''Tom Holt stands out on his own... If you haven''t read any Tom Holt, go out and buy one now. But don''t blame me for any laughter-induced injuries.'' - VECTOR

''Witty and eccentric... dazzling, neat, frivolous.'' - TIME OUT

There was something wrong! Just as the boiling water was about to be poured on his head and the man with the red book appeared and his life flashed before his eyes, Akram the Terrible, the most feared thief in Baghdad, knew this had happened before. Many times. And he was damned if he was going to let it happen again. Just because he was a character in a story didn''t mean that it always had to end this way.

Meanwhile, back in Southampton, it''s a bit of a shock for Michelle when she puts on her Aunt Fatima''s ring and the computer and the telephone start to bitch at her for past misdemeanors. But that''s nothing compared to the story that her kitchen appliances have to tell her.

From one of the best-loved comic writers in fantasy fiction comes another absurdly witty title - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett.

Books by Tom Holt:

Walled Orchard Series

Goatsong

The Walled Orchard

J.W. Wells & Co. Series

The Portable Door

In Your Dreams

Earth, Air, Fire and Custard

You Don''t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps

The Better Mousetrap

May Contain Traces of Magic

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages

YouSpace Series

Doughnut

When It''s A Jar

The Outsorcerer''s Apprentice

The Good, the Bad and the Smug

Novels

Expecting Someone Taller

Who''s Afraid of Beowulf

Flying Dutch

Ye Gods!

Overtime

Here Comes the Sun

Grailblazers

Faust Among Equals

Odds and Gods

Djinn Rummy

My Hero

Paint your Dragon

Open Sesame

Wish you Were Here

Alexander at World''s End

Only Human

Snow White and the Seven Samurai

Olympiad

Valhalla

Nothing But Blue Skies

Falling Sideways

Little People

Song for Nero

Meadowland

Barking

Blonde Bombshell

The Management Style of the Supreme Beings

An Orc on the Wild Side