Funny Urban

Filius Thoreau, arch-benefit fraudster and jaunty raconteur, celebrates the silver anniversary of his induction into the world of the workshy with his candid, but not too candid, autobiography in which he celebrates the unique and sinuous path he has steered through the minefield of work-obsessed modern Britain. From the dark days of the Poll Tax through the laissez-faire nineties to the ghastly government work schemes of the new millennium, Filius has marched onwards to the sound of his own personal drummer and constructed a uniquely apologist philosophy along the way.

From the bestselling author of Bitches Love Cheddar Biscuits, My Roller Coaster Life and HodgePodge comes a deeply relatable book filled with humorous stories about life and the people we meet in it. From events familiar to all of us-like a bad breakup- to the wilder stories of Chinese women drugging him or interactions with carnival workers, nuns and even the Devil himself, Robert Urban keeps you captivated and laughing out loud as he brings you along the journey of his hilarious and thought provoking recollections of various events in his life.

“The Best Book Ever Written” is a collection of short first person perspective stories and thoughts. With chapters in his new book like "Studies Show It Do Be Like That Sometime"; STEM (Shenanigans, Tomfoolery, Escapades, and Mischief); Please Watch Out For Flying Saucers and Skanks; and several others, Urban takes ordinary situations and experiences and flips them inside out to force readers to change perspective with often hilarious results. _____________________________ Robert Urban is back and better than ever! He once again throws caution to the wind and mixes his popular brazen ...

Crashing a party in Valhalla sounded fun. Until Fenrir went missing. Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas—now officially a wizard in the Denver Wizard Task Force (DWTF)—gets an invite to Valhalla. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. Someone isn’t happy with Odin, and now Fenrir—the legendary wolf of Ragnarok—is missing. On Earth, werewolves are mysteriously being hunted, and supernatural tensions are spiraling toward catastrophe. But Ironspell knows better than to take things at face value. With pantheons clashing, ancient forces stirring, and the very gates of Hel at risk of ...

In HodgePodge, best-selling author Robert Urban once again shows his mastery of blending his authenticity, irreverent humor, brilliance and unique perspective to create a book about the realities of life. Robert shares his most intimate sometimes uproarious, sometimes tragic, but always poignant experiences and thoughts about parenting, death, god, groupies, dating, drug addiction and other topics. Critics have described this book as an "R rated version of Chicken Soup for the Soul".

As Sahara comes into her newfound witchy powers, she's about to discover that magic has its own set of perks—and perils. First in the completed four-book "Heart of a Witch" series! For starters, should she be a good witch or a bad witch? And which of the two rival witches should she choose as her mentor? Paris is on the side of good. Abigail... not so much. Meanwhile, two men have entered her life... and her heart. Both have love on the mind, even as Sahara explores the addictive power of the dark side. Turns out, there's one evil mamma jamma on the loose... a witch of incalculable power....

The Griffin Moonstone: Book Three of The Moonstone Legacy Series Some days it doesn't pay to be the hero. Consumed by grief and revenge, Noah can't remember what a shower feels like. When the Estonian Coven plasters his face on wanted posters, Castle Dragon hides him away in the enchanted Cromwell Forest. Tricked into solving a ghost's murder, Noah finds himself on a quest to unravel the mystery of the Griffin Moonstone. Just another day in the life of a probationary apprentice wizard who can't keep his mouth shut. Jesse tracks him down—goodbye, secret hideout—with a crazy plan to enter...

Rael Armstrong is an apprentice to a hunter of the Order. Hunters have one mission in life: to vanquish evil beings from other planes of reality. Normally, it’s very exciting work, but Rael’s current mission feels a little on the dull side. She’s been tasked with watching a suspect, and that’s it—just watching. It is a dull task until an unlikely visitor shows up to talk with her suspect. It couldn’t hurt to do a little less watching and a lot more following of this visitor to see what he’s up to, right? Well, it wouldn’t hurt unless this visitor was something really ...

Mordak isn't bad as far as goblin kings go, but when someone - or something - starts pumping gold into the human kingdoms, it puts his rule in serious jeopardy. Suddenly he's locked in an arms race with a species whose arms he once considered merely part of a calorie-controlled diet. Helped by an elf with a background in journalism and a master's degree in being really pleased with herself, Mordak sets out to discover what on Earth (if indeed, that's where he is) is going on.

‘Are you saying,’ Commander Hubbert demanded, ‘that a pack of dinosaurs have our vessel?’ I shrugged. ‘That seems to be the best explanation. The nessies have the submarine.’ Heartbreak. And I thought I’d already had more than my full share. Even the wonders of the magical country of Lloegyr can’t entirely dull the pain. The company of Raven might help, but the dragon has gone to a monastery to fight the influence of the Noble Leader’s spirit. But there’s little time to grieve. A dead merwoman has turned up in a killer whale’s pool. The Archdruid wants me to find a ...

‘I’ve been very patient,’ Raven said. ‘No drake will chase a draka who isn’t interested, or not yet ready for him. But you’re no longer attached to Peter, and you chose to remain in this world for my sake. How much longer am I to remain waiting and wondering, paradoxical Penny?’ Raven. The darkly beautiful search dragon has been a constant in my life ever since I first stumbled across the magical country of Lloegyr. Now he demands to know whether we have a future together. But there are other challenges in my life. The humans stranded in Lloegyr need homes and jobs. Clyde is...

After being created in a lab, his DNA spliced with both canine and primate genes, Dex has spent his entire life locked up. He has always longed to see the outside world and to find lasting love with that one special person—dreams he never thought would come to fruition. Yet when he and his friends discover a plot to kill them all, they have no choice but to plan an escape. A life outside the walls of their compound is everything that Dex has ever hoped for, but there’s only one problem—James, a lab technician who Dex can’t seem to get out of his heart or head.

A new drug called "Pixie Dust" is sweeping the streets of Tirnanogue, and it's up to Frotwoot to stop it. The only problem is, he still doesn't know how to use a sword. Or fly. Or... Okay, maybe there's more than just one problem

An action star turned real life vigilante. A magical store with a wicked sense of justice. And a quest for redemption. Rose Thorn is hell-bent on unleashing her inner protector. Determined to halt her city's descent into lawless chaos one villain at a time, the gutsy action hero movie star devises the most perilous role of her life. But when she suddenly finds herself on a magical island thousands of miles from home, Rose's entire future is thrown into an enchanting predicament overflowing with loving family and ominous supernatural threats. Challenged by a merciless shop with a mind of its...

A possessed daemon. A dying wizard. And a race against the apocalypse. Ironspell isn’t just fighting for survival—he’s fighting for the Earth, the Universe, and the Multiverse. And the key to saving it all? The Name of the Daemon. Unfortunately, there’s just one problem: he has no idea how to use his Namer powers. To make matters worse, his newly awakened Templar magic is killing him, unraveling his sanity with every spell. And yet, the angelfire burning in his veins is the only weapon capable of harming the Void Daemon—a creature so powerful, it’s masquerading as Heaven’s New...

A cop, a vicious chicken, and a troll with a grudge. Welcome to Ironspell’s world. Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas isn’t your average Denver cop. His tiny house is bigger on the inside, his vicious chicken has a mean streak, and he’s burned through five partners in the Denver Police Supernatural Division—not that he’s counting. And that dragon incident? Totally not his fault. Now, something’s wrong in Washington Park. Trolls don’t wander into cities, yet one is tearing through the streets with dangerous intent. What should’ve been a simple case turns into something far more ...

From the Bestselling Author P.S. Power, comes the thrilling novel of one girl's journey into the darkness of the supernatural. When Keeley transfers to a new school, she expects the same old drama that comes with any high school. But when she meets Darla Gibson, popular and seemingly up to no good, Keeley soon finds herself in a battle with forces beyond her wildest imagination. As Keeley discovers the terrible secrets that Darla and her friends are hiding, she must summon the courage to face the darkness lurking beneath the surface of her new school. With her life and the lives of her ...

Affectionately dubbed "the Jewel in the Crown of the Tetbury Advertiser" by its ever-patient editor, Debbie Young has been a regular columnist for this award-winning community magazine since 2010. In its ten issues per year, she shares her homespun philosophy and wry English humour with its loyal readers. This collection brings together her columns from 2010-2015, charting history in the making as it affects local residents, and giving her whimsical perspective on the wider world from the heart of the Cotswolds.

What is a gnome to do in a gaming world filled with fake news? Cosmo never wanted to do anything more than build fantastical machines and spin gears. But, when the Evil Queen puts him in charge of the city paper he finds himself having to spin the news just to stay alive. Pipopolis is a city awash in change, the local economy struggling as dungeon diving has given way to exploration of an open world. A city where the lawful and good can be real jerks, and the evil are just trying to pay the bills.

The Terraist Letters is the ultimate archontic allegory set in the nuclear age. Who is Sean Enstitue? Sean Enstitue has gone by many names, and Sean believes he is the world's last chance. Sean lives on the last street, off of the last stop of The A train, in the last apartment building, and on the last corner in Manhattan, on 218th Street. He has lived in Inwood, by Washington Heights, for his whole life. Sean believes that nuclear experimentation is destroying the atmosphere, causing global warming, negatively impacting the health of life on the entire planet, and because of what he knows...