{"id":9275,"date":"2017-01-02T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=9275"},"modified":"2017-01-01T20:52:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T01:52:39","slug":"review-the-fathom-flies-again-by-james-walley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-fathom-flies-again-by-james-walley\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: &#8216;The Fathom Flies Again&#8217; by James Walley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragnarokpub.com\/wink\" target=\"_blank\"><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9276\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-fathom-flies-again-by-james-walley\/fathomflies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fathomflies.jpg?fit=363%2C545&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"363,545\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fathomflies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fathomflies.jpg?fit=363%2C545&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9276\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fathomflies.jpg?resize=233%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fathomflies.jpg?resize=233%2C350&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fathomflies.jpg?w=363&amp;ssl=1 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/>The Fathom Flies Again\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0James Walley<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Ragnorak Publications\u00a0(January 2017)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>286\u00a0pages; $13.95 paperback; $5.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankMErrington\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Michaels Errington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you read <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Forty First Wink<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the debut novel by James Walley, then you&#8217;ve more than likely been waiting for the second book in the trilogy, and why not? Book one was so much fun. Walley writes with a whimsical flair I find nowhere else in my ever-growing library.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is back for this new adventure, including Marty and Kate; the cloth pirates Timbers; Whipstaff; and Oaf, as well as Peeper and his cauldron of clowns. New to this adventure are a giant leprechaun and a glowing and talking koala named Benji. If you&#8217;re still not sold, let&#8217;s add the obligatory pie fight just to make things even wackier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The writing style is as comfortable as a warm glove on the coldest day of winter, and there is a certain Douglas Adams feel to Walley&#8217;s writing&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far, far away, though not altogether that far really (certainly not over the rainbow).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed in with the hilarity is an occasional bit of sage advice&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Always enter a room expecting for a fight. If you get one, you&#8217;re prepared. If you don&#8217;t, at least you&#8217;ll look impressive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admittedly, <em>The Fathom Flies Again<\/em> is little more than a selection of silly antics, but it&#8217;s also a lot of fun, as I frequently found myself chuckling at the outrageous goings on in this book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like to laugh, read this book. Also recommended for younger readers. If you have young children, it&#8217;s one you might even enjoy reading together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fathom Flies Again\u00a0by\u00a0James Walley Ragnorak Publications\u00a0(January 2017) 286\u00a0pages; $13.95 paperback; $5.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Frank Michaels Errington If you read The Forty First Wink, the debut novel by James Walley, then you&#8217;ve more than likely been waiting for the second book in the trilogy, and why not? Book one was so much fun. Walley writes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-fathom-flies-again-by-james-walley\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: &#8216;The Fathom Flies Again&#8217; by James Walley&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[80],"tags":[312,998,999,79,997],"class_list":["post-9275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-frank-michaels-errington","tag-james-walley","tag-ragnorak-publications","tag-reviews","tag-the-fathom-flies-again"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Review: &#039;The Fathom Flies Again&#039; 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