Bøger af Dan Rhodes

This is not a Fairy Tale. This is the Ultimate Reality. You are IN the Greatest Epic Story Ever Told. The Kingdom of God! "Once Upon A Kingdom" is a Spiritual Allegory. It's the ageless story of God, His Kingdom and His people set on the backdrop of Medieval Kings, Kingdoms, Knights, Evil Rulers and Dragons. However, this book is based on Sound Biblical Doctrine presented as a readable story of the Ultimate Account of Intrigue, Betrayal and Restoration. It's a Theological Drama. It portrays the reality of the Kingdom of God in eternity past, in human history, in your personal life and in the future. In less than 100 pages, you'll see the Drama of God's Kingdom like never before. With each Chronicle you'll learn how the events of the story apply to your life personally. Finally, at the conclusion of the book is the "Story Behind the Story." This explains who the characters are, what the places represent and how the concepts relate to Biblical Truth. It's the Epic Story of Good and Evil Human Destiny and God's Eternal Purposes.

For every happily-ever-after fairy tale that waxes poetic about true love, there is a piece of flash fiction fron Dan Rhodes to provide the perfect antidote. In this collection of bite-sized vignettes, Rhodes masterfully explores the distance between what we believe is real and what others know to be true--and nowhere is this distance greater than in the realm of romance.

Cockroft, a faded composer and socialite, lives in self-imposed exile and fantasizes of true love and extravagant suicides. Rattling around his dilapidated farmhouse in the Italian countryside, his only constant source of company is the ever-loyal Timoleon Vieta, a mongrel with the most beautiful eyes. When a handsome but surly individual arrives on the scene, Cockroft is forced to choose between his dog and this new arrival. He abandons Timoleon outside Rome's Colosseum, where the dog begins the long journey home.In this acclaimed novel, Dan Rhodes, one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, has created a tragicomic work of macabre beauty that both amuses and moves in equal measure.

'Dan Rhodes is a true original' - Hilary Mantel 'I read this novel right through the day I got my hands on it, laughing like a banshee.' - David Sexton, Sunday TimesWhen the sleepy English village of Green Bottom hosts its first literary festival, the good, the bad and the ugly of the book world descend upon its leafy lanesBut the villagers are not prepared for the peculiar habits, petty rivalries and unspeakable desires of the authors. And they are certainly not equipped to deal with Wilberforce Selfram, the ghoul-faced, ageing enfant terriblewho wreaks havoc wherever he goesSour Grapes is a hilarious satire on the literary world which takes no prisoners as it skewers authors, agents, publishers and reviewers alike

Everybody at the Women's Institute in the village of Upper Bottom is eagerly awaiting the arrival of a very special guest speaker: the world famous evolutionary biologist Professor Richard Dawkins. But with a blizzard setting in, their visitor finds himself trapped in the nearby town of Market Horten, with no choice but to take lodgings with the local Anglican vicar. Will the professor be able to abide by his motto - cordiality always - while surrounded by Christians? Will he ever reach Upper Bottom? And can his assistant, Smee, save the day?

Efter et skænderi med sin kedelige elsker forlader Veronique hans lejlighed og kører ud i den parisiske nat i den lille hvide Fiat Uno som hun har lånt af sine forældre. På vej ned i en tunnel fornemmer hun at noget rammer bilen men kører videre - hun er godt bedugget og skal bare hjem.Dagen efter er de frygtelige nyheder overalt - prinsesse Diana er omkommet i en bilulykke. Hurtigt samler mistanken sig om en lille hvid bil der er set forlade tunnelen og som har efterladt spor af lak på prinsessens bil. Veronique indser trods sine tømmermænd at hun må være skyld i ulykken. Sammen med sin veninde Estelle lægger hun en omfattende plan for at klare sig ud af situationen. En plan der involverer en gradvis totalophugning af bilen der derefter i småstykker skal anbringes i affaldspande og containere rundt omkring i Paris. Men hvordan skaffer man penge til en ny bil? Det er ikke nok at stjæle og sælge ekskærestens stereoanlæg: Skal Veronique vælge at få sin tå amputeret og syet fast igen som forsøgsperson i et kirurgisk eksperiment for at skaffe pengene?