The Brightonomicon, Robert Rankin
The Brightonomicon, Robert Rankin
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The Brightonomicon

Author: Robert Rankin, Neil Gardner, Elliot Stein

Narrator: David Warner, Rupert Degas, Andy Serkis, Ben Miller, Kerry Shale, Mark Wing-Davey, Martin Jarvis, Sarah Douglas

Abridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2019


Synopsis

“An amazing audio adventure…David Warner is a terrific Rune…the thing’s so flipping entertaining, you’d be perfectly happy to sit through another six-and-a-half hours. 5/5” – SFXThis is the tale of two incredible people – one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries.  Rizla (for such is the young man’s assumed name) agrees to help as he has lost his memory and has nowhere else to go. There then follows 12 of the most baffling, surreal, exciting, head-scratching and downright far-fetched mysteries ever written…all based in and around the suburbs of Brighton.In between the adventures our heroes are able to enjoy the bizarre surroundings of Fangio’s pub, where the bar lord is always happy to talk some old toot and occasionally some exposition as well. Across the mysteries Rizla and the audience learn about the Brighton zodiac, the chronovision, time travel, centaurs, a dastardly plot where the NHS kidnap vagrants for body parts, space pirates, the real history of Victorian Britain, Brighton pirates and the fate that awaits mankind should Hugo Rune fail in his task. And of course, there’s a very bad man involved indeed – Hugo Rune’s arch-nemesis of the ages, Count Otto Black – who wants to rule the world (what else!) You will never hear anything else quite like this in your lifetime.13 x 30’ EpisodesFull Cast Drama/Comedy Adapted from Robert Rankin's original novel


About Robert Rankin

Robert Rankin is an unrepentant Luddite who writes his bestselling novels by hand in exercise books. He is the author of THE HOLLOW CHOCOLATE BUNNIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE WITCHES OF CHISWICK, THE BRENTFORD TRILOGY (5 books), THE ARMAGEDDON QUARTET (3 books) and many more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ian

The Frightenomicon This was only my second Rankin. I don't know whether I'll try any more. I'm too frightened. It cast me into some weird existentialist quandary, possibly not even of its own creation. I thought I would love the sense of humour and the music references (and I did enjoy a few guffaws), b......more

Goodreads review by Laurie

Reviewed December 23, 2017 Last February I’d been desperately seeking something daft and the story’s premise fit the bill: Young man thrown off Brighton pier assists the guy who saves his life—The Perfect Master, Hugo Rune—in solving twelve bizarre conundrums . . . Well! Those conundrums soon seemed al......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Rankin's books continue to fail the Bechdel Test with flying colours......more

Goodreads review by Neil

Good for a bit of light-hearted fun. Really makes you want to track down RR in his local and 'talk the toot'. If you like double entendre, unadulterated foolishness and a classic detective/adventure story with some zany mystic and occult nonsense thrown in then this is for you. If you're a Terry Pratc......more