Robert Wingfield

The Fifth Correction (The Dan Provocations, #4) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A bawdy satirical romp through space and enterprise. Not for persons easily offended, or managers anywhere.

There is a theory that death is not the end, but is simply a shift into an alternative universe. This is true and keeps happening to Tom Two-Dan $mith (sic). Usually, one forgets everything of the past and can relax into a new life of tax and torment. Tom is not so lucky; he remembers... every time it happens.

In his last transition, he became the head of a large corporation, famous for doing something; nobody knows what, including the staff. It might be something to do with the Plank of Directors, headed by the infamous Ferdinand Badloser, or the revolutionary star-drive fitted to the Hynishota Pig-Ugly, or it could simply be that the organisation is in a closed loop, self-perpetuating, running continuously on procedures which have been in place since forever. Tom is still trying to find out. And of course, the Grasping Universal Taxation System wants their piece as always.

To make life more challenging, he is dodging the Temporal Conduct Authority, who don't believe the above theory, and are miffed about the fact he has shamelessly flaunted the Laws of Time and Space. They are looking to return him to his proper place (i.e. completely dead) and won't give up, despite their lack of funds caused by the final salary pension of an android agent who has just retired after 1500 years' service.

And then there is the mystery of where all the data in the universe is hiding.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Robert Wingfield
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780463937365
• Artikelnr.: 56498854

Autorenporträt

Robert Wingfield used to sleep in the technology department of a large organisation between 9 and 5 each day, (except on Fridays when they woke him at 4 and sent him home early), but he finally got tired with this taxing routine and left his job for good. A prolific writer, to date he has over twenty works, electronically and in paperback, available through various outletsall can be tracked through www.robertwingfieldauthor.co.uk.

His work covers several genres:
Satirical sci-fi novels, 'The Dan Provocations', hopefully having you laughing out loud (or cringing, when you realize how closely satire matches reality).
Gothic chillers in the form of the 'Ankerita' series (The Seventh House) featuring a Tudor anchoress reborn in modern times.
Travelogues in the 'One Man in a Bus' series, currently cover Sicily, North Cyprus and Syros in the Cyclades.
Other short stories with a supernatural flavor ('The Black Dog of Peel' is free for you on this site).

For the younger reader, 'The Mystery of the Lake' and 'the Mystery of the Midnight Sun' have a Swallows and Amazons feel, and are suitable for even your grey-haired old great-aunt.
'The Adventures of Stefan' kick off with 'Stefan and the Sand Witch', a modern day fairy-tale, and 'Stefan and the Spirit of the Woods', an eco-fairytale.

For those who have elderly relatives telling them about embarrassing ailments, you need 'Everyone's Guide to not being an Old Person', a gentle satire on what people do when they get old, and how to avoid it.

For those struggling authors, he runs The Inca Project, a set of free resources to help you get your works into print. He also provides formatting and editing services through the project, to ensure you get the best result from your masterpiece. See www.incaproject.co.uk

He has written many reviews on management books and was a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers when he was working and could afford the subscriptions.

His other interests include digital forensics, nature and building conservation, photography, and resisting emotional blackmail from his Labrador.

Favorite quotes:
Don't give up your day job... whoops too late.
(Robert Wingfield)