The Whyte Python World Tour: A Cold War Rock Thriller of Fame, Espionage, and the Power of Music - Softcover

The Whyte Python World Tour

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -ESCAPE INTO A WORLD OF SPANDEX, SPIES AND 80s ROCK IN THE MOST RAUCOUSLY FUNNY THRILLER OF THE YEAR'A rock-n-roll thrill ride. Heavy Metal icon Rikki Thunder's satirical memoir is sweeter than Cherry Pie and better than a prescription from Dr. Feelgood! You need to read it' ERNEST CLINE'Clever and brilliantly funny, nailing the mutually exclusive worlds of metal and intelligence with wit. You'll love this Spynal Tap' THE SUN'Rollicking' PEOPLE'Outrageous fun. Outrageous twists. Just outrageous, period!' LINCOLN CHILD, #1 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Fans of spy thrillers will enjoy this delightfully silly and suspenseful Cold War-era adventure' BOOKLIST'Hilarious, fast-paced, and thoroughly debauched' CORY DOCTOROW--It's Los Angeles, 1986, and metal rules the world. For aspiring drummer Rikki Thunder, life is good - even if he is sleeping in a condemned paint store and playing with a band that's going nowhere.But when he gets a shot to join L.A.'s hottest up-and-coming band, Whyte Python, Rikki's young life turns up to 11. Soon he has a hit single scorching up the charts, and the new love of his life in the audience. Rikki couldn't ask for anything more.But good fortune can be deceiving. With the Cold War breathing its last gasps and American music blasting through the Iron Curtain, a youth revolution is taking hold - and a hair band is unknowingly playing host to the final battle for the hearts and minds of the Eastern Bloc.Rikki Thunder soon realizes there is a deeper web of influence propelling Whyte Python, and the stakes for his mission - to spread peace, love, and epic shredding across the globe - are far more dangerous than he could ever imagine . . .--READERS LOVE WHYTE PYTHON'This might be one of the most chaotic, ridiculous, hilarious, wild, unhinged, entertaining books I've ever read. I loved every moment' 5 STAR READER REVIEW'Easily the best book I've read this year. [.] Takes us back to the awesome '80s in a hilarious combination of espionage, music, and over the top mayhem. This is a thoroughly enjoyable silly action movie in book form' 5 STAR READER REVIEW'An incredible premise [.] that totally pays off. The characters are lovable, the music will melt your face, the jokes are funny, the hair is big, and there are enough twists and turns to satisfy a spy thriller fan too' 4 STAR READER REVIEW 416 pp. Englisch. Artikel-Nr. 9781405974219

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