In the early 21st century, wearable AI devices became the rave, and the world was handed over to a network of awesomely intelligent computers called AHNN. (The acronym is quite rather irrelevant unless you buy the book.) Mankind became very incomparably irrepressibly near hysterically smart. All worldly problems quickly went away. Probably to someplace rather unworldly. Now, in the 31st century, or 9th, depending on who you talk to, AHNN has pretty much had it with running the world and would like to give it back.

When the entire Solar System has been turned into one vast, dangerously confused, putrid smelling outdoor potty, with each planet seeking new and inventive ways of closing its borders to immigrants, there seems but one answer. Enlist an immigrant book vendor from Benar, often called Earth, mainly by Earthlings, to fix things. Trevor Hardly, an innocent bookseller from Midsomer Norton, after emigrating to Mars, will learn the true nature of the universe while he: mucks about in everyone's politics, learns to dress up Earth's literature, gets captured by Zorgs, who are pretty much like Scots,...

Alina is lost in a land of irritable furniture, an angry King and sarcastic trees. Where chocolate winged doves applaud her courage and the palace doors have commanded her to leave. With an enchanted book and her closest friends, she is set to the task of restoring the peace to a once peaceful land. This is a rich tale of friendship, adventure and love and the ultimate quest of a young girl to find herself and the peace, which according to her dearest friend, has an annoying habit of getting lost from time to time. (Previously published as 'The Last Pavanne' Rewritten)