Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Cri..., The Reno Kid
Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Cri..., The Reno Kid
List: $34.99 | Sale: $24.50
Club: $17.49

Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al
A Compendium of Evils

Author: The Reno Kid, E.M. Rauch

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 28 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/09/2022

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

A world-class hero confronts ancient "supernatural" evils in an adventure that spans entire planets and defies everyday notions of reality!

Still mourning the losses of his beloved Penny Priddy and his surrogate father Professor Hikita, Buckaroo Banzai must also contend with the constant threat of attack from his immortal nemesis Hanoi Xan, ruthless leader of the World Crime League. To make matters worse, Planet 10 warrior queen John Emdall has sent her Lectroid legions against Earth with a brutal ultimatum. Or is her true target Buckaroo Banzai? As the apocalyptic threats continue to mount, only Buckaroo and his Hong Kong Cavaliers stand in the way of global destruction.

The long-awaited sequel to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is finally here after more than thirty-five years! As told by the Reno Kid to Buckaroo Banzai chronicler E. M. Rauch, this tale follows everyone's favorite scientist-surgeon-entertainer-daredevil as he sets off on a brand-new hair-raising adventure!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on November 28, 2021

The adventures of famed rock star/scientist/surgeon/adventurer Buckaroo Banzai continue in this weighty tome, wherein our hero encounters generals, popes, and presidents, while doing battle with Red Lectroids and the evil Hanoi Xan, leader of the World Crime League. This book defies expectations, to......more

Goodreads review by Andy on August 14, 2021

A bonkers sprawl of a novel! The moments that gleam come together like many flecks of mica to make this massive granite boulder a thing of wonder.......more

Goodreads review by Drew on February 16, 2022

This book is a deconstruction of fandom. Of life as seen from someone born in the twentieth century and makes you feel like you took a hallucinogenic that was stronger than you anticipated. This book is so far the only thing that seems to be an adequate summation of living in the post trump (hopefull......more

Goodreads review by Julie on December 05, 2021

Wow. Well. After decades of hoping for the impossible dream of a new Buckaroo Banzai novel - and by the original author, too - this has been one hell of an experience. I spent most of it thinking, "If it wasn't Earl Mac Rauch, I'd say commit the man." The novel started well, with a grand introduction......more

Goodreads review by Jean-françois on February 06, 2022

Thirty-eight years ago, my (much) younger self was made a promise: that his hero Buckaroo Banzai would return in Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League. A few years ago, director Kevin Smith appeared to be about to make good on that promise, but it all petered out. So when this bloated tome of......more