Robert Rankin in general Reviews

[Op on "Greatest Show Off Earth"] - Will be moved in the Fullness of Time. I`ve now read quite a few Robert Rankin (a Twelfth Dan Master of Dimac and Magus to the Illuminated order of the Celestial Sprout, incase you didn`t know.) books but still i haven`t decided for certain if i actually like his writing style or not, he has a ...  Read the complete review

After reading everything ever written by Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, I despaired of finding another author who could achieve their standards of excellence. In Robert Rankin I believe I have found someone who surpasses that level and creates a whole new meaning of the word entertaining. These books are laugh out loud funny and ...  Read the complete review

Robert Rankin is described by Time Out as "A born writer with a taste for the occult". This is to undersell his talent. He is on my "See the book, must buy it" list. A Robert Rankin book, on a skim will read like a bizarre stream of conciousness. The titles of his books are classic in their own right, in the ...  Read the complete review

Robert Rankin is a man whom nobody can truly understand, and thus, is a man whom nobody can truly compare to, nor fault. He is in a class of his own; one could even say his own genre. Upon reading the cover slip from his latest book ("Web Site Story"), I noticed a paragraph claiming Robert Rankin set out to create his own personal genre ...  Read the complete review

Many people will know (if that's the right word) of Robert Rankin as "the one whose books are next to Terry Pratchett's". This is a little unfair, not only because there's at least one sci-fi/fantasy author whose name begins with R-A-B, but because Rankin's work is at least comparable to Pratchett's. The ...  Read the complete review

This man is clever, far too clever for his own good, he's also very paranoid - he comes upi with the greatest conspiricy theorys since...er...roswell. i've been reading his novels since his first one was published way back. And he is a comody genius, on a par with a certain Terry Prattchet (heard of him?) i really dont know what it ...  Read the complete review

Robert Rankin seems to be forever under the shadow of Terry Pratchett, but he is at least as good. Basically his books are comedies, with bizarre plots about Elvis, time sprouts called Barry, cults, aliens, basically everything you could want! He has written a huge number of books, all of which are superb, the laugh-out-loud factor is high, as is ...  Read the complete review

This man is a comedy genius. There, that's all there is to it really. Alright then, I see you're doubtful, so I will continue. Author of books such as The Armageddon: The musical Trilogy and the Brentford trilogy (in five parts), Rankin seems to be writing whatever ceoms into his head. That's not a bad thing. As you read ...  Read the complete review