Robin Anderson Author Reviews

The Omnipotent

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Simply Superb With Appeal Far Broader Than Its Genre..."

An unexpected rush, the urgency of brilliance. THE OMNIPOTENT is so boisterously entertaining you may
want to read it again and again!

A novel that is less about plot than it is about character, and the twisted logic of screwball humour, in which
everybody acts the craziest just when they’re trying to make the most sense, there’s nothing tired or formulaic
about Anderson’s writing.

The Omnipotent isn’t just a cracking head trip and bitingly funny (especially if you like your humour politically
incorrect). It’s richly detailed, written by an author with a license for flamboyance who not only knows his
material inside out but knows how to turn it into a good yarn to boot. In short, Anderson’s novel is one of those
rare novels you read and are actually worth remembering!

The main strength of Anderson’s novel is the incomparable Treyton Templeton. He’s such a wonderfully vivid character, capable of holding the reader’s attention whilst delivering wholly sublime one-liners, that it is near on impossible to tire of him. Intent on the completion of his “Around The World In Eighteen Slays” it’s not at all hard to imagine Anderson allowing himself a dirty giggle as Templeton moves from one colourful character to another in pursuit of his goal whilst refreshingly sidestepping anything that is politically palatable!

But what makes The Omnipotent so special is the absolute precision of Anderson’s writing, which manages to both follow the formula of a murderous crime romp but stays true to the Gay Fiction genre.

Simply superb, with appeal far broader than its genre, The Omnipotent proves a refreshingly original and highly enjoyable read. It is unreservedly recommended!

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"The king of parody and sophisticated comedy arrives again!"
GRADY HARP - AMAZON

Trumpets blare! Robin Anderson has done it again! THE OMNIPOTENT: A MACABRE TOEING THE LINE could very well be his most accomplished novel to date - but then this reader responds that way with eachnew novel he writes! Anderson has polished his recipe for entertainment to a fare-thee-well. He creates impossibly ludicrous characters who happen to bounce off each other in the most unexpected way, fills his stories with incidents that can only fall into the 'naughty range', and yet his manner of writing is so sophisticated and solid that about one fourth of the way through his books the reader realizes the farce is meant as good-humored fun and should not be taken too seriously or dissected or analyzed because the author is always just around the corner (or on the next page) with another guffaw to top all previous ones.

Subject matter here? Grisly crime, delivered with gusto, as we meet the bizarre main character – ‘The name is Treyton Templeton and I’m a multiple killer or – as the tabloids wish to blare – a serial killer. In addition, I have a deliciously itchy feeling several unfulfilled souls out there are desperate to know why I indulge in this oh-so rewarding jape, so here goes. However, if you are expecting self-pitying tales of woe that’s not what you’ll be getting. I’m a sane, contented, cheerful, sometimes smiley self-effacing multiple killer (I abhor the term “serial”) simply because I enjoy “doing it”. This “doing it” inevitably followed by a celebratory snifter of “after kill” Remy Martin V.S.O.P. and a whetting of the appetite (pun intended) for a further killing. I also don’t particularly care for people – which helps!...’ That skillful comedic style launches this hilarious ‘jape.’

On the book’s back cover there is an hors d’oeuvre to tempt the reader into this savory feast – ‘Flamboyant young billionaire Treyton Templeton creates a distinctive new version of DANSE MACABRE with his ghoulish A BIG TOE LINE. The colourful adaptation shows Treyton’s remarkable skill at “choreography with a difference” incorporating dancers from across the globe. Open those sliding panels in Treyton’s book-lined study and all will be revealed.’ And while this provides clues to the content, the banquet can only be wholly appreciated (and consumed/absorbed) by reading the story through. A delightful dessert – the discovery that this is volume 1 of a projected Treyton Templeton Series!!!

Said before, say again, Make sense? Of course not, because that is one of the zillions of gifts Robin Anderson brings to his novels: merry and fabulous confusion that he generously and eloquently sorts out for us. Robin is one of a kind, and thank goodness he keeps us so beautifully entertained. Very highly recommended.