The Funny Business

Kevin J. Anderson

Sinopsis

Sometimes you just want to be silly.   #1 Bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson is known for his grand science fiction sagas, his epic fantasies, his fast-paced adventures, or his steampunk Clockwork chronicles.   But Kevin J. Anderson also has a lighter side. You’ll laugh so hard, brains will come out your nose.   What happens when—   A wimpy, henpecked man finds an enchanted loincloth that turns him into a real jungle Ape Man?   A stranded alien uses his advanced technology to fool audiences as a stage magician?   A frustrated monster-movie actor uses a gypsy witch’s special makeup to turn into a real werewolf when the cameras start to roll?   A group of heavy-metal fans finds a spell on the internet to raise their favorite dead rock star from the grave for a final encore?   A vampire, just minding his own business, wakes from his coffin to find he’s being stalked through his own castle by an over-enthusiastic vampire hunter?   A futuristic law firm uses time travel as a legal loophole to win their client’s case?   Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. takes on the Boogeyman for a client, or is hired out to save a sacrificial Aztec Christmas turkey?   These twenty stories cover a range of slapstick, subtle, short-short, and groaner humor. The Funny Business also includes for the very first time the scripts of the hilarious comic miniseries Grumpy Old Monsters, never before published.   Beware—silliness ahead. Open the book, and prepare to snicker!

Disponible desde: 09/09/2023.

Longitud de impresión: 367 páginas.

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