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A Short History of the Apocalypse

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A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum; David Suchet's News Sachet) as they debrief time traveller and bon vivant from the late 21st Century,... Read More
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A Short History of the Apocalypse

A Short History of the Apocalypse is Frankie Boyle and Charlie Skelton's guide to overcoming the endtimes featuring exclusive illustrations from legendary comic book artist Frank Quitely

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A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon

Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum; David Suchet's News Sachet) as they debrief time traveller and bon vivant from the late 21st Century, Alonso Lampe.

Will humanity survive the coming cataclysm? Find out inside, along with helpful tips on cannibalism, thunderdome etiquette, and post-societal dating.

How do you go about joining a militia?

What will life be like in a billionaire's bunker?

How will people entertain themselves in re-education camps?

All these questions will be fully and satisfactorily answered.

With exclusive illustrations by Hall of Fame comic artist Frank Quitely, A Short History of the Apocalypse is vital to your future survival.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399817721

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Illustration: 12 B&W illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 613g

Pages: 560

About the Author

Frankie Boyle (Author)

Frankie Boyle is one of the UK's premier comedians and writers and is the author of three bestselling non-fiction books including My Shit Life So Far, and Work! Consume! Die! Boyle is also known for his shows New World Order (BBC2), Tramadol Nights (Ch4), Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland (BBC2), and his best selling DVD's and Netflix Special. Frankie also regularly contributes articles for the broadsheet press. He has topped the podcast charts with the first three volumes of his eight volume Promethiad sequence.

Charlie Skelton (Author)

Charlie Skelton is a comedy writer and journalist, who was script editor of Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Generally he writes jokes for TV shows, but sometimes writes for the Guardian, covering the elite Bilderberg Conference since 2009. Back in 2003 he co-wrote a book with Victoria Coren Mitchell, Once More, With Feeling, a book about making a pornographic film in Amsterdam. More recently he organised two academic conferences on comedy and AI, and is preparing for the apocalypse by raising chickens and growing olives. In 2024 he produced 53 litres of olive oil and killed five roosters.

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