The Quanderhorn Xperimentations (Paperback)
Rob Grant (author), Andrew Marshall (author)Published: 14/05/2020
ADAPTED BACKWARDS VIA THE FUTURE FROM THE RADIO 4 SERIES BEFORE IT WAS MADE
A richer, deeper, more comprehensive exploration of the Quanderhorn phenomenon. With added secrets.
England, 1952.
A time of peace, regeneration and hope. A Golden Age.
Unfortunately, it's been 1952 for the past 65 years.
Meet Professor Quanderhorn: a brilliant, maverick scientific genius with absolutely no moral compass. Assisted by a rag-tag crew - his part-insect "son" (reputedly 'a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'), a recovering amnesiac, a brilliant scientist with a half-clockwork brain, and a captured Martian hostage - he'll save the world.
Even if he has to destroy it in the process.
With his Dangerous Giant Space Laser, Utterly Untested Matter Transfuser Booth and Fleets of Monkey-driven Lorries, he's not afraid to push the boundaries of science to their very limit.
And far, far beyond ...
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781473224032
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 320 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 36 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Daftly satirical... Grant, a co-creator of RED DWARF, and Marshall, writer of 2POINT4CHILDREN, bring their formidable sitcom talents to bear on this parody of Quartermass and Dan Dare. - FINANCIAL TIMES
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