The Day Uncle Jimmy Learned to Fly

by Pete Carter (Illustrator), Pete Carter

Overview

Homorous science fiction for the young at heart, of all ages. Suggested age range 10-100. (Contains isolated instances of mild, inoffensive language: 'Damn', 'bloody.') Oops! When James Jones happened upon a planet that seemed to defy all logic, he had to take a closer look - too close, as it happened. He got stuck there, and things started to go seriously wrong. But never fear, after that bad start, things got decidedly worse.... Hernia bucked up as a tiny shred of memory bounced around the vast empty space inside her head, finally finding an escape through her mouth, 'I remember him! He was sleeping next to Dragon when we came back from Aunty Ethelred and he had dribble coming out the side of his mouth. Where's he gone then?' 'Pa kicked him in the river, and he drowned 'til he was dead and then the Globbers bit him into little pieces and he screamed and screamed and then a giant sea troll came along and ate up Uncle Jimmy and all the Globbers in one big bite.' That's what Kipper's imagination told him had happened, anyway, so it must be true. Imagination's great; when it gets into top gear there's no stopping it. 'Oh, ' said Hernia, duly impressed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781495987359
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/03/2014
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Pete Carter has been writing as a hobby for some time, but only recently decided to publish. Leaning towards 'nuts and bolts' SF, he has been an avid SF reader but also dips into military fiction, mystery and anything else that looks interesting.
Pete's first novel The Fence (The First Book of Jay) was quickly followed by The Day Uncle Jimmy Learned to Fly. Next will be a compendium of short Science Fiction/Supernatural tales. The Second Book of Jay (actually the first one written, in 1990), will be published after a very serious update.
Pete also produces his own covers and illustrations, likes oil painting and model-making. He used to like flying model aircraft, but relax - the world is now a much safer place! Pete finds there aren't enough hours in the day to pursue all his interests, so heaven knows why he decided to start writing!.
Pete lives with his wife in Bedfordshire, UK, and their adult children and grandchildren all live nearby.