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How to Be Dead Boxed Set
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Published February 6, 2024
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Dave Turner
9 books155 followersDave Turner is an award winning writer whose work has featured on the websites of BBC News, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Huffington Post and FHM.
In 2011 he won the Best Screenplay Award at London Screenwriters' Festival with his short film script 'Everything You Need'. After selling various screenplays which you will note you have not seen as films at your local multiplex, he created Aim For The Head books to publish his work. He has written two novellas, How To Be Dead and Paper Cuts, which are available from Amazon now.
In 2011 he won the Best Screenplay Award at London Screenwriters' Festival with his short film script 'Everything You Need'. After selling various screenplays which you will note you have not seen as films at your local multiplex, he created Aim For The Head books to publish his work. He has written two novellas, How To Be Dead and Paper Cuts, which are available from Amazon now.
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August 30, 2025
funny! the audiobook is really well read
can't wait for more..
can't wait for more..
October 25, 2025
This is definitely more, very funny, very British, fantasy writing. All of what I said about the previous set holds true here, and while I won't say that these are the best humorous fantasy stories I've ever read, they are certainly enjoyable.
The one thing here that stands out to me compared to the previous set is how well what seem like pretty random stories in that first set start to weave into the narrative whole of the series, especially in the final two books of this one. Almost all of the plot threads that are floating around get tied up by the end of this, save one little thing that the author clearly left there in case he ever decides to come back for more entries in the series. Not that he needs to. Enough is finalized that I feel satisfied if this is all we ever get.
I also loved the narration here. They have a great range of voices, and yet make them all work in a sort of flat, British snarkiness, or sarcasm, or other bland but somehow also expressive voice. It's funny and telling without straying into emotions that would feel out of place in the dry cynicism the author is clearly going for.
So yeah, in the end I quite enjoyed myself with these and I can definitely see myself rereading them in the future. They're amusing, don't overstay their welcome, and are just unique enough in how they use comedy to take on death and horror to stand out in my mind.
The one thing here that stands out to me compared to the previous set is how well what seem like pretty random stories in that first set start to weave into the narrative whole of the series, especially in the final two books of this one. Almost all of the plot threads that are floating around get tied up by the end of this, save one little thing that the author clearly left there in case he ever decides to come back for more entries in the series. Not that he needs to. Enough is finalized that I feel satisfied if this is all we ever get.
I also loved the narration here. They have a great range of voices, and yet make them all work in a sort of flat, British snarkiness, or sarcasm, or other bland but somehow also expressive voice. It's funny and telling without straying into emotions that would feel out of place in the dry cynicism the author is clearly going for.
So yeah, in the end I quite enjoyed myself with these and I can definitely see myself rereading them in the future. They're amusing, don't overstay their welcome, and are just unique enough in how they use comedy to take on death and horror to stand out in my mind.
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