From the moment the first Homo Sapiens descended from the trees, possibly onto their heads, humanity has striven towards civilisation. Fire. The Wheel. Running Away from furry things with more teeth than one might reasonably expect - all are testament to man's ultimate ascendancy. It is a noble story, a triumph of intelligence over adversity and so, of course, complete and utter fiction. For one man has discovered the hideous truth: that humanity's ascent has been ruthlessly guided by a small gang of devious frogs. More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit web- site at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
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Falling Sideways is Tom Holt's 19th comic-fantasy romp. For a change it leans (sideways, of course) towards the lunatic fringe of science fiction, with unlikely aliens and cloning techniques at the heart of its demented plot.
Nerdish hero David Perkins falls in love with a girl in a painting, Philippa, who was burned as a witch 400 years ago. By amazing coincidence a lock of her hair comes up for auction. By totally staggering coincidence, David remembers a seedy London shop called HONEST JOHN'S HOUSE OF CLONES. How very, very convenient...
The trouble with the cloned Philippa isn't merely that she comes expensive (Honest John asks remarkably little, but that lock of hair was £15,000). It's that she somehow knows too much about the 21st century and already has a boyfriend who isn't David. Was everything a setup by her alleged father, suspiciously resembling the one-eyed god Odin? And who are all these similar-looking chaps with a missing eye? Attack of the Clones!
David's rollercoaster adventures continue with police arrest for murder, escape after a one-eyed lawyer gives him (a brand-new ploy) a cake hidden in a file, and abduction for sinister experiments aboard what certainly seems to be a UFO. The only logical explanation, of course, is a race of highly evolved, space-travelling frogs.
Further story convolutions are largely indescribable. Key ingredients include frogspawn, dandruff and (the secret of interstellar travel) white sugar. Soon there's more than one Philippa in circulation. Froggy transformations abound. David makes astonishing discoveries about his true identity and enormous family. Libel lawyers advise us not to quote the Microsoft jokes.
Cheerful silliness in the characteristic Holt style. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Praise for Tom Holt: 'Uniquely twisted ... cracking gags' Rob Grant, THE GUARDIAN, 'Frantically wacky and wilfully confusing ... gratifyingly clever and very amusing' MAIL ON SUNDAY, 'Frothy, fast and funny' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY, 'Dazzling' TIME OUT, 'Wildly imaginative' NEW SCIENTIST
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this book as comic fantasy but the only criticism I have is that it's too long for the plot. At some points I had to go back and re-read bits to make sense out of the story.
I wouldn't read this as a first Tom Holt, try something easier like "Faust Among Equals".
I do enjoy Tom Holt's Books and I will be buying future books but I think a lot of people reading this as their first experience of his writing would not buy another.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I can't see how anyone could be slightly negative aboout this masterful show of how rompingly fantastical a writer can be, and in this novel,"Tom Holt," proves once again he is a true genius, the constant over the top similies keep you wishing for more, waky amd weird freaks to come out of the next twist. If you're in the worst mood imaginable, pick this book up and read son/girl, you can't help but love this romp of fantasy even if you're in a pschycotic kill everything and everyone mood.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Kevin Eason
Format:Paperback
I am a great fan of Tom Holt and his fantasy work but this one left me wanting for it to end! There are far to many twists and I had trouble working out who was who (not surprising considering that everyone in the book has a duplicate). I would suggest that everyone reads Tom's work but leave this one on the shelf, try his earlier books (Snow White and the Seven Samuri is better to follow and Expecting Someone Taller is fun) or the excellent J.W.Wells series starting with The Portable Door.
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Tom Holt Falling Sideways
Excellent package/postage thank you.
Book an excellent read, had me in stitches. If you've not read any of his books do yourself a favour
and indulge.
Book an excellent read, had me in stitches. If you've not read any of his books do yourself a favour
and indulge.
Published 14 months ago by SuzCole
4.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly ridiculous - utterly brilliant
This is seriously laugh out loud funny stuff. Meet David Perkins - he's a completely useless nearly middle aged computer geek who has never so much as kissed a girl and his life... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Amazing Annie
4.0 out of 5 stars
humorous but not happy
Pace Ansible, I can't help feeling that anybody who can write "Cheerful silliness in the characteristic Holt style" really isn't paying attention. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2010 by Claire M. Jordan
4.0 out of 5 stars
like peep show, but with alien frogs
This was the first Tom Holt book i read, and i was gripped from beginning to end!
The other reviews have slated it as too long and complicated but i have to say i think... Read more
The other reviews have slated it as too long and complicated but i have to say i think... Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by A. Dickinson
2.0 out of 5 stars
hurry up and end
I really enjoy Tom Holt books but was let down by Falling Sideways. Its extremly complicated plot and non stop new characters (althought clones of original characters) made the... Read more
Published on 10 April 2008 by Sam8406
1.0 out of 5 stars
Silly nonsense
The first few pages were worse than this but I stopped when I found out that a girl who was supposed to have been a clone of a four hundred year old witch was actually the cloner's... Read more
Published on 8 April 2008 by Baby Blue
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good if you like Red Dwarf
Quite funny book about cloning and frogs, which gets a bit incomprehensible towards the end. Holt's similes are quite good and current, reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson - and this is... Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2007 by A. Tatton
4.0 out of 5 stars
Frogtastic
Twists, twists, twists! They are here in abundance and it's great. If you like a book where you wont be able to predict whats going to happen and lots of bizarreness, pick this up. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2007 by Ste to the J
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!
I had never read a science fiction novel before this and to be honest, I only read it because I was intrigued by the frog on the cover! Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2006 by H. J. Kelsall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good
This was the first Tom Holt book I read and I loved it. I am a big fan of Tom Holt after reading Falling Sideways. Great book, easy reading, very funny.
Published on 20 May 2004 by "drummermcd"
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