Quintessentially Quirky Tales Series

Laugh-out-loud stories packed with gags, groans and great fun characters. If you love sit-coms, sketch shows and quick-fire humour, then these rib tickling tales by humorist Iain Pattison are guaranteed to have you in stitches. Ideal for reading on the train, over coffee or as a bedtime treat, each is a bite-sized chuckle bomb that'll brighten even your greyest day.   In this collection of Iain's best offbeat stories, encounter: A horror writer who extracts a fitting  revenge on her unsympathetic publisher. A mix-up with a giant statue that has the Dalai Lama hopping mad. A kidnapped woman held hostage in a busy airport departure lounge. The Horsemen of The Apocalypse facing a scathing performance review. Willy Wonka turning to desperate measures to rescue his chocolate factory from recession Plus tinsel-loving Scrooge haunted by ghosts who want him to despise Christmas. From the unconventional and teasing to the downright surreal, this compilation of madly mirthful satirical delights is packed with word play, wit and unexpectedly silly send-ups. Buy it today to join the fun.

Laugh-out-loud stories packed with gags, groans and great fun characters. Enter the weird and wonderfully witty world of award-winning humorist Iain Pattison, and delight to these feel-good tales of madness and mayhem, each story a coffee-break delight guaranteed to banish the blues. In this second collection of Iain's offbeat satires, you'll find: A bus driver who emerges from a coma to find he can speak every language on the planet. A hideous man who thinks facing a firing squad will make him a babe-magnet. A disgruntled wife scheming to sacrifice her husband to a slavering zombie horde. And Little Red Riding Hood finding out that murderous grandma is more than a match for any wolf. From the droll and slapstick to the surreal and silly, this fun compilation is guaranteed to make you smile - and demonstrates why Iain is acknowledged as a master of comedy's wickedly witty and unexpected. Buy it now to brighten your day.

Laugh-out-loud stories packed with gags, groans and great fun characters. From the downright slapstick to the deliciously droll, this latest instalment in the Quintessentially Quirky Tales series is guaranteed to make you chuckle. With sharp-edged satire, silly send-ups and rib-tickling pastiches, this feast of fun from internationally-acclaimed humorist Iain Pattison will whisk you to a land where vampire supermodels rub shoulders with Atlantis searching scientists, and ancient singing trees co-exist with serial killer grannies. Venture into Iain's colourful and off-beat imagination and you'll encounter: A medieval printer who accidentally turns his dull history book into a sizzling, sexy, best-selling sensation. An explosion at a top secret research base that sets time hiccupping backwards and forwards with bizarre and perilous consequences. A team of Glasgow detectives assigned to Middle Earth to investigate a missing ring and a murdered hobbit. A road rage quarrel over a disabled parking spot that sends punches and crutches flying. An opium-fuelled switch in career for Sherlock Holmes that has Doctor Watson seeing red. And the moment Quasimodo considers opening up a beauty business.   Packed with laughter, unexpected twists and more than the occasional groan-inducing pun, these surreal stories are a must if you love Carry On films, Monty Python, sit-coms and fast-paced sketch shows. Buy it now to join the fun.

Laugh-out-loud stories packed with gags, groans and great fun characters. In this 4th off-beat collection of comedy mayhem and mirth by award-winning humorist Iain Pattison,  you'll encounter: An old crone who finds her gingerbread cottage breaks planning regulations. The Bethlehem hotel that takes unholy umbrage at Joseph's "No Room at the Inn" TripAdvisor review. Pinocchio in serious trouble when puberty strikes. Quasimodo causing a ding dong with late night Paris concert goers. And an 18th century nobleman who scandalises polite society by accidentally inventing the wet bonnet competition. From the droll and slapstick to the surreal and silly, this fun compilation is guaranteed to make you chuckle if you love Carry On Films, sketch shows, hysterical history and freaky fables. Buy it now to brighten your day.

Laugh-out-loud stories packed with gags, groans and great fun characters. From the off-beat and colourful imagination of internationally-acclaimed humorist Iain Pattison, this fifth instalment in the rib-tickling Quintessentially Quirky Tales comedy series is guaranteed to put a big smile on your face. In his latest collection of sharp-edged satire, silly send-ups and chuckle-filled pastiches, you'll be transported to a crazy world where an ancient wall-building "Make China Great Again" Emperor shares a surreal landscape with a monkey-plagued playwright, and a bumbling biblical family who want to turn the great flood into a crackpot business venture... Other delights include: An art expert views the portrait of Dorian Gray with unexpectedly humorous results. A wizard causes a stir trying to buy goblins at his local electrical store. Viking invaders posing as luxury cruise passengers spread monk-terrifying mayhem. A hassled business executive finds that trying to duplicate himself leads to clowning with clones. And a case of bad horticultural taste ignites an unholy dust-up in the Garden of Eden. Packed with laughter, unexpected twists and more than the occasional sigh-inducing pun, these slapstick stories are a must if you love Carry On films, Monty Python, sit-coms and fast-paced sketch shows. Buy it today to join the fun.