And Now for Something Completely Different

A Chronicles of St Mary's Short Story, Book 9.7

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And Now for Something Completely Different

By: Jodi Taylor

Narrated by: Zara Ramm

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A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

Here's a question for you. What's the most exciting thing ever found in a fire bucket? And don't say 'fire' because you'll be wrong.

Suppose - just suppose - it was the technology to take a pod to Mars? Yeah, now we're talking!

Every Christmas, for reasons which seem good at the time - especially after an eggnog or two - Max and the others leap into the nearest pod and indulge in their illegal Christmas jump. It's a tradition. This year, however, just to be different, they find themselves part of someone else's illegal Christmas jump. It's time to don a spacesuit and bring your own urine!

Jodi TaylorZara RammHeadlineThe Chronicles of St Mary's

Fantasy

Historical

Science Fiction

Time Travel

Funny

Witty

Feel-Good

Thought-Provoking

Christmas

Winter

Short Story

Fantasy Historical Science Fiction Time Travel Funny Witty Feel-Good Thought-Provoking Christmas Winter Short Story

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If there's anything you can always rely on when the St Mary's gang are involved it's that disaster and comical antics are never far away. This particular short story was very much in the same vein as the rest of the series but told from a slightly different perspective in which the events are being retold after the fact in a heated discussion between the heads of the Time Police and that of St Mary's.

Try not to be eating or drinking anything that you're likely to choke on as you read these stories as there's a lot of comical mishaps involved. I'm a big fan of this book series and they always make me smile.

Keep 'em coming, Jodi. Loved the performance by Zara, too. She brings the story and the characters to life. Looking forward to the next one already.