 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Damned Busters (Angry Robot) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Product Description
Review
?????
Product Description
A hilariously demonic romp through Hell and Back. When mild-mannered actuary Chesney Artstruther accidentally summons a demon and refuses to sell his soul, Hell goes on strike - but with no demons to tempt mankind, the world slows down. No temptation means no ambition, and no drive - the world's manufacturing and agriculture suffers, and something must be done! Chesney agrees to help, but in return he wants to be a superhero with a demonic sidekick!
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The story starts off when Chesney accidentally summons a demon; it could happen to anyone. But Chesney doesn't want to sell his soul to the devil and his choice has disastrous consequences. What follows are a lot of negotiations, a preacher with a far-out theory on the meaning of life and an agreement with the devil which shapes the rest of the novel.
The book got off to a good start, I was chuckling in places and then suddenly a deal was made. Without giving too much away, the deal was the turning point and it felt a bit like a different book from there on. Whilst I enjoyed the writing and the general concept, Chesney came across as a bit of a two-dimensional character and I didn't really warm to him.
I think this would appeal to fans of Robert Rankin and superheroes (that's fans of superheroes, not the caped crusaders themselves...not that they wouldn't enjoy it). Actuaries will probably be happy with their representation too; I bet they don't get featured in many novels.
I was provided a copy to review by the publishers but opinions are my own.
The book got off to a good start, I was chuckling in places and then suddenly a deal was made. Without giving too much away, the deal was the turning point and it felt a bit like a different book from there on. Whilst I enjoyed the writing and the general concept, Chesney came across as a bit of a two-dimensional character and I didn't really warm to him.
I think this would appeal to fans of Robert Rankin and superheroes (that's fans of superheroes, not the caped crusaders themselves...not that they wouldn't enjoy it). Actuaries will probably be happy with their representation too; I bet they don't get featured in many novels.
I was provided a copy to review by the publishers but opinions are my own.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After accidentally summoning a demon while playing poker, the normally mild-mannered Chesney Anstruther refuses to sell his soul... which leads through various confusions to, well, Hell going on strike. Which means that nothing bad ever happens in the world - and that actually turns out to be a really bad thing.
There's only one thing for it. Satan offers Chesney the ultimate deal - sign the damned contract, and he can have his heart's desire. And thus the strangest superhero duo ever seen - in Hell or on Earth - is born!
Before I make my thoughts on this know, I have a confession to make. I used to be a big fan of authors like Terry Prattchet, Robert Robert Rankin and Tom Holt. So much so that there was a time when I rarely read anything else. In the hay day of comic fantasy there was a period where there were more books to read than I had time for. It has been about 16 years since I last read Terry Pratchett and Tom Holt and about 8 years since I last read Robert Rankin. I just slowly but surely got burnt out on them.
So I was a bit hesitant to crack open this book. There's still a lot of books I really want to read so taking a chance with this book had me a bit worried. I decided to give it hour and see how it went. A good six hours later I realised I still had all the house work to do, and I really should go and pick up the boy child from school. Yes the book is that good. You maybe wondering why I even wanted to take such a punt on a book, to be honest it was two things, the synopsis of the book sounded like fun, and I really really liked the cover.
Matthew Hughes has entered the the all ready crowded comic fantasy market, with his own unique voice and style of humour, he will soon elbow his way right to centre of the genre. The story itself is fun, witty but more importantly it is full of heart. This is and i hate to use the term a nice book, full of fun, and an charming take on the role of sin. Hughes writing is both funny and clever, with some great descriptive passages. he has a style that instantly hooks the reader, that manages to balance the fine line between being a funny novel, and novel that is just full of jokes. The humour goes from raising a wry smile, to full on belly laughs. However novels like this live or die on the strength of the narrative.
The story never feels forced, or just as the framework to hang the humour from, you could cut the humour from the story and you would still have a rather fine piece of fiction.
I will be picking up the next instalment of this series without a doubt. A highly recommended read.
There's only one thing for it. Satan offers Chesney the ultimate deal - sign the damned contract, and he can have his heart's desire. And thus the strangest superhero duo ever seen - in Hell or on Earth - is born!
Before I make my thoughts on this know, I have a confession to make. I used to be a big fan of authors like Terry Prattchet, Robert Robert Rankin and Tom Holt. So much so that there was a time when I rarely read anything else. In the hay day of comic fantasy there was a period where there were more books to read than I had time for. It has been about 16 years since I last read Terry Pratchett and Tom Holt and about 8 years since I last read Robert Rankin. I just slowly but surely got burnt out on them.
So I was a bit hesitant to crack open this book. There's still a lot of books I really want to read so taking a chance with this book had me a bit worried. I decided to give it hour and see how it went. A good six hours later I realised I still had all the house work to do, and I really should go and pick up the boy child from school. Yes the book is that good. You maybe wondering why I even wanted to take such a punt on a book, to be honest it was two things, the synopsis of the book sounded like fun, and I really really liked the cover.
Matthew Hughes has entered the the all ready crowded comic fantasy market, with his own unique voice and style of humour, he will soon elbow his way right to centre of the genre. The story itself is fun, witty but more importantly it is full of heart. This is and i hate to use the term a nice book, full of fun, and an charming take on the role of sin. Hughes writing is both funny and clever, with some great descriptive passages. he has a style that instantly hooks the reader, that manages to balance the fine line between being a funny novel, and novel that is just full of jokes. The humour goes from raising a wry smile, to full on belly laughs. However novels like this live or die on the strength of the narrative.
The story never feels forced, or just as the framework to hang the humour from, you could cut the humour from the story and you would still have a rather fine piece of fiction.
I will be picking up the next instalment of this series without a doubt. A highly recommended read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book because of the Indie comic style cover and the gripping description in the back.
The beginning was awesome, went straight into the action of summoning a lesser demon by accident and refusing to give his soul thus making the worlds sin to stop which should be good but it actually makes the world go around. Making a deal with the devil to become a superhero 2 hours a day to save him selling his soul sounds like a good story but halfway through it just drags on, I feel the author done his big idea in the beginning but had trouble keeping it up (The author behind the keyboard thinking what the hell do I do now).
Had to stop I was so bored, I cant believe its gonna be a series, the author has got the skill of making a great plot but not keeping the quirky slick story going.
The beginning was awesome, went straight into the action of summoning a lesser demon by accident and refusing to give his soul thus making the worlds sin to stop which should be good but it actually makes the world go around. Making a deal with the devil to become a superhero 2 hours a day to save him selling his soul sounds like a good story but halfway through it just drags on, I feel the author done his big idea in the beginning but had trouble keeping it up (The author behind the keyboard thinking what the hell do I do now).
Had to stop I was so bored, I cant believe its gonna be a series, the author has got the skill of making a great plot but not keeping the quirky slick story going.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
I didn't think they wrote them like this any more but Hughes does
Let me explain.
Back in the 40's there was a short lived fantasy magazine called Unknown edited by John W. Read more
Back in the 40's there was a short lived fantasy magazine called Unknown edited by John W. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Ian Williams
Hell Have No Fury Like a Concept Scorned
There is a quintessential British genre that mixes fantasy/science fiction with bureaucracy. Gilliam did it with `Brazil', Adams with `Hitchhiker's Guide'. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Sam
More fun than a ferret in a handbag.
I was recommended to give this book a bash by one of my mates and i'm happy to say i wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bally
Amusing
This book started off very well and the concept of the book is very original. for some reason the book seems to loose its way about two thirds in. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dosti Ali
Damn good book
Clever book, humourous and well written. A must if you like super hero adventures. Can't wait for next book in the trilogy.
Published 4 months ago by yettty
Damnably good
The plotline for this novel centres on Chesney - a geeky actuary who is astranged from society, naive and emotionally stunted. Read more
Published 11 months ago by James Rands
Fun and amusing
On reading the book blurb for this title I really wasn't sure what I was going to get. Yes I knew that there was going to be superhero antics, yes I knew that heaven and hell were... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
Fantastic.
I love this book.
The set up is brilliant and the story will keep you hooked.
The set up is brilliant and the story will keep you hooked.
Published 12 months ago by Mark
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
