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The Suburban Book Of The Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake: Armageddon 3 - The Remake [Paperback]

Robert Rankin
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24 Jun 1993 0552139238 978-0552139236 New Ed

AT LAST!

The much-longed-for final part of the stupendous ARMAGEDDON trilogy.

And so it came to pass that on 27 July 2061 in the land of Eden, the money-free Utopia, Rex Mundi did toil mightily in his back garden. And he did excavate a cesspit like unto the one which his wife Christeen - the daughter of God and the twin sister of Christ - had been giving him GBH of the earholes regarding the need for therewith.

And verily in the midst of his labours did Rex's spade strike a buried object of not inconsiderable size.

And lo. It were a marble statue of Elvis Presley.

Oh yes siree!

For Elvis looms large here, much to Rex's discomfort, which is further increased when he discovers that the walls of Jericho fell to the strains of 'It's Now or Never' and that David slew the dwarf Goliath wearing blue suede shoes. When Rex is confronted with The Singular Case of the Purloined Presliana, and the Luminous Order of the Sacred Sprout, he realises things are getting out of control...


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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi; New Ed edition (24 Jun 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552139238
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552139236
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 1 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 258,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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[Rankin] does for England what Spike Milligan does for Ireland. There can be no higher praise (Mail on Sunday )

'Everybody should read at least one Robert Rankin in their life' (Daily Express )

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The third book in the Armageddon series.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars The Final Installment 13 Aug 2004
Format:Paperback
The final meeting with Rex, Elvis and the Sprout. Following the same formula as the last two, Rex is disturbed from a life which he could easily spend the rest of his days in without a second thought. But disturb him we do.

Another set of adventures ensue and we follow Rex to his ultimate goal - a return to his life with the daughter of God - Christine.

I dont think this book would work as a standalone, its a little harder to get through, perhaps a little strained. I think it could fall foul o putting in too much ground work before it gets to the point. But its still exciting, strange, twisted and absorbing.

Buy it to finish the trilogy off - but make sure you have read the first two.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Final outcome for Armageddon 18 Jan 2001
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Format:Paperback
The third and final part of the Armageddon series, finds us once more following the life of Rex Mundi and Elvis Presely (with Barry the time sprout in his head). Now that idea alone should have made this book one of the funniest things ever. But for me it seems that after two attempts at armageddon that should really have been enough. The third book to me seems a little laboured and hard fought over by the author, which is a damn shame, as every other Robert Rankin book is a pure gem. Some people liked this book, some (including me didn't) But hey, don't take my word for it. If you liked the first two armageddon books, you might love this one!
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3.0 out of 5 stars *A Lazlo Woodbine Thriller... 28 Aug 2004
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The third and final book in Rankin's Armageddon trilogy whisks Rex Mundi away from his post-Armageddon idyllic existence (again) and throws him into an alternate timeline where Elvis Presley's quest through history to destroy the Anti-Christ has in turn lead to a world where Presley himself is worshipped as a god. Oddly, though his presence is felt throughout, Elvis is largely absent from this novel (bar a brief touching coda), though Barry the time-sprout, villainous Jonathan Crawford, and the rest of the supporting regulars return. The major change this time round is the introduction of Lazlo Woodbine, a private-eye pastiche, who ends up dominating the book so much that Rex Mundi virtually becomes a supporting character in his own book. Lazlo is intermittently funny, and his limitation of being contractually obliged to only appear in 4 stock locations (his office, a bar, a back alley, and a rooftop for the climax) makes for some great material (including holding his hands over his eyes and stumbling around in the dark when the plot requires him to appear elsewhere), though his first person narration and tortuous similes soon outweigh their welcome.

Of the 3 Armageddon books this volume has by far the highest gag factor, with at least a dozen running gags, and on average a joke in every paragraph, though inevitably with the 'throw everything at the wall' approach not all of the jokes stick. The downside is that this has the least engaging plot-line of the trilogy - the final explanation of what's actually going on is fine, but for too much of the book it's unclear just where the storyline is going and what the characters are trying to achieve.

A good climax ensures that whilst this slightly flabby novel is the weakest of the trilogy, it's still a fairly hilarious read, with a nice line in post-modern self-aware fictional characters. All in all the Armageddon books are as ingenious as they are insane, and are highly recommended to all madmen everywhere. Enjoy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Final Conflict!
I finally read this book some years after the first two. I can't say I've suffered for being unable to remember details of its predecessors. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Dr. Richard W. Gray
4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
Robert Rankin rounds off the Armageddon trilogy with a book larger than life!

The husband of Jesus' twin sister, Satan, a cliche noir detective,a femme fatale, Elvis and... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2009 by Kakouris Spyridon
3.0 out of 5 stars The Suburban book of the dead
Read his previous 2 in the series, became very confused reading this one, Elvis, sprouts, Jesus's sister. Will attempt to read it again, after treatment.
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by Salvatore T. Benson
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so sure...
This is the final installment in the armageddon trilogy. And I'm glad I bought it 2nd hand coz i'm having trouble finishing it. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2008 by Mr. B. L. Zebubble
5.0 out of 5 stars A great Rankin, and the best of the Trilogy.
Personally, I didn't much enjoy the previous two books in this trilogy. This book is to the previous two as The Brentford Chainstore Massacre is to the first four of the Brentford... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2004 by Jimmy
5.0 out of 5 stars That was my plan!!
This book is so great, so absolutely fantastic, so wonderful, so inspired, so downright bloody marvelous, so divine in its conception and writing, so hilarious, so... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, brilliant, hilarious and damn good fun!
The third in Robert Rankin's Armageddon trilogy, this book is a blast from start to finish. This is one book I wish I'd written: My grand scheme is to rewrite it with a few of my... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 1999
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