The
Educated Ape and Other Wonders of the Worlds by
Robert Rankin (Gollancz £16.99) is described as “An epic in four movements.” This
is the third volume in Rankin's meta-Victorian series.
“Lord Brentford has a dream. To create a
Grand Exposition that will showcase The Wonders of the Worlds and encourage
peace between the inhabited planets of Venus, Jupiter and Earth. Ernest
Rutherford has a dream. To construct a time ship, powered by the large Hadron Collider
he has built beneath the streets of London. Cameron Bell is England's greatest
detective and he, too, has a dream. To solve the crime of the century before it
takes place, without blowing up any more of London's landmarks.
Darwin is a monkey butler and he also has a
dream. To end Man's inhumanity to Monkey and bring a little joy into the world.
Lavinia Dharkstorrm has a dream of her own. Although hers is more of a
nightmare. To erase Man and Monkey alike from the face of the Earth and to
hasten in the End of Days. Then there is the crime-fighting superlady, all
those chickens from the past and the unwelcome arrival of The Antichrist.
Things are looking rather grim on planet Earth.”
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