A Dog Called Demolition
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| Author | Robert Rankin |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-40516-2 (hardcover edition) |
| Preceded by | The Garden of Unearthly Delights |
| Followed by | Sprout Mask Replica |
A Dog Called Demolition is a 1996 fantasy novel by British author Robert Rankin. Most novels have a beginning, a middle and an end. This one doesn't. But it does have a soundtrack. It is about Danny and Demolition, a dog living in Danny's head.
[edit] Plot introduction
The start of the book concerns Sam Sprout, who is now close to death. He soon discovers a new, more positive aspect to his life.
The rest focuses on Danny Orion front Brentford and the dog 'Demolition', who lives in his head. Most people have a similar intangible, invisible creature...that sometimes prompts them to commit crimes, from the mundane to the horrible.
As with many of Rankin's novels, there are multiple running gags, in-jokes, guest appereances by characters from other novels and the names of real people inserted in order to slightly increase sales.
