The Alchemists Of Vra: The Third Velvet Paw of Asquith Novel
Thomas Norman Corfield
Paperback
(Panda Books Australia, June 27, 2016)
In which the world’s governments are threatened by a fanatical cat with a disturbing cushion obsession. When Oscar Teabag-Dooven stumbles across an arrogant bard named the Dodosette and the beautiful cat Vaasi-Vee, he unearths a plot to plunge the world into darkness. After some begging, lots of snow and an industrial vat of soup, the three animals argue all the way to the infamous land of Vra to do something about it. They did not, however, anticipate having to fight invisible Rottweilers, smash kitchens to pieces, lick frozen cars or fund taxi drivers’ sisters' eye operations. But for Oscar Teabag-Dooven, such things are n’t unusual. Except, perhaps, the bit about licking cars. “Corfield keeps you guessing until the end, and then for some time afterwards.” - Nathan Fueruer, Uninsurable. “These books are like a bad meal: in poor taste and unfinished.” - Oleg Vanastanovitski, Russian Mafia Hitman (unconvicted).