- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Voyager (2 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007100221
- ISBN-13: 978-0007100224
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 468,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Blessed are the meek, for they shall be stamped upon.’ From the massively successful author that brought you exploding sheep (Before & After) comes the conspiracy theory to end them all.
If you’re a cynic, you’re a sucker. ‘They’ want you to believe in aliens, UFOs and ghosts, because if you go chasing lies, you never get to the truth. ‘They’ are the ultra-secret world ‘Committee’ – the real decision makers who tell governments what to do, dictate which way the stock market’s heading, start up a few wars when things get boring. They’ve had five centuries’ experience at the top to know that nothing spreads a rumour faster than a carefully worded denial. Unfortunately, the ‘Committee’ have been so busy manipulating the entire globe they haven’t realised that they themselves are being manipulated.
From opposite sides of the globe, former US commando Frank MacIntyre, and UFO enthusiast Dave Pierce, are about to stumble on the biggest conspiracy theory of all. And it’s a discovery that threatens to destabalise the whole planet.
The meek have just put on their boots, and they’re ready to do a bit of stamping themselves.
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''Blessed are the meek for they shall be stamped upon''
'From the massively successful author that brought you exploding sheep ('Before and After') comes the conspiracy theory to end them all.'
If you're a cynic, you're a sucker. 'They' want you to believe in aliens, UFOs and ghosts, because if you go chasing lies, you never get to the truth. 'They' are the ultra-secret world 'Committee' – the real decision makers who tell governments what to do, dictate which way the stock market's heading, start up a few wars when things get boring. They've had five centuries' experience at the top to know that nothing spreads a rumour faster than a carefully worded denial. Unfortunately, the 'Committee' have been so busy manipulating the entire globe they haven't realised that they themselves are being manipulated.
From opposite sides of the globe, former US commando Frank MacIntyre, and UFO enthusiast Dave Pierce, are about to stumble on the biggest conspiracy theory of all. And it's a discovery that threatens to destabalise the whole planet.
The meek have just put on their boots, and they're ready to do a bit of stamping themselves.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, amusing, delightful. Buy Buy Buy,
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This review is from: Terror Firma (Paperback)
This is the second book of Matthew Thomas's books I have read (the other being "Before & After", which was wickedly amusing). This is even better than the first, showing an absolute masterly control of subtleness and humour that had me rolling in the aisles of the tubes, much to the dismay of the morbid monday morning travellers. Once I picked it up I had to carry on reading, which meant I had two exceptionally late evenings and a rather unimpressed group of associates in the mornings. Its about a weird twisted conspiracy theory that will blow your mind, sucking in people left right and center and culimnating in an explosivley amusing ending. It has action to rival Mr Archer, a blow of humour along the lines of Mr Pratchett, and imgaination that could possibly be compared to that of Mr Clarke's. I cannot wait for the next book. A super read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
VERY entertaining,
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This review is from: Terror Firma (Paperback)
This novel is, well, pretty damn good. The simile-laden prose is rather entertaining; also the descriptions of poor nerdy Dave's mangled love life are quite funny and suspiciously accurate, and the Watcher conspiracy is really well thought out.The account of the attack on Urgistan is absolutely brilliant. A wonderful romp across the globe, chokkers with some hiliarious scenes; however there is always a dark undercurrent and it looks a bit as though the author is quite dissilusioned with society, the media and politics, providing some real depth to the story All in all a great read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
superb and very funny,
By A Customer
This review is from: Terror Firma (Paperback)
wonderful second book from matthew thomas.Dotty UFO spotters enmeshed in mysterious conspiracies,plus alien abduction or should it be abducted alien? Once started I had to know what was on the next page and it all conjured up wonderful images. Someone make a film..please or is there a conspiracy to keep the truth from a wider audience?
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