Böcker av Andy Dale

King Derek, the King of Dudley, has a lovely wife, Queen Queenie, but he just wishes she didn't sing so badly. Nobody has ever heard anything quite like the singing Queen Queenie. Surely King Derek isn't thinking of calling Wonder Wizards again? Didn't he learn his lesson last time? Oh no, here comes the Green Wizard. There's trouble ahead for King Derek.

King Derek, the King of Dudley, is one of the most loved Kings in all the land. Then King Derek sees an advert in 'The Royal Gazette' that reads, "Wonder Wizards make all things Wonderful". Wonder Wizards come in many different colours. But be careful what you wish for King Derek, because it is Wonder Wizard policy never to reverse spells. Oh, King Derek what have you done?

It's 1986, and 19-year-old Jonathan gets quite a culture shock when he leaves home to start his First year teacher training at Derbyshire College of Higher Education. Living in a large white (unmissable) student house full of lads, ranging from a posh boy from Kent to a northerner with anger issues, he must negotiate the perils of student life, which include seven-legged pub crawls in the dead of winter, fishnapping raids and cereals in the bedsheets, all at the same time as trying to woo a pretty blonde from Rochdale. Set in a time when cassette players were cool, contact with home was a red phonebox, but alcohol, lingerie and high jinx were still the order of the day, First Years: Piranhas in the Bedroom is written with a great British dry wit. Its nostalgia for all things 80s as well as its "will-they-won't-they" romantic comedy gives it a really broad appeal: The Young Ones meets High Fidelity.