Description
Harry Bodie’s grandmother wrote beloved children’s books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids’ TV presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. But his troubles are barely starting. What if Underhill is real? And what if it isn’t delightful at all?
"As funny as it is thought-provoking." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A richly original and humorous must-read for genre newbies and die-hard sci-fi fans alike.” -- Starburst
"Tchaikovsky delivers a comical and riotous account." -- SciFiNow
"The kind of story that hooks you, begging you to read one more chapter before bed, before work or in any spare moment you can find." -- Aurealis
"Brilliant science fiction and far out world building" -- James McAvoy on Children of Time
"This is superior stuff, tackling big themes with brio." -- Financial Times
"It's like Jerome K Jerome on a lot of acid." -- Alice James
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed ten-book Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series, and other novels, novellas and short stories including Children of Time (which won the Arthur C. Clarke award in 2016), and its sequel, Children of Ruin (which won the British Science Fiction Award in 2020). He lives in Leeds in the UK and his hobbies include entomology and board and roleplaying games.