By Chris Blake
A rodent road trip across 21st century Austratlia, from the Wild West through the Red Centre to the even wilder Far North. On the way they have to deal with various messes made by the humans. But these dirty rats are clever, they know how to program robots and to use weapons.
Robots, martial arts, genetic engineering gone horribly wrong, battle fleets, planes and guns. The right of every rat to bear arms. You’ll never look a pet rodent in the eye again.
Do not read this if you have a sense of humour. It might make you cry.
WARNING: this story contains scenes of extreme violence. It’s worse than cartoons.
DO NOT LET ADULTS read this: it might give them nasty ideas.
Ratpackers
Ratpackers
by Chris Blake
Series: Ratpackers.
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 31,720.
Language:
Australian English.
Published: May 9, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Classics, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Mice, rats, & other rodents
The classic rodent road trip across Australia, from the Wild West through the Red Center to the even wilder Far North. On the way they have to deal with various messes made by the humans. But these dirty rats are clever, they know how to program robots and fight back. These rats want the right to bear arms (especially ones that grow back). DO NOT LET ADULTS read this: it might give them nightmares
The Long Detour
by Chris Blake
Series: Ratpackers.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 20,220.
Language:
Australian English.
Published: May 13, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Our band of intrepid ratbags gets side-tracked in the outback, and lost at the site of the old British atom bomb tests at the end of the War. The winjas are after them, and they have nowhere to run. But in the dead heart of the Red Centre they meet their supreme challenge, the greatest threat to all civilization that's ever disgraced the land. Will their courage fail them or will love conquer all?
The Last Goodbye
by Chris Blake
Series: Ratpackers.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 24,910.
Language:
Australian English.
Published: May 14, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Mice, rats, & other rodents, Fiction » Children’s books » Nature & the Natural World / Environment
Our band of intrepid ratbags has escaped the winjas with help from an unexpected catastrophe. To save humanity they have committed to colonizing the Moon. Surfers Paradise is on the way, and Ro wants to check something out before they head off. But humans have done it again, and the Gold Coast is overrun by yet another man-made disaster. Now the rats have a secret weapon, can they turn the tide?