It touches all our lives; our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achievements, our most traumatic disasters. Alloyed of love and fear, death and fire and the inscrutable acts of the gods, insurance is indeed the force that binds the universe together. Hardly surprising, therefore, that Frank Carpenter, one of the foremost magical practitioners of our age, felt himself irresistibly drawn to it. Until, that is, he met Jane, a high-flying corporate heroine with an annoying habit of falling out of trees and getting killed. Repeatedly. It's not long before Frank and Jane find themselves face to face with the greatest enigma of our times: When is a door not a door? When it's a mousetrap.
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Inventively entertaining ...make you both laugh out loud and stop and think (SFX )
Tom Holt's comic fantasy is a great, uplifting read, fit to grace any reader's book collection (Waterstone’s Books Quarterly )
Highly amusing ... Eloquently snarky prose (Publishers Weekly )
Holt's quirky characters and whimsical voice successfully infuse life into this entertaining romantic comedy (Publishers Weekly )
Tom Holt's comic fantasy is a great, uplifting read, fit to grace any reader's book collection (Waterstone’s Books Quarterly )
Highly amusing ... Eloquently snarky prose (Publishers Weekly )
Holt's quirky characters and whimsical voice successfully infuse life into this entertaining romantic comedy (Publishers Weekly )
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The latest madcap comic fantasy from one of Britain's funniest writers.
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By FuManStu
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Another fantastic Tom Holt book. Seemed to get a bit (too) silly near the end, just as the second Paul Carpenter book did, in ways that his other books don't seem to. All in all another great work from the master but probably best to read The Portable Door and Earth,Air, Fire and Custard first.
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I borrowed this from a library after a friend recommended the author to me after learning that I had read some Terry Pratchett some years ago. This was the first Tom Holt book I found so thought I would give it a go.
The story revolves around Frank Carpenter, who owns a door that can take him wherever and whenever he wants and Eliza Spitzer, who works in pest control (pests being dragons, trolls, giant spiders etc.). The story is a little less fantastical than a Terry Pratchett novel, the magic and dragons etc being almost incidental to the story, rather than the main reason for the story. It is almost like Terry Pratchett for grown ups who want an easy read. It is a story that keeps you hooked without having to think too much. The characters, even the more dubious ones, are likeable and make you want to find out what happens.
I would definitely read another of the Tom Holts books and can recommend this particular one.
The story revolves around Frank Carpenter, who owns a door that can take him wherever and whenever he wants and Eliza Spitzer, who works in pest control (pests being dragons, trolls, giant spiders etc.). The story is a little less fantastical than a Terry Pratchett novel, the magic and dragons etc being almost incidental to the story, rather than the main reason for the story. It is almost like Terry Pratchett for grown ups who want an easy read. It is a story that keeps you hooked without having to think too much. The characters, even the more dubious ones, are likeable and make you want to find out what happens.
I would definitely read another of the Tom Holts books and can recommend this particular one.
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Tom Holt has long been a favourite mine and this book is certainly up to his usual standard. Extremely funny and imaginative. I really don't know where his ideas come from. For anyone who has read Portable Door this is a must, just don't miss it.
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More doors
Could read the portable door books endlessly. Another great addition to the saga, hope they keep coming. Would definitely recommend this book.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. J. P. Saville
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Slapped wrist for editors
Good fun stuff, snappy with some funny ideas through it ties itself in knots a bit toward the end. Main complaint is the editing - a couple of people have pointed out the name... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Brian
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another good one from Tom
I have been reading Tom Holt for years and found this one as funny as all his other books. Spot on as always . Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2011 by Raphael Books
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Highly enjoyable
Having read and been a little disappointed by The Portable Door, I was very pleased to pick up my second Tom Holt book and find this one much better written and more enjoyable. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Andrew Males
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A little disjointed
I've read a few Tom Holts before and was therefore a little disappointed in this. The language is still as fluent as ever but given the plot, the writing style as a whole didn't... Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by Sir Bob
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Surreal or what ?
Tom Holt gets better and better with his unique brand of straight-faced "extra-terrestrial reality" - not that there's nothing to laugh at, far from it, and so convincingly... Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by John Price
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A good, entertaining read
Tom Holt back on form. Entertaining and funny with some old and some new characters.
Published on 27 Jun 2009 by Keith F. Pike
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You will not Holt
If there's a guy in the market who has done for the Urban fantasy what Terry Prachett has for Fantasy then its Tom Holt, his writing is not only humerous but also full of great... Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
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