I particularly enjoyed the inclusion of an immersive 3D version of Plan Nine from Outer Space.4.23657 toasters out of 5.' Dallas Jones, Doctor Who Club of Australia 'This novel crackels with wit.the fun doesn't let up.' Reading Time 'Upper Primary and Lower Secondary students who appreciate the ridiculous will enjoy this fast paced book with its zany sense of humour. A Toaster on Mars is a laugh-out-loud and thoroughly enjoyable read!' Melanie Nemer, Austrek President 'This is a fun, exuberant book to read which sees the main character, Blake Carter, on a non-stop race around the solar system ending up on the titular Mars (Carter on Mars anyone?).The book is an obvious homage to Douglas Adams but is not slavish in its interpretation and what I really liked, as an SF fan, was picking up on all the other SF references in the story. 'The adventures of Blake Carter and Nicky Steel, along with commentary by editor Zeeb Blatsnart, bring a lighthearted science fiction story to life. Darrell is the author of A Toaster on Mars and the Jack Mason Adventures, a series of five novels including The Firebird Mystery (a Notable book int he 2015 CBCA awards) and, most recently, The Lost Sword. This early reading led to a love of comics, science fiction and all things geeky. Can things get any worse? Yes! Darrell Pitt began his lifelong appreciation of Victorian literature when he read Sherlock Holmes stories as a child, quickly moving on to H. His car keeps criticising his driving, and finally, to top things off, the world is held to ransom by his nemesis, evil genius Bartholomew Badde. First he's beaten up by a bunch of religious zealots, and then he's assigned a robot-sorry, cyborg-as his new partner, right before his ex-wife calls to tell him his daughter has gone missing. Blake Carter, star agent with the Planetary Bureau of Investigation, isn't having a good day. The year is 2509 and Earth is a rather polluted blue dot that suffers from global warming, overpopulation and not enough people using deodorant. Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2016įor fans of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams comes a hilarious new space and time adventure. National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia.A Toaster on Mars / Darrell Pitt Book Bib IDīook, Online, Online - Google Books

A Toaster on Mars by Darrell Pitt