Hearts Of Oak

"Today’s speculative fiction is full of astounding innovations and lavish spectacles. Within that genre-expanding sprawl, however, there’s still room for short, humble, understated works like Hearts of Oak. British author Eddie Robson packs his quirky novel – about a strange, wooden town ruled by a construction-mad king – with social satire, swift-witted dialogue and an air of absurdist sci-fi/fantasy in the tradition of Robson’s fellow Brits Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett."