The mouse on the moon
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
Plucky Grand Fenwick, the smallest country in the world, decides in 1962 to send the first manned rocket to the moon, and does!
Gently satirical and very funny sequel to the hilarious comedy of errors/manners "The Mouse That Roared" (originally published under the title "The Wrath of Grapes")
This is the 2nd book in an alternate world series of 3, divergence point 1402, the alternate world tale commences in 1955 with "The Mouse That Roared"
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Writing a sequel to [b:The Mouse That Roared 149153 The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared, #1) Leonard Wibberley https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347739012l/149153.SY75.jpg 1305] was a tough proposition. Although readers would naturally like to hear more of Grand Fenwick and its people, the original book seemed designed to stand alone, and it must have been hard to find a suitable story for a sequel.The story that Wibberley came up with for this volume is even less credible than the original, and the telling of it somewhat less charming. But it is an adequate sequel that still makes a pleasant read, if you can suspend your disbelief.Unfortunately it doesn't succeed in reproducing the main attractions of the original book. We don't see much of the people of Grand Fenwick this time, with the exception of Mountjoy and Kokintz (who are not at all typical or representative); Tully rarely appears, and Gloriana appears mostly in her official capacity. No bowmen go into action; and I think a really successful sequel would have had to find a new mission for the bowmen of Grand Fenwick, led by Tully.
