and his Historical Satire, ‘Making Man’ to the Murder.
After catching snipits here and there that John had posted on Twitter I decided to pick up a copy for myself. I was not disappointed by any means. A caveman engineer trying to do something good and written in the style of the late, great Douglas Adams of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy fame was absolutely brilliant!
I ended up devouring this book in no time flat. This historical satire is an easy fun read for anyone, especially those who love the British comedy style. Click on the images to find out more about John or his title ‘Making Man’
Cobble is a Neanderthal with itchy feet and the mind of an engineer, unlike anyone else in his old-fashioned tribe. Making Man follows his journey as he leaves the village of Boardom behind, taking him through mountains, underground animal lairs and into new landscapes. As with all good prehistoric comedies, there is a mysterious pendant and a healthy dose of talking insects. Fans of Douglas Adams and Sir Terry Pratchett may not enjoy Making Man as much as those esteemed authors, there are fewer elephants and no Vogons after all, but they should enjoy and remember it fondly nonetheless.
John Drake is originally from Liverpool, England but is now an adopted Dubliner. He specializes in the criminally under-represented genre of satirical historical fiction and wrote his first ‘serious’ line of writing at the grand old age of forty. He is the author of both Making Man – a comedy centred around a Neanderthal with itchy feet and the mind of an engineer – and Cheating Death – another comedy set during the famously jovial Black Death of 14th century Europe. He can usually be found sandwiched somewhere in between a good pun and a thesaurus.
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