Robert Rankin

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born

in Parsons Green, London, The United Kingdom

July 27, 1949

gender

male

website

http://www.thegoldensprout.com/

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor

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"When Robert Rankin embarked upon his writing career in the late 1970s, his ambition was to create an entirely new literary genre, which he named Far-Fetched Fiction. He reasoned that by doing this he could avoid competing with any other living author in any known genre and would be given his own special section in WH Smith."
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Robert Rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales, a fitting description, assuming that he isn't lying about it. From his early beginnings as a baby in 1949, Robert Rankin has grown into a tall man of some stature. Somewhere along the way he experimented in the writing of books, and found that he could do it rather well. Not being one to light his hide under a bushel, Mister Rankin continues...more

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Robert Rankin's Books

Average rating: 3.76 · 20,024 ratings · 909 reviews · 46 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 3,574 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Antipope 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,589 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brentford Triangle 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,464 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armageddon: The Musical 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 1,236 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witches of Chiswick 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 849 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	East of Ealing 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Toyminator 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 781 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sprouts of Wrath 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Ultimate Truths 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Came And Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Robert Rankin

Brentford (9 books)
by Robert Rankin
3.869755108407425 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 6,411 ratings

Eddie Bear (2 books)
by Robert Rankin
3.732122587968218 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 4,405 ratings

Armageddon (3 books)
by Robert Rankin
3.7283427495291903 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 2,124 ratings

Toute la vérité (3 books)
by Robert Rankin
3.757176105508146 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,289 ratings

Japanese Devil Fish Girl (4 books)
by Robert Rankin
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 300 ratings

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“Jack, get a grip of yourself.'
I have a grip of myself.' Jack took a grip of himself. It was a most intimate grip; not the kind of grip that you usually take of yourself in public.”
― Robert Rankin, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse

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“Have you ever head this theory about drinking yourself sober?' Eddie asked. 'It's a very popular theory. Amongst drunks, anyway.”
― Robert Rankin, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse

12 people liked it

“As real as,' said Eddie.
'As real as what?' said Jack.
'Wish I knew,' said Eddie. 'But I can't do corroborative nouns. None of us are perfect, are we? I can get started. As big as, as obscene as, as foul as. But I can't get any further. But that's life for you again. As unfair as...”
― Robert Rankin, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse

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