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Falling Sideways

Tom Holt

In this hilarious fantasy, a man has stumbled upon the secret origins of humanity—an unbelievable truth that could change the world's societal order.

From the moment Homo Sapiens descended from the trees, possibly onto their heads, humanity has striven towards civilization. Fire. The Wheel. Running Away from furry things with more teeth than one might reasonably expect—all are testament to man's ultimate supremacy. It is a noble story and so, of course, complete and utter fiction.

For one man has discovered the hideous truth: that humanity's ascent to civilization has been ruthlessly guided by a small gang of devious frogs. The man's name is David Perkins, and his theory is not, on the whole, widely admired, particularly not by the frogs themselves, who had invested a great deal of time and effort in keeping the whole thing quiet.

" Hitchhiker's Guide aficionados will relish every line." — Publishers Weekly

GenresFictionAbsurdist

316 pages, 4 editions

English edition · First published 2002 by Hachette+ORM · ISBN 9780316233460

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Editions

4 editions

English

  • Falling Sideways · Hachette+ORM · 2024 · ISBN 9780316233460 This page
  • Falling Sideways · Little, Brown Book Group · 2008 · ISBN 9780748108589
  • Falling Sideways · Orbit · 2002 · ISBN 9781841491103
  • Falling Sideways · Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 2002 · ISBN 9780748106462

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