Unlucky Dip: A dystopian sci fi adventure short story

by M T McGuire

Overview

The Pan of Hamgee, starving outlaw, bumps into Big Merv; the meanest, scariest gangster in the City and without thinking what he is doing, steals his wallet. When Big Merv realises what has happened our hero's future looks short. Will he talk his way out of it or will he be 'recycled' into a stanchion of the Outer Ring Road extension.

U certificate. 4,000 words.

Written in British English so the letter u and endings like 'ise' etc may pop up more often than some readers are used to.

It is a short story in the sense that it is not long rather than that the plot fits with any particular preconceived 'short story' format. Or to put it another way there is no twist in this tale.

Readers of sci fi humor - or humour - will enjoy this short prequel to the K'Barthan Series. Unlucky Dip works equally well as a set up story for the Hamgeean Misfit comedy sci fi series.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162408055
Publisher:	Hamgee University Press
Publication date:	09/04/2011
Series:	K'Barthan Humorous Science Fiction Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	237 KB

About the Author

M T McGuire enjoys the real world but wouldn’t want to live there full time. That’s why she writes books. She grew up, or at least got bigger, halfway up a windy hill in Sussex, Britain. Her home was also the first location choice for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, so maybe it’s not so strange that she’s ended up writing sci fi fantasy books. Perhaps there’s something in the water up there, apart from chalk.

After a short stint as a stand up comedienne, M T sat down, got married and moved to East Anglia. She now lives in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, with a McOther, a McMini, a McCat and a selection of very silly cars. She hasn’t found a way to make any of the cars fly, and none of them is fitted with ordnance, but she and her team of evil scientists are working on that.

M T would like to be able to tell you she's an NY Times best selling author but that would be lying. Some of her books have won Wishing Shelf Awards though, a bronze and a silver.

Despite being over fifty now and supposedly an adult, M T checks all unfamiliar wardrobes for a gateway to Narnia. She hasn’t found one so far but she lives in hope.

If you've read any of her stuff, she'd like to say, 'thank you' and hopes you enjoyed it.