Relight My Fire

McDonnell’s world is transgressively hilarious, grimly banal and beguilingly warm. Of course there’s a story that the intrepid journalists of The Stranger Times have to tease out: grave-robbing, cryogenics, a very angry witch, and a washed-up indie legend looking for a lost album, but the real joy lies in the pitfalls and pratfalls of getting there. – Jamie Buxton * DAILY MAIL *An absolute riot of a read. * DAILY EXPRESS *Laugh-out-loud funny and full of colourful characters. * DAILY MIRROR *It’s no secret that here at SciFiTowers we’re massive fans of the Stranger Times series by C. K. McDonnell. Following the success of Love Will Tear Us Apart (which made February 2023’s list of best books), he’s back with book number four and we return to Manchester and the world of The Stranger Times newspaper who cover anything weird and wonderful. * SciFiNOW *I loved the dry and embedded humour of this book, it’s the stuff of life … the whole thing is great fun. * SFCROSWNEST *You could be forgiven for wondering if author C.K. McDonnell could continue the high standards set in the previous three novels of The Stranger Times series, but fear not … Relight My Fire is perhaps the best since the original. * STARBURST *Wit, wonder and weirdness … McDonnell is an astute and enigmatic storyteller … eliciting visceral reactions from this reader who was at times stunned and falling off the chair laughing. * ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS *

Born in Limerick and raised in Dublin, C K (Caimh) McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. He performed all around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. He has also written for numerous TV shows and been nominated for a Kid’s TV BAFTA.

His debut novel, A Man With One of Those Faces - a comic crime novel - was published in 2016 and spawned The Dublin Trilogy books and the spin-off McGarry Stateside series. They have been Amazon bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. As C. K. McDonnell, he is the author of The Stranger Times series contemporary comic fantasy series.

Caimh lives in Manchester.

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