Homunculus

Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
Cover of the book Homunculus by Hugh Paxton, Pan Macmillan
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Hugh Paxton ISBN: 9780230764712
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication: October 18, 2011
Imprint: Macmillan New Writing Language: English
Author: Hugh Paxton
ISBN: 9780230764712
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication: October 18, 2011
Imprint: Macmillan New Writing
Language: English

In a remote Catholic mission station in war-torn Sierra-Leone, renegade Irish alchemist, Father Jack, has succeeded where so many before him have failed. With a donation of the necessary body parts from Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel, General Butt Naked, he has constructed a small legion of grotesque bio-robots.

Anxious to be rid of his creations before problems arise, he tries to sell his Homunculi to the Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo. When this fails, Rindert, a disillusioned South African mercenary, takes over marketing.

The volatile political situation erupts as peace talks between political factions disintegrate and the RUF attempts to seize the capital while it is under environmental attack, suffering the most violent storms in the country’s history.

Against this turbulent background, a homunculus auction is arranged. With the capital, Freetown, in anarchy, Liberian radicals poised to invade and drug-crazed soldiers terrorising the countryside, a particularly unsavoury group of buyers is invited, with inevitably exciting results.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In a remote Catholic mission station in war-torn Sierra-Leone, renegade Irish alchemist, Father Jack, has succeeded where so many before him have failed. With a donation of the necessary body parts from Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel, General Butt Naked, he has constructed a small legion of grotesque bio-robots.

Anxious to be rid of his creations before problems arise, he tries to sell his Homunculi to the Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo. When this fails, Rindert, a disillusioned South African mercenary, takes over marketing.

The volatile political situation erupts as peace talks between political factions disintegrate and the RUF attempts to seize the capital while it is under environmental attack, suffering the most violent storms in the country’s history.

Against this turbulent background, a homunculus auction is arranged. With the capital, Freetown, in anarchy, Liberian radicals poised to invade and drug-crazed soldiers terrorising the countryside, a particularly unsavoury group of buyers is invited, with inevitably exciting results.

More books from Pan Macmillan

Cover of the book The Memory of Death: Death Works 4 by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Fleur-de-lis by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Sleep by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book The Count of Monte Cristo by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book The New Get Back Into Your Jeans Diet by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book The Book of Dreams by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Frantic: An Ella Marconi Novel 1 by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Tony Greig by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book The Art of Belonging by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Poems on Nature by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Tex by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Executive Affair by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Saboteurs by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book Country Moods and Tenses by Hugh Paxton
Cover of the book New Kitchen by Hugh Paxton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy