Bøger af Robin Banks

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When I left home to come to university, I had a solid plan: I would study as hard as I could, win a ton of scholarships, and graduate with top grades. I knew that it would make for a barren, lonely life, but I was used to that, and I knew that I couldn't really handle anything else, or anything more. Socially incompetent as I was, hiding behind books and grades was my only strategy. I wish I could travel back in time to tell my younger self about all the wonderful things that lie in store for me. I could probably get away with it; my younger self would most likely think me a hallucination and ignore my gibberish, sparing us from a temporal paradox. I couldn't really blame them, either, because I still can't quite believe everything my life brought to me. Frankie, Ben, Ms. Anzengruber, AK, the house, the magic, the raccoons... None of them were part of my plan, and each of them makes my life infinitely more complicated than I ever thought possible. They make it worth living, though. Whether I can take the last step into adulthood and learn to live with them, that's the issue. To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure I've got what it takes, but I am sure of something: I love them all too damn much not to give it my best shot.

My family is pretty simple, when you get used to it. There's me, Frankie, Ben, and AK. Frankie and I are with each other, and Ben and AK are with each other, but not like that. They don't want to be with each other like that, though, so it's cool, even though it took me a while to get used to it. Ben and I are best friends, and so are Ben and Frankie. Frankie and AK are also good friends, largely because Frankie is the friendliest person ever and a natural wonder, but AK is pretty cool, too. AK and I don't always get on, but we try. I like people of all genders, and so did Frankie, but now that we're together they really only like me. Ben also thought that he liked me, but that's because he hadn't got himself quite figured out. I like Ben a lot, but not like I like Frankie, and that used to be super awkward until we straightened it all out. AK doesn't really like anyone - not like that, anyway. Mostly he likes sci-fi, brewing his own booze, and chilling. Somehow, it all works out. We're all university students, but AK isn't actualy enrolled, because he doesn't legally exist. We live in our house because a librarian rescued me from a snow storm. We have three semi-domesticated raccoons, but that's not really our fault; they lost the ability to speak, and now we feel responsible for them. Oh, and Frankie can spot lies and teleport, and they could technically break reality, but they don't want to, so that's not an issue. We can all open magical portals, and AK is the god of turnips, but we don't hold that against him. It's all good, really. This is the story of how we got there. Including: Ye Gods And Little Wishes; God Riddance; Godlings; Demiurges

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, I know. I grew up hearing that. I understand that loss is inevitable, particularly if you're a feeble individual like me. However, there are things I'd rather die than lose, and what I have with Frankie is right at the top of that list. They are the most wonderful person in the world, and the term I've spent living with them has been the happiest time of my life. There's a lot I'll put up with: sickness, exhaustion, penury, ostracism, the constant threat of violence, even the supernatural fuckery that keeps encroaching on our lives. But anyone who tries to get between Frankie and I, gods included, better watch their back.