ghostchaser reviewed The Antipope by Robert Rankin
Review of 'The Antipope' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
funny
English language
Published June 21, 1991
The Antipope
3 stars
(18 reviews)
The Antipope is a comic fantasy novel by the British author Robert Rankin. It is Rankin's first novel, and the first book in the Brentford Trilogy which, as of 2020, consists of 10 novels. The book was first published in 1981 by Pan Books, and from 1991 by Corgi books, an imprint of Transworld Publishers. Although typically found in the science fiction section of bookshops, it is a difficult novel to categorise; Rankin himself joked that he wanted to create a new genre of fiction, called "Far Fetched Fiction", so that he would have his own bookshelf in Smiths.
The Gnome King reviewed The Antipope by Robert Rankin
Review of 'The Antipope' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was the first Robert Rankin book I read, many years ago and it was one of the funniest things I had ever read. Jim and John are awesome, the best pairing in a novel. The style of the writing reminds me a lot of Spike Milligan.
As soon as I had finished this one I went out book 2 in the series, I was instantly hooked on one of the longest trilogies ever written.
