Believing what they’re told, the people of Fnrr blindly follow the charlatan prophet because they can’t see a reason for him to lie. Much like the first novel, Terra’s World is a very accessible story that uses the hugely advanced but essentially naïve society of Fnrr for some strong social commentary. The addition of the occasionally-panicking but thoroughly decent Billy Dolphin allows him to reintroduce (or introduce) the reader to the story of this incredible, saintly who was raised among aliens and taught them to see the good in each other, and gives the story some much needed perspective. He’s less thrilled when they arrive on Fnrr and realise that the society has fallen under the spell of someone claiming to be the reincarnation of a prophet who’s not exactly thrilled to see the arrival of two humans.īenn’s warm but sharp narrative voice, which made Terra such fun to read, rings through loud and clear in this sequel, as does the continuing (and welcome) influence of writers like Neil Gaiman and Douglas Adams, and a real love of the sci-fi genre in general. However, after a narrow escape from an insectoid assassin who’s after the incognito celebrity, Billy is swept up in Terra’s journey back to the planet where she grew up.įaced with the reality of spaceships, intergalactic rogues and advanced intelligences, Billy is thrilled. His precious genre, which allowed him to escape the often-depressing realities of his everyday life, has been made redundant.

Since Terra returned to Earth and introduced humanity to the fact that there were, in fact, aliens out there, sci-fi fan Billy Dolphin has been dejected. And only Billy Dolphin to help her.Following on from the tremendous success of his debut sci-fi novel Terra, Mitch Benn returns to his heroine with another winning, witty and whipsmart tale to take us back to the planet Fnrr. Just what is the black planet? To find out first Terra must learn how to survive as there is an alien bounty hunter on her trail. Her old home faces a terrible threat which possibly only Terra can overcome. Terra may be back on Earth but the powers of the universe are not finished with her. He's just annoyed that since Terra returned to Earth Science Fiction has died a death. But none of this is known to Billy Dolphin. Now Terra is a couple of years older and back on earth. Terra, which Neil Gaiman said reminded him of Douglas Adams,Terry Pratchett and Roald Dahl, launched the novel writing career of stand-up comedian and BBC Radio 4 Now Show regular Mitch Benn. A perfect novel for fans of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman alike.

Terra by mitch benn