The Quanderhorn Xperimentations to become a book
- Sitcom writers Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall have written a new book, The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
- The sci-fi story is a full length novel linked to their forthcoming Radio 4 sitcom of the same name
- The book will be released in June to coincide with the radio series
Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant and 2point4 Children creator Andrew Marshall are publishing The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, a book based on their new Radio 4 sitcom.
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations is a full length novel springing and expanded from the soon-to-be-broadcast six-part Radio 4 series of the same name. The sitcom will be broadcast alongside the release of the book and features a stellar cast of comedy performers.
The premise is described as follows: "England, 1952. Churchill is Prime Minister for the last time. Rationing is still in force. All music sounds like the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. People like living in 1952: it's familiar and reassuring, and Britain knows its place in the world. Few have noticed it's been 1952 for the past 65 years.
"Meet Professor Quanderhorn; a brilliant maverick scientific genius who has absolutely no moral compass. Assisted by a motley crew of outcasts - a recovering amnesiac, a brilliant scientist with a half-clockwork brain, a captured Martian prisoner adapting a little too well to English life, the professor's part-insect "son" (reputedly 'a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'), and a rather sinister janitor - he'll save the world. Even if he destroys it in the process. With his Dangerous Giant Space Laser, High Rise Farm, Invisible Robot and Fleets of Monkey-Driven Lorries, he's not afraid to push the boundaries of science to their very limit. And far, far beyond..."
Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall say: "We're excited to be at [publishing company] Gollancz - the home of British science fiction. We hope Quanderhorn will thrill and delight in equal measure. It's as if aliens had horrifically grafted John Wyndham onto P.G. Wodehouse and made the monstrous outcome write a book. We have to go now - we're not really allowed to use these crayons."
Marcus Gipps from Gollancz comments: "I've long been a fan of Andrew and Rob's work, and Gollancz was the proud publisher of two of Rob's earlier, brilliant novels, so it's great to welcome them home. QX is witty, silly, clever and fun, and having spent a day at the recording I know it's going to be a hit both on radio and in print."
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations will be published in hardback, eBook and audio reading alongside the radio broadcast in June 2018.
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
As heard on Radio 4, from the creators of Red Dwarf and 2.4 Children! Great Britain is stuck in 1952. It is under attack from Martians, Mole men and beatniks. Only one man can save the world - Professor Quanderhorn! Shame he's a bit rubbish, really.
First published: Thursday 28th June 2018
- Publisher: Gollancz
- Pages: 368
- Catalogue: 9781473224025
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- Publisher: Orion
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