The Missing Links
Blurb
For every hero doing hero’s work there’s a coward making a right pig’s ear of it. Meet that coward!
Since The Pan of Hamgee became a delivery man for Ning Dang Po’s premier gangster, Big Merv, he has learned when to run, where to hide and when to keep his head down. What with his very existence being treason, and the Grongle invaders tightening their grip on K’Barth, he counts surviving each day as a win.
Marcella the Pirate, a small-time gangster, has started a racket selling replicas of K’Barth’s most prized and expensive food: Goojan spiced sausage. When her plan becomes an overnight success, she sets her sights on toppling Big Merv as the Boss of Ning Dang Po and The Pan’s world is upended into chaos. If Marcella succeeds in her bid for city-wide domination, it will be curtains for The Pan. But there’s more to her sudden rise than hooky sausages – she’s playing a high-stakes game which involves blackmail, kidnapping, and a treasonous pact with the Grongles themselves.
Between Marcella, the security forces, and an illegal satirical comedy drag duo who need a stand-in, The Pan is pulled into a web of crime and intrigue that no amount of speed can outrun. As he navigates his way through the mayhem, he must learn lessons fast about power, loyalty and what it means to be true to yourself, even when the world wants you to be something else.
The Missing Links is written in British English. It is the fifth in the Hamgeean Misfit series of comedy sci fi fantasy dystopian stories. It can be read without the first three books in the series and works reasonably well as a stand alone. However, it definitely makes more sense read after book four and yes, there will be another book after this to tie up the loose ends.
Estimated UK film/game rating of this book is: 12A or PEGI12. That means it’s about the same scare factor as the darker bits of the Harry Potter books, or the Hunger Games. It also contains and the kind of light swearing found in Terry Pratchett’s books. If you’re OK with that, you should be able to read this without offence.
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The Missing Links has been out for over a month, it would be a huge help if you could write a review. Why? Two reasons:
1. Reviews help others buy. It goes without saying that reviews from people who enjoyed the book are wonderful. But bad reviews can help too. Even if someone gives the book one star, but writes a few sentences saying why, it may help other readers decide if it’s for them. They might think, Hang on! I love the very thing in books this person says they dislike and as a result, they might buy a copy. Yes, even negative reviews are useful. Sometimes, a one star review pops up that is hilariously pretentious, or just out-and-out funny. These can also be used to promote books!
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If you’ve already read The Missing Links and want to review it, or if you’d like to grab a copy and review it, here’s where to find it on major stores and Goodreads.
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Stores
Ebook:
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Google Books
Kobo
Paperback:
Amazon
Booksamillion
Fantastic Fiction
Great British Bookshop
Waterstones
Audio:
Make a date in your diaries! The audio version of The Missing Links will be out in September.
Other stores:
For there are legion! A list of those can be found here.
