Review: Hugely entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
Will MacMillan's latest offering in the Banned Underground series is yet another hugely enjoyable tale.The Government is struggling to find the way out of the Recession and is working on a system with the Edern. They have a computer linked to a time-travelling SatNav that can predict future events. The Grey Mage (think Evil Lord) wants to hack into that system and use it for himself. He sends his henchmen (Bill and Ben - yes, Mr MacMillan Jones, I got it) to corrupt it with a virus during a fund-raising event where the Banned Underground are playing.Confusion and comedy fuse as chaos ensues. The humour comes at you thick and fast in this book. It is choc block full of puns and laughs. You need your wits about you to pick up on the musical references and subtle gags but luckily this reader was on fire that day. It is both slapstick and subtle. And, watch out for the twist at the end. It is very good.The characters are huge fun. Amusing episodes populate the pages. Dai, the bass playing dragon is love-sick and keeps setting fire to things when he huffs. The Dark Lord, in spite of being evil, is terrified of his wife, Poison Ivy, and the SatNav's gloomy attitude that reminded me a little of Marvin the paranoid android,  in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, all had me laughing out loud.Light, enjoyable and an easy read although I would suggest you read the preceding books before this as characters are developed throughout the series.I so wish my SatNav was as much fun as this one. Oh, and don't forget to put your wages on Madcap Harry!