Brian Koscienski

High School was plenty of trouble by itself or so Brie thought until she discovered her magical abilities. Now Brie's traveling the world with new friends, discovering new talents and suddenly becoming involved in a conflict between the different cultures of magic. Avoiding blood sacrifices and keeping her grades up, how's she ever going to manage that? A coming of age tale about coming to grips with an unexpected talent and of course the possible end of the world. Quick paced, multicultural and fun.… (mer)

Since I've only met them twice, I have no idea if the Drunken Comic Book Monkies are as drunken, clueless, and obnoxious in real life as there counterparts are in the stories that make up this book, but I doubt it. The plots of all the stories revolve around how Brian Chris, the aforementioned Monkeys, keep getting in and out of trouble while being as obnoxious, idiotic, and drunken as possible. This leads to a lot of funny stuff.

They meet clones. They get shrunk. They battle robots. They go to the Earth's core and to the moon. They meet an invisible fan. They travel to an alternate reality. They find a time machine. They take part in parodies of The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Island of Doctor Moreau. They drink a lot of beer and eat a lot of chicken wings.

These are a bunch of absurd science fiction stories. While I wouldn't rank it with the works of Douglas Adams, it's a good choice for fans of science fiction and humor.… (mer)