London. A city robbing and killing people since 50BC.
The Vizz: an industry in crisis. Baxter Stone, a film maker and
television veteran, a lifelong Londoner (who thinks he sees better than
others) is having problems in the postbrain, crumbling capital. Swindled
by an insurance company, he's in in debt; a Lamborghini is blocking his
drive and MI6 is blocking his mobile reception.
He hopes to turn it round and get the documentary series that will get
him the Big Money. But what do you do if history is your sworn enemy and
the whole world conspires against you? Is there any way, you could, for
a moment, rule the world justly?
Darkly comic, How to Rule The World follows Baxter's battle for
truth, justice and classy colour grading as it takes him from the pass
of Thermopylae, to the peacocking serial killers of Medieval France, and
the war in Syria. A trip from the Garden of Eden to Armageddon, plus
reggae.
Demonstrating Fischer's inimitable talent for eviscerating social
satire, How to the Rule the World is a magnificently funny read to
stand alongside his best loved works, the Man Booker shortlisted Under
the Frog, The Thought Gang and Don't Read This Book If You're
Stupid, all of which Corsair will publish in e-book next year.
