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How to Survive the Afterlife: Books 1-3: A fantastical dark comedy about Gods, death and pigeons.
And you thought getting through life was hard!
How to Survive the Afterlife the epic fantasy trilogy in one box set for the first time. 30+ hours of surreal humour for ONE Audible credit. This boxset includes 'The Limpet Syndrome', 'Soul Catchers', 'Dead Ends' and 'Existential Crisis' the exclusive companion guide to the series (only available in eBook format).
If you love the humour of Pratchett/Adams/Holt/Rankin, the darkness of Stephen King and the surrealism of Terry Gilliam then this is your next must read book series. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again!
The Limpet Syndrome (Book 1)
John’s dead...but that’s just the beginning. Hell has a problem. Two, actually. The souls of Sandy Logan and Ian Noble have gone missing. This, as it happens, is a big deal. Mr Brimstone, the demon responsible for the Soul Catcher and the management of souls, believes the most likely outcome of not retrieving them will be the end of the Universe. Obviously he's it’s never happened before. It falls on John to discover what Ian and Sandy have become and return their souls to Hell. He's hoping they're trees, trees are much easier to catch than gazelles. But alas, he never was that lucky. John's about to discover the real truth about the afterlife and, most worryingly for him, why it only survives if he keeps dying.
Soul Catchers (Book 2)
No one can live forever. The truth about the afterlife has been revealed and John doesn't like it one little bit. It's time to break out and fix things. To the astonishment of Hell's senior demons John disappears from right under their noses (at least those that appear to have one, which at best is half a dozen of them.) John's gone and even he doesn't truly know where he is. Demons, pigeons, Gods and a band of dead dictators in prosthetic bodies are all eager to find out. There are rumours across the Universes of a 'third coming' - a neutral God - and everyone wrongly believes it's John. Will they find John before he can unleash his revenge, or will the 'third coming's' arrival change everything?
Dead Ends (Book 3)
Is there a happy ever Afterlife? War is coming! The God of Neutropia has been revealed and, even though she's only eleven, the consequence of her power could be devastating. The forces of Hell, Heaven, mankind and five reincarnated animals with personality defects are on an inevitable collision course. The great battle for control over the afterlife is about to begin. Heroes will emerge from unlikely places and John will be forced, yet again, to intervene in order to save mankind and his own life.
Existential Crisis (Companion Book)
A face-off between science and religion. Demon Top Trumps. A 14-billion-year time-line and the truth about pigeons. The definitive guide to the afterlife and a must read for fans of the trilogy. Only available in this boxset and to Limpet Club members.
What people are saying about 'How to Survive the Afterlife'
“Wow, a cross between Pratchett and Poe. Imaginative and clever.” (Limpet Syndrome)"It's not Terry Pratchett, but it is the next best thing." (Soul Catchers)"Surreal, weirdness, craziness and humour feature strongly in this book." (Soul Catchers)"The scene in Hell are wonderful. That's where the real humour shines through." (Soul Catchers)"The story is compelling and told with economy that keeps driving on.
How to Survive the Afterlife the epic fantasy trilogy in one box set for the first time. 30+ hours of surreal humour for ONE Audible credit. This boxset includes 'The Limpet Syndrome', 'Soul Catchers', 'Dead Ends' and 'Existential Crisis' the exclusive companion guide to the series (only available in eBook format).
If you love the humour of Pratchett/Adams/Holt/Rankin, the darkness of Stephen King and the surrealism of Terry Gilliam then this is your next must read book series. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again!
The Limpet Syndrome (Book 1)
John’s dead...but that’s just the beginning. Hell has a problem. Two, actually. The souls of Sandy Logan and Ian Noble have gone missing. This, as it happens, is a big deal. Mr Brimstone, the demon responsible for the Soul Catcher and the management of souls, believes the most likely outcome of not retrieving them will be the end of the Universe. Obviously he's it’s never happened before. It falls on John to discover what Ian and Sandy have become and return their souls to Hell. He's hoping they're trees, trees are much easier to catch than gazelles. But alas, he never was that lucky. John's about to discover the real truth about the afterlife and, most worryingly for him, why it only survives if he keeps dying.
Soul Catchers (Book 2)
No one can live forever. The truth about the afterlife has been revealed and John doesn't like it one little bit. It's time to break out and fix things. To the astonishment of Hell's senior demons John disappears from right under their noses (at least those that appear to have one, which at best is half a dozen of them.) John's gone and even he doesn't truly know where he is. Demons, pigeons, Gods and a band of dead dictators in prosthetic bodies are all eager to find out. There are rumours across the Universes of a 'third coming' - a neutral God - and everyone wrongly believes it's John. Will they find John before he can unleash his revenge, or will the 'third coming's' arrival change everything?
Dead Ends (Book 3)
Is there a happy ever Afterlife? War is coming! The God of Neutropia has been revealed and, even though she's only eleven, the consequence of her power could be devastating. The forces of Hell, Heaven, mankind and five reincarnated animals with personality defects are on an inevitable collision course. The great battle for control over the afterlife is about to begin. Heroes will emerge from unlikely places and John will be forced, yet again, to intervene in order to save mankind and his own life.
Existential Crisis (Companion Book)
A face-off between science and religion. Demon Top Trumps. A 14-billion-year time-line and the truth about pigeons. The definitive guide to the afterlife and a must read for fans of the trilogy. Only available in this boxset and to Limpet Club members.
What people are saying about 'How to Survive the Afterlife'
“Wow, a cross between Pratchett and Poe. Imaginative and clever.” (Limpet Syndrome)"It's not Terry Pratchett, but it is the next best thing." (Soul Catchers)"Surreal, weirdness, craziness and humour feature strongly in this book." (Soul Catchers)"The scene in Hell are wonderful. That's where the real humour shines through." (Soul Catchers)"The story is compelling and told with economy that keeps driving on.
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Published January 7, 2021
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About the author
Tony Moyle
16 books107 followersTony Moyle was born in the small town of Shepton Mallet in 1976. He's spent the last four decades attempting to find a third reason for the town to be famous behind Babycham and a Frank Bruno heavy weight boxing fight. Although he studied Chemistry at Exeter University he was terrible at it and instead fell into a role within the business community. After twenty years of deliberation and prevarication he published his first novel, 'The Limpet Syndrome.' His second novel, and sequel, 'Soul Catchers' is out in November 2017. He lives in the small town of Ashington at the base of the South Downs national park with this wife, Laure, and two children. He regrets that he still currently has a day job.
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July 2, 2022
A little long winded, lots of characters, not as funny as I thought it would be, but the story is original. It was OK.
May 24, 2021
The story is slow, convoluted, and strange, but the dialogue is hysterically funny! I am sitting up reading this in the middle of the night, laughing so loudly that I am afraid my husband (who is sleeping at the other end of the house) will wake up and yell at me to be quiet.
Here is one of the lines I just read: “I have no intention of following you, you’re madder than a marmalade monkey.”
The text is laced with lines that depict preposterous mental images such as “...[he was] trying to claw the sand out [of his eyes] with the same proficiency as trying to open a beer bottle with an onion.” That makes me laugh every time I visualize it.
Here is one of the lines I just read: “I have no intention of following you, you’re madder than a marmalade monkey.”
The text is laced with lines that depict preposterous mental images such as “...[he was] trying to claw the sand out [of his eyes] with the same proficiency as trying to open a beer bottle with an onion.” That makes me laugh every time I visualize it.
April 23, 2021
I’m taking a long break from this book after getting halfway through it. So many characters and so little caring.
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