Thomas Norford

"Completely and unapologetically weird.a wildly original, chaotic corner of speculative fiction." -  Epic Indie. Prince Darov spends his days carousing, annoying his brother and being waited on hand and foot, until a profane violation and poor financial choices plunge him into a maelstrom of scandal and blackmail. Could matters be resolved through the deployment of some goons for hire and an animatronic replica of his brother's head?No, no they couldn't.
Meanwhile, a plague decimates the alien rulers of the planet, and Darov's manservant Hissaq investigates mass murder and trades verbal barbs with an exiled naval captain who has a blue thing called Chad living in his mouth. Together, Darov and Hissaq (and a cunning farmer who cannot stop birthing clones of himself) are propelled into a conspiracy reaching to the heart of the Trappist empire. Oh, and a war which could sterilise half the galaxy looms ever closer (that might be overstating things a bit).
Welcome to Lemuria, a world filled with weird places and hostile wildlife, inter-species misunderstandings and deeply unpleasant scenes. With a cast of weirdos including ditzy AIs, randy symbionts, a wannabe assassin and a biomechanical part-time doctor's receptionist abomination, expect high jinx.