February The Fifth (The Glothic Tales, #1) (ePub)
After the sudden and mysterious death of his father, a young fool becomes the ruler of twelve whole sun systems, and quickly discovers he has some very nasty enemies. Particularly the ones, who quite quickly, start shooting at...
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After the sudden and mysterious death of his father, a young fool becomes the ruler of twelve whole sun systems, and quickly discovers he has some very nasty enemies. Particularly the ones, who quite quickly, start shooting at him.
"Author Derek Haines has truly outdone himself with this fabulous story of a very unlucky young man."
"Like Haines' other books, the character development is unparalleled."
"...insanely imaginative...intensely insightful...just plain fun."
In a remarkable turn of events, a young man with a lot definitely not going for him, manages to come to terms with a startling reality. He has to grow up. Being handicapped by not only having rather nasty acne and an odd eye impediment, he also has to suffer the fact that his name is February. Or at best, Feb to his very limited number of friends.
While not at all wishing to rush into this startling new reality, circumstances and a few elbow nudges from his very protective elder sister ensure that his 'not at all wishing' turns out to be a complete waste of time. Thrust totally and unwillingly into a position of authority by early afternoon, February finds himself with a new appendage tacked on to the end his name.
The Fifth. The new and very authoritative part of his name. February The Fifth and Supreme Potentate of the Twelve Sun Systems of Gloth.
Of course, as is the case in all such rapid and thrusting types of promotion to positions of power, there will be those who are not happy about it. In February's case however, he finds that in fact these those amount to just about everyone apart from his three sisters.
Undaunted by this reality, Feb accepts his new responsibility and by early evening sets about getting himself into a real tangle. His only true achievement being that he discovers that quite a few of these those who weren't so happy, are in fact really very upset about the whole Fifth appendage deal. By bedtime, he thinks he is in trouble.
Before lunchtime the next day, he is sure.
Read February The Fifth, a laugh a minute romp around the galaxy.
Editorial Reviews
"Douglas Adams has reincarnated and is living in Switzerland with wife and dog. Of course he has a new name these days. It's Derek Haines."
--Jack Eason - Author Onet's Tale
"Derek's attention to plotting and characterisation soon had me hooked and I truly wanted to know what happened to Feb and his sisters,..." - Nettie Thomson - Words and Pictures
"Derek has a great sense of comic timing in this book and captures character extremely well. The twists and turns of the plot kept me reading right up to the last page." --Vincent - Amazon Reader
"Derek Haines manages to deftly skewer political manoeuvring and/or family dysfunction/backstabbing, while telling an exciting story about a hapless underachiever who's forced to suddenly grow up and take responsibility...." --Debbi -The Book Grrl
The Four Glothic Tales
February The Fifth
The Adventures of Hal
Septimity and the Blood Brotherhood
March - A Tale of Salmon and Swedes
The four Glothic Tales are stand-alone stories, so don't panic if you mess up with your arithmetic and read them in the wrong order, as all sense of time and logical sequence has been meticulously warped - for your reading convenience.
Most of all, the stories told by Derek Haines are about people, their feelings, regrets, hopes and struggles with life. Ordinary men and women, sometimes nonconformist, but with extraordinary qualities that make their story worth telling. While some books reflect his thoughts and beliefs, others are told from the view of characters who are sometimes dark and complex, or childishly open. With splashes of allegory, black humour or satire, his stories can develop from the simplistic to the complicated and back again, leaving the reader to decide if it is time to laugh or cry. Or both.
Born in Australia, but now living in Switzerland, his stories cross a wide geographical range but often draw from elements of his life and experiences in the two countries he calls home. From the rugged, dry and hot desert country of Australia and its crowded cities, to the cafés of Europe and the peaks of the Swiss Alps. The hustle and bustle of Sydney to the quiet life of the Swiss countryside.
When not writing and blogging, he is usually doing what he equally enjoys. Teaching English.
- Autor: Derek Haines
- 2016, Englisch
- Verlag: Derek Haines - Switzerland
- ISBN-10: 1533751900
- ISBN-13: 9781533751904
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2016
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- Größe: 0.31 MB
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