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What kind of a writer is Christopher Brookmyre? He’s markedly – and bloody-mindedly -- unlike any other current purveyor of crime fiction. A darkly comic writer, perhaps? Yes, the work is fiercely, bitingly funny – but that term doesn't really sum him up. Perhaps a kind of strange venturer into the realms of the supra-normal, then? His new book, Pandaemonium, certainly suggests the latter, with its eye-opening use of elements of the fantastic and SF. But none of these terms really does him justice – and perhaps it’s a good thing that he can’t be pinned down to any one genre.Pandaemonium bids fair to be Brookmyre’s most extreme entertainment yet – and (as usual with this author) it’s not for the faint-hearted. St Peter’s High School has a problem with its senior pupils – how to help them deal with death of a fellow pupil? The answer (it’s decided) is to be a cloistered retreat at an outdoor activity centre – it will be there, through the aid of programmes of counselling, discussion groups and (of course) prayer – St Peter is a religious school -- that the pupils will be able to adjust. Needless to say, the pupils themselves have other ideas – sex and general misbehaviour being their primary aims. But near the retreat, a highly secret military operations is in train -- one, unusually, that has the services of a religious adviser (and an eccentric one at that). Appropriate, as the experiment involves nothing less than the untrammelling of the forces of the netherworld. The pupils will find themselves fighting for their lives. Does all of this sound outrageous? For many readers, perhaps – but Brookmyre fans will be rubbing their hands. The bloody chaos on offer is not, perhaps, vintage Brookmyre, but aficionados have no need to hesitate. Satisfyingly (as usual), the forces of the establishment (the Military, The Church) are given an enthusiastic going-over. --Barry ForshawRead More

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    * A change in direction for Christopher Brookmyre with a novel of Big Ideas - but with all his customary compelling readability

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    The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat to a secluded outdoor activity centre coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling contemplation candid discussion and even prayer - not to mention booze drugs clandestine liaisons and as much partying as they can get away with. Not so far away the commanders of a top-secret military experiment long-since spiralled out of control fear they may have literally unleashed the forces of Hell. Two very different worlds are on a collision course and will clash in an earthly battle between science and the supernatural philosophy and faith civilisation and savagery. The bookies are offering evens.

  • 1408700603
  • 9781408700600
  • Christopher Brookmyre
  • 13 August 2009
  • Little, Brown
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 400
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