Bygrave The second volume of "New Hope For Rigor Mortis" continues exactly where the the first left off, presenting more unusual, and unusually funny, tales. 'Gorillas' introduces the novel concept of using highly trained gorillas as a secret weapon in the (fictitious!) Anglo-Swedish porn war. The outcome is, to say the least, unexpected. 'Wipeout' is more contemporary but it would be wrong to say that it's more in touch with reality: in fact, it's a story which takes a comic approach to exploring the nature of reality as viewed from an individual standpoint. 'The Magician', set in Prohibition America, uses its background very skilfully in taking a sideways look at the attitudes and ambitions of the day. This second volume, like its predecessor, leaves you wanting more. (about 28,000 words) Price: £2.50 Quantity:

New Hope For Rigor Mortis, Book 1 - Chris Bygrave The first volume of the ´Rigor Mortis´ trilogy, it includes the novella-length title story, plus others. The author´s style is distinctively unusual and his stories are variously bizarre, offbeat, macabre, - but they always have the ability to entertain and amuse. ´New Hope For Rigor Mortis´ itself is the story of a con-man who, through delightfully improbable circumstances, becomes a recruiter of furnace-stokers for Hell itself. That story is accompanied in this volume by ´Fantasy Number One´, the story of one young lady´s rise from fish-gutter to Queen, and ´Murderous Intent´, which explains why one young man possesses a pathological hatred of ballroom dancers! These stories, and those yet to appear in Books 2 and 3, may be idiosyncratic, but are a true joy. (about 17,000 words) Price: £2.50 Quantity:

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